CHIDANANDA MURTHY HR
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SUMMARY:
* Tweleve years of IT experience including over 10 years experience in
SAP R/3 Financial Accounting and Controlling module.
* Involved in 4 Full Life Cycle SAP FICO implementations, 9 Upgrade,
Production Support and Maintenance & Data Migration projects.
* Have worked on end to end SAP ECC 6.0 Upgrade in EMEA, NORTH AMERICA,
LATIN AMERICA, UK & ASIA regions.
* Extensively worked on gathering Functional Business Requirements,
Analyzing business requirements, Mapping Business Process Requirements
in SAP System, Implementation/ Customization/ Configuration,
Integrating with other sub modules within SAP, Testing, Documentation
and End User Training.
* Extensively used Mercury Quality Center for SIT/BAT/FUT/UAT.
* Created Functional Specification Templates for implementing new
process/enhancement of existing functionality/modification of existing
process.
* Strong knowledge in handling Issue Resolution Process, Tools viz.,
SD4, COPS.
* Strong Knowledge on AR Accounts Receivable Process with SD Sales
Distribution Module.
* Strong knowledge with all aspects of Configuration and Customization
of SAP FI-GL, FI-AP, with additional working knowledge in FI-AR, FI-
AA, FI-GL (New GL) CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PA, CRM
* Strong knowledge on FI-MM configuration viz., GR/IR account
determination setup, Small Differences posting configuration, Logistic
Invoice Verification Quantity and Price Block configuration, Defining
of Vend per Purchase Organization etc.,
* Strong ABAP technical skills, Interface, EDI, IDOC, XML Knowledge.
SAP CONFIGURATION SKILLS:
Finance General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable,
Cash Management, Asset Management. SAP Notifications (Issue
Management Tool).
Controlling Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Cost Center
Accounting, Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting and
Profitability Analysis
SKILLS:
ERP Package : SAP R/3 3.1h, 3.1i, 4.0B -ECC 6.0 releases.
SAP Related Tools : LSMW, Report Painter, CATT, Area Menu, IM3
Operating Systems : Windows 9x/2000/XP, UNIX, MS DOS
Others : MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint
EDUCATION:
ICWAI (Inter) - Bangalore, India.
Bachelors of Commerce, Bangalore University, India.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Organization From To Role
InfoVision Technologies Inc., Jul-08 Till SAP FICO Consultant
Date
Hewlett Packard Nov-00 Jun-08 SAP FICO Consultant
Digital India May-00 Oct-00 SAP FICO Consultant
Advanced Synergic Microsystems Oct-98 Oct-99 SAP FI Consultant
Ltd.,
Proclient Software Solutions Oct-97 Sep-98 System Analyst
Star Shoes (I) Pvt Ltd., May-93 Jun-97 Jr Accts Officer
PROJECT DETAILS:
Project Name: HARMAN One SAP Pro - Implementation Project
Client Name & Location: HARMAN Professional Group (HMG), Salt Lake City,
UT
Employer: InfoVision Technologies Inc.,
Position: Senior SAP FICO Consultant
Project Jan-2011 Project Finish Till Date
Start:
This is a new implementation project to consolidate three company codes
into one for US region. HARMAN had existing business running on SAP 4.7
version and the entire configuration was redone for all seven Co Codes
across the globe.
Responsibilities:
. Blue Printing, used SOLUTION MANAGER
. Gathering requirements, preparing GAP Analysis, GAP sheets.
. Configuration of FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-GL, FI-AA, CO-CCA, CO-PCA
. FI-New GL, Document Splitting, Segment Reporting, Parallel Currency
Valuation
. Country Specific Reporting US GAAP, IFRS using New GL Reporting
Capabilities.
. Writing Functional Design Specification for configuration
. Created Validation and Substitution.
. Analysis of RICEF Objects, writing functional specification for
enhancement.
. Master Data, Transactional Data Migration
. LSMW Development
. Area Menu Restructure and development
. Delta Workshop to business on version changes
. Prepare Test Scenarios, Test Cases details, plan on Mercury Quality
Center Worked on retirement and decommissioning of legacy applications
. Planning on UAT, SIT & BAT
. Interaction with management, business users.
. Integration with other applications, modules viz., MM, SD, PP, SM.
. Working with ABAP development team on ongoing developments.
. Used Mercury Quality Center for Testing phase of the project.
. Created User Guides, Training Workshops.
Project Name: TOMMOD-US
Client Name & Location: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Employer: InfoVision Technologies Inc.,
Position: Functional SAP AR Consultant (FSCM)
Project Dec-2009 Project Finish Dec 2010
Start:
This is a enhancement project on custom solution specific to P&G processes
in US region.
I was responsible for doing detailed analysis, gather requirements, map
requirement, write functional specification for development of
configuration, do configuration on Accounts Receivable Area.
Responsibilities:
. Gathering requirements, preparing GAP Analysis, GAP sheets.
. Writing Functional Design Specification for configuration
. Preparing strategy to deploy newly enhance processes viz., EDI 820
from Lockbox etc.,
. Configuration relating to (FSCM-CR) Credit Risk Management
. Configuration relating to Business Partners
. Cash Management (Lockbox)
. Dispute Management
. Collection Management
. Workflow
. Prepare Test Scenarios, Test Cases details, plan on Mercury Quality
Center Worked on retirement and decommissioning of legacy applications
. Planning on UAT, SIT & BAT
. Interaction with business users.
. Extensively worked on CRM module viz., Customer Material Information
Records, Business Partners, Condition Records, Service Contracts,
Sales Orders Processing, extensive use of COMM_IL_PRDCPN. Sound
knowledge of integration with ECC, BW and understanding of TCODES.
. Mainly focused on n Order to Cash process
. Working on FSCM-Credit Risk Management
. Extensive use of Solution Manager
. Worked on Credit Management
. Worked on EDI/EAI/XI Knowledge
. Strong knowledge on OM (Order Management), PD (Post Delivery)
Processes, Billing.
. Integration with other applications, modules
. Working with ABAP development team on ongoing developments.
. Worked on Wave wise Release of Change Request as part of Change
Management Process. Handled transports.
. Used Mercury Quality Center for Testing phase of the project.
. Created User Guides, Training materials for users.
Project Name: HP/EDS Integration Project
Client Name & Location: Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX, USA
Employer: InfoVision Technologies Inc.,
Position: Functional SAP AR Consultant (O2C)
Project Jun-2009 Project Finish Oct 2009
Start:
The scope of this project is to integrate EDS Applications into HP SAP
System. There were over 60 applications that needed to be moved into HP
Compass System.
I was responsible for doing detailed analysis, advise technology to be used
to integrate the legacy applications into HP Compass System, perform gap
analysis, provide functional consultancy on efficiently integrating the EDS
applications to HP Systems. Perform Retirement and Decommission of
unwanted applications.
This involved configuration on SAP system relating O2C(Order to Cash)
process, Accounts Receivable, SD, Workflow modules, defining test scripts,
conducting UAT, BAT and sign off,
Involve in Release Activities, Data Migration, Account Migration, provide
user guides, support, perform production support to stabilize the process.
Responsibilities:
. Extensive analysis and design to migrate EDS Legacy Applications into
HP Compass System.
. Perform GAP Analysis, advise technologies to be used in new system,
process mapping to SAP modules.
. Worked on retirement and decommissioning of legacy applications
. Extensively worked on Order to Cash process in migrating applications
to SAP Compass System in HP landscape.
. Setting up of lock box, bank routings, interfaces,
. Knowledge of BAI & BAI2
. Worked on configuring Company Codes, assigning of Org Structure,
Creation of Automatic Payment Process, Setting up of Partner
Functions, Assigning of GL Accounts for cost of goods sold, small
differences, price and quantity variances etc.,
. Involved in migration of Master Data, Transactional Data.
. Integration with other applications, modules within SAP viz., MM, PS,
BW, MM.
. Created Functional Design Specifications for new developments,
modifications.
. Involved in Wave wise Release of Change Request as part of Change
Management Process. Handled transports.
. Defined Test Scripts, conducted UAT, SIT & BAT and obtained sign off
from business. Used Mercury Quality Center as part of Quality
Assurance Process.
. Created User Guides, Training materials for users.
Project Name: ECC 6.0 New Implementation -
Enhancement/Production Support
Client Name & Location: Southern California Edison, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Employer: InfoVision Technologies Inc.,
Position: Functional SAP AP Consultant
Project Oct-2008 Project Finish May 2009
Start:
The Southern California Edison (Utilities Company) had gone live on ECC 6.0
in July 2008.
I was involved in Release 2 of it's implementation phase that began in Oct.
The scope of my job was to help Edison leverage usage of new features,
functionalities to enhance business performance, this included
configuration, changes to existing process, providing advise on issue
resolution process, specs for new development, Unit Testing, System
Integration Testing, Issue resolution which were out of control after go
live. The main focus areas were in Accounts Payable, Materials Management,
workflow process.
Responsibilities:
. Exclusively worked on SAP Notifications in issue resolution. Service
Management Resolution.
. Configuration: The Accounts Payable module was of my primary
importance: Involved in configuration fixes, enhancements of existing
functionalities, advising on best practices on some of the
configurations already done, some of the configurations done by me
include enabling Parked FI Documents to post in previous period or
current period, setting up of Regions for refund checks, setting up of
Tax Jurisdiction Codes, Setting up of Number Ranges by year rather
than generic year 9999, modification to Field Status Variant, did a
modification for FBL1N to bring in Change Date correctly on report.
. Workflow: I was responsible for writing functional design specs for
development of FI Workflow Invoice Status Reports. There were three
requirements which business wanted to have a control on FI invoices
coming through Workflow. Involved in closely working with development
team to get the development done, perform Unit Test, System
Integration Test, Acceptance Tests, move to production, perform
production validation. I was also involved in analysis of workflow
issues that were having huge impact on payments to vendors, involved
in trouble shooting workflow issues, viz., different status on
workflow process and SAP, work lists and work item discrepancy.
. Specs for New ABAP Developments: Wrote functional design specs for
developing new ABAP Report for PO/GR/IR Report, PO/GR/Service Entry
Sheet Report, Payment Details.
. Mercury Test Tool: As part of Release 2 of ECC 6.0 I was involved in
Unit Test, Integration Test, and update status in Mercury Quality
Center.
. Finance Analysis: Performed detailed analysis and suggested
alternative solution for the huge overpayment that has occurred due to
user mistakes after go live on SAP. Also involved in analysis for
Purchase Order/GR/IR analysis, Payments to Vendors. helped business
close down FI and MM documents that were open and needed action before
year end, done analysis on down payment requests.
. Extensively worked on Legacy Systems, Interfaces, Materials Management
Purchase to Pay Process.
. Worked on BPC, Reporting
. Treasury Liquidity Planning
. Year End Closing: Involved in detailed analysis and prepared report
manually for generating deficit tax billing, Goods Receipt Non Tax
Charge, Cross Company Tax Accruals, addressed queries on FI and MM
Posting Period Open and Close, carry forward Vendor balances to new
year, copy the number ranges for next near.
. Security: Role analysis, determination of role mapping requirements,
handling restricted reports and designing strategy.
. User Training/Documentation: Conducted user training in batches,
helped user understand concepts easily, prepared Process Documents,
User Guides.
Project Name: MM-LIV Invoice Simplification Project
Client Name & Location: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OHIO, USA
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant
Project Feb-2008 Project Finish Jun-2008
Start:
This is an enhancement of existing workflow solution to efficiently handle
LIV (Logistic Invoice Verification) through workflow. The main scope of
this project is to minimize the LIV Failure and do auto post based on
credit terms. The modification was aimed at providing smooth and flawless
localized FICO workflow approval system to Latin America, North America and
EMEA regions.
Responsibilities:
. Worked on gathering enhancement requirements, Analysis of
requirements, suggesting the SAP capabilities/dependencies to augment
the need of new enhancement and suggesting business. This also
involved cross row module functional analysis within SAP viz., with
MM, CO & TR Modules.
. Setup Automatic Posting from FI-MM Integration point of view, viz.,
defining of GL Accounts for Small Differences, Quantity variance,
Price Variance, Exchange Rate Variance.
. Setup Master Data Setup relating to Vendor, Material, LIV in
Development server for Developer test, Acceptance server for
Acceptance Test, Quality server for Quality, Business Acceptance test.
. Extensively worked with Latin American's contacts in analyzing,
designing, configuring, conducting tests, obtaining sign off before
moving to production.
. Setup broken configuration related to MM Module viz., setting up of
Number range for Purchase Order, Scheduling Agreement, Internal
Order, Service Orders,
Setting up Cost Center Element for Internal Orders that interact with
Controlling Module.
. Defining of Vend Mast per Purchasing Group, GL account setup for
variances, Cost Centers, Cost Elements setup.
. Worked on Sales & Purchase Tax Codes, country specific Tax Codes and
WHT.
. MM Posting Periods per Company Code, FI Posting Period Per Company
Code, Setting assigning of fiscal period variant for Company Code.
. Worked on VERTEX Tax System
. Performed FI-AP Configuration Experience in setting up of Vendor
Accounts, Incoming Invoice Credit Memos, Maintain Terms of Payment,
Define Cash Discount Base, Outgoing Payments, Cash Discount, Exchange
Rate Difference, Account for Bank Charges.
. ISSUE MANAGEMENT: Preparation of Test Script, Issue Resolution Plan,
Issue Template design, Fixing of issues.
. Conducted various Tests: System Integration Test (SIT),
Business Acceptance Test(BAT), No Negative Impact Test (NNI)
Obtain Sign Off.
. Provided Post Go Live Support, Issue Resolution, Issue Management,
reporting of issues, Usage of SD/4 Ticketing Tool etc.,
. Prepared detailed Documentation of all pre and post go live
activities, processes, user guides.
Project Name: mySAP ERP ECC 6.0 Upgrade Project
Client Name & Location: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OHIO, USA
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant (P2P)
Project Jan-2006 Project Finish Jan-2008
Start:
SAP Version ECC 6.0
Upgradation of SAP Version 4.5b to ECC 6.0 (mySAP) for all of P&G's regions
viz., NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, UK, EUROPE & ASIA.
The project kicked off from Discovery & Engineering phase in Jan 2006 and
concluded in Jan '08. As part of Discovery & Engineering phase of mySAP
ERP Project, the task was to identify the AP solution set, migrate, unit
test, conduct SIT, conduct BAT in Ver 5.0 - mySAP ERP 2004. Since the
decision was made by client to go for ECC 6.0 the same was migrated to
mySAP ERP 2005 (ECC 6.0).
This role involved extensive travel to P&G regional locations viz.,
Philippines, UK, Latin America, France.
Responsibilities:
. Travelled to various regions to provide Delta Training, Warm up
Regional Teams for Implementations, providing presentations, taking
feed back and applying best practices.
. Localization of application depending on regions including Latin
America, North America, EMEA, ASIA.
. Acted as a SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for Cross Row dependencies,
driving clarity with business leaders of other rows.
. FI-AP (Accounts Payable) Configurations viz., Enterprise Structure,
Enterprise Objects
. MM Master Data setup for Purchase Orders, Scheduling Agreement,
Service Orders etc.,
. FI-GL: Enterprise Structure creation, Master Data Readiness for
UAT/SIT/BAT.
. Extensively worked on workflow related to Accounts Payable and it's
testing customized of enhanced solution by linking it to MM module,
viz Purchase Order type GR/IR and GR Based Invoice Verification.
. Strong knowledge on logistics procurement, material master, delivery
schedule, costing run etc.,
. Function Specs, Technical Feasibility Evaluation, Transport
Management.
. VAT/TAX configuration related to EU region.
. Trouble shooting process and resolution process. Also participated in
issue resolution.
. Working knowledge in Treasury Module: Internal and external Bank
Statements, Inhouse Cash, Lock Box settings, Payment runs, Foreign
Currency Valuation, BA2 etc.,
. Handled Issue Management Process, viz., designing of Issue Sheet
Templates, issue Resolution Matrix, Responsibility Chart, Usage of
Tools etc.,
. Travelled to regional P&G Locations to kick start project, do
knowledge transfer, warm up team to meet deadline.
. Conducted Delta Training session (differences between 4.5b & ECC 6.0)
to regional project team
. Documented the process before change, after change with sign off.
Project Name: Wave 3-N6P Standardization Project
Client Name & Location: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OHIO, USA & San
Jose, Costa Rica
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant
Project Mar-2005 Project Finish Dec-2005
Start:
Upgrade Project from SAP Version 4.0b to 4.5b
This is related to P&G's W3 of N61 Standardization project. The overall aim
of the project is to consolidate two SAP servers N5P & N61 and migrate to
N6P. The main functionalities that need to be migrated in W1 was migration
of all AP Interfaces to new system.
Wave 3 - Migration of EDI/XML Functionality from SAP version 4.0b to 4.5b.
Responsibilities:
. The main task here was to understand the legacy systems that sends
data to SAP and how SAP process within SAP FICO module and suggesting
appropriate method to migrate.
. This involved extensive study and analyze the SAP system and P&G's
customized process and suggesting the suitable process design in newer
version.
. There were several legacy systems that had interactions with P&G's SAP
systems, understanding them is a key task to suggest required strategy
to migrate EDI/IDOC Processes to newer version. The legacy systems
which I analyzed are KLIENSCHMIDT/CYCLONE/ES/AI/CIB/I3 etc
. Issued RFD (Request for Development) to transfer file from one
location to another within SAP environment viz., when the IDOCs land
they need to be pushed to particular directory to get them processed
and further processing of Invoices through background jobs.
. FI-CO-MM Integration to assign GL Accounts for Cost of Goods Sold,
Setting of GL Master for Quantity Variances, Price Variances,
Differences.
. Worked on Setting up of Cost Center, Cost Center Element for LIV
Posting, extending of Validity Period in Cost Center Master to Post
Goods Receipt and Invoice Receipt.
. Conduct System Integration Test, obtained sign off.
. Business Connector mapping as IDOC were created at BC and sent to SAP
system.
. Defined cutover strategy, Prepared Cutover Plan
. Executed migration plan, owned implementation communications,
schedules to internal and external team members.
. Super/User training
. Preparation of Process and User Guides.
Project Name: Wave 1-N6P Standardization Project
Client Name & Location: Procter & Gamble, San Jose, Costa Rica
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant
Project Dec-2004 Project Finish Feb-2005
Start:
Upgrade Project from SAP Version 4.0b to 4.5b
Wave 1 - Migration of complex Accounts Payable Interfaces from SAP Ver 4.0b
to 4.5b
This was for Procter & Gamble, Costa Rica. The first phase of the project
was to migrate all Accounts Payable related complex interfaces to new SAP
system.
As part of W1 my role was to analyze, suggest, develop and do necessary
configuration for moving interfaces to new system.
Responsibilities:
. Prepared road map for migrating complex interfaces. There were nine
interfaces running on Siebel, Unix, Oracle platforms. There were
third party tools that were involved in several stages to transmit
vendor's invoices from legacy system to SAP systems. Understood all
of them and proposed a detailed strategy to migrate.
. Strong knowledge on Mapping of Invoice Receipt against Purchase Order
through EDI/IDOC from Business Connector (BC)
. Wrote a RFD (Request for Development) specification to develop an ABAP
program to route the inbound Flat file to appropriate server.
. Prepared Cutover strategy for migration
. Conduct SIT (System Integration Test)
. Used Report Painter.
. Perform configuration checks b/w old system and new system when the
server to server copy is done and set right any broken or missing
configurations.
. Handled migration activities efficiently to new system.
. Prepared as is where is process documentation and modified process
documentation with user/super user guides.
. Conducted end user training on usage of new modified process.
Project Name: SAP FI/TR Management Project
Client Name & Location: Procter & Gamble, Newcastle, UK
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant
Project May-2004 Project Finish Nov-2004
Start:
Version: SAP 4.0b
This was for Procter & Gamble, UK through HP GTS, Newcastle, UK. As part
of Global Tech Solution, I was required to provide solution/support to
Procter & Gamble Global operations covering regions ASIA, EMEA & AMERICA.
Main area of focus: SAP-AP, TR.
Responsibilities:
. Worked on production support to Treasury Module on Cash Management,
Electronic Bank Statement, EDI/IDOCs, In house Bank.
. Identify issues that were not addressed by Service Management while
closing, Reopen them, assign to self, analyze what was the issue
reported, what was the fix applied and whether it was carried out
efficiently and effectively. If not perform detailed issue trouble
shooting by simulating it in Acceptance/Quality Server and then
suggest the best method that could be used to address in future. By
doing this the issue shouldn't be re occurring. This should reduce
the number of issues gradually from month to month. Technical issue
trouble shooting
. Prepare detailed report on issues that were reopened in all areas
viz., External Bank Statement, Internal Bank Statement, IDOCs, Bank
Reconciliation, In house Cash Management, Lock Box facility etc.,
. Verify External Bank/Internal Bank Statement/In house cash issues are
resolved correctly, if not escalate and report to Management with
appropriate measure to mitigate such non complying issues.
. Worked on VAT related issue resolution and tax setup.
. Worked on MM configuration necessary to carry out testing for Invoice
posting against Goods Receipt.
. Extensively worked on Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Order, Delivery
Notes, Scheduling Agreements etc.,
. Worked on GL: Create General Ledger Accounts in Chart of Accounts and
Co Codes,
Configuration for GL Automatic Clearing, Configuration of Foreign
Currency Valuation, Configuration of Regrouping of Postings (Define
Adjustment account for GR/IR clearing.
. Make sure MM/FI Posting periods are only open for current and minus
one month and shouldn't be open for any time in future.
. Handle quarterly/emergency wave Release to move changes through
transports.
. Debug programs, suggest mal functioning technical objects for fix.
. Provide estimation for new development,
. Provide Month end support while closing books of accounts by business.
. Documentation of process that changed.
. User training
Project Name: IPG EMEA FICO Production Support Project
Client Name & Location: HP Image & Printing Group, Booblingen, Germany &
Bangalore, India
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant
Project Sep-2003 Project Finish Apr-2004
Start:
Version: SAP 4.6c
This was a new EMEA project that HP India has won with Image & Printing
Division of HP in Germany. The main scopes was on OTC Process
Responsibilities:
. Efficiently handled FICO related SD issues viz., Sales Order, Billing
document, Price Block in Logistic Invoice Verification etc.,
. Worked on IM3 interface programs, Billing documents, credit
Control Area, Handling legacy & downstream systems.
. Strong working experience on Material Ledger, Product Costing Runs,
Material Prices, Actual Costing for internally procured products.
. Handled Accounting rates maintenance, Costing job set up and release
. Worked on UNIX scripts, file and directory handling in Background Jobs
that used IM3 tool.
. FI-AR(Accounts Receivables): Define Account Group with Screen Layouts
per Company Code, Create and Assign Number Ranges for Customers,
Define Accounts for Cash Discount Taken, Define Account for Rounding
Off differences, Setup Paying Company Code for Payment Transactions,
Setup Bank Determination for Payment Transactions, Outgoing
Invoices/Credit Memos.
. Archiving for Costing, FI and MM related documents through SARA/SARI.
. Tax Codes/VAT/Conditions/Procedures setup.
. Worked on Month End / Year End Closing to open & close posting
periods, block and unblock MM invoices, verify and monitor background
jobs, costing runs, depreciation runs etc relating to Product Costing,
Material Ledger updates, Fiscal Year Closing, Vendor Master Updates,
Exchange Rate Settings etc.,
. Provided End user/Super User training
. Prepared Documentation for the changed process.
. Extensively used Issue Tracking Tool BLT to resolve issues.
Project Name: FI-BIW Project
Client Name & Location: Hewlett Packard, Glasgow, UK. Executed from
Bangalore, India (Offshore)
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FI Consultant
Project May-2003 Project Finish Aug-2003
Start:
Version: SAP 4.6c
This is an offshore project. FI Support role, area of work includes FI with
BIW, DATA ARCHIVING.The job involves working on configuration, production
support, month end support,
technical debugging, reports, BAT etc.
Responsibilities:
. Extensively worked on FI, MM, SD report solutions, Specs for new
developments for its operations.
. Worked on Star Schema, Extended Star Schema, developing of Cube,
mapping of fields, ABAP Query etc.,
. Background job management, invoking external commands in job steps to
copy, delete and archive files from one directory to another.
. Report planning and system designing with parallel applications viz.,
Automate, VB, Macro etc.
. Technical issues resolutions - ABAP programs trouble shooting
. Handling functional FI IM consultant role, doing configuration related
to GL Accounts set up for cost of goods sold, Account Determination
for Price Variance, Account set up for Quantity Variance. Exchange
rate difference GL Account setup, Number Range, Allocation of user to
Tolerance Group, Setup Tolerance Group, MM Posting period etc.,
. Prepared Documentation
. Month end Closing process support for FI module, End user/Super User
training
Project Name: HK-GCD Project - Implementation & Production
Support
Client Name & Location: Hewlett Packard, Glassgow, UK. (Executed from
Bangalore, India - Offshore)
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FICO Consultant
Project Jun-2001 Project Finish Apr-2003
Start:
Version: SAP Ver 3.1i
The new implementation was required for Greater China Division of Compaq
Computer
for creation of new Co Code and also for SAP Chinese version which included
data
Migration. The second part of the project was to do support and
maintenance.
Responsibilities:
. New company was created and the necessary configuration was done in
the system, this include: Define Enterprise Structure, Create Co Code,
Assign Chart of Accounts,
Define Credit Control Area, Assign Credit Control Area,
Assign Business Area, Assign Control Area,
Assign enterprise objects.
Define and assign document types, number ranges to new company code.
. Customization of FI-GL (General Leader): Creating of Co Code, Assign
Chart of Account, Define Retained Earnings A/c, Assign Co Code to
Field Status Variant, Assign User/tolerance Groups, Exchange Rate
Difference, Define Additional Local Currency, Configuration for GL
Automatic Clearing, Foreign Currency Valuation, Balance Sheet and
Profit & Loss A/c, define Financial Statement Version.
. Customization of FI-AR (Accounts Receivable): Define Account for Bank
Charges, Define Payment Block Reasons, Payment and Bank Determination.
. Customization of FI-AP (Accounts Payable): Define Terms of Payment,
Vend Master, Create and Assign Number Ranges for Customers, Define
accounts for Exchange Rate Differences, Rounding Differences, Default
Value for Payment Block.
. Customization of AA (Asset Accounting): Copy Chart of Depreciation,
Depreciation Area, Assign Input tax Indicator, Specify Number
Assignment Across Co Codes, Create screen Layout Rules, Define Asset
Class, Integration with GL, Valuation.
. Technical issues resolution- ABAP programs trouble shooting, debugging
and suggesting best way to fix and provide estimate to fix.
. Worked on SAP Scripts designing, modification to already existing
scripts, designing of forms to attach for payment run, correspondence
viz., Statement of Accounts etc.,
. Month end process support for FI module, efficiently handled month end
support by providing on call service after office hours, week end and
holidays. Any issue reported during week off/holidays were required
to fix within half an hour from the time of reporting for the
countries Hong Kong, Taiwan and Greater China.
. Prepared documentation, End user training documents etc.
. Handled Data Migration. Mapping of data in flat file and uploading
into SAP system.
. Transfer of Master data by doing ALE method to other SAP systems.
. Hyperion Account System support.
. Used third part tool AUTOMATE to migrate data.
Project Name: EATD-Compaq - Data Extraction Project
Client Name & Location: Hewlett Packard, Bangalore, India
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP ABAP & FI Consultant
Project Aug-2000 Project Finish May-2001
Start:
Version: SAP Ver 3.1i
This is an offshore project that was executed from India. Involved in
ABAP/4 development work of Compaq Computer Corporation's Enterprise
Application Technical Analysis Team (EATD), Houston,USA.
Responsibilities:
. Managing Projects and Consulting (MPC) group, based at Boston, US is a
part of Professional Services organization of Compaq. This team needed
Project reporting capabilities different from what is currently
available in SAP reports. Mainly involved in creating functional
specifications Custom Software Specification (CSS) document for
extracting project related data.
. Development of extraction programs for project related sales data,
billing, pricing, purchasing, controlling and project systems and
further uploading the extracted data to World Wide Compaq Information
Warehouse(WWCIW), & Voyager Data mart Compaq's data warehouse, using
AshWin scheduling tool .
. Developed reports using Report Painter and Report Writer.
. This involved development of ABAP Program, Function Group, Function
Module,
SAP Scripts, Interactive Drill Down Reports, Area menu, Dialog
Programming, Batch Data Conversion Programs.
. Modification of extract programs for Compaq Explorer project. SAP
Background job management.
. Documentation of all core modification and SAP enhancements done to
the standard SAP code. This was the requirement for COMPAQ EATD
(Enterprise Application Technical Analysis Team).
. Designed and developed a core modification catalogue using dialog
programming for the above core modification.
. Created a Master Schedule for check tables extraction program and MPC
extract programs using AshWin Schedule. (Third Party Scheduling tool).
. Extensive use of third party scheduling tool, automating tools, SAP
Background feature.
Project Name: AIKYA- FI Implementation
Client Name & Location: Hewlett Packard, Bangalore, India
Employer: Hewlett Packard
Position: Functional SAP FI Consultant
Project May-2000 Project Finish Jul-2000
Start:
Version: SAP Ver 3.1i
This is an offshore project that involved production support and initial
customization for inhouse project for Digital Globalsoft Ltd., The project
was executed by PWC and my role was to work with the PWC consultants in
carrying out the required configuration and providing support.
Responsibilities:
. Defining and assigning of Enterprise Structure, components, enterprise
objects for company code.
. Setting up of number range, document types, GL Accounts, Vendor
Accounts,
Customer Accounts, setting up of Cost Center Group, Cost Center
Accounts, Cost Elements.
. Provided Month end support, maintenance, troubleshooting.
Depreciation runs, Month end closing, Clear GR/IR Accts,
Foreign currency valuation, financial statement versions
Valuations, Month end billing run, Balance confirmations, Month end
BDCs etc.
. Supported issues for Hyperion Account Mapping
. Provided issue resolution support, Issue debugging, modification and
transporting of the same to test/quality/production systems.
. Helped team in custom development by providing suitable suggestion to
design reports/enhancements.
. Provided help in running Project Systems related production support
during month end.
. Wrote Functional Specifications to build custom solution.
. Documentation
Project Name: FI Support Project
Client Name & Location: Sony India, Bangalore, India
Employer: Advanced Micro Systems Ltd., Bangalore
Position: Functional SAP FI Consultant
Project Oct-1998 Project Finish Oct-1999
Start:
Version: SAP Ver 3.1i
This is an offshore project that Involved in month end support and
maintenance.
Responsibilities:
. Month end payment runs, Depreciation runs, balance confirmations,
Currency valuations, Automatic posting runs, trouble shooting
. Periodic uploads, downloads,
. Worked on MM & FI Period end closing support
. MM and FI Posting periods, Job Schedulling,
. Worked extensively on Exchange Rate upload, rate correction etc.,
. Provided Dunning reporting support.
. Scheduling of jobs, verification of run status, error/abort reporting
in log entries.
. Testing of developed solutions, providing unit test results and
status.
. Preparation of documentation
Project Name: Payroll and Employee Management System (Oracle
with D2K)
Client Name & Location: Penguin Security Systems, Bangalore, India
Employer: Proclient Software Solutions, Bangalore, India
Position: System Analyst (NON SAP)
Project Dec-1997 Project Finish Sep-1998
Start:
Ocacle with Developer 2000
The development was done to take care of Payroll, employee leave and other
statutory reporting that was necessary each month as per government
requirements.
This software was developed as advancement of existing project.
This is suitable for maintaining and administering the annual sales tax
reports of customers for various tax forms both centrally and locally viz.,
'C' Form, Form-1 Form 1-B etc.,Roles and
Responsibilities:
Was responsible for database designing, studying system and transforming
business needs to technical team for further development
Responsibilities:
. Performed study on existing System .
. Understanding of Security operations to arrive at design.
. Designed screen layouts, forms and template to log entries of Employee
relating to attendance, leaves.
. Designed screens and forms to log entries related to employee
allocation per clients.
. Designed forms to report Sales Tax, professional Tax as per government
reporting needs
. Handled provident fund reporting, contribution report, tax liability
reporting etc.,
. Involved in Installation, post sales support
. Troubleshooting etc.,
. Documentation
Project Name: Sales Tax Liability Monitoring Reporting System
(Oracle 8.0/FoxPro)
Client Name & Location: Bharat Bijlee ltd., Bangalore, India
Employer: Proclient Software Solutions, Bangalore, India
Position: System Analyst (NON SAP)
Project Oct-1997 Project Finish Nov-1997
Start:
Ocacle 8.0/FoxPro
The aim of this project is to create sales tax liability monitoring system
to Bharaj Bijlee to calculate accurate outstanding liability to Government.
This software was developed as advancement of existing project.
This is suitable for maintaining and administering the annual sales tax
reports of customers for various tax forms both centrally and locally viz.,
'C' Form, Form-1 Form 1-B etc.,Roles and
Responsibilities:
Was responsible for database designing, studying system and transforming
business needs to technical team for further development
Responsibilities:
. Performed System Analysis on Cobol system on which client was running
existing software.
. Understanding business process to design and suggest required
development on FoxPro.
. Designed Screens and layouts.
. Database design and normalization, finalizing number of DBFs.
. Writing Pseudo Codes for development.
. Process Documentations
Project Name: None
Client Name & Location: None
Employer: Star Shoes (I) Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, India
Position: Jr Accounts Officer (Non SAP)
Project May-1993 Project Finish Jun-1997
Start:
Worked as Junior Accounts officer for a Shoe Manufacturing Company in
Bangalore. The requirements was to write books of accounts, maintain
statutory registers and file Income Tax and TDS Tax returns each month as
needed. Reporting to Government, Excise departments as needed
Responsibilities:
. Maintaining Cash Book, Bank Book, customer Accounts, Vendor Accounts,
. Preparing reports viz., Cash flow, Fund flow for Management.
. Maintaining and filing of Factory Calendar with Labor Department.
. Preparing Outstanding reports from customers daily.
. Preparing Outstanding report to Vendors, Bank Reconciliation statement
. Preparing pay roll
. Maintaining leave registers of employee.
. Maintaining Employee State Insurance Records,
. Maintaining Production Log Register.
. Handling inventory registers related to office.
. Handling stationery, medicine and controlling
. Coordinating with Custom Department, Income Tax Department etc.,
. Filing lay off reports with labor Department.
. Periodic statutory returns and finalization of ESIC, PF,
Professional Tax, Commercial Tax etc.,
. Participation in Finalization of Accounts with Auditors, Income
Tax/Commercial Tax Department.