EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

. Over ** years of Accounting and IT experience and around 12 years of

experience in the SAP space on various roles including project lead

and team lead

. Business Systems Analyst as well as SME in the FI/CO module and also

its integration with other SAP modules like SD, MM. PP, and PS.

. Experience on SAP projects included industries such as consumer goods,

logistics, semi-conductor, telecommunication etc across different

countries like Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, India etc.

. Strong expertise in problem solving, decision making, and translating

business requirements into business solutions utilizing process

improvements as well as ERP solutions. Excellent client facing and

communication skills.

. SAP certified solution consultant in Financial and Managerial

Accounting.

. Master's degree holder in Commerce specializing in Management and

Corporate accounting.

. Prior to SAP Career, worked in the Finance area with a German

Multinational SIEMENS for 5 years which provided a great functional

background for a career in SAP

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Capgemini America Inc., Lee's Summit, MO DEC 2002 - Current

Current Project:

Client: Global Communication solutions provider

> Currently Project Manager on an SAP Legacy Decommissioning project

leading resources from multiple teams

> FICO Application support Lead coordinating with onsite and offshore

teams.

> Responsibilities include seamless day to day support in the SAP FICO area

for 4 SAP instances, Ensure SLA adherence, Provide expertise for

challenging issues etc

> Provide BA services for Minor Enhancements as and when required and

ensure prompt delivery

> Mentoring both onsite and offshore FICO teams by providing subject matter

expertise on challenging issues as well as reviewing functional

specifications developed by the team for Enhancement requests as well as

projects.

> Develop close relationship with client's IT and business teams as well as

other external IT Players

Past Projects:

Client: Global Producer of speciality Hydrocolloids

> Lead for CO Module

> Was responsible in providing complete CO support for the client. This

included trouble shooting complex product costing period-end procedures

as well complex annual Business Planning procedures

> Responsibilities in SEM-BPS module include routine support of the

clients' Annual Business Planning Exercise which includes updating

variables relevant for planning, creating new Layouts as per

requirements, creating and updating planning functions and also

maintaining Planning folders.

> Participated on the SAP Upgrade project (from 3.1I to 4.7 Enterprise) in

2004.

> Delivered multiple enhancement requests within the CO module as and when

required.

Client: Manufacturer of Data collection and Management solutions

> Support Role for CO Module

> Participated in various Enhancement projects as well as Workshops as

required by the Client.

Client: Leading producer of Wine

> Support Role for FI and CO Modules

> The role covers supporting wineries in the US and Mexico

> Participated in Enhancement projects such as bringing more US wineries

onto SAP. This included integration with other modules of SAP.

> Currently involved in developing some training for various Reporting

tools available in SAP.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

Intelligroup - India, Australia, Singapore and USA JUL

1997- DEC 2002

Intelligroup is a global provider of outsourcing services including

application management and support services, infrastructure management

services, innovative consulting, technology, and implementation services

Client: Global Manufacturer of Microprocessors and Flash Memory

Devices

> FICO consultant role based out of Singapore and later from Austin, TX

> Involved in the Phase II SAP FICO implementation which covers mainly the

Controlling Module involving Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center

Accounting and Product Costing

> Primary responsibilities included full and extensive configuration of the

costcenter planning module to cover the global budgeting process of the

company.

> Along with Cost Center Planning, involved in the configuration of the

Profit Center planning process and integration to Cost Center Planning

Module.

> Additional responsibilities also included design of the Product Costing

Module for both Product Cost Planning and Cost Object Controlling.

Client: Telecom Major in Indonesia

> Project Lead and FICO consultant based out of Jakarta, Indonesia

> Handling non-standard requirement of changing Controlling Area currency

from IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) to USD (United States Dollar)

> Core deliverable is to do a Configuration change, which facilitates CO

area currency posting in USD from fiscal year 2002.

> Handle USD Budget allocation from current IDR (Indonesian Rupiah)

Investment Management Program to existing projects.

> Development of additional reports for Project and Internal order

reporting to handle the change of CO area currency.

Client: Telecom Major in New Zealand

> FI/CO configuration team member role for a SAP 4.6C rollout.

> Delivery of the following sub modules: General Ledger, Accounts

Receivable, Cost Centre and Profit Centre Accounting.

> Apart from the above mentioned was also involved in other enhancements as

part of the ongoing business requirements for Telecom as a result of

corporate restructuring

Client: Japanese Semiconductor manufacturer

> Project Lead role managing the Asia-Pacific SAP rollout successfully with

a team of 3 consultants.

> Integration of business processes and systems into SAP version 4.6C for

this new Company.

> Identifying the local considerations, which needed additional

configuration for the three countries (Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan),

which were involved in the rollout.

> Project went LIVE successfully in March 2001. Was involved in first

level support for 2 months and also in resolving post GO-LIVE issues.

Client: Singapore based Logistics Freight Forwarding Company

> Project lead managing the entire SAP FI/CO Implementation using ASAP

Methodology with a team of 3 Consultants.

> Responsible for preparing the Blue Print for implementation of the System

which covered all the Financial Business Processes with detailed VISIO

Flow Charts, GAP Analysis and Issues for each process.

> Writing Functional specifications for the interfaces unit testing of

interfaces and ensuring timely delivery of the interfaces were major

responsibilities.

> Other responsibilities include unit testing, integration testing, user

training, preparation of training documentation and post implementation

support.

Client: Potato Chips Manufacturer in Australia

> SAP FI/CO Implementation role. Responsibilities included full

Configuration of the General Ledger, Chart of Accounts Upload, GL

conversions and non-standard reporting requirements. Responsible for

Accounts Assignment as part of Cross-Module Integration viz., Sales and

Distribution Account Assignments and Materials Management Automatic

Posting Account Assignments.

> Configuration of Cash Management as part of the Treasury Module. Job

involved configuring Manual Bank Statement, Electronic Bank Statement,

and conversion specification for the conversion of the Bank File into the

Multicash Format and writing specifications for non-standard reporting

requirements.

FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Siemens Ltd, India NOV 1992 - JUN

1997

Siemens, headquartered in Berlin and Munich, is one of the world's largest

electrical engineering and electronics companies.

> Business Analyst for the Financials Module for the Automation and

Switchgear Division of the company during SAP Implementation in the

company.

> Provided user training to Functional Users and liaising with the SAP Core

Team for additional functional requirements as part of the business

process.

> Other responsibilities included Order cost accounting, checking Bank

Reconciliation, liaison with the banks for Bank guarantees, Bill of

exchanges etc

TRAINING:

> WNABPS - Advanced Topics in SEM-BPS - SAP Academy, Foster City, CA -

September 2006

> SEM210 - Business Planning and Simulation Version 3.5 - SAP Academy,

Philadelphia, PA - Sep 2005

> SAP COPA - SAP Academy, San Francisco, CA - September 2004

> SAP SEM 3.0 - SAP Academy, Sydney, Australia - Feb 2002

CERTIFICATIONS:

> Solution Consultant-Managerial and Financial Accounting 2003-SAP Academy,

Germany

> ITIL - V3 Foundation

HIGHER EDUCATION:

> Masters Degree in Commerce (Majoring in Management and Corporate

Accounting)

> Bachelors Degree in Commerce (Majoring in Management and Corporate

Accounting)

> Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Development

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