JOLYN BARROW
DULUTH, GEORGIA 30097
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Skills
Summary
Education and FI Consultant with over 12 years SAP experience along with 15 years accounting SAP FI:
experience seeking short-term training and consulting projects. BPC (MS/NW)
Proficient experience teaching Business Planning and Consolidations for MS and NW ECCS
versions 7.0. GL
Expert in configuring and training SAP modules in releases 3.0F to ECC 6.0 FI: ECCS, GL, New New GL
AP
GL, AP, AR, AA, and SPL.
Expert in configuring and training SAP modules in releases 2.0 to 3.5 in SEM: BCS, BPS, and AR
Asset Mgmt.
CPM.
Special
Proficient with integration points with modules in releases through ECC 6.0: CO, MM, SD,
Purpose
and HR.
Ledger
Proficient designing SAP Drilldown, Report Painter, and Report Writer reports through
SEM-BCS
release ECC 6.0.
SEM-BPS
Some experience using and designing BW queries through release 3.5. SEM-CPM
Designed custom training materials using MS Word, Power Point, and Visio and RWD
InfoPak. SAP Reporting
Designed custom Business Process Procedures using Visio. Tools:
Drilldown
Report Painter
PUBLIC CLASS EXPERIENCE
Report Writer
BW queries
SAP Public Classes March 1999 to Present
Productivity
Teach the following SAP publically offered classes on an as needed basis for SAP offices in North Applications:
MS Office Suite
America, Mexico, Scandinavia, and Europe:
FI: AC010, AC050, AC200, AC201, AC202, AC205, AC210, AC212, AC220, AC305, AC660, MS Visio
MS Expression
AC665
Web
SEM: SEM010, SEM200, SEM220, SEM240, SEM241,SEM245 Adobe Photoshop
BW: BW370
BPC: BPC310, BPC320, BPC330, BPC340 RWD InfoPak
Partner Academy: TFIN50, TFIN52
Raindance web-
based meeting
CLIENT SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE WebEx web-based
meeting
Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, Kemi, Finland March 2009
Certifications
This academy of higher education was funded by the EU to offer classes for all SAP modules to
SAP FI Certified
students and individuals displaced from their jobs. The focus of applications was then broken down
Professional
to the SAP partner academy classes for FI and BW.
SAP SEM Certified
FI Partner Academy Trainer Professional
This role was offered to Kemi-Tornio University through SAP Finland who engaged services to
provide a superior training experience to individuals seeking FI certification.
Responsibilities included:
providing ECC 6.0 SAP FI training in areas of Asset Accounting and New GL configuration,
and
providing custom made study guides for exam.
Stora-Enso, Helsinki, Finland February 2009
This international paper company required a class to explore the benefits and features of SAP ECC
6.0 New GL application. They were interested in how a New GL implementation would effect their
process changes during their technical upgrade from 4.6 to ECC 6.0 before embarking on the New
GL implementation in 2010.
New GL Trainer
This role was offered to Stora-Enso through SAP Finland who engaged services to provide a superior
training experience to individuals seeking New GL training.
Responsibilities included:
conducting New GL class using SAP written and designed training material.
IBM, London, Great Britain June 2008 and September 2008
This international organization required the complete 4 week SAP FI partner academy for their new
hire and existing consultants transitioning to SAP field assignments.
FI Partner Academy Trainer
This role was offered to IBM through SAP, U.K. who engaged services to provide a superior training
experience to their seasoned consultants as well as their new hire consultants all seeking SAP FI
certification.
Responsibilities included:
providing ECC 6.0 SAP FI training in areas of GL, AP, AR, New GL, AA, and Reporting
configuration, and
providing custom made study guides for exam.
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey February 2008
This international organization required the complete 4 week SAP FI partner academy for their
existing users and support staff. The company required all participants to pass the FI certification
and to use the class to become acquainted with New GL. The company was in the process of
upgrading to ECC 6.0.
FI Partner Academy Trainer
This role was offered to BD through SAP Americas who engaged services to provide a superior
training experience to their end users and support staff seeking SAP FI certification.
Responsibilities included:
providing ECC 6.0 SAP FI training in areas of GL, AP, AR, New GL, AA, and Reporting
configuration, and
providing custom made study guides for exam.
Butterfield Bank, Hamilton Bermuda September 2006 - November 2007
This international bank has been using SAP GL and AP modules since 1995 and in 2007 had just
completed an upgrade of SAP GL and AP release 4.7 at their main office from release 4.0. They also
implemented GL, AP, and Asset Accounting release 4.7 to all their subsidiaries that previously used
other product applications. In addition, the company had completed an implementation in 2006 of
SEM-BCS and Business Warehouse 3.5 .
AP and Asset Accounting Trainer Guernsey November 2007
This role included conducting remote one day SAP Accounts Payable and Asset Accounting overview
class via web based conference for users located in subsidiary Guernsey office.
Responsibilities included:
designing one day class for new users utilizing MS Power Point,
setting up Raindance software to conduct web-based conference, and
scheduling students for class.
AP and Asset Accounting Trainer/Consultant September 2007 - October 2007
This role included conducting 2 two week SAP Accounts Payable and Asset Accounting in-depth
classes for users located in subsidiaries Bahamas and Grand Cayman offices and consulting services
for asset accounting.
Responsibilities included:
designing 5 day class for new users utilizing MS Power Point and Word (for exercises),
conducting training,
designing location specific Business Process Procedures using Visio,
providing consultation for asset accounting module, and
providing consultation on integration with CO and their appropriate reports.
AP and Asset Accounting Trainer/Consultant - Hamilton June 2007 September 2007
This role included assisting the lead consultant prepare the Blueprint and Technical Specification
documents for Butterfield Bank s Phase Two implementation of Accounts Payable to their
subsidiaries and a company-wide implementation of Asset Accounting. Documentation also
included preparing training materials, user guides, and Business Process Procedures. Specific
training was conducted to subsidiaries as noted above.
Responsibilities included:
designing Blueprint and Technical Specifications document,
designing 5 day class for new users utilizing RWD s InfoPak, MS Power Point and Word,
conducting classes for home office and subsidiaries in Hamilton, Bahamas, and Grand
Cayman,
updating home office Accounts Payable user documentation,
creating home office specific Business Process Procedures using Visio,
assisting lead consultant with requirements gathering for vendor, general ledger account,
and asset master data,
uploading master data and testing validity,
testing FI and CO integration, and
implementing Asset Accounting.
SEM-BCS Trainer/Consultant - Hamilton September 2006 January 2007
This role included assisting the lead SEM and BW consultants prepare the Blueprint and Technical
Specification documents and implementation for Butterfield Bank s Phase One implementation of
SEM-BCS and BW. This role also included creating custom training materials and conducting classes
for the head office and their subsidiary s Controllers and Heads of Finance. User documentation and
Business Process Procedures were prepared and used as flow diagrams for high level executives.
Responsibilities included:
designing Blueprint and Technical Specifications document,
designing and conducting 5 day class for new users to SAP, SEM, and BW utilizing RWD s
InfoPak, MS Power Point and Word,
creating home office and subsidiary specific Business Process Procedures using Visio,
assisting lead SEM and BW consultants with foreign currency translation method
configuration,
assisting lead SEM consultants configure Consolidation Monitor and hierarchies, and
assisting BW consultant with infocube design and testing.
Net IQ, Houston Texas August 2007
This international software and systems company required expertise for a Consolidations
implementation that was being rolled out to their subsidiary offices. They were also fine tuning their
existing ECCS landscape to make it easier for the corporate accountant.
ECCS Consultant
Responsibilities included:
reviewing existing configuration of ECCS,
recommending changes, and
conducting hands-on training for corporate account.
Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, Georgia September 1997 February 1999
This public sector organization engaged the services of various consulting firms to help them comply
to FY2000 issues. Initially it was determined that their Wang system, written in COBOL, could not
comply but later was programmed to work. SAP 3.0F was initially used and configured for HR, MM,
SPL, GL, and AP. The project was halted due to the COBOL updates made to their existing system.
Lead FI/MM Production Support
Responsibilities included:
performing fund-balancing procedures utilizing customized Special Purpose Ledger,
leading client s FI Production Support Desk; focusing on Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, General Ledger, Funds Management, Special Ledger, and Commitment
Accounting,
validating funds balanced correctly prior to HR legacy data uploads into FI; prepared
resulting BDC sessions,
reviewing and validated year-end accounting reports and prepared year-end end-user
documentation,
Georgia Dept. of Ed., Continued
handling Accounts Payable related configuration,
assisting HR/FI roll out teams prepare legacy data prior to upload onto SAP,
training with Legacy system Help Desk staff prior to conversion,
preparing HR and FI related legacy data clean-up checklists, and
compiling school district s employee supplemental wage Excel spreadsheets.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
JB Training Resources, Duluth, Georgia September 2005 Present
Education Consultant and Owner
Engage Education Consultant services to SAP offices in America and Europe to provide
superior training in the areas of FI and SEM for public and private classes,
Engage FI and SEM consulting services to organizations desiring custom training,
documentation, and configuration for applications of GL, AP, AR, New GL, Asset Accounting,
Reporting, and SEM, and
Specialize in Consolidations.
List of SAP classes offered at http://www.jbtrainingresources.com
SAP America, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania February 1999 September 2005
Education Consultant
Provided FI and SEM training services in public and private classroom settings for
applications of GL, AP, AR, New GL, Asset Accounting, SPL, Reporting, and SEM,
Specialized in Consolidations,
Provided mentoring to new hire trainers, and
Test new materials before publication.
Dynamic Resources, Atlanta, Georgia August 1997 February 1999
Lead FI/MM Production Support
Sole project experience with the Georgia Department of Education.
Metric Property Services, Atlanta, Georgia 1991 1993
Property Management Accountant and Corporate Accountant
John Brown Engineers, Chicago, Illinois 1989 1991
Senior Accounting Clerk
Evans-Withycombe, Phoenix, Arizona 1986 1989
Property Management Accountant and Construction Project Accountant
EDUCATION
Accounting, Master of Business July 1997 August 1998
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Accounting, Bachelor of Science August 1995 June 1997
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia