A rnika Mohapatra
Email: a *********@*****.***
P H #: 276-***-****
PROFESSIONAL SUM MARY:
• Over 5+ years of diverse experience as a Business Analyst in developing and implementing innovative
business processes.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in full SDLC with RUP, agile and waterfall methodologies .
• SAP functional expertise in HR and HCM-HR modules.
• Experience in customization of various SAP H R modules including P ayroll, Benefits, Time
M anagement, Personnel Administration, Organization Management, Recruitment, T ravel
M anagement, T raining & Event Management, ESS/MSS.
• Proficient in all phases of Requirement Management, including gathering, analyzing, detailing, and
t racking
requirements.
• Expertise in creating prototypes and mock-ups for user interface designs.
• Experience in Business Requirement and System Specifications Analysis.
• Specialized in creating UM L Diagrams like Use Case, Activity and data f low diagrams using Rational
Rose and MS-Visio and consistently t ranslate business requirement into IT solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of reporting tools such as SQL and ACCESS for underlying database tables and
resolve data
issues.
• Expertise in RDBMS concepts and running SQL queries.
• Experience in both U SA and Canadian Payroll.
• Experience in Payroll programming using L ogical Database.
• Good knowledge in working with L DB’s and I N FOTYPES.
• Worked extensively on SAP adhoc Query
• Excellent Knowledge on SAP landscape.
• Onsite/offshore functional and business analyst role.
• Worked on HR In terface Toolbox, HR Data t ransfer Toolbox, SAP payroll outsourcing, Legacy System
M igration Workbench (LSMW ) tool of SAP R/3 for migration of data between systems.
• Experience in Blueprint to Go-Live and Post Go-live including Production stabilization,maintenance
and support.
• Contributed to Go Live stabilization support including end user t raining, issue resolution, t icket
documentation, preparing standard operating procedures and change management.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills with strong focus towards goals and work
ethics.
TECHN ICAL SKILLS
M icrosoft Technologies: Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, Word, Outlook, Power
point
Requirements Test Management : Rational Requisite Pro & Rational Test Manager
ERP/ R/3 Versions : SAP R/3 4.7, ECC 4.0, 6.0
SAP: HR, FI/CO, SD, PP, M M,
SAP related tools : SAP Solution Manager, Transport manager, ABAP/4
Workbench
Defect Tracking Tools : HP Mercury Quality Center
Languages/Standards: SAP,SQL,PL/SQL
Methodologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile, Waterfall
PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE:
Client: F reedom Consulting Group, L ansdale, PA. A ug
12 – Till date
Description: F reedom Consulting Group is an premier information Technology Service Provider offering
I T solutions in domains ranging from Management Consulting; Solution Development, ERP
I mplementations, Conversion and Migrations; Network Integration and Connectivity.
Project: Utility Control Program
R ole: Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
• Requirements gathering, preparing functional specifications and process f low diagrams.
• Acting as a liaison between the Business and IT teams.
• Coordinating between the end users, business and IT teams providing solutions and work around to
resolve business process issues.
• Performing fit gap analysis to identify gaps in existing process and suggest solutions.
• Understanding business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and
recommend
solutions that enable the team to achieve its goal.
• Receiving sign off on the requirements and functional specification documents prepared.
• Tracking requirements using Requirements Traceability Mat r ix and maintaining the mat rix up to
date.
• Formalization of requirements to increase foresight among business owners and stake holders.
• Performing system configuration based on the requirements.
• Providing queries to end users based on the user requirements.
• Supporting the system by providing solutions to issues raised by business and end users.
• Prepared functional and detailed technical specifications.
• Understanding the business requirement. In teracting with the client on various forums to discuss the
s tatus of the project, clarify any queries regarding the technical functionality, and guiding team
members with their developments was one of the primary responsibili ties.
• Conducted process analysis for global HR implementation with emphasis on PA & OM.
• Customized existing Actions and created new actions to adapt to different business procedure changes.
• Configured Infotype menus in the master data screens (PA30) as per the customer’s requirements.
• Worked with custom info types in order to accommodate various administrational changes.
• Worked with a number of standard PA reports and created info sets to use custom queries for
reporting.
• Created various test scenarios and helped users in testing during support pack installations.
• Provided Production Support for a Custom Portal H i r ing Process.
• Worked with the various Infotypes for Hi r ing/Rehiring and Terminating Employees through thePortal.
Environment: SAP R/3, ECC 6.0,HR, M S-Visio, Share Point, Windows XP, SQL, MS Office.
Client: ABB, Cleveland,Ohio.
M ar 10 – Jul 12
Description: A BB Corporation is spread across 50 States in USA. Each state has its own set of rules &
regulations for the employees working for different companies. In addition to the above there are rules
w hich have been defined based on the contractual agreement between ABB & its employees. Implemented
t he personnel administration Org Mgmt, payroll & time management solution for ABB USA taking the
above rules into consideration.
R ole: Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
• Conducted Brainstorming Session to generate Ideas with SME’s (Subject Matter Experts), Project
M anager and
• Project Team.
• Creating test cases using Quality Center.
• I nvolved in project management activities with Project Manager that included Planning, Development
and Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Prepared list of all Assumptions that impact requirement activities and management.
• Monitored project efficiently to complete on t ime and within budget with Project Manager.
• Participated as an effective liaison between Management and Project Team.
• Responsible for creating Actor Hierarchies, U M L Diagrams using MS Visio.
• Developed Use Cases and Business Requirement Document (BRD) then converted into System
Requirement
Document (SRD).
• I nvolved in creating Excel spreadsheets, developing formulas, pivot tables, macros, and producing
h igh quality
management reports.
• Wrote extensive SQL queries for data validation, analysis and manipulation, and maintaining the
i ntegrity of the
database.
• Prepared functional and detailed technical specifications.
• Creation & Maintained objects like Org Units, Jobs, Positions, Task Catalog and WorkCenter using
E xpert Mode and Simple Maintenance and integrated all of these intothe initial Enterprise
O rganizational Structure.
• Maintained Info types, Info Groups and Info type Menus, using Customizing Procedures.
• Created custom info types and developed conversion programs.
• Configured Time Management: created work schedules and personnel area grouping to work
schedules and Time recording and administration including overtime and leave entitlement.
• Configured Organization Management: Configured Personnel Area /Sub areas and Employee
g roups /sub groups, Maintaining of Info Types and Subtypes with relevant Time constraints, Maintain
Actions and info groups for each Actions.
• Configured Payroll : Collection for Payroll related Master data, Collection of Time data and other
required interfaces,
C reation of payroll area, Pay scale type and assignment to Personnel area, Control records to
determine payroll period, Retroactive accounting period, Modify Schemas as required. Define Pay
scale groups and levels, Maintenance of period modifiers, Time data maintenance for overtime and
absenteeism, Personnel calculation schemas, personnel calculation rules and use of Features,
I ntegration with accounting and cost object assignment and
Post Payroll processing activities and month end accruals.
• Coordinated Go Live, provided post Go Live support and logged production issues.
Environment : SAP R/3, ECC 6.0,HR, M S-Visio, Share Point, Windows XP, SQL, MS Office.
Client: ADP, NJ. M ar 09
-Feb 10
Description: A DP provides f lexible payroll services that improve payroll management for employers of
small,medium, or large businesses. ADP payroll solutions streamline the payroll process, improve
p roductivity and simplify administration. They manage the time-consuming tasks of online payroll
p rocessing so that we can focus on running our business. Implemented the ADP payroll for ABB instead of
F idelity.
Role: SAP HR Buisness Analyst
Responsibilities:
• I nteracted w ith clients t o assess needs, identify key challenges, and define project scope and
deliverables.
• Experienced in documenting requirements on cost modeling.
• Analyzed and documented t he cost of the overall system.
• Responsible for performance analysis and utilization reporting.
• Interacted with B usiness users and T echnical team i n providing clear solutions to requirements.
• Analyzing the F acets Requirements and thus conducting gap analysis.
• Developed business process models in R UP to document existing and future business process
• Followed the U M L methodology t o generate Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, and Class
D iagrams and Collaboration Diagrams using M S Visio .
• Used M S Visio for flow-charting, p rocess model and a rchitectural design of the application
• Configured Payroll:
Configured all HR processes including inter company t ransfers with in a Count ry and intra company
t ransfers across the world.
Maintaining HR master data, time constraint in master data including fast entry of master data,
Conversant with Features and modification of Features such as ABKRS, PINCH, LVNUM, LGMST,
B AREA ETC.,
Configured Payroll Area, Date Modifiers, Period Parameter, and Control Records and Configured
customized wage types for Basic Pay (0008), HRA (581) Recur ringPayment and Deductions (0014) and
A dditional Payments (0015).
Configured Off-Cycle Payroll settings for various scenarios.
E nvironment: SAP R/3, ECC 6.0, HR.
Client: NAM I nfo I nc. J un
08 – Feb 09
Description: N AM Info Inc is a leading technology and services delivery organization. In the technology
a rena NAM is focused on Communication and Mobile platforms. While in services delivery i t has
d iversified range including SAP, Mobile Applications, staffing, projects and web applications
Role: Database Analyst
Responsibilities:
• Identified the scope, business objective and documented the functional requirements for each release.
• Directly involved in process improvement Plans and implementing business change.
• Produced clear user manuals & t raining guides for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and deployment for
end-clients with step-by-step inst ructions and appropriate GUI screenshots.
• Interacted with the development team on regular basis to ensure and balance practicalities with
i nnovative and efficient business systems solutions
• Configuration experience with Personnel Administration, Enterprise Structure, Information Groups,
Actions, Master Data Setup and Conversion, Menus, Info type Screen Modifications, personnel
actions and dynamic actions.
• Customized different personnel actions like hi ring, re-hire, termination, and set their respective info
t ypes.
• Created personnel areas and sub areas according to t he business requirements and assigned the
personnel areas to the respective Company Codes.
• Configured and maintained the features such as A BKRS for default Payroll area, L GMST for default
Wage types, T ARIF for default Pay-scale Data (Type/Area).
• Determined and maintained the basic setting for PA.
• Setting up employee groups, subgroups, personnel areas, and subareas, configured various subtypes
for infotypes and personnel actions.
• Configuration & Customization of info groups for actions & dynamic actions.
• Created Organizational structure through expert mode, defined various objects like Org unit, Job,
Position and work center.
• Maintained and created relationships between Organizational units, Positions, Jobs and assigned cost
centers to departments.
• Used feature PLOGI to integrate Organizational Management with Personnel Administration in order
to automatically t ransfer data between modules.
• Created public holiday calendar, factory calendar and assigned public holiday classes to holidays
defined in the calendar.
• Created DWS, PWS, and break schedule rule for t ime evaluation.
• Providing t raining to the end users and UAT team on the HRMS modules OF Payroll, Time and Labor
and Benefits.
• Creating User Acceptance test cases and performing UAT.
Environment: SAP R/3, ECC 6.0,HR, M S-Visio, Share Point, Windows XP,SQL, MS Office.
C lient: Invensis Technology I nc, I ndia.
J an 08 – May 08
Description I nvensys is a global technology company that works in partnership with a broad range of
i ndustrial and commercial customers, rail operators and appliance manufacturers to design and supply
advanced technologies that optimise their operational performance and profitability.
Role: SAP HR P rogrammer Analyst
Responsibilities:
• Configured Organization Management: Configured Personnel Area /Sub areas and Employee
g roups /sub groups, Maintaining of Info Types and Subtypes with relevant Time constraints based on
customer specific requirements, Maintain Actions and assigning Info types for each Events of the
Personnel Actions, Defining the Info Groups for each of the Users based on their requirements.
• Configured Benefits: Defining benefit areas, benefit providers, Defining benefit plans and cost
formula, Assignment of Plan Att r ibutes for each benefit, Defining and Assigning Benefit Wage Types,
Defining Termination types and rules, Use of specific letters for enrollment forms/letter of
confi rmation and Cobra Benefits t ransfer form from the system.
Supported end user and end user t raining
Conducted Master data upload
Environment: SAP R/3, ECC 6.0,HR, M S-Visio, Share Point, Windows XP, SQL, MS Office.
Education: B.Tech in Computer Science .
R eference: W ill be provided on request.