Hieu T. Tran

ac05ez@r.postjobfree.com ● Newport Beach, California ● 909-***-**** ● US Citizen

Lead SAP FICO Consultant and Principal Business Systems Analyst with 15+ years specializing in SAP Financial Module (ECC 6.0) with a focus on driving solutions to meet business requirements through ongoing product support. Proven ability to guide projects for global business clients to streamline and improve processes involving New GL (Parallel Ledgers, Document Splitting,) AR/AP, Banking, Bank Accounting, FSCM, Asset Management, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis (COPA), Product Costing (included Material Ledger), Project System, and BPC.

CORE COMPETENCIES

SAP Financial Accounting Module

Customer Requirements Gathering

Team Leadership & Training

Continuous Process Improvement

Strategic SAP Implementation

Software Documentation

Complex Project Coordination

SAP SD/MM/PP Integration

Solution Architect

UA Testing & Troubleshooting

Interfaces (EDI/IDOC/ALE)

Hands-on FICO

Configuration/Development

Ad-Hoc Customer Reports and Forms

•Completed more than eight full-cycle SAP (4 COPA, 5 Product Costing,) two BI and one BPC implementations for global projects in the U.S., EMEA, and APAC.

•Spearheaded onshore and offshore support of finance systems through comprehensive IT solutions to meet customer and business requirements.

•Expertise with design, hands-on configuration, testing, and data conversions to confirm integrity of data and processes across multiple systems.

•SAP S/4 HANA Finance Readiness.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAP INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT – Newport Beach, California – 1/2017 to Present

SAP FICO Consultant

•Provide expertise in process improvements for month-end closing.

•Provide remote production support as needed.

BROADCOM LTD. – Irvine, California – 2/2013 to 8/2016

Principal Business Systems Analyst

Oversaw delivery of comprehensive business solutions for critical functions such as Product Costing, Inventory Management, Cost Center Accounting, and BPC planning. Provides support for UAT, cutover activities, and onsite training across various countries. Aligned with Security Team to outline specific roles for finance users and to troubleshoot security issues. Monitored month-end and quarter-end close activities. Helped migrate data from SAP to Oracle systems.

Key Accomplishments:

•Launched Product Costing, Inventory Management, and BPC solutions while observing deadlines and budgetary constraints.

•Developed and provided production support for Winshuttle templates for general ledger postings and cost updates.

•Successfully managed ongoing production support close activities related to New GL, Profit Center, Billing, Project System, Cost Center Accounting, and Product Costing.

INTRIGO – Fremont, California – 11/2012 to 2/2013

Solution Architect Principal Consultant

As a Solution Architect lead the design workshops, assessed business requirements, and communicated solutions based on SAP best practice to all key stakeholders. Assisted the FICO team preparing functional specifications, configuration, and unit testing. Determined strategy for data conversion and in-depth testing. Motivated onshore and offshore teams using constructive coaching and hands-on example.

Key Accomplishments:

•Collaborated with PMO to manage project planning, prioritize activities, coordinate resources, and specify delivery expectations for finance system solutions for New GL, AP/AR, Bank Accounting, FSCM, Asset Accounting, Internal Order, Cost Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis (COPA), and Product Costing.

•Partnered with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions (OTC, PTP, Intercompany drop ship, SD/MM Account Assignment.)

APTELIS – Irvine, California – 8/2010 to 5/2012

Senior FICO Consultant

Spearheaded cost planning, design, configuration, and testing of costing solutions. Established standard material cost planning for all plants using BOM and routing. Configured House banks, Bank accounts, Electronic Bank Statements, Lockbox, Cash Position, Liquidity Forecast reports, Automatic Payment Program, and check forms. Migrated master data and transaction data using LSMW. Defined functional specifications for reports and deployed test scripts. Assisted in the design and test finance security roles. Provided post go-live support.

Key Accomplishments:

•Successfully delivered product costing solution using BOM and routing for a leading beverage company.

•Implemented a comprehensive banking and payment solution for a mining company involving 20+ company codes with locations around the world.

•Successfully migrated 17 legal entities to R/3 4.6 for a major pharmaceutical company, including R&D Finance, Corporate Planning, Corporate Finance, Capital Finance, and Financial Shared Services.

Clients Served:

Monster Energy

Newmont Mining

Genentech Inc.

BRISTLECONE LTD. – San Jose, California – 10/2000 to 8/2010

FICO Lead & Pre-Sales Principal Consultant

Responsible for the design, configuration, testing, training, go-live, and post go-live production support for FICO modules (New GL, AP/AR, Asset Management, Bank Accounting, FSCM, Sales and Use Tax, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis (COPA), Internal Order, and Product Costing (including Material Ledger.) Implemented drop-ship business scenario for U.S., Singapore, and UK company codes. Supported sales team by demonstrating semiconductor solutions to prospective clients as well as verifying smooth delivery and deployment of software solutions.

Key Accomplishments:

Developed pre-configured solution for mid-size semiconductor companies seeking an all-inclusive, integrated solutions to facilitate end-to-end business operations.

Lead many successful SAP FICO implementations in various industries (finance, AFS, high-tech, and manufacturing)

Delivered a robust BI reporting solution for the finance area.

Clients Served:

Nike Inc.

LSI Logics

Adaptec

Applied Materials

Barnes & Noble

Galvantech

Hewlett Packard

Silicon Laboratories

SMART Modular

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Corporate Controller, Arroyo Seco Medical Group ● Audit Manager, UniHealth

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Accounting, California State University, Los Angeles, California

TECHNICAL TOOLS

SAP ● LSMW ● HPQC ● MS OFFICE ● SOLMAN ● BW ● ORACLE ● BPC ● Winshuttle

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