Madhu Gaddipati

PH: +1-248-***-**** X ***

Email: ac2dme@r.postjobfree.com SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Summary:

Mr. Madhu has over 13+ years of experience which includes 11+ years in SAP R/3(4.7 & ECC 6.0) experience in Finance & Controlling covering multiple sectors such as: Retail, Steel, Manufacturing, Beverage, Construction and Service environment. Implemented 4 full-cycle design-to-go-live projects, Couple of support projects, Template rollout, Data migration & Archiving and testing projects in which played multiple roles such as Consultant, Module lead consultant, and Team leader.

Hands on experience in designing and implementing FI (GL/AP/AR/AA), and implementation of CO (CCA/PCA/PA) & Product costing

Configuration expert of New GL to meet requirements to report multiple accounting methods including US GAAP and IFRS.

Experience in ALE, EDI Processes, IDOC Transfers, User Exits, BADI’s, BTEs, HPQC & ALM, Validation and Substitutions.

SAP FI-CO Core Skills

Extensive experience in configuration and testing of FI/CO modules -GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA), Internal Orders and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). Product costing (CO-PC) and Special purpose Ledger

Extensively worked on Order-to-Cash (OTC), Purchase-to-Procure (P2P) processes, Asset Management and also worked on integration of FI with SD, MM and PS modules.

Experience in Blueprint, Configuration, Unit, Stress, Volume, Regression, User Acceptance and Integration Testing, Training, Documentation and Production support

Expertise in Pre-Implementation study, Knowledge Document preparation and End user training

Bank Accounting – Bank Master Data, Payment Transactions, Customizing Electronic Banking Statement (EBS), House Bank setup for Lockbox

Asset Accounting – Depreciation, Asset Master Data Maintenance, Acquisitions, Investment Support and Revaluation, Information System/Reports

Controlling – Basic Settings in Controlling, Account Assignment of Controlling Objects, Cost & Revenue Element Controlling etc.

Special emphasis on Data Migration specifications with BDC, Legacy System Migration workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects

Extensive experience in developing specifications for Interfaces and Custom Reports

Excellent in working with posting validations, substitution rules, forms, interfaces (ALE & EDI), user-exits, and reporting tools

Knowledge in identifying, testing and documenting of SAP application controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).

Excellent analytical, quick learning and problem solving skills with a desire to work in a team oriented environment

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Finance specialization from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, in the year 2003.

Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com) From Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India, in the year 2000.

Technical Skills:

ERP Applications : SAP R/3 4.7, ECC 6.0

ERP Tools : Report Painter, Report writer, LSMW, VIM (Open text), ARIBA

Applications : MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Testing Tools : HP QC and ALM

Client: Honeywell, NJ Jan’17 – Present

Role: SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Title: Data Migration and Archiving

Version: ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, system design for Data Migration and Archiving, configuring, testing and Go live

Separated the data between the entities by using the profit center, Deployment of cutover plan and data migration

Done the configuration of Archiving objects like FI_DOCUMNT, FI_BANKS, FI_TF_CRE, FI_TF_DEB, AM_ASSET, CO_ITEM, CO_TOTAL, CO_ORDER, EC_PCA_ITM, EC_PCA_SUM, CO_COPC, COPA1_xxxx, and COPA2_xxxx.

Done the unit testing and provide the test data for UAT

Archived the data from SAP system by using objects, 7years as retention period.

Conduct problem analysis and providing FICO solutions to the Stake holders.

Coordinated with the team and updated the engagement of project statuses on daily basis

Client: Kiewit, Omaha NE Aug’16 – Dec’16

Role: SAP FICO Analyst

Title: Enhancements

Version: ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, system design, configuring, testing and post implementation support for enhancements in FICO

Extensively worked on Automatic payment program (APP) for third party payments with IHC(In House Cash) and ACH

Worked on basic Sets creation, Validations and Substitutions for restricting the users to post manual entries and for Payment method updating in subcontracting invoices

Extensively worked on Company code consolidation, Mergers, Elimination of Company codes, worked for GL reconciliations, GL balance uploads.

Worked on controlling module PCA, CCA, Cost element Accounting and Internal Order, CO-PC & CO-PA

Intercompany Loan Manage Cash Application Auto Bank and Maintained Bank Master Data for IHC & Treasury.

Worked with ABAP Consultant and provided functional specifications for Bank interfaces, creating custom Transaction and reports

Worked on HP ALM to test the enhanced business scenarios, recorded the test scenarios in Uperform, Create test scripts and execution of test scripts.

Client: Rexam, Chicago, IL Jan ’16 – July’16

Role: SAP FICO Analyst

Title: Production support and Enhancements

Version: ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, System design, Configuring, Testing existing system and providing post implementation support for enhancements and various functionalities in FI and CO modules.

Worked on Bank interface to Implemented Alternative payee concept

Responsible for preparation of High level design for new projects & change requests

Provided the knowledge documents and user manuals to business. Conducted the knowledge sharing sessions to users on enhancements

Involved in Period and Year closing activities and generated reports required by the business owners.

Prioritized the issues according to the priority & complexity of the issue and provided resolution in time.

Define payment terms for Vendors/Customers as required by the business

Worked with ABAP team in terms writing functional specs, providing the technical details to team, testing the solution etc.

Conduct problem analysis and providing FICO solutions to the Stake holders.

Worked on Hyper care support and providing solutions to users and updating issues into ticking tool

Reviewed Interfaces business process documents and tested process in quality system

Client: Amyris Biotech, SFO, CA Oct ’14 – Dec’15

Role: SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Title: Enhancements and Support

Version: ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, participating in system design, configuring, testing existing system and providing post implementation support for enhancements and various functionalities in FI and CO modules.

Responsible for preparation of High level design for new projects & change requests

Extensively worked on intercompany process for intercompany stock transfers

Experience with configuration of the AP, AR, GL, Asset Management, Banking, and Tax modules. Worked on CCA, PCA, Order Management, Product costing, and CO-PA (Profitability analysis)

Worked on General Ledger Accounting including GL Account Master Data, Posting, Clearing, Reversal, Manual Accruals, and Balance Interest Calculation etc.

Extensively worked in all aspects of Order-to-Cash (OTC), Purchase-to-Procure (P2P) processes, Asset Management and also worked on integration of FI with SD, MM and PS modules.

Tax configuration with External Tax system Vertex.

Successfully implemented Lockbox and ACH, Wire payment methods.

Worked on Production order costing, Product cost collectors & sales order costing for make to stock scenarios and make to order scenarios.

Worked with ABAP Consultant by providing functional specifications for User Exits, Custom Reports, and Upload Programs using BAPI’s

Coordinated with the team and updated the engagement of project statuses on daily basis

Client: Sharp Electronics Nov ‘13 – Sept’14

Role: SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Title: SAP Archiving and Support

Version: ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

Handled the overall SAP FICO archiving project alone. Prepared the project estimations and submitted the client.

Prepared power point presentation about Archiving and submitted for approvals.

Done the configuration of Archiving objects like FI_DOCUMNT, CO_ITEM, CO_PROCESS, CO_ORDER, COPA2_S001, COPA2_SEOC, COPAC_SEOC, EC_PCA_ITM, CO_ML_BEL, CO_ML_DAT, and CO_ML_SPL.

Configuration Document preparation for all archiving objects

Done the unit testing and provide the test data for UAT

Archived the data from SAP system by using objects, 5years as retention period.

Client: NTT DATA EMEA Implementation July ‘12 – Oct’13

Role: Sr. SAP FICO/FSCM Consultant

Title: Implementation and post Go-Live Support

Version: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Responsible for preparation of implementation template for EMEA entities.

Responsible for System Design and implementation of FI (GL/AP/AR/AA), and implementation of CO (CCA/PCA/PA)

Worked on New GL to meet requirements to report multiple accounting methods including US GAAP and IFRS.

Worked on integration with other modules like SD, MM, HCM and PS Implemented project system

Setup of Intercompany Reconciliation Process for Intercompany customers & vendors by using ICR tool

Setup of costing based profitability analysis.

Setup up of Revenue recognition process for fixed bid projects and Time material projects through DIP profile.

Participated in configuring House Banks, Lockbox and EBS (transaction types, posting key rules).

Configured Automatic Payment Program (APP) including complete configuration of company codes, paying company codes, payment methods (Check, ACH, Wire transfer) for country, bank selection, payment blocking reasons and payment medium.

Extensively worked for Input and Output Tax and defined required Tax code as required for business

Involved in Design & Implementation of FSCM Dispute Management, Collection Management & Credit Management.

Involved in application support for Accounts Receivable, Dispute Management & Collection Management.

Define Value Fields, Assign Condition Types to Value Fields, Define Profitability Segment Characteristics

Configured new key figures in COPA as per the client requirement.

Worked with ABAP Consultant by providing functional specifications for User Exits, Custom Reports, and Upload Programs using BAPI’s

Client: KONE Aug ‘11 – April ‘12

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Title: Upgrade and Support

Version: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Providing support by solving problems in the streamline process during daily day-to-day Business transactions

Requirement gathering, Analysis of AS-IS Business process and Mapping TO-BE process

Complete Unit Testing of FI-AP-Automatic Payment Run, FI-Accounts Receivable, FI-Asset Accounting-Department Accounting, and Asset Acquisition.

Integration Testing of FI-MM for Inventory Related Transactions, FI-SD for all Billing Transactions.

Ensuring that the Entire Master Data is Uploaded and Rolled up effectively.

Complete Workable Solutions for Product Costing (Standard Costing Run).

Profitability Analysis and Profit Center Accounting Set-up for Management Reporting.

Setting up of depreciation areas and calculation keys for all assets and ensuring upload of all asset masters.

Designed and configured material ledger.

Analyzed Various Sales report to correctly define the Characteristics and Value field required for the Operating Concern-COPA.

Worked on defining various derived and custom characteristics for COPA.

Worked Identifying the Pricing Condition types to be mapped to COPA Value Fields.

Prepared test scripts and involved in Unit & Integration testing of development objects and Involved in unit testing and user acceptance testing.

Client: Pitney Bowes EMEA Nov ‘10 – July‘11

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Title: Support and Enhancements

Version: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

Responsible for support, maintenance and handling Change Requests of FI/CO module

Responsible for gathering business requirements, participating in system design, configuring, testing and providing support for enhancements to the current system

Processing of Batch Data Correction errors of banking transactions

Worked on APP for incoming and outgoing Payments

Involved in DDMS(Direct Debit Management System) for Customer payments Receipts in APP. Used SEPA payment method

Worked on Dunning area and procedures and keep updating Dunning clerk and Accounting clerk in customer master

Fixed issues with valuation areas for material ledger, maintained number ranges and assigned currency types to material ledger.

Worked on Special purpose ledgers and defined the ledgers for reporting purposes

Participate in the Team meeting and client meeting weekly and monthly for better performance of services

Client: Vodafone, India. June’ 09- Oct’10

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Title: Support and SAP Testing (HP TQC)

Version: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, participating in system design, configuring, testing existing system and providing post implementation support for enhancements to the current system.

Study the Business process document for Understanding the Client business process.

Specifying testing requirements, planning tests, executing tests, and tracking defects with HP QC (Total Quality Center) Tool.

Extensively worked on Order-to-Cash (OTC), Purchase-to-Procure (P2P) processes, Invest to Divest (I2D) and other SAP FI processes.

Build the test plans and test scripts. Execution of Testing Scripts, Validating Test Results & Confirmation for Production System

Prepared test scenarios, integration test documents and training documents.

Analyzing the Errors and giving the same in to development team

Interacting with development team for validating test results & confirmation

Responsible for support and maintenance of FICO module

Client: Steelco Gujarat Ltd, India. July’07- May’09

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Title: Implementation/Post Go-Live Support

Version: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

As a SAP FI-CO consultant, responsibilities included design, configuration, testing and re-engineering of various functionalities in FI and CO modules.

Interacted with client to define General Ledger (GL) account groups and assigned number ranges to these account groups.

Worked on Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivables (AR), Asset Accounting (AA) Controlling components like Profit Centers, Cost centers and internal orders.

Customized screens for asset acquisition, asset under construction, asset Retirement (scrapping) and capitalization of assets and integrated asset management with General Ledger.

Legacy data transfer with LSMW, which is taken into the system using batch data processing.

Created Cost Centers, Defined Cost Center Categories, Time based fields, configured Allocation Methods and Cost center planning methods

Product costing configuration under Various Scenarios namely Make to Order & Make to Stock.

Production order costing, Product cost collectors & sales order costing for make to stock scenarios and make to order scenarios.

Complete Workable Solutions for Product Costing (Standard Costing Run).

Profitability Analysis and Profit Center Accounting Set-up for Management Reporting.

Client: Next Retail India Limited Dec’05- Jun’07

Role: SAP FI Consultant

Title: Implementation and Production Support

Version: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

Involved in understanding the business process, requirements gathering, process mapping and Preparing business blueprint based on AS-IS Business process.

Configured the requirements such as enterprise structure and the global settings.

Configured the requirements such as house banks, EWHT, APP, Credit management, Cash journal, Bank reconciliation and FSV. Also involved in integration of FI-MM and FI-SD

Business partner settings, Derived flows settings, maintain the Deferral /accrual settings

Extensively worked on tax localization CIN and other taxes like Customs, Fright and Excise taxes

Configured in controlling area basic settings and defined profit center hierarchy

Defined zero balancing account and assigned to chart accounts level

Configured validations and substitute rules

Internal Order Creation for Internal Short Term Projects and Fairs.

Worked on Cutover Plan and Master Data Upload.

Non-SAP Experience:

Client: SIS Tele-services Private Ltd, Hyderabad. Oct’ 03 – Nov’05

Title: Accounts Executive.

Responsibilities:

Handling the Receivables and Managing Payables.

Preparation of Financial Records for Audit.

Supporting the financial reporting process by providing periodic financial data to management on an accurate and timely basis.

Maintained Accounts Records, Preparation of employee salary statements and disbursing of salaries.

Experience in maintaining day-to-day books of accounts and maintaining the attendance to release D.A. and Special D.A. to employees.

Verification of daily expenditure vouchers and entering into books accounts.

Follow up the Clients for the settlements of Credit transactions.

Maintenance of books of account like Cash book, Subsidiary ledgers.

Preparation of BRS every month.

Involved in finalization of accounts for the financial year.

Finalization and Consolidation of P& L Account and Balance sheet.

Supporting the fiscal year planning process by providing historical data and trend information for review.

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