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November 03, 2014

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

RANGE OF EXPERIENCE

Managing Consultant in MDG-F, SEM-BCS and FI with 10 years of experience in consulting

(with an overall 14 years of experience in various business practices in analyzing,

developing and implementing SAP R/3 all versions including MDG-F / SEM-BCS / ECCS / FI

/ ICM (Incentive and commission management)

Skills in Master Data Governance – Finance: Design Data model along with

Relationship, Set up organizational structure, Process Modeling / UI modeling / Set up

replication / Role assignments / Activation of Services for MDG-F / Data upload

functionality

Skills in SEM-BCS Consolidation: Data model, Master data, Organizational units and

Consolidation functions. Worked on BCS Functions and Reports. Worked on Legal & and

Sub (International /Euro) Consolidations.

Skills in EC-CS Consolidation: Master data, Organizational units, and Consolidation

functions. Extensively worked on Legal Consolidations

Skills in Incentive and Commission Management – Implementation and support on

ICM. Business partner, SPRM-ICM data transfer, Commission Case, Remuneration,

Payment (IDOC)

Skills in SAP R/3 Financials - Finance and Controlling (FI) / Asset Accounting /SAP

Travel Management (TM) / DART – Data archive and Retention tool – implementation exp

in DART / IDOC, EDI, Lockbox

Skills in SAP R/3 Logistics - MM & SD

Expertise in the following area – in SAP

- Master Data Governance for Finance

- SEM – BCS (Business Consolidation) / BI 7.0

- ECCS – Enterprise Controlling & Consolidation system

- FICO – 4.6 / 4.7 / ECC6.0

- SPL – Special purpose ledger

- ICM / SCS – Incentive and Commission management

- DART – Data archival & retention Tool

- Interface programming

- IDOC / EDI / Lockbox

ARTICALS – PUBLICATIONS WITH SAP PRESS

Following Articles published by SAP Press

1. Master Data Maintenance in SEM BCS

2. Dunning Process

3. How to Delete data in ECCS and how to re-post the same

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

MBA – Systems – Pune University

B.Com from Shivaji University, Kolhapur

PGDCA – Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications from CMC Ltd Pune

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

IBM Global Services

Sr. Consultant / Project Lead – SEM BCS / ECCS / FI (Feb 2005 to date)

Tata Technologies Ltd

Consultant – FICO – July 2004 to Jan 2005

Growell Softech

Consultant – FICO – Dec 2003 to May 2004

Uberall Solutions I Ltd

Project Leader / Business Analyst – July 2002 to Jan 2003

IAL International Pvt Ltd.

ERP Implementation Executive / Functional Analyst – Jan 2000 to Jul 2002

SELECTED EXPERIENCES

SAP Work Experience – (As Managing Consultant / SME)

Organization – IBM Global Services India Limited

Project - 1

Client : CRH Connect - Finland

Duration : April 2014 – till date

Role : SME – Master Data Governance - Customer

Working as SME on MDG-Customer for CRH Finland. Leading the MDG- C Team and

responsible for following activities

1. Working on support / enhancement activities in MDG-C Area

Carried out following activities in MDG area-

2. Data transfer set up using SOA – MDG Hub to CRM through PI

3. Mass transfer of BP data – From MDG to CRM for specific account groups

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Project – 2

Client : Maersk Line – Switch Project - Denmark

Duration : April 2013 – March 2013

Role : Implementation Lead – Master Data Governance for Finance

Worked as a MDG-F implementation Lead – Client Maersk-Line (Global rollout using big

bang approach for 130 countries across the Globe)

Successfully implemented following FI objects -

General Ledger – Total 154 company coes / 3 COA’s

Profit Center – Hierarchy / Group and PC – for 3 controlling areas

Cost Center – Hierarchy / Group / CC – for 3 Controlling areas

Cost Element – Hierarchy / Group / CE

Financial Reporting Structure – Includes local FRS – Total 85 Financial Statement

Versions

Complex Data upload process – Design and implementation – for 194 company

codes / 85 Financial statement Versions / 1,00000 CC and PC / 4000 CC and PC

groups for 3 different controlling areas/ 5,00000 GL accounts / 2,50,000 Cost

elements in different languages / Cost element hierarchies and groups – All carried

out in 15 days of time frame

Carried out following activities –

Project planning – Prepare Project plan for MDG-F Implementation

Design blueprint – PDD (Process Definition document) – Define scope / Carry out

workshops / Explain the MDGF structure and discuss with business owners / Get

their approval on Blueprint

GAP analysis – Comparison with SAP ECC FI / SEM BCS module and MDG-F

structure

Preparation for FS for the GAP’s

Prepare Test Strategy

Prepare Strategy for Training – Across Globe

Retirement of the current Master Data objects from the existing system

Configuration of MDGF Includes –

Activation of Business Functions for MDG-F and various services

o

Data modeling (addition of new fields in 0G and set up the relationship /

o

Structures)

Process modeling – Edition type / Change request setup

o

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Data Upload from ECC to MDG-F for existing master data

o

Copy configuration for FI and SEM BCS from SAP FI / BCS to MDGF (MDGF is

o

stand alone box)

Validations – Activation of Standard BAPI’s

o

BRF+ Framework

o

Workflow design – functional

o

Setting up replication

o

Setting up roles

o

Prepare Test strategy – SIT / UIT

o

Training rollout

o

Pre-prod activities

o

Estimation for adding new objects

o

Knowledge Transfer to the support team

o

Apart from above activities, worked closely with Client’s Project Team for setting up end to

end governance process for ancillaries activities.

Project – 3

Client : Amerisource Bergen - USA

Duration : June 2010 – March 2013

Role : Team Lead / Sr. FI / BCS consultant

Worked on ABC implementation / Enhancement project in following area –

Implemented various processes related to Customer Statements – 6 types of

customer statements implemented – TOPCO / EMORY /

Designed Interfaces for pharma distributors and Government agencies dealing with

ABC

Implemented Loan Management module for ABC – designed a new tool in SAP for

ABC as for managing the loans given to its agencies.

Implementation of Lockbox / EDI 820 / Bank transfer programs

Worked on OpenText – To achieve data and store all the statements

Worked closely with FI teams and handling complex enhancement which include

design / built and estimation

Worked in Support area as lead after implementation

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Project – 4

Client : Global Crossing – USA & UK

Duration : March 2009 – June 2010.

Role : Sr. BCS consultant / FI consultant

Worked on BCS implementation at Global crossing. It’s a Legal consolidation. Migration

from ECCS to BCS. My role is to work with the Client and implement and support the BCS

system and work on the BI report design. Investment management is not yet implemented

at Global Crossing.

Design the hierarchy and set up the data basis / source data base / Version / Fiscal

year / Period category / Fixed characteristics / Sub-assignment for GC

Design the master data – Consolidation group / units / company / FS items / GL /

Breakdown category / Data collection methods / Flexible upload / LDS / Manual

posting / Selected items

Consolidation functions – Balance C/f / Period initialization / Data upload / Currency

translation / Inter-unit eliminations / Validations / Re-classification / Rounding

Close process in SEM – BCS for GC

Restatement of hierarchy

Various reports in BI7.0 – IE elimination report / Balance sheet and P&L –

Consolidated and many more.

Handling issues in Currency translation and IE.

KT to be given to on-site FI consultant on BCS

Worked on various FI enhancement as well as bugs.

Project - 5

Client : T-Mobile AMS Germany

Duration : May, 2007- Feb 2009

Role : Project Lead / Sr. ICM (Incentive and Commission management)

Consultant

T-Mobile Germany is major Telecom player in Germany. The key business objective of T-

Mobile Germany is to provide value to their customers by effective use of IT at a lower

cost.

The project is consists of Release work (mid-term projects like upgrade / developments) /

Support in the FMS Area which includes – FICO / SCS / IS-T/CFM. Was onsite at T-mobile

– Bonn for period of 2 months.

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Worked on the following modules as a Project Lead / Sr. Consultant on T-mobile project

- Acquired knowledge on ICM (Incentive and commission system) and handling the

complex application. Working on major / minor release / enhancement work and

supporting the application.

- ICM is highly integrated with SPRM / DWH / BW / IS-T / FICO /SPL/ EP modules.

Worked on the interface / IDOC related issues in the same area.

- Worked on Releases which is nothing but a project. Handling the project activities

right from blue print to realization. Successfully handled 5 Releases in the same

area

- Aware of FICA module and handled release work in the IS-T area

- Extensively worked on FI-CO module in releases / CR’s and support work. FICO

module is integrated with 200+ interfaces. Have sound knowledge of interface

programming as well as IDOC processing

- Apart from that, handled various applications, monitor the SLA’s / Release work and

the CR. Work with the team on various issues and handled the same effectively.

Project - 6

Client : General Motors AP – (Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines,

Singapore, Australia)

Duration : May, 2005 - April 2007

Role : Team Lead FICO / ECCS Module

General Motors Ltd is the world leader in Automobile Manufacturing. They are operating

from all over the world. In Asia Pacific region they are having their Sales Offices & Vehicle

processing plants. In AP they operate in 6 countries like Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia,

Philippines, Japan and Australia

Worked on GM AP Project as a FICO Team Lead

Worked on DART - data archival project for GM-Japan. The entire data from year

2000 till 2006 was archived and kept. Various reports developed using DART Query

tool and ZREPORTS to access the archived data.

Worked on a migration project for GM-USA – Data migration for company APCO -

US based company. This includes FICO / ECCS / SPL

Successfully handled and deliver GM – Japan Migration project – Implemented

ECCS for GM Japan new business units

Worked extensively on ECCS – Migration from FILC, resolved the critical issues on

ECCS

Worked as a FICO Team Lead for GM SAP Enhancement and Support work in FICO /

ECCS area and giving 24 * 7 support for all Sev 1 and Sev 2 requests.

Worked on SR / RFS, preparing estimates and various reports

Worked on Interface project – Posting of MIRO through Legacy system in SAP –

Using IDOC. Also worked on SAP Archive link Project for GM

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Production Support on all FICO / ECCS Issues for GM - Thailand, Singapore, Japan,

Indonesia, Philippines

FICO / ECCS training given to Japan Business unit – In Japan – Tokyo / Shonandai

Compliance to SLA’s & weekly reporting of activities.

Developed Solution Outlines, SoW and Effort Estimates for new changes.

Training to User

Highlights:

Business process are automated combining series of Standard SAP transactions using Z

Programs

The volume of transactions is huge.

Highly optimized and complex logistics processes in GM

Manage the ECCS functionally and resolving the TBR problems

Give guidance and solution for opting the best business practices

Managerial Responsibilities / Organization activities – IBM India

1. Working as Lead for MDG projects in Pune IBM. Working on all MDG related RFP’s

and giving estimations along with lead. Building the competency in MDG area.

2. Worked as Project Lead / Team Lead in T-mobile - The team size was 50 and I was

looking after project deliverables, Procedure management (SLA Management /

reporting to DPE), audit, SOW, / Enhancement Manager for all kind of

enhancements including design / built / estimation etc

3. Worked as TAC CSL (Cluster Lead – R2R area-30 members as of now) – My role is

to work closely with all the SDL / R2R resources / PM’s (total 8 projects in cluster).

Knowledge Transfer is over in most of the projects. Initiated Trainings in niche skill

areas / meetings and status reporting with CSL, team members and PM’s.

Interacting with clients on critical enhancements in other project and giving SME

support. Fulfilling the resource requirement by sharing the TAC resources. Team

moral is already high as the team got chance to work on difference financial process

and in niche area.

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Organisation - Tata Technologies Ltd – Pune (July 2004 – Feb 2005)

Role – SAP FICO Consultant

Worked as a FI Team Lead for TTL Projects

Implemented ECCS – Subsidiary point of View

Worked on US GAAP Reporting

Implemented FICO / Travel Module (4.7) for Tata Technologies – Singapore and UK

Branch

Took an active part in TML and its subsidiaries Consolidation

Support for Tata International / Tata Toyo and Tata Technologies

Key Features – FI & ECCS

Consolidation – ECCS

USGAAP Reporting – Various Segment Reports (TML and its Subsidiaries – TTL is

one of them)

General Ledger Accounting

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Cost Of sales Accounting

Special Purpose Ledgers

Taxes – Sales and Purchase / Withholding Tax

Foreign Currency Revaluation

Travel Management

Asset Accounting

VAT Implemented for the UK based service industry

Knowledge of SD / MM / SM / HR Integration with FI

Various Segment Reports, MIS Reports – As per the USGAAP

COPA

Organisation – Growell Softech

Role – Trainer

Worked as a Trainer for FICO module. Trained 7 batches.

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Kiran Y Bapat – MDG-F /SEM-BCS/ FI

Email – *****.*****@**.***.***

Cell - +65-81384729 / +91-982*******

Non-SAP Work Experience

Organization - Uberall Solutions India Ltd

Role - Project Leader / Business Analyst

Worked as a Business Analyst and Project Leader and successfully implemented

Customized ERP Packages for….

Morpen Labs – VB, ASP, Oracle 8i

Excel India – VB, ASP, Oracle – 8i

Tata Johnson Control – Project Management Tool – ASP, Oracle 8i

Organization - IAL International Pvt Ltd. –

Role – ERP Implementation Executive / Programmer

Successfully implemented Customized ERP Package developed in PB and Oracle 8i for IAL

Auto and RSB Transmissions I Ltd – Pune and Jamshedpur. Modules includes – Sales,

Excise, Purchase, Inventory, HR, Payroll, Finance, Maintenance, QA

Achievements –

IBM’s highest award for Innovation in ECCS

STAR Consultant Award

Many Bravo awards on Projects

Trainings-

Enterprise controlling & consolidation module (ECCS – 4.7) – SAP India,

Bangalore

SEM – BCS – SAP India

Personal Details –

Passport : - Have a Valid passport (J7826997)

PAN No : AGCPB4838M

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