SAP HR Consultant

Sudheer Kumar P

Summary

. Total experience of 11 years in SAP HCM Consulting

. Strong SAP HCM and Self-Services modules Implementations, Upgrades,

Rollouts and long term Support project experience

. Experience in Blueprint to Go-Live and Post Go-live including Production

stabilization, maintenance and support.

. Good working experience of ASAP, AGILE methodologies and expert in

analyzing 'AS IS' & 'TO BE' status of the client requirements and

suggesting the solutions best suited for implementations.

. Possesses a thorough understanding of all aspects of the Human Resources

business process, comprising the life cycle of an employee including

recruiting, hiring, employee maintenance, payroll and benefits and

Talent management Suite of SAP HCM and SUCCESS FACTORS.

. Trainings in Success Factors modules of Employee Central and

Compensation Management.

. Thorough knowledge of the different stages of a project and a well

developed aptitude for meeting deadlines, recognizing potential

bottlenecks and taking the required corrective action.

. Specialist in Business Process Analysis, Preparing Blueprints, BPPs, Gap

analysis, Design, Configuration and Testing.

. Excellent interpersonal skills with strong analytical ability and

problem solving capability.

. Working in an Onsite-Offshore environment and actively participated in

projects within work groups and across organizations.

. Payroll, Benefits, Compensation Management, Time Management, Travel

Management, SAP ESS/MSS, E-Recruiting, LSO portals implementation

experience and for global clients like Air Products & Chemicals INC.,

ABB Ltd (Zurich), South West One (UK), AlBatha Group (UAE), MacAfee

(USA), TfL (Transport for London).

SAP HR Skills

Success Factors: Employee Central, Role based Permissions, Performance

Management, Compensation Administration, Rating scales, Templates and

Forms.

E-Recruiting: End-to-End Implementation of SAPE-Recruiting

SAP LSO and Authoring Environment: Creation and management of LSO Courses,

Course groups, Workflow mail notifications, Dynamic Course Menu and Dynamic

Participation Menu, Course Follow ups in LSO and supporting LSO Learning

portal. Creation of Learning Net, Learning Objects and Instruction

elements, Tests questionnaires, Attributes etc. in Authoring Environment

ESS/MSS: Resources, Areas, Sub Areas, Services, Confirmation links, Sub

types screens, country versions, Decoupled Info type framework, Portal

screen fields modifications, MSS Launch pad reports, ITS services

Compensation Management: T710 Salary ranges, Adjustment types, Guidelines,

Matrix guidelines, Planning and Administration, Compensation Awards, Stock

Talent Management Suite: SAP E-Recruiting 603, Succession Planning,

Performance Management, SAP LSO

Benefits Administration: Enrollment, Termination, Participation,

Insurability, Benefit Area, Providers, Parameter Groups, Health Plan,

Insurance Plans, Flexible spending Accounts, COBRA and Benefits

integration.

Payroll: Payroll Areas, Control Records, Wage types, Pay scale Structure,

ESG Grouping, PSG Grouping, Payroll Reports, Payroll Run, Retroactive

accounting, Features as LGMST, ABKRS, TARIF, Payroll Forms, Payroll

Process Models, FI Posting, BSI Tubs support, Shift Premiums, Worksite

Codes.

Time Management: Time Schemas, PCRs, Functions and Operations, Overtime pay

rules, Holiday pay rules, Shift premiums, Call-In Pay Rules, Work

Schedules, Break schedules, Holiday calendars, planned working time and

Overtimes, Time structures.

Trainings in SAP HR components:

- SAP ECM (Enterprise Compensation Management)

- SAP LSO (Learning Solution)

- Trainings in Success Factors BizX (Cloud based HCM Talent

Management Suite)

Employee Central, Compensation Administration

- SAP Payroll

- EPI-USE Query Manager tool

- MS IT Service Now

Testing tools: WORKSOFT CERTIFY, HP QC

Education:

. B.E - Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Sciences Engineering - 2003

. M.B.A - Master of Business Administration in Human Resources and

Marketing - 2006

Project Experience

Nov'09 - till date Sr. Applications Consultant (SAP HR) Air

Products and Chemicals, INC.

Project name : - APCI AS&D

Module : - SAP HCM

SAP Version : - SAP ECC 603

Project Size : - 120+ FTE (95 FTE in SAP / 25 FTE in Customs)

Responsibilities:

. Working as Sr. Application Consultant for SAP HCM system support

and Enhancements Implementations, currently performing the FIT -GAP

analysis for implementation of SAP Success Factors Talent

Management suite.

. Responsible for driving the Implementation and support of SAP HR

Modules PA, OM, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation Management, Time

Management, LSO, E-Recruiting, ESS/MSS, EEO, Travel Management, ALE

Interfaces, Data uploads, custom objects etc.

. Execute customer projects like SAP HCM Rollouts, ECC Technical

Upgrades, ESS Implementation, Minor Master Data Management

projects within the specified time and

Budget while conforming to global delivery standards

. Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in

response to varying business requirements

. Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control,

aspects of the project at team level

. Responsible for effective communication between the team and the

customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and

regular project status to the customer

. To drive projects for application of Latest SAP Support packs twice

in a year.

. To design, Implement, Test solutions to MOC (Management of Changes)

and Work Requests which are enhancements requirements to the

existing SAP HR system

. Delivering application maintenance and support services for SAP HR

landscape and various Non SAP customs applications built on

Microsoft technologies

. Support and maintain the Production SAP and Non SAP IT systems so

that the customer is able to execute their activities in an optimal

manner

. Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design

documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts

including programming and testing that culminate in client

acceptance of the results

. Utilize in-depth knowledge of functional and Technical experience

in SAP ERP and other leading-edge products and technology in

conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions

to customer.

. Very good experience in SAP HCM Support projects with support tools

like REMEDY, SERVICENOW, MS Share point, Multilevel SAP Landscapes,

Complicated systems architecture with interfaces to many Non-SAP

systems like FIDELITY, Biz talk, UC4, ADP etc.

. Lead smooth execution of enhancement projects like Support packs,

CLC support packs projects.

SAP HR Modules supporting @ APCI:

Personnel Administration and Organization Management:

. Creation of Enterprise Structure components PA, PSA, EG, ESG and

their assignments

. Personnel Actions (Global and Country specific)

. Infotype screen Modifications, Dynamic Actions (T588Z))

. Interface between PA and OM

. Infotypes in Detached Infotype-Framework (T588MFPROPC) for Portal

Services ESS

. Troubleshooting and resolving various kinds of Trouble Tickets in

PA-OM from HR Business

Travel Management:

. Working on Expense Reporting tickets, Employee Mini Master Flow

tickets, ESS related Travel tickets, Back ground jobs failure

tickets

. ALE/IDocs monitoring for Employee Mini Master

ESS/MSS:

. Deployment of ESS for 29 countries

. ESS Services implementation for Benefits Enrollment, Pay statement,

Personnel Information, Expense Reporting, Appraisals and Learning,

Working time Recording

. Configuration of ESS Resources, Services, Areas, Sub Areas, Country

specific services etc.

. Matching ESS Screens for Employee Data with PA screens in PA30 by

Decoupling Infotypes

. MSS Launch pad Configuration

. Supporting MSS Personnel Change Requests in Employee Transfer,

Separation, Re-Organization, Vacancies

. Supporting yearly processes in MSS Appraisals, Compensation

management, LSO etc.

. Configuration of OADP

Talent Management Suite Support:

. Linking of Performance Management of employees to Compensation

management through custom Info type HRP/RWH Data

. Designing Compensation Matrix guidelines based on Employee HRP/RWH

Data

. Designing ESS iViews for Performance Management like Create LC

Appraisal, Create PF Appraisal, Linking Performance Management

reports to MSS Launch pad for Qualifications Overview, Expired

Qualifications, Profile Match up, Positions/Holders report, and

Employee Profile reports.

. Supporting Performance management, SAP LSO trouble tickets

. Performing SAP LSO system checkouts after every system support pack

upgrade

. Trouble shooting Authoring Environment trouble tickets

Compensation Management:

. Yearly configuration of Adjustment types Attributes

. Modification of Eligibility Rules, Guidelines, Wage types and Wage

type models

. Feature LGMST

. Long-Term Incentives configuration

. Data Loads for Salary ranges T710

. Configuration of Manager's Desk Top for Compensation Management and

interfacing it with MSS Launchpad in Enterprise Portal

. Testing yearly new Enhancements

Time Management:

. Implementation of Positive Time Management for Clock-In/Clock-Out

time recording, creation of work schedules, Break schedules,

Periodic Work Schedules, Rotating shifts, Substitutions,

Delegations, Holiday Calendars

. Time Recording (Substitutions, Absences, Absence Quotas, Overtime,

Corrections)

. Back ground job to push Infotype 2011 Time Events data from TEVEN

to CATSDB

. Features WWEEK and TMSTA

. Designed the development of WD ABAP screen for recording

substitutions via Portal

Payroll:

. Creation and maintenance of Pay scale structures for Hourly, Union,

Exempt and Weekly Non Union Exempt employees

. Maintenance of Payroll Organization, Payroll areas, Control

records, Tax and BSI related tables Tax companies, Tax Authorities,

Tax types and tax related wage types and processing classes

. Application of SAP HR Mid year Support packs and year end Payroll

CLC changes

. Supporting Trouble Tickets on Shift Premiums, Mileage

updates/Facility Reviews,

. Creation of new Work site codes for every new PSA, new wage types

and maintaining attributes

. Supporting Priority tickets coming out of Weekly, Bi-weekly payroll

run

. Monitoring the progress of jobs in Payroll Process model

. Trouble shooting payroll logs in case of errors in Production

. Configuration of EEO and VETS-100 reporting units for Yearly

reporting to the Labor Department

. Maintaining synchronization of tables between SAP and ADP systems

for ADP payroll run

Miscellaneous @ Air Products:

. ROLLOUT of ESS/MSS for 32 countries done in a short span of time.

. SAP HR and ERP stand alone systems Integration with CONDA2 ALE set

up for HR Mini Master transfer

. Monitoring ALE jobs and IDocs trouble shooting

. Creation of SAP Query, Adhoc Query, ABAP Query, Test accounts

(HRUSER) and SU01 administration.

. Experience with DSM Data Sync Manager Tool by EPI-USE

. Experience in creation of Test Scripts in SAP eCATT Data upload

Tool, has done numerous data loads using this tool

. Experience with PCC data loads programs, Uploaded numerous files to

create positions, attributes of positions (IT1001 - 1008)

. Manager's Desk Top Configuration and maintenance

. 3 SAP HR Country Deployments and ROLLOUTS projects and SAP HR ESS

Country Deployments

. Experience with REAL TECH-Transport Guard Manager!

. Experience with BMC Remedy Ticketing Tool and Microsoft Share point

Project Highlights:

. Implemented Positive Time Management project.

. Upgrade of ESS/MSS to WD ABAP form WD JAVA.

. Successfully upgraded SAP HR to ECC 603 from ECC 500

. Implemented ESS for 32 APCI countries

. Rolled out SAP HR for countries Bahrain and India

. Implemented new enhancements/solutions for Compensation Management

for the FY11 and FY12 and FY13, FY14 at APCI

Aug'08 - Nov'09 SAP HR Consultant ABB Ltd, Zurich,

Switzerland

Project name : - ABB HR Group Tools

Module : - SAP Talent Management Suite 603 (E-Recruitment, Succession

Planning)

SAP Version : - SAP E-Recruiting 603

Implementation highlights:

. End-to-End SAP E-recruiting Implementation along with Succession

Planning for 28 countries across the globe for ABB Ltd.

. Designed perfect SAP E-Recruiting system architecture

. Workflow Design and Implementation for complicated 7 level Job

Requisition process and 3 level Job Posting process

. Designed and Implemented Web Dynpro Data Migration programs for

migrating Applicants Data from legacy recruiting system to SAP E-

Recruiting system

. Designed Job Posting Interface between SAP E-recruiting and

www.monster.com

July'08 - Aug'08 SAP HR Consultant South

West One, U.K

As a team member, worked on customized SAP HR solutions for new

implementations for South West One.

Module : - SAP HCM OM, PA, E-Recruitment

SAP Version : - SAP ECC 6.0

Scope : - SAP HCM

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Responsible for SAP HR modules customization in Organization

Management, Personnel Development and E-Recruiting.

. We Implemented the project using Project IMG and ASAP Methodology.

. Responsible for preparing functional specifications, deadline

monitoring, peer reviews for technical specifications and codes, unit

testing and object/development delivery.

March'08 - July'08 On-site SPOC AlBatha Group,

U.A.E

Implementation of SAP E-Recruitment for one of the subsidiary companies of

AlBatha to enhance their Recruitment process so as to attract the best

talent and retain the candidate pool in a talent warehouse.

Module : - SAP HCM Portals (E-Recruitment)

SAP Version : - SAP ECC 6.0

E-Recruitment: - SAP E-Recruitment 6.0

Scope : - SAP E-Recruitment

Jan'08 - Feb'08 Consultant Quattro BPO

Services, India

Worked as SAP HCM consultant for the implementation of Travel Management at

Quattro BPO Services.

Module : - SAP HCM Portals (Travel Management)

SAP Version : - SAP ECC 6.0

Scope : - SAP HCM Enterprise FI-TV

April'07 - Dec'07 Consultant Transport for

London, U.K

Worked as SAP HCM portal consultant for the implementation of SAP ESS/MSS,

SAP E-Recruitment and SAP E-Learning for the client Transport for London,

U.K through their implementation partner AXON Global Services, U.K.

Module : - SAP HCM Portals (ESS/MSS, E-Recruitment, E-Learning)

SAP Version : - SAP ECC 6.0

SAP EP : - SAP EP 7.0

E-Recruitment: - SAP E-Recruitment 6.0

Scope : - SAP HCM Enterprise Portals

Responsibilities:

. Offshore Development Team Lead.

. Deployed ESS/MSS Business Packages for activating various HR business

processes in Enterprise Portals through SDM.

. Configured Web AS ABAP for Webdynpro development of portal objects.

. Configured SSO for SAP Logon Tickets with SAP ECC 6.0.

. Configured various Iviews for various ESS services.

. Configured SAP E-Learning portal for the client.

. Configured various ESS Services like Time management, Travel and

Expenses Management, ESS Benefits Enrolment, CATS Time sheet

recording, Employee Master Data updating, Who's Who service etc.

. Configured SAP E-Recruitment 6.0 for the client with basic functional

architecture.

. Co-ordinate the development of HR ABAP, Workflow and Web Dynpro

objects.

. Responsible for HR ABAP Team deliverables covering the scope of

Organizational Learning Management, Qualifications and Assessments,

Time & Attendance/Absence, Resource Planning.

March'04- March'07 Consultant McAfee Securities Inc.,

Worked as an SAP HCM Portal Consultant for the development of ESS portals

for the client McAfee during their SAP Implementation.

Responsibilities: -

. Configured Benefits Administration Module for their USA and UK

personnel Areas.

. Created various Health, Insurance, Savings and Miscellaneous plans for

the Employees of MacAfee, USA.

. Created an Additional Funding Scheme Benefit for UK version

. Created Company Car, Holiday Buying/Selling, Pension and other

Miscellaneous Plans for UK.

. Developed functional specifications for all the custom reports.

. Instrumental in developing number of Custom reports and worked closely

with Development team for reports, interfaces & scripts.

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