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San Francisco, CA
Posted:
October 13, 2015

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SANDEEP KUMAR BHARDWAJ

Email: ********.********@*****.*** Ph: 214-***-****

Objective:

To get a position in IT/SAP field that will get me enough learning opportunities and utilize my full potential to contribute to employer organization and put me on the path to further career growth. Currently I am looking for Business Application manager/Lead HCM/Cloud solutions and other new technologies position.

Summary:

10+ years of SAP HCM/IT, HCM Processes Consulting, Project Management, and Team Management experience.

Have Implementation/Production support/Enhancements/ project experience starting from project preparation to go-live and support.

Handling and managing team members and involved in project management activities of the current project.

Vast and rich functional experience of SAP- HR US payroll and benefits module and basic knowledge of Canada payroll.

SAP R/3 4.6C and ECC 6.0 configuration and consulting experience.

Experience in Business process analysis, Business requirements document, functional specs and in solution architect role-mapping the requirements into SAP systems, configuration, unit testing, system integration testing and involved in Business process reengineering

Specialization in Payroll, Personnel Administration (PA) Master data, Benefits, Org Management.

Good Knowledge of ESS/MSS, Learning Solutions Module.

Basic Knowledge on SuccessFactors.

Analysis of SuccessFactors Self Services.

Hands on experience in functional design of new Inbound and outbound interfaces, reports, enhancements, forms etc.

Worked on travel management test through portal ESS.

Support client learning programs and trainings in LSO module.

Designed and configured Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM) plans, eligibility rules.

Strong analytical and troubleshooting experience related to HCM issues.

Review and analysis of ABAP codes and programs.

Onsite/offshore functional and business analyst role.

Liaise with technical/developer team to implement the functional specifications.

Creating Technical / Functional Specification documents.

Creating KT documents and update existing process documents

Worked with Kronos and ADP inbound and outbound interfaces.

Resolving development support issues through the Root Cause Analysis methodology

Gathering of the entire project specific requirements from the necessary resources and triggering of the necessary documentation processes.

Involved in quality and CMMI activities of the projects.

Monitoring the Service Requests of the client and completion of all the related activities within the designated timelines.

Education:

B.TECH. (2000-2004) from YMCAIE, Faridabad (YMCA University of Science and Technology)

Training/Certifications:

HR270-Learning Solutions

HR400-Payroll Management

SKILL SET:

Process

Workforce Process management - Personnel Administration (PA), Organizational Management (OM), Benefits (USA), Payroll (USA) Learning Solution (LSO), Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM)

ERP Software

SAP ECC6.0 and SAP R/3 4.6C

SAP Module

SAP HR/HCM

People

Managing team members, subordinates

Languages

Basics ABAP/4, C,SQL

Software

Microsoft Project, MS Office Suite, HPQC (HP quality Center)

Operating System

Windows, DOS

Incident/Service request management systems

Siebel ERM, HP Service Manager, Remedy System

SAP Skills:

SAP HCM Modules

Payroll: Wage Types, Processing Time Data, Payments and Deductions, Schemas, Functions, Calculation Rules, Internal Tables, Cumulating, Storage, Deductions, Taxes, Benefits/Payroll Integration, Garnishments, Schema/PCR changes, Bank Transfers/Direct Deposits, Third Party Remittance and Off-Cycle Processing, inbound and outbound interfaces.

Taxes: Tax Tables, Tax info types, Tax related processing classes, Tax Areas, Tax Authorities, and Taxability models and tax combos for US Payroll.

BSI updates: TUBs, Cyclic, SUI and upgrade.

Personnel Administration (PA): Personnel actions, Maintain Master data, Configuration and Customization of Info type Menu, Payroll data (Pay Scale and Wage type Structures), Organizational Assignments and Integration of PA/OM.

Organization Management (OM): Organization Structures, Reporting Structures and relationships, Evaluation and Reports, Simple and Detail Maintenance, Structural graphics, Integration of PA/PD.

Benefits: Benefit Area, Benefits program selections, Health Plans, Insurance Plans, Saving Plans, and Annual Enrolment etc, vendor outbound programs.

ESS/MSS, Talent Management: Benefits enrolment through portal, performance management, Master data update.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Client: Fossil, Richardson, Texas Jun, 2015 to Present

Employer: Titan Consulting/Braves Technologies LLC

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: Fossil SAP Implement / Support

Project Description: Fossil, a leading global apparel retailer has more than 400 retail locations, 4,000 wholesale locations and 13,000 employees worldwide.

It is headquartered in Richardson, Texas and its diverse portfolio of world class brands has placed it into the S&P 500, marking its place among the 500 leading publicly traded companies in the United States.

The company has implemented SAP HCM, FI modules and other retails solutions and now in the process of after go live and post implementation support activities. The project is to provide technical and functional support to SAP HCM and Success Factor suite of client and integration with other non-SAP applications.

This involves production support, upgrade, enhancement and implementation of new functionalities.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge transfer and transition process to the new teams.

Solution Architecture / Design/Propose and/or Support Process Definition / Changes

Adhoc query and SAP queries

Transferring data from SAP HCM to other systems using PFAL and review master data

Review current HR Support pack for yearend impact and implement/test them into SAP.

Review/Update payroll, Deduction, posting calendar for yearend activities.

Solution Design/Propose and/or Support Process Definition / Changes

Configuration of payroll, benefits, Personnel Administration (PA) changes

Coordinate and liaise with Technical ABAP team to develop customized programs for third party application.

Resolve ESS/MSS issues and implement new solution with portal/technical team.

Prepare Technical / Functional Specification documents.

Unit testing and system integration testing of the new system changes

Support for Integration, QA and User-Acceptance Testing

Weekly/monthly audit of the project and update necessary project process documents

Provide Production Support for PA/OM, Payroll, Benefits ESS/MSS and Time management modules of SAP

Client: Southwest Airlines, Dallas, Texas Oct, 2011 to Mar, 2015

Employer: Mphasis Ltd/HP

Role: SAP HCM Lead Consultant

Project Name: Southwest Airlines SAP Implement /Support

Project Description: Southwest Airlines is the largest low cost carrier in the world and a major airline in US. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and carries most domestic passengers among all US airlines.

The company has implemented SAP HCM and FI modules and now in the process of after go live and post implementation support activities. The project is to provide technical and functional support to SAP applications of client in FI and HR modules.

This involves production support, upgrade, enhancement and implementation of new functionalities.

Responsibilities:

Business Requirements Gathering and analyze them for mapping into SAP system

Solution Architecture / Design/Propose and/or Support Process Definition / Changes

Configuration and unit testing for new Enhancements /Change in Functionality

Client interaction and liaise with ABAP/PI/Basis technical teams to complete development of the new enhancement changes, interfaces and reports

Implement and configure new functionality for HCM modules like Personnel Administration (PA)/Organization Management (OM) and payroll changes

Analyzing ABAP Codes / Programs.

Configured new WTs, action types and action reason codes.

Enhancement Packs analysis and test them for business impact on client system applications

Provide Production Support for LSO, ESS/MSS.

Support client learning programs and trainings in LSO module.

Manage year end project plan and coordiante with payroll, HRIS team for implementing year end changes

Provide Production Support for Time management, Attendance modules of SAP.

Designed and configured Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM) plans, eligibility rules.

Involved in review of annual merit and performance appraisal process in Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM)

TUBS/SUI updates to SAP and BSI Tax factory

Review benefits plans and year end enrollment

Benefit plan changes and creation of new plans.

Configure the new tax authorities and set up them for tax deductions

Analyze the new inbound/outbound interfaces, design and help technical team develop them and test the interfaces

Analysis of SuccessFactors Self Services.

Change and configure the remuneration statement forms using PE51

Suggest and propose business process improvement changes.

Prepare Technical / Functional Specification documents.

Review the new legal and garishmnets requirements, analyze the state rules

Configure new garnishment rules and adjustment models, set up garnishment WTs and service charges.

Configure new symbolic account and map them to FI accounts

Design new custom reports in Personnel Administration (PA), Benefits modules

Review the business processs of the client and suggest business process reengineering

Resolve ESS/MSS issues and implement new solution with portal/technical team.

Working on Kronos and ADP inbound and outbound interfaces.

Provide Production Support- resolving the production system issues/problems

Performed QA/Test Payroll / ESS/MSS portal changes

Support for Integration QA and User-Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Performed Automation Testing using HPQC.

Payroll monitoring and resolve payroll issues arising during payroll run

Post payroll processing issues resolution

Knowledge transfer and prepare the necessary documents

Client: Rockwell Automation Dec, 2010 to Oct, 2011

Employer: IBM India Pvt Ltd

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: Rockwell Automation SAP Implement/Support

Project Description: Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Throughout the world, our flagship Allen-Bradley® and Rockwell Software® product brands are recognized for innovation and excellence.

The project is to provide technical and functional support to SAP applications of client including SAP HCM, FI, CRM, SRM etc.

This involves production support, upgrade, enhancement and implementation of new functionalities.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge transfer and transition process

Provide Production Support for LSO,PADR, ESS/MSS and Time management, Attendance modules of SAP

Solution Architecture / Design/Propose and/or Support Process Definition / Changes

Adhoc query and SAP queries

Training course enrolment process and resolve issue related to them

Transferring data from SAP HCM to other systems using PFAL and review master data

Analyzing ABAP Codes / Programs and coordinating with the Technical team for Technical specification.

Prepare Technical / Functional Specification documents.

Performance appraisal process review and resolve issues related to Annual Performance review.

Support packs testing

Support for Integration, QA and User-Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Coordination with other teams –SAP security, workforce admin etc.

Propose or Support Process Definition / Changes

Troubleshooting problem areas of client application and suggest solutions.

Prepare and update knowledge database documents

Client: Dr Pepper and Snapple Group June, 2009 to Dec, 2010

Employer: HCL Technologies Ltd

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: DPSG ADM Transition (SAP HCM support)

Project Description: Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., (DPS) is an integrated refreshment beverage business marketing more than 50 beverage brands to consumers throughout North America. Based in Plano, Texas, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. employs approximately 20,000 people and operates 24 bottling and manufacturing facilities and more than 200 distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

The company has upgraded to ERP system SAP ECC6.0 version for HR and other applications. The project is about transitioning from current team to new team and providing SAP HR application enhancements support and maintenance.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge transfer and transition from existing team.

Prepare KT documents and update existing process documents.

Business Requirement Gathering / Analysis of new projects and enhancements

Propose and implement new solutions for client SAP application

Preparation of Business requirements or functional specifications of the new changes into SAP HCM system

Manage/update year-end project plan for US and Canada

Co-ordinate with all other groups like tax, HRIS, payroll IT to complete their task

Review TUBS, SUI and update accordingly in the SAP and BSI tax factory

Review Business number set up, EI rate, CPP deduction and yearend process for Canada

Review current HR Support pack for yearend impact and implement/test them into SAP.

Review/Update payroll, Deduction, posting calendar for yearend activities.

Solution Design/Propose and/or Support Process Definition / Changes

Configuration of payroll, benefits, Personnel Administration (PA) changes

Coordinate and liaise with Technical ABAP team to develop customized programs for third party application.

Resolve ESS/MSS issues and implement new solution with portal/technical team.

Prepare Technical / Functional Specification documents.

Unit testing and system integration testing of the new system changes

Support for Integration, QA and User-Acceptance Testing

Weekly/monthly audit of the project and update necessary project process documents

Provide Production Support to business for SAP HCM issues

Client: FEI Company Mar, 2009- Jun, 2009

Employer: HCL Technologies Ltd

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: SAP HCM (After Implementation Support)

Project Description: FEI is the world leader in electron optics and focused ion beam technologies.

The project objectives are to provide support and guidance for SAP-HCM and support processes. The client has recently gone live with its first ever instance of SAP and is seeking continuous support and guidance in the optimal utilization of SAP-HCM as well as establishing support processes.

Responsibilities:

Requirement Gathering / Analysis for new SAP changes

Implement and configure new functionality for HCM modules like Personnel Administration (PA) and payroll changes

Propose and/or Support Process Definition / Changes

New Enhancements development for changes arising out of new or change in business requirements from end business user for HCM processes.

Configuration/Unit Testing/Support for Integration and User-Acceptance Testing

Functional Specifications and documentations.

System Changes – Configuration documents

Unit Testing Results

Quality Assurance (QA)

Query Resolution

Approach Papers

Client: The Irvine Company (TIC) Dec, 2008 - Mar, 2009

Employer: HCL Technologies Ltd

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: SAP HCM Support - Posting clean up and process improvement

Project Description: The Irvine Company is one of America’s most respected and diversified private real estate companies. TIC went live on SAP HR and Payroll, including ESS/MSS module, on January 1, 2008. Post Go-Live TIC is in the process of stream line the entire payroll processes. The scope of project is to manage first yearend processes after the go-live.

Responsibilities:

As a Business/functional analyst to fix up the payroll issues

Review/Update payroll posting process to clear out all the un-posted payroll of 2008

Analysis of wage types and posting characteristics

Improvement of posting process and suggest changes in payroll process

Co-ordinate with all other groups like Finance, HRIS, payroll IT to complete their task

Review/update payroll reversal process

Configure Personnel Administration (PA) changes like actions, action reason codes, OM objects

Prepare Technical / Functional Specification and requirements documents

Unit testing/ Integration testing

Support for User Acceptance Testing

Coordination with technical team/ basis team to support SAP HCM issues

Problems solving and troubleshooting production issues

Prepare necessary tracker documents related to project management

Review year end processes and suggest or implement fixes

Client: Hewitt/International Paper Nov, 2006 – Dec, 2008

Employer: HCL Technologies Ltd

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: SAP HCM Implementation support

Project Description: Hewitt is the leading BPO Consulting Company in the HR area currently engaged with Fortune 500 Client in Paper Industry who has implemented their HR systems using SAP R/3 Technology. I am involved in the process of Development, Implementation and support of their HR system.

Responsibilities:

Implement and Support SAP HR functional activities from offshore including Payroll, Benefits, Personnel Administration (PA) customization

Configuration of new locations, tax authorities, garnishment changes

Responsible for Analysis of Payroll, Taxes and Garnishment, Annual enrollment of Benefit plans issues and High priority and Severity changes.

Responsible for Tax Update Bulletin changes and SUI changes in the SAP/BSI systems

Responsible for quarterly support packs updates testing including notes and roles update analysis.

Support Packs applied every quarter and tested -Pre and post Testing

Security Roles Testing

Data Massaging

Compare Payroll results

Benefits enrolment project-Analysis and discussion of the Employee benefits Process changes.

Configuration of the Health/Insurance/Saving plans in SAP system.

System Integration testing

Payroll area conversion project-Analysis and discussion of the new payroll Process.

Configuration of the payroll calendar, payment models and features in SAP system.

Impact analysis and resolution of problems

Test planning and Test cases preparation

System Integration testing

Client: HCL Technologies Jul, 2006 - Nov, 2006

Employer: HCL Technologies Ltd

Role: SAP HCM Consultant

Project Name: SAP HR US payroll Implementation

Project Description: An internal project to implement US payroll functionality for prototype development in HCL Technologies Ltd. to be based on Business Process Outsourcing Organization.

Responsibilities:

Project Preparation

Scope Definition.

Data Gathering

Business Blue Print

Study and Document AS – IS

Define TO – BE

Gap Analysis

Realization

Configuration/ Technical Specifications/Report Development.

Unit Testing/System Integration Testing

Final Preparation

Data Migration

CDAC, India Jul, 2005 – Jun, 2006

Role: SAP HR Project Trainee/Consultant

Project Name: Inhouse SAP HR Implementation

Project Description: To study the existing HR processes and implement SAP HCM modules- Personnel Administration (PA), Personnel Development, Organizational Management (OM), Recruitment and Time Management.

Responsibilities:

Project Preparation

Scope Definition

Data Gathering

Business Blue Print

Study and Document AS - IS

Define TO - BE

Gap Analysis

Realization

Configuration/Technical Specifications/Report Development

Unit Testing/System Integration Testing

Final Preparation

Data Migration



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