SAP Security Consultant

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A Security and control professional with over a decade of progressive experience augmented by a strong post-secondary background in Accounting and Business Administration. Experienced in Sap Security, Sensitive Access, Segregation of Duties, Risk free role design, mitigating control and control optimization. Sound knowledge of SAP Security and GRC AC 10.x; with SOD analysis and remediation as well as application of best practice mitigating control. Proven ability to function as a Strategic Enterprise Security Administrator with ability to develop and implement successful Security and Control, SAP GRC strategies to support corporate mandate.

Creative and innovative thinker with effective resources management and goal setting abilities combined with superior leadership, team building, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Self-motivated with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment; communicate effectively at all levels; manage competing priorities; and adapt readily to new challenges.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Choicegen, Sandy Spring GA

Sept 2014 – Present

Senior SAP Security Consultant

Choicegen provides specialized professional services of the next generation Governance, Risks & Compliance in Oracle. We also deliver Identity and Access Management software solutions, Application Security, and Continuous Control Monitoring Solutions. Function as SAP Security Professional, responsible for the requirement gathering of the Security Design of Roles, SAP GRC Access control implementation, requirement configuration, issue creation, escalation and resolution, post go-live support and/or hypercare for various clients in various industries.

Project Description: City of Chicago, DoIT/HAN Implementation - This describes the steps and time estimates remaining for upgrading the HAN system. Web application containers, database systems, inbound and outbound mail servers are being updated to modern versions following industry standard best practices. Also, the database platform will be updated to handle automatic failover within a datacenter and allow for manual failover to an offsite environment.

Key Functionalities:

Led the Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation of security roles in BI, ECC, SRM, SUS, Portal and CUA applications for the Enterprise Wide ERP System Transformation.

Worked with Business Manager and Internal Audit and Security teams in gathering security requirements, designing, developing and testing SOX compliant composite and single roles for SAP System Enterprise wide ERP System Transformation.

Worked with Development, Basis, Change Control and Business Technology Services teams in providing risk free SAP Security solutions with industry best practices.

Worked with respective process owners from Finance, Procurement, Basis, Development, Configuration, Change Control management, training and testing teams during role design, testing phases.

Automated SAP Basis Security batch processes to create Audit reports periodically, Consolidate user role assignments and Reconcile User Master data across various backend systems and clients in Production, Quality, Development, Training and Sandbox.

Extensively worked on the Basis Security issues, logged in as element tool incidents, Defect Reports and/or Change Requests.

Identified issues during GO-LIVE, provided solutions and got the changes thoroughly tested and signed off and updated applicable deliverables.

Represented SAP Basis Security team in the bi-weekly Change Control Management meetings to review Security changes and defects.

Member of the security migration change control: reviewed transports related to customizations, related to Security compliance.

Responsible for the AC 10 implementation Access Risk Analysis, Emergency Access Management, and Access Request Management.

Utilized the AC 10 ARA module in detecting Segregation of Duty (SOD) conflicts as defined by Internal and External controls.

Worked with process owners to interpret SOD violation reports at various levels and implemented and documented agreed upon remediation.

Led and cross-trained employees on various SAP Security aspects and performed demonstrations to train end users.

APPSCOMPLIANCE, Dallas TX

Jun 2011 – July 2014

SAP Security System Administrator

Directed and efficiently managed the Human Resources, Accounting and Administration functions for the Manufacturing and Distribution divisions of the company, reported to the Vice-President

Key Functionalities:

Performed User and Role maintenance for Internal and External IBM Clients on ECC, BI, CRM Systems

Worked with implementation of Access Control, Super user Privilege Management, Risk Analysis and Remediation.

Maintained assignments of authorization objects with security roles, profiles and objects including ABAP, portal and java.

Supported internal audits SAP information (table data etc.) during audits, ran and analyzed user ID traces.

Supported multiple ongoing audits and perform quarterly health checks

Upgraded the roles with transaction SU25 and performed steps 2A to 2D

Helped with defining and documenting roles, run risk analysis, tack changes, review audit trails etc.

Supported maintaining owners and controllers via Net Weaver client NWBC in GRC 10.0

Identified and analyzed the critical transactions that are involved for resolving the SOD issues.

Researched and applied OSS notes for security fixes.

Performed user administration using SU01 and SU10.

Worked on Role maintenance, deletion and creation of new roles. Using transactions PFCG, SUIM, SE16, SU24, SE10, STMS and others.

Handled trouble shooting user issues by using SU53, ST01 and SUIM.

Interacted with Basis, Auditors, and project managers, CISO regularly.

Georgia Pacific, Atlanta, GA

April10 – June ‘11

Role: SAP SD/OTC /Master Data Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Key Functionalities:

Involved in various business meetings to analyze and document the business requirements related to Order Management and Logistics

Proficient in Configuration, Customization, Enhancements, Production Support and Coordination Aspects of SD Master Data, Customer & Material Master Data Customization of Order Management, Delivery scheduling, Transportation, Warehouse management

Worked on Order to cash (OTC), Sales Documents, Item Categories, Schedule Line Categories, Pricing, Delivery and Billing, Availability Check, Transfer of Requirements, Copy Control, Output Determination, Account Assignment, Route Determination, Text Determination, Log of Incomplete Items

Designed Copy Control Routines to Facilitate Coping Necessary Data from Sales Documents to Delivery and Billing

Involved in Order Management: Configured Third party Orders, Stock transport orders, Inter-company Sales Orders, Returns (Credit Memo Request & Debit Memo Request) Contracts, Schedule Agreements, and Consignment Process

Worked on configuring the Shipping Points, Shipping Types, Shipping conditions, delivery types Transportation Connection points

Configured various Transportation groups and Transportation zones as per the Client requirement in maintaining the Route determination

Configured the Storage Types, Picking areas, Storage conditions and the Picking Location assignments

Configured Shipping Controlling Documents modeled the Collective Delivery and designed shipping relevant functions in the order and delivery. Configured WMS activities, Bill of Lading, Picking Confirmation, Packing and Goods issue tasks.

Configured Billing Documents Types: -Deliveries related Billing, Periodic and Milestone Billing, Collective Processing of Billing Documents, Individual Invoices, Collective Invoice, Invoice Splits, Invoice Lists Billing Plans

Developed and monitored client specific DDL logic (Delivery Due List) for dropping deliveries based on material availability date and Customer requested delivery date

Hands on experience with ECATT tools like SCAT and LSMW for data migration and batch input

Integration of SD with WM and FICO

Involved in Unit and Integration testing for Order-to-Cash Transactions

Generation of mapping documents between SAP for EDI transactions (both inbound and outbound), Partner determination and Output Determination, Creation of Partner Profiles, IDOC extensions and IDOC types, verification of outbound IDOC and of inbound IDOC, ALE, Workflow basics and User-Exits

Conducted end-user training for the Order Management

Interpublic Group of Companies, New York, NY

April’09 - March’10

Role: SAP SD/LE/MM Master Data Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Key Functionalities:

Involved in various business meetings to analyze and document the business requirements related to Order Management, Credit Management and Supply Chain Management

Provided user training and support for various teams in OTC Processes-Customer Service team and Billing Team.

Configured Sales Order Processing/Customer order management component incorporating organizational structures in sales, controlling sales process, Sales document types, Item categories, Schedule line categories, Document flow and copying control.

Configured Order To Cash (OTC), Material Determination, Account Determination, Route Determination, Contracts, Agreements and Rebates Processing.

Part of the team, which went GO-LIVE.

New requirement Fix before Go-Live new Sales office and Sales Group for new Sales Organization and Plants. Inventory management and Logistics Execution.

Go-LIVE issues related to Sales Order Management Cycle, Delivery & Shipping, Billing.

Design, configuration of Master Data elements in MM/SD.

Output processing EDI, Fax, and Mail.

Middleware & Groupware: Replicate Products Master Data, Business Partner Master Data, Pricing Condition & Transactional master data form R/3 to FICO

Revenue account determination and Integration of SD/FI.

Created self-defined info structure and built up as report Capturing tool.

Validated integration test data.

Developed transaction aids for business users.

Develop training material for End-user and Super-user.

Configured Materials Management module such as defining and assigning various components of the company and Material Master Data, info records, source lists, purchasing and inventory management.

Defined plant parameters for inventory management, tolerance limits on goods issues and receipts.

Assisted technical team to test interface for inventory movements with SAP and other legacy systems.

Post Go-Live support for inventory transactions coming from legacy system through IDocs for Purchase Order, creating Inbound/Outbound delivery, shipments, trouble shoot and fixed failed IDocs.

Configured Customer Master Data along with, Customer Groups, Payment Terms, Reporting, AR Aging.

T-Mobile, Frisco, TX

Aug’08 – FEB’09

Role: SAP SD Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3-4.6C

Key Functionalities:

Involved in Project Preparation, Business Blue Print, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-Live and Support

Provided production support in the role of SD functional consultant to users globally and provided custom solutions to SD issues on a daily basis.

Actively involved in different projects to enhance the functionality of the existing 5.0 environments and Configured the SD module with IMG to suit the client’s business requirements.

Worked extensively on pricing procedures and pricing conditions, requirements and formulas including AFC. Configured SD functionality of variant bill of materials and variant price.

Worked on Revenue Recognition and setting and customizing item categories for deferred revenues.

Creation of tax codes (conditions), which meet the INTRASTAT and EXTRASTAT, procedures for sales scenarios in Europe. Involved in the set-up of the foreign trade functionality for export and import requirements.

Configured custom order types, OTC (Order to Cash) scenario related delivery and billing type for a specific material characteristic billing variant configuration and Multi level BOM.

Configured the settings for SD, the availability check against product allocation to ensure that the actual requirements are compared to the planning product allocation through the full allocation stage/period.

Configured Service contracts and quotations. Set up pricing and periodic billing.

Setting up the synchronous updating of key fields in Logistics information system (LIS) for statistical purpose.

Created several output types and configured it for automatic proposal.

Generated sales backlog and shipment reports using SIS and LIS. Worked on Standard reporting tools like Sales information Systems (SIS) Logistic Information System (LIS).

Involved in customer based upgrade (CBU) project from R/3 4.0 to R/3 4.7.

Updated the existing process documents and validated the B.P.P’s. Validated test scenarios and created ASAP test documents for end user testing as part of the integration testing.

Extensive unit and integration testing in the R/3 development system for checking the custom objects already existing and functioning in R/3 5.0.

Configured Consignment Process according to the functional requirement.

Created EDI and IDOCS field mapping for Communication and Data Transmission.

Prepared Training Documents and provided end user Training for new configured processes.

Kraft Foods Inc. Chicago, IL

Oct’07-July’08

Role: SAP SD Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 5.0

Key Functionalities:

Worked as SD/LE Functional consultant for the Up gradation from SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0

Created and maintained the Vendor master records for the associating Forwarding Agents and setting up Carrier ratings

Involved in various business meetings to analyze and document the business requirements related to Logistics business for the Client

Developed road map for upgrade of reports, interfaces and SAP script layout sets in SD

Involved in gathering of business user requirements and created Functional requirements for the same.

Analyzed the impact of business transactions and custom programs on upgrade and ensured that the programs function well in the upgraded system.

Provided technical support and problem resolution to the existing 4.7 user community.

Responsible for the effective use of all master data procedures to ensure that all information systems and services met the company standards and end user requirements.

Involved in detailed examination of version changes and configured SD module master data

Defined various Shipping Types, Transportation Connection points and maintenance of the Stages for the routes

Configured the Transportation zones, Transportation groups and maintenance of Country and Transportation zones for the shipping points

Configured the Storage Types, Picking areas, Storage conditions and the Picking Location assignments

Enhanced the business functionality by incorporating and configuring new BADIs

Worked with the Technical team to identify the User Exits/Functional modules to send data across the legacy system using EDIs and prepare technical specification

Worked in the Production Support team during the Go-Live fixing various issues at the Client’s Plants

AXON, San Diego CA

Apr’05 - Sep’07

Role: SAP SD Support Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Key Functionalities:

Responsible for Several Project phases such as Collecting Business Requirements, Developing Business Process Procedures & Design Specifications, Configurations and Project Planning.

Configured Order-to-cash Business Processes with New Sales Document Types, New Item Categories, Delivery Document Types and Billing Document Types including the Copy Controls and Routines to take care of Requirements and Data Transfer Routines.

Worked in Complex Pricing Procedures: Use of Special Functions within pricing (User Exits, Condition Table’s Maintenance, and Alternative Condition Types etc.)

Involved in Order Management: Configured Stock transport orders, Inter-company Sales Orders, Returns (Credit Memo Request & Debit Memo Request) Contracts, Schedule Agreements, and Consignment Process.

Integration with MM and FICO on Creation of Third party Order Processing, Inter-Company Order, and Inter-Company Stock Transport Order Subcontracting, Revenue Account Determination and Credit Management.

Billing: Configured SD Billing function such as collective billing, periodic billing, and billing according to customer schedule, inter-company billing, and delivery related billing, contract billing, credit memo and debit memo.

Documented the entire configuration done and involved in the end user training and Knowledge Transfer sessions and Production Support.

Module testing and integration testing.

Migration support, documentation, and production support. Worked partially on SAP-MM configuration of data analysis and reporting.

Assisted in change management process.

Extensive production support using help desk agents.

Resolved change requests from business owners.

BPPs, work instructions and job aids were developed.

Developed transaction aids for business users.

Prepared quick reference guides for the end users.

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo New York – Business Management (BSc), 2003

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office 2007 - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

SAP R/3 Systems

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Software

ECC 5.0, 6.0, 4.7, 4.6

Solution Manager

GRC 5.3 and GRC AC 10.x

SharePoint

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