MOSES OCHU Katy, TX *****

SAP FI/CO Consultant Phone 832-***-****

E-mail: actonv@r.postjobfree.com [prefer e-mail contact first]

Availability: IMMEDIATE

OBJECTIVE:

Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant with over 12 years of IT experience with special emphasis on SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling including CO-PA, General Ledger (classic and New GL), Product Costing, Project Systems, Fixed Assets and MM seeks challenging design, configuration and implementation opportunities.

He has implemented more than five full-life-cycle (design-to-go-live) projects, several upgrade projects and four Global SAP implementations involving acquisitions and mergers.

He has been involved in Fit/Gap analysis and designing of SAP solutions to overcome gaps.

Moses has great organizational skills coupled with interpersonal and communication skills that will make him a great addition to any implementation team.

Moses is client facing having participated in meetings with Stakeholders; also participated at kick-off, lessons-learned, and exit or handover meetings.

Trained in functional SAP S/4 HANA Finance (Simple Finance), with functional knowledge of Universal Journal, SAP Landscape Transformation (Table replication), SAP HANA Studio (creating Table views) and SAP Fiori. Conversant with SAP RDS. SAP S/4 HANA Finance process and implementation savvy with SAP BI collaboration.

Detailed Project List

10/01/12 to 09/30/15 Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Global SAP 4.5 migration to SAP

ECC 6.0; HP SPLIT INTO TWO Corporate entities

Project: Global implementation to retire legacy SAP 4.5 and migration to

ECC 6.0 covering more than 120 company codes in America, Asia, Europe, South America and Canada. HP Company SPLIT.

Role: SAP Business Analyst.

SPLIT RELATED ACTIVITIES:

Part of the Team that worked on splitting of HP into two corporate entities; HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprises. Checked; confirm and change new GL attributes, LightHouse Charts of Accounts for both HPE and HPI, Reporting, Group Accounts changed for BCS extracts to BW; Testing Interfaces and Business requirements after SPLIT. Review FSV for new corporate entities. Experience in Change Management utilizing SAP Solution Manager and SAP ChaRM. SAP FICO/AP Cutover planner using MS Projects and MS SharePoint.

PRIOR ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE SPLIT:

AP Local Team Lead and configurator in a Global Migration Project - from SAP 4.5 to 6.0.

Configured and tested AP (P2P) related objects including Account determination, General Ledger, posting keys, vendor tolerances, Inventory accounts, Goods receipt/Invoice receipt (GR/IR) Account, Trading Partners for intercompany processes and consolidation, additional Cost centers and Profit centers. Number ranges for Vendor account groups, Info Records, Quotation, PR, Purchase orders for Direct and Account assigned procurement, Material documents, Goods Receipts and Document types. Also configured and tested Logistics Org. structure – MM Plants and storage locations, Logistics Invoice Verification etc. Reviewed and harmonized Tax codes between legacy and SAP 6.0. Managing Project deliverables using MS Projects and MS SharePoint.

Tested Treasury Functionalities Inbound/Outbound Bank interface/communications including Electronic Bank Statements (EBS), AR/Lockbox, payment programs, ACH Domestic and international and updated Global Bank Directories.

Reviewed/analyzed current AP processes to identify weak points with the aim of adopting SAP Best Practice as standard in the new SAP 6.0 instance.

Responsible for interface baseline design and testing covering Purchase Orders, Goods receipt, Invoice Receipt, Material Master and Material price update. Supported legacy data extract, mapping/conversion and data migration.

Worked with Process Integration (PI) Team to develop and test IDOC types – for Materials, POs, GRs and IRs for the interfaces in the project release scope and Middleware testing. Migration of Third Party Invoice interfaces to SAP.

Analyzed and updated functional specifications for some custom reports and recommended ABAP changes to comply with SAP 6.0 environment. Used in-house tool (Tidal) to create multiple batch jobs. Participated in E2E and System integration testing. Supported Month-end close.

Supported User Acceptance Testing using Application Lifecycle Management Tool (ALM, formerly HP QC), prepared user training documentation and conducted User training.

10/01/11 to 08/28/12 IBM/General Motors Global SAP Implementation

Project New SAP ECC 6.0 implementation for North America and Asia

upgrade from SAP 4.7c to SAP ECC 6.0 using Global Template

Role: SAP Business Analyst

Global Rollout in Asia and North America using Global Template with minor modifications for local situations and processes. Focusing on FI configuration; eledger migration, Fixed Asset Migration, Finance Master Data migration, Profit Center, Cost Center, Internal Order, Projects and WBS elements, AP Open items, Migration of GL Balances using Zoption GLSU.

Implementation of the New General Ledger using custom program and a BAPI for migration. Migrated Historical GL Balances from Legacy to New General Ledger and current year transactional data enhanced with CO-PA characteristics.

Fixed Asset - configuration taking into account Local GAAP requirements; configured Asset Classes, Account determination, GL Account Assignment, determine depreciation areas in the asset class, doc. Types for depreciation posting, intervals for posting rules, account assignment objects, defined depreciation keys by declining balancing methods 125, 150 and 200; rounding rules for NB values and Depreciation postings. Defined non leading ledgers to meet the country specific reporting requirements and assigned to depreciation areas.

Defined depreciation keys for BONUS depreciation, extensively worked with LSMW to migrate fixed asset data. Migrated over 40,000 assets into SAP by using AS91, AS94 and loaded GL balances by using OASV transaction, migrated Asset Master Data and transactional data using LSMW during mid-year Go-Live.

Project System - Configured and tested PS to ensure Project Structure including coding mask for new company code implementation, defined new investment, budget, planning profiles for AUC, defined investment programs, program types, planning profile, assignment of program type to planning profile, budget profiles for investment programs, assign budget profiles to program type.

Migrated Project hierarchies with WBS Elements and AUCs. Migrated Historical Exchange Rates to support FA migration. Worked with Business to reconcile Asset sub ledger and General Ledger.

Vendor and Customer Master Configuration and migration of vendors and Customers from non-SAP legacy system, to support OTC and RTP (PTP) processes. Migrated Open AP items and Inventories.

Participated in extensive System Integration Testing (SIT) and UAT using HP Quality Center for Test Management. Wrote Test scripts for FI objects and Processes based on client's requirements.

Executed Data mock loads and Delta for FI objects - Chart of Accounts, General Ledger Master data and Balances, Profit Centers, Cost Centers, and Internal Orders etc. prior to Production load to ensure seamless production data loads.

Proposed solutions to GAPS identified; modified Extraction and Upload programs. Modified Function Modules for Bank Directories of Australia and New Zealand in SAP ECC.

Documented Requirements, Business Processes, key data elements, Configuration, Functional and Interface specs in SAP Solution Manager 7.0. Wrote Interface Data Sharing Agreements- DSAs.

05/16/11 to 09/16/11 Urenco USA (CSC UK as integrators)

Project: Upgrade from SAP 4.7c to SAP ERP 6.0 using Global Template.

Modules implemented PS (Project Systems)/Fixed Asset/Investment

Management/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable/QM/PM (Plant

Maintenance) and New General Ledger

Role: SAP Business Analyst/Project Coordinator

This multi-Billion Dollar US Company is at the construction stage. First phase of the project involves, FI/AP/PM/PS/Fixed Assets and TAX. Managed project plan, execution and deliverable tracking using MS Project as the Project Coordinator reporting to Finance Director.

Configured and tested PS to ensure Project Structure agrees with the Global Template while incorporating Network activities for US Company codes. Defined coding mask for new company code implementation, defined new investment, budget, planning profiles for AUC, extensively used CJ20N, CJ30 and CJI3 Replaced internal orders in SAP R/3 4.7 with PS Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) in SAP ECC 6.0. CAPEX process harmonized with corporate process in Europe. Configured and tested Investment Management to track Budgets with availability control and required Workflow. US introduced network activities in the project structure for proper project cost monitoring.

Reviewed Global Template against local Gaps to ensure compliance with Local Tax, statutory and regulatory requirements of the industry. Adjusted to accommodate US Tax Jurisdiction and Tax codes against Europe VAT.

Streamlined Procurement process to Corporate Standards. Introduced Vendor partner functions to take care of existing AP problems with payment program F110. Payments via ACH centralized at Corporate.

Configured and tested ACH and Positive Pay (Bank interface and electronic bank statement included) in support of domestic payment via two local banks. Converted most vendors from check to ACH payment method in compliance with the directive from corporate to reduce the workload of the AP department and to take advantage of discounts offered by vendors.

Intercompany Process - harmonized and used custom program to generate intercompany invoices between US and Europe Allied Trading Partners.

Configured and tested In-House Cash to maximize cash flow forecast, intercompany settlements and enhance Treasury Investments.

Employee vendors' project expenses payment process re-designed to be paid via AP rather than Payroll. Employees were converted to internal vendors.

Restructured Cost center hierarchy with varying approval levels in conjunction with the directive of the Global Business/Process owner. The change is required to support the revamped Procure-to-pay process. Worked with the Workflow Consultant to introduce workflow to the PR/PO approval and release processes. Configured and tested Project settlement – WBS and AUCs and Final Fixed Assets.

G/L and Cost center mapped to Global Chart of Accounts and Cost Center Hierarchy. Reviewed and reconciled migrated G/L balances, Fixed Asset and AUC balances.

Implemented Closing Cockpit for US to streamline the month-end closing processes with Europe's with the aim of reducing closing duration.

Assisted users to use HP QC to manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Regression Testing.

Created FI Training Materials in conjunction with uPerform developers. Conducted end-user Training for FI/Fixed Asset/Tax/AP and Cost Center Managers.

10/23/09 to 04/30/11 Sysmex America Inc

Project: Sysmex Brazil implementation, production support Brazil

and Americas (including Canada), BI sub-project, and CO-PA

Implementation and support.

Role: SAP FI/CO Business Analyst/Configurator/SAP Resource on the new Report Suite/Business Warehouse Implementation Team, based on SQL/Simplement – Liberator, a reporting tool.

Configured and tested FI and CO for Brazilian Subsidiary, Prepared Test scripts on P2P and Order2cash (OTC) transactions and worked with users on UAT, applied OSS Notes relevant to the implementation, worked with local resources on Brazilian Tax on sale/purchases, IPI, ICMS, and ISS Laws. Transferred IMG activity to “current setting” to enable users maintain Brazilian Dynamic Tax exemption table. Reviewed post go-live production support tickets and fixed them.

Cost Center Accounting: Configured and tested Standard Hierarchies; secondary cost elements, activity prices, cost center plans and upload from excel, cost center variance computation, periodic assessments and allocation, Internal order planning and budgeting, availability control, settlement profile, individual /group settlement.

Profit Center integrated planning, assignment monitor, dummy profit center,

Configured and tested Product cost planning: material costing, cost estimate with quantity, cost estimate without quantity, costing sheet and attribute definition - overhead rates, overhead groups, overhead keys, cost component structure, define costing types, costing variants, product cost by period, RA key definition, WIP calculation, settlement profile, order and variance settlement

CO-PA: Configured and tested Costing based CO-PA, Cost of sales cost elements, characteristics and value fields, transfer billing docs, direct FI postings, Top-Down Distribution, defined variables for reports, forms for profitability reports, create profitability reports, FI-CO-PA reconciliation.

Provided specs for custom CO-PA reports to reporting SQL developers using Simplement data extractors pulling Data from SAP Table views created via Simplement. User training and Developed ad-hoc Reports using Report Painter.

4/3/09 to 09/30/09 HP and EDS merger project

Project: Global merger between HP and EDS across Asia-Pacific;

Europe and Americas (including Canada)

Role: SAP FI/CO/PS/CATS/CATW Business Analyst/Configurator/

Team Coordinator.

Worked in the Government work stream as an SAP FI/CO Consultant. Team created a custom labor costing program for Government Billing.

Responsible for Team coordination; assisting my Team Lead (based in London) as members are dispersed widely in China, India, Singapore, Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America.

Configured and tested Financial Master data - Cost centers (with enhanced attributes), Activity Types, Cost element groups, Activity Pricing, GL mapping between merging and surviving entities. Functional specifications for custom tables, reports, programs and interfaces.

Responsible for setting up 10 interfaces between partner systems, creating the workbooks, functional specs for interface programs/file path, folders, naming and testing of interfaces within and outside the firewall.

Project systems:

Configured and tested Project setup/WBS structure and enhancements, updated value categories, Result Analysis Keys and versions setup. Costing Sheet for overhead processing and

Resource Related Billing

HP Quality center used in SIT/UAT. Participated in data security evaluation which was very crucial to this project.

IDOC program review and specs for changes to accommodate new entity characteristics, IDOC processing, IDOC Output review and reconciliation - FI documents and updated Report Tree with new reports details.

1/26/09 to 1/30/09 CITGO Petroleum Corporation (working through Ernst & Young LLP)

Project: Fixed Asset Module prototype in compliance with IAS/IFRS

Role: SAP Fixed Asset Module Configuration Consultant.

Configured and tested the Chart of Depreciation, reviewed the Group Chart of Accounts, created new Asset Classes in PP& E and proposed new number ranges to help regroup PP& E assets in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IFRS are fast becoming the global corporate and business reporting standards; the compliance with which has become the utmost desire of most publicly quoted companies.

5/2008 to 1/9/2009 CP Films Inc. (working through Robert Half Management Resources)

Project: Global Implementation of SAP R3/4.7.

Role: SAP FI/CO Consultant

I was on the US Team working in tandem with other consultants in Europe (UK, Germany) and China.

Responsibilities:

Fixed Asset module:

Client used several Legacy systems - Sage FAS for fixed assets, MFG/Pro for Accounting and Manufacturing, Cognos and Hyperion for management reporting.

Configured and tested Fixed Asset module - Chart of depreciation, defined asset classes, depreciation areas and maintain depreciation keys, assigned GL accounts, reclassified some legacy assets, asset master data, depreciation run, prepared training materials and conducted training for users in asset acquisition, transfers and disposals, Configured and tested Project System and Investment Management. Trained users on Fixed Assets Month End and Year End processes including AUC’s settlement and use of asset explorer and asset history sheet. Created fixed asset reporting using Report Painter.

Extracted fixed asset data from FAS and was responsible for data cleansing preparatory to upload into SAP. Performed upload of FA and reconciled FA sub-ledger with G/L.

Controlling – Product Costing:

Configured and tested Product costing in a Discrete manufacturing process. Cost Center configuration including Cost Center hierarchy, master data, cost center groups, Cost Elements – primary, secondary, Activity Types, Statistical Key Figure, Costing Sheets, Overhead Rate, WIP Configuration - defined valuation method (actual costs) for orders - partially released, released, delivered or TECO - technically completed orders. Results Analysis configuration. WIP Period-End processing, subcontracting. Configured Costing variant for use with Cost Estimates, Standard Cost Estimate, Mark and Release Cost Estimates, Material Cost Estimate With Quantity Structure, Costing Run and Cost Object Controlling. Configured Order settlement profile, variance calculation, analysis and settlement. Developed CO-PA reports using Report Painter and wrote other custom reports specs.

Material Ledger - Material Master Data – Costing and Accounting views, in-house and external procured materials, actual cost component split, additive costs and Periodic Inventory Valuation Reviewed BOMS, Routing and Production orders, Transfer pricing, Prepared detailed training documentation for users and trained of users. Provided post-go-live support.

Others:

Prepared training documentation on a bolt-on ERD program [YERDM] used by client for creating and maintaining Customer, Vendor and Material Master Data. Supported SD migration of Condition Records, Open Sales orders, and Open Accounts Receivable Invoices and clearing of same as required

Prepared training documentation for AR, AA, Project System, and Investment Management and trained Super users.

Prepared user-guide in General Ledger covering extensive day-to-day operations and period end processes.

3/2008 to 4/2008: Eminent Technology, Inc.

Role: SAP FI/CO Consultant/Instructor

Involved in Training Users in SAP FI/CO covering topics like: Navigation, Document posting, Report generation, Vendor and Customer Master Data, General Ledger posting, Account Receivable and Payable Processing, Payment Program, Electronic Bank Statement posting, Asset Master Data Maintenance and transaction posting, Periodic closings, Controlling Transactions, FI/CO Reconciliation, Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Analysis.

02/07 to 11/07 Microwave Inc., Tampa, FL

Project: Full Life Cycle Implementation of ECC 6.0

Role: SAP FI/AP Consultant

I participated in the meeting with Stakeholders and other Senior Consultants during the blueprinting process; gathered requirements, prepared project documentation - Blueprint, carried out configuration based on the project Blueprint and Configuration documents, wrote test plan and produced test packages with test scripts, participated in Unit/SIT/UAT, discussed QA test status reports with QA Consultant resolved issues. Produced training materials for Super Users. Tracked project progress/milestone and resolving issues with other consultants, Documented FI/CO Team meeting resolutions and evaluated progress, participated in Configuration, testing from Unit testing to Integrated Testing. Participated in legacy data prep and cleansing for migration to ECC 6.0. Participated in the Go-live and post-Go-live meetings and activities with other Consultants

FI/CO Team was responsible for the configuration and implementation of FI and CO Modules

I was responsible for AP configuration; I configured some G/L accounts, activated the new G/L, defined the currency for the Leading Ledger, configured document split under the new G/L with segments configuration, defined Foreign Exchange valuation methods and maintained accounts for Exchange rate differences.

Configured the Vendor Master with corresponding Number Range definition and assignment, Field Status assignment, Vendor tolerance definition, configured Payment program and House banks with Bank determination setting, setup payment methods, defined manual outgoing payment procedure, created check lots and program variants for payment formats – checks, wire, and other formats. Supported MM migration of materials Master Records, Vendor Master Records, PIR, Open Purchase orders, and Open Accounts Payable Invoices and clearing of same as required. Produced test plan, test scripts and test execution and resolved issues related to FI/CO configuration & functionalities.

09/06 to 01/07 Tractor Supply Company, Tomball, TX

Project: SAP R/3 4.6C Upgrade to R/3 4.7

Role: SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant responsible for Controlling Module update

Responsible for the Configuration, Support and Training of end-users on the Controlling module.

Configured and tested required Organizational Hierarchy including one Controlling Area.

55 Company Codes were assigned to the Controlling Area.

250 Cost Centers in the Cost Center Standard hierarchy.

In Cost Element Accounting, Cost Elements of various categories were defined to facilitate posting of primary cost, overheads; created assessments cycles with over 150 segments, for activity allocation and internal settlement. Cost Element Groups were created to group cost according to common characteristics.

Cost Centers and Cost Center groups were created to support management account reporting.

Necessary settings were made to facilitate Periodic Reporting and Assessments.

Configured and tested Internal Orders, settlement profile and reporting. Trained users on Controlling Month-end processes including cost reposting and adjustments.

01/06 to 06/06 Rally Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. Miami, FL

Project: Upgrade from R/3 4.7 to ECC 5.0

Role: SAP FI/CO Consultant

Attended meeting with Stakeholders and users to understand current business process and to map out business process flow charts and to prepare the Blueprint.

I configured and tested Cost Center Accounting scenarios, especially, primary and secondary cost elements, created and executed distribution and allocation/assessment cycles, accrual calculation, cost center planning activity type/cost center, internal order creation and settlement. Configured and tested Product costing - repetitive manufacturing process. Cost Center configuration including Cost Center hierarchy, master data, cost center groups, Cost Elements – primary, secondary, Activity Types, Statistical Key Figure, Costing Sheets, Overhead Rate, WIP Configuration - defined valuation method (actual costs) for orders trained users in IO status - partially released, released, delivered or TECO and close.

I maintained additional Vendor Master Data and Customer Master Data Prepared Test plans and test scripts for various tests including unit testing and integration testing and UAT covering General Ledger Scenarios, AP and AR, AA, CCA and PCA scenarios. Tested interfaces between FI/CO, SD and MM modules as well as month-end and year-end closing processes. Tested both automatic and manual payment programs – outgoing and incoming such as check payments, ACH, WIRE, defining check lots, partial and residual incoming payments, check printing with existing check number, printing checks without payment program, cancel payment, reinstate check info in the check register. Documented training procedures and manual for the Super Users and other end Users. Generated Test scripts for various scenarios for UAT including vendor invoice and credit memo postings, park and post parked invoices, release blocked invoices, and invoice verification.

04/05 to 12/05 Sea Petroleum and Gas, Houston, TX

Project: Full Implementation of SAP R/3 4.7

Role: SAP FI/CO Consultant

I was involved in business requirement gathering and Blueprinting process

Designed and configured Vendor Master Data in FI in conjunction with MM as per Blueprint

Created Vendor Account groups, set up number range for Vendor Groups and assigned number range to vendor groups including employee vendors and inter-company vendors

Extracted Vendor Master Data from Legacy system for upload into SAP R/3. Configured payment terms and payment methods per agreement with vendors set up payment methods such as Checks and Wire for Vendors. Created required General Ledger Accounts and Reconciliation Accounts for Vendors including GR/IR, set up Document Parking and Invoice Block/Unblock procedures.

Configured recurring entry procedures, setup outgoing Automatic Payment procedures

Configured and tested every posting scenario as per blueprint

Prepared some of the crucial standard SAP reports in the system such as Vendor master list, Vendor account balances, due date forecast, List of vendor open items

Configured the Tax codes based on the requirement provided by the Tax Specialist.

Designed and generated other reports required per business requirement and blueprint.

Incorporated document entry Validation as required by client

Produced training materials, BPP’s for end-users

Other previous SAP Project experiences available in full resume upon request.

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