Currently I am working as a Sr. Consultant with Capgemini, having 14 years of overall experience which includes 9+ years of SAP experience. I am a SAP Certified Solutions Consultant for Management Accounting (CO) and have expertise in executing SAP Projects and Project Management from both Onsite and Offshore for global client locations; being part of delivery teams from India, UK and US; whilst interacting with teams located in multiple geographies.
My SAP tenure has afforded my involvement in SAP implementations and assignments relating to Rollouts, Migration, Solution Design and Blueprinting, and Consulting; as Solution Architect, Functional-FICO Team Lead, Functional-FICO Coordinator and Functional Consultant/Team Member for FSCM, FICO modules on GL, New GL, AP, AR, CCA, PCA, IO, COPA and integration with MM, SD, PP and HR. Also have experience in BI/ BW and BPC
I have hands on experience in activities relating to consulting, scope understanding, business process mapping, blueprinting, configuration, testing (unit, integration, security role, and user acceptance), assisting on development of custom objects and data migration, end user training, go-live preparation, post go-live handholding and hypercare; as well as working on documentation for all above phases.
ERP Modules
SAP FICO/ FSCM, IS-U, SAP S4/ HANA, SAP Solution Manager, Transport Express
Automated Testing Tools
Mercury/ HP QC
Packages
Transport Express, Readsoft, Opentext, Vertex 6.0, GTM, MS Office XP, Mfund, Tally, Wings, MS Great Plains.
Database
Ms Access, SQL.
Operating Systems
Win. XP and Win. Server 2003
10-03-2014
Project Name
BAU (with Capgemini)
To Date
Client
Centrica Energy (Windsor, UK) and Direct Energy (Houston, USA)
Role
Onsite Lead - SAP FICO/ Service Delivery
Technology used in project
ERP Package
ECC 6.0
Roles performed
Interacting with business from onsite, collecting new requirements and delivering the same with the help of Functional/ technical team situated onsite and India
Leading offshore team of 20 consultants based in Mumbai and Bangalore
Motivating, training, performance appraisal, handling issues etc. for the team
Managing team, submitting reports to management,
making sure SLA is in compliance
Handling client escalations
Development and production support for the SAP FI/ CO, S4/ HANA and BI/ BW system and portal.
Preparation of Test cases for System Integration
Testing, execution of the same in HPQC (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.
Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.
Petty Enhancements, Maintenances and Break Fix.
Production support and Development for FI and CO.
Participate in effective communication with all the designated Module partners.
Engaged on Projects, Transitions
Extended experience in SOWs and IV preparations
Description
Centrica plc is a British multinational utility company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of electricity and gas to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom and North America.
Direct Energy is a North American retailer of energy and energy services. The company was founded in 1986. The company has more than six million customers in Canada and the United States, making it the largest energy retailer in North America
11-09-2013
Project Name
Atlas (with Capgemini)
To 10-03-2014
Client
HOPE Construction Materials (Birmingham, UK & Mumbai, India)
Role
Sr. Functional Consultant - SAP FICO
Technology used in project
ERP Package
ECC 6.0
Roles performed
Implementing FICO module for HOPE
Interacting with business from Birmingham, UK office and collecting requirements and delivering the same with the help of technical team situated in UK and India
Preparation of Test cases for System Integration Testing, execution of the same in HPQC (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.
Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.
Providing Go live Stabilization support, Preparation of Order to Cash Matrix and Handling Tickets.
Prepared End-user training manuals for new Changes /Enhancements. Extensive Support rendered in the areas namely: AR, AP, FA, GL and COPA.
Description
Hope Construction Materials was established in January 2013 following the purchase of over 180 former Tarmac and Lafarge sites. These include the Hope cement plant, a national network of ready mix concrete plants, plus aggregates quarries, rail depots and asphalt plants. There are over 800 employees with an additional 400 drivers employed by Hope Construction Materials
19-02-2012
Project Name
LSA (with Capgemini)
To 10-09-2013
Client
Levi’s (California, US)
Role
Lead Consultant - SAP FSCM/ FICO (US Onsite Lead)
Technology used in project
ERP Package
ECC 6.0
Roles performed
Interacting with business from California, US office and collecting new requirements and delivering the same with the help of Functional/ technical team situated in US and India
Development and production support for the SAP FI/ FSCM/ CO and BI/BW system and portal.
Preparation of Test cases for System Integration Testing, execution of the same in HPQC (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.
Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.
Petty Enhancements, Maintenances and Break Fix.
Providing Go live Stabilization support, Preparation of Order to Cash Matrix and Handling Tickets.
Performing Quarterly Vertex update
Performing half yearly Costing run along with business
Providing support to Readsoft users for Vendor invoice management/ Invoice cockpit
Providing support on GTM (Global Treasury Management) to Treasury team
Prepared End-user training manuals for new Changes /Enhancements. Extensive Support rendered in the areas namely: AR, AP, FSCM, New GL and COPA.
Production support and Development for FI/ FSCM and CO. Participate in effective communication with all the designated Module partners.
Description
Levi Strauss & Co., also known as LS&CO or simply Levi's, is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. The company's corporate headquarters is located at Levi's Plaza in San Francisco.
27-01-2009
Project Name
Vanguard/ Leavesden (with Capgemini)
18-02-2012
Client
Warner Bros. (London, UK)
Role
Sr. Functional Consultant - SAP FSCM/ FICO (UK Onsite Lead)
Technology used in project
ERP Package
ECC 6.0
Roles performed
Implementing FI-AR module for Leavesden Studios
Vanguard covers Europe and Asia rollouts (Wave-1 for Germany / Benelux, Wave-2 for UK / France, Wave-3 for Swiss / Spain / Italy / Nordics, Wave-4 for Australia / New Zealand / Japan / Korea)
Interacting with business from London office and collecting new requirements and delivering the same with the help of technical team
Development and production support for the SAP FI-AR/ FSCM/ DRA system and portal.
Preparation of Test cases for System Integration Testing, execution of the same in Mercury Quality centre (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.
Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.
Petty Enhancements, Maintenances and Break Fix.
Providing Go live Stabilization support, Preparation of Order to Cash Matrix and Handling Tickets.
Prepared End-user training manuals for new Changes /Enhancements. Extensive Support rendered in the areas namely: AR, FSCM, General Ledger.
Production support and Development for Order to Cash (Accounts Receivable)/ FSCM. Participate in effective communication with all the designated Module partners.
Description
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980.
The company releases titles from the film and television library of Warner Bros. Studios, as well as programs from other Time Warner companies.
15-04-2008
Project Name
SAP FICO Support (with TCS)
To 09-01-2009
Client
A. P. Moller (Maersk).
Role
SAP FICO Consultant
Technology used in project
ERP Package
SAP Releases R/3 4.7
Roles performed
Solving various tickets related to CO and FI.
Configuration of House Banks for Bank Accounts, G/L structure, posting rules for Automatic Assignment.
Mapping for Travel Expense Management (TEM).
Configuration of Asset Accounting (FI-AA), structured and valuated Fixed Assets, created Asset values, Acquisitions entry and alterations during use, Asset retirement and scrapping.
Creation/ Extension of G/L accounts, petty cash creation and determining Automatic Account Assignments.
Defined Standard Hierarchy for Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), created Primary & Secondary Cost Elements. Maintenance of Standard Hierarchy.
Creation of Assessment/ Distribution Cycles, Provided technical resource on day-to-day and month-end closing production support in SAP R/3 FI-CO.
Description
The A. P. Moller-Maersk Group is an international business conglomerate more commonly known simply as Maersk. Maersk has activities in a variety of business sectors, primarily transportation (container shipping fleet) and energy (offshore oil exploration and transportation). It is the largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator in the world.
01-09-2007
Project Name
SAP FICO Support (with TCS)
To 15-04-2008
Client
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
Role
SAP FICO Consultant
Technology used in project
ERP Package
ECC 6.0
Roles performed
Interacting actively with the Onsite team, Client and End Users on daily basis and effectively manage the problems they face on their daily activities along with providing solutions in areas pertaining to core responsibility.
Solving issues in FI and CO module like General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payables, Bank, Cost Center/ Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders.
Creation of Functional Specifications for Development reports and interfaces.
Provide active support to Client while testing is done at their end.
Description
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is One of the largest container shipping companies in the world
28-06-2007
Project Name
SAP FICO Implementation (with TCS)
To 31-08-2007
Client
Asean Brown Boveri (ABB).
Role
SAP FICO Consultant
Technology used in project
ERP Package
ECC 6.0
Roles performed
Understanding Business process of Client’s Business.
Involved in mapping client’s business processes to SAP’s Business Processes.
Description
Asean Brown Boveri is one of the world’s leading engineering companies.
03-04-2006
Company Name
Entech Utility Service Bureau India Private Limited
To 27-06-2007
Clients
Footlocker, Andrew
Role
Team Leader - Accounts Payable
Technology used in project
SQL, MS, SAP
Roles performed
Validation (audit) of Freight and Utility Invoices.
To ensure the correctness of accounting inputs
Data amendments to the database tables when required.
Carrying out daily uploads to the servers.
Analysis of the systems to establish data integrity.
Co-ordination between the IT and the Processing teams, to get the best out of the technology.
Description
EnTech USB India is part of the Global EnTech group, headquartered in Chicago and London, developing and supporting sophisticated web-based applications for energy, environmental and financial reporting for Fortune 100 companies including GM, GE, and Citigroup.
28-02-2005
Company
ICICI OneSource
To 18-11-2005
Client
Newcastle Building Society, U.K.
Role
Team Member Backoffice Operations
Technology used in project
SQL, MS Office
Roles performed
Validation (audit) of Customer forms for investment and mortgages
To ensure the correctness of accounting inputs
Data amendments to the database tables when required.
Carrying out daily uploads to the servers.
Analysis of the systems to establish data integrity.
Co-ordination between the IT and the Processing teams, to get the best out of the technology.
Description
ICICI OneSource is one of the leading India based BPO & contact center companies with 2700 workstations & 4500 people, catering to Fortune 500 & FTSE 100 clients.
28-08-2001
Company
Deloitte Haskins & Sells. (S. B. Billimoria & Co.)
To 27-08-2004
Clients
HDFC Group, IL&FS, Orix, Tata Housing and Development Co Ltd
Role
Audit Clerk
Technology used in project
MS Office, Mfund, Tally, Wings, MS Great Plains, SAP
Roles performed
Auditing areas like Cash & Bank, Fixed Assets, Investments, and Income & Expense.
General Ledger Scrutiny.
Bank Reconciliation
Checking Final Accounts and Notes to accounts
Description
Deloitte Haskins & Sells. (S. B. Billimoria & Co.) is a Audit Firm located in Mumbai
Presently working as Sr. Consultant with Capgemini (Jan’09 to date)
Worked as an Asst. Systems Engineer with TCS (Jun’07 to Jan’09)
Worked as a Team Leader - Accounts Payable with Entech USBI. (Apr’06 to Jun’07)
Worked as a Team Member Backoffice operations with ICICI One Source. (Feb’05 to Nov’05)
Worked as an Article Clerk with Deloitte. (Aug’01 to Aug’04)
Certification
SAP CO Certification from SAP AG - 2008
Training attended
1.Six Sigma.
2.SAP CO training from Siemens.
1.CA Inter from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Mumbai
2.Master of Commerce, from Mumbai University, Mumbai
3.Bachelor of Commerce, from Bhavans College, Mumbai
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