Resume of: Keen Olapade
Katy, TX 77449
Email: acwwuc@r.postjobfree.com
Education/
Certification: MBA – Accounting
BS – Business Administration (Accounting)
SAP FI – SAP Academy
ONESOURCE/SABRIX Tax System
Summary: SAP Functional consultant with over 10years SAP FI experience including AR, AP, GL and Fixed Asset. Versatile experience in commercial SAP configurations, production support and implementation of FICO (AP, AR, GL, AA, TR, FM), SD, JV and MM module. SAP Configuration, writing scripts, functional specifications, and testing new functionality including UAT. Familiar with SAP CHARMS and month-end close process. Perform Indirect Tax related functions using SABRIX/ONESOURCE Tax system. Strong team player. Understand Procure-To-Pay(P2P) and Order-To-Cash(OTC) process. Prepare and update training materials and documentation. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent communication skill and ability to work independently and to interact professionally with diverse group. Willingness to learn
SAP
Technology: SAP R/3 v4.0, ECC5, ECC6, EhP5 / 6, FICO (AP, AR, GL, FA, FM), SD and MM
Software: Windows, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Remedy, Mercury, HPQC, Peregrine and Sabrix
Experience:
Date: 07/2016 – 08/2016
Title: SAP FICO Consultant
PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS/Staffing Headquarters, Houston, Texas
Cascade global SAP S/4HANNA template to newly acquired refinery
Conduct workshop to capture AS IS business process using ASAP methodology
Develop TO BE document
Help research and resolve tax withholding issue
Date: 04/2016 – 06/2016
Title: Sabrix/ONESOURCE Tax Analyst (Contract Work)
HP Enterprises/Insight Global, Houston, Texas
Configure ONESOURCE to deliver client(HPI) solutions
Research Sabrix/ONESOURCE issues for business
Participate in training Tax user community
Expose to SYNCHRO eTAX for Brazil
Utilize CTE and TSquare Tax Engine process to solve problem
Date: 02/2015 –03/2016
Title: SAP Financial Systems Analyst (Contract Work)
BHP Billiton/FirCroft
Support the Business Process Data Lead by performing regular process compliance reviews to identify behavioral issues, workflow failures, and other errors requiring attention
Maintains billing files & prepares reports
Execute Payment Run
Prepare and update training materials and documentation
Initiate Payment Configuration
Coordinate actions with the Business Process Data Lead to support Line Management in achieving business objectives through compliance with 1SAP process, master data design and system use
Provide governance support to the Business Process Data Lead
Process invoices and enter data entry
Troubleshot Issues
Analyze accounts receivable, contacts customers about billing issues and resolves disputes
Assist with creating and executing integration test scenarios
Support AR EDI
Ensures accuracy of invoicing based on contract terms and conditions
End User performance support and budget analysis
Perform analysis of business processes and identify improvement opportunities
Review and analyze thousands of MM tax discrepancy issue involving Vertex Tax System, PO and vendor invoice
Support, coach and advise End Users ensuring disciplined 1SAP process and system use
Date: 08/2011 – 02/2015
Title: SAP FICO/Sabrix Tax Configurator Analyst
INFOSYS - SYSCO
Work with other SAP team members, enterprise IT staff and external suppliers to analyze proposed changes to SAP technical configuration settings to optimize overall application performance.
Production support (SAP F1-AP, AR, GL, SD, MM), SABRIX TAX, configuration and assist in functional change requests.
Analyze and compose business processes in SAP FI-AP area.
Configure and troubleshoot Payment Program(SAP AP): All Company Codes, Paying Company Codes, Payment Methods in Country, Payments Methods in Company Codes, Bank Determination and House Bank.
Provide knowledge of Vendor Master and Purchase-To-Pay processing.
Function as liaison between the SAP FI Team and the business community.
Assist in the integration point of SD/FI/MM.
Develop and submits business process documentation for approval
Testing of bank checks(SAP AP), Positive Pay file, and Cleared checks file
Assists in preparing test script for Corsicana company code go-live.
Ensures that business processes are effectively mapped in the software configuration and solution.
Aids in the design of reports.
Tests, modifies and documents the system configuration.
Resolves technical and business process issues.
Provides post-implementation support of all changes to the SAP FI system.
Designs and configures the system to support the organization’s TO-BE process vision, together with the technical team and Business Process Owners.
End user training
Work on the integration point of other SAP modules – FI/SD/MM
.
Date: 04/2011 – 08/2011
Title: SAP FI Consultant (Contract Work)
HESS Oil Corporation, Houston, Texas
Provides SAP production support to the HESS US Exploration and Production, Finance Dept.
Testing of SAP FI process
Create GL Masters, Cash Journals, House banks and Maintaining Field Status Variant and Posting Keys
Define Fiscal year variant, Posting periods, Tolerance groups, Document type and number ranges
Define interest calculation Types and Assign Accounts for Automatic Posting for Interest Calculations
Configure SAP payment program
Create Customer/Vendor Accounts Groups and Number Ranges
End users training variant, Posting periods, Tolerance groups, Document type and number ranges. Participates in resolving day-to-day end user’s problem
Prepare and update training materials and documentation
Configure new company codes
Resolve issues with payment run
Create repetitive codes for treasury payment run
Electronic Bank Statement processing, FEBA and generating EDI file
Create BPP using the RWD uPerform software
Set up State Tax Payment automation process
Create master data
Support SAP Enhancement Pack 4
05/2009 – 04/2011
SAP FICO Consultant
Infosys Technologies Limited, Houston, Texas
Worked on the CIBA Vision partial SAP implementation project in Atlanta, Georgia
Duties include the following:
Train overseas super users using Microsoft live meeting tool
Configure the automatic payment program
Participate in data load and data validation
Assist in Data Migration from Legacy by providing layout file structure to data team
Write functional requirements specification(FRS) for dunning program and Global AR Customer Statement
Set up different payment methods
Configure LSV Plus for Switzerland
Maintain Global Settings for Electronic Bank Statement:
-Create Account Symbols
-Assign accounts to account symbol
-Create keys for Posting Rules
-Define Posting Rules
-Create Transaction Type
-Assign External Transaction Types to posting rules
-Assign bank accounts to transaction types
Participate in global roll out of SAP template to new company codes
Assist in cut over task
Configure the Dunning program
Log and resolve issues using Mercury Quality Center tool
Write and review Unit Test Scripts (UTS) and User Acceptance Test (UAT) scripts
Date: 05/2009 – 10/2010
Title: SAP FICO Lead Consultant
Infosys Technologies Limited, Houston, Texas
Provide production support for the BNSF project in Fort Worth:
Participates in discussions to understand the problems faced by customer
Gather data as required to customized SAP according to client’s requirements
Process acquisitions, retirements, transfers, capitalization of assets under construction(AUC), Orders/WBS Elements, and post capitalization
Assist team members and provide suggestions to solve problem
Review test plans and test cases
Master data management
Managed offshore team
Change Transport System to move changes to production
Fixed asset depreciation areas configuration
Fixed assets master data configuration and maintenance
Troubleshoot validations and substitutions
Fixed asset classes configuration
Maintain project structure
Fixed asset Account determination configuration
Number ranges maintenance
OSS notes analysis / implementation
Fixed asset Chart of depreciation configuration
Support month-end close process
Work Remedy and QC tickets
Run daily AR report for managers
Prepare functional specifications
Coordinate activities of offshore resources
Date 12/2008 – 03/2009
Title: SAP FICO Trainer(Informal)
Train five people on SAP FICO. The course includes:
Introduction to SAP FICO
Advantages of implementing SAP
SAP ASAP Methodology and key deliverable items
SAP FICO Configuration
Business Processes
Date: 12/2007 – 11/2008
Title: Sr SAP FICO Consultant
US Army LMP/CSC Project, Marlton, New Jersey
Member of the Budget and Finance Team. Provide Solution Delivery in SAP FI, CO, and FM. Major item
worked on: Profit Center Hierarchy Realignment. Complete Change Requirements Document and Change
Design Document for Profit Center Hierarchy Realignment. Secure ARB (Architecture Review Board)
approval.
Help organize workshop for new deployments
Research problem and proposed solution
Review Fund Center Hierarchy and Cost Center Hierarchy
Provide production support
Process BDC sessions
Analyze FM Derivation table
Participate in FRT(Final Regression Testing)
Organize meetings with different stakeholders to gather information
Document resolution of problem according to strict US government requirements
Troubleshoot and amend existing programs(ABAP)
Gather process redesign requirements, coordinate and participate in development activities and support the testing and implementation of package-based application software
Date: 03/2007 – 10/2007
Title: SAP FI-AP Consultant (Contract Work)
Mainsail Consulting LLC/Champion Technologies (Oilfield Services), Houston, Texas
Analyze and compose business processes in SAP FI-AP and AR areas
Configure and troubleshoot Payment Program(SAP AP): All Company Codes, Paying Company Codes, Payment Methods in Country, Payments Methods in Company Codes, Bank Determination and House Bank
Set up 1099 Vendors
Prepare BPPs and test scripts
Provide knowledge of Vendor Master and Purchase-To-Pay processing
Function as liaison between the SAP FI Team and the business community
Help provide solution in the AR Customer credit card payment system
Assist in the integration point of SD/FI/MM
Develop and submits business process documentation for approval
Testing of bank checks(SAP AP), Positive Pay file and Cleared checks file
Write functional specification to modify existing program(ABAP)
Provide solution to duplicate AR Customer master data
Assist in preparing test script for Corsicana company code go-live
Aid in the design of reports and research User Exits
Assist business users in resolving AP issues regarding payment program, FI and LIV
Test, modify and document system configuration
Resolve technical and business process issues
Provide post-implementation support of all changes to the SAP FI system
Design and configure the system to support the organization’s TO-BE process vision, together with the technical team and Business Process Owners
End user training
Date: 01/2007 – 03/2007
Title: SAP FICO Consultant (Contract Work)
Kaneka Texas Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
Provide day-to-day support to AP, AR, GL and CO users
Respond to production support issues
Understand and support business processes; purchasing/vendors, sales/customer master, credit management, etc.
Work with users to understand specific requests for data and extract /deliver the data
Track open issues through closure
Train SAP AP user community
Ensure that all business requirements are met by continuously validating the configuration
Prepare test plans and scripts; perform unit and quality assurance testing
Coordinate and drive end-user training
Date: 07/2006 – 12/2006
Title: SAP FI Consultant (Contract Work)
Accenture/NNPC SAP Implementation Project (Project PACE)
Participate in the design phase and conduct user requirement workshops and analyze As-Is vs. To-Be processes
Interface with the user community
Chart of depreciation configuration
Gather requirements from the business side to build SAP; configuration of SAP FICO and FM
Assist in basic Asset Management configuration in Dev. environment
Conduct unit testing of all configurations, functional specifications and develop End User training materials
Provide input during project test phase; System Integration Test and UAT(User Acceptance Test)
Help to design configuration document
Number ranges maintenance
Change Transport System to move changes to production
Depreciation areas configuration
Define the configuration settings required to build SAP prototype
Assist in creating Company, Company code, Controlling area and FM area
Activate Global FM function(PSM), Global FM Budgetary Control System(BCS)
Create FM master data
Define variants for posting periods and update posting variants table
Enter global parameters for company code
Define hard currencies and standard quotation for exchange rate
Define account group in chart of accounts
Post Depreciation to General Ledger
Define intercompany clearing account
Maintain terms of payment – including installment/retention payment
Define automatic clearing rules
Define account groups with screen layout – customer & vendor
Maintain message controls for customers and vendors
Define Dunning areas and procedures
Define sensitive fields for dual control – customer and vendor
Configure the automatic payment program
Date: 01/2006 – 07/2006
Title: SAP Help Desk Support Analyst (Contract Work)
KBR/ Halliburton, Houston
Provide support for the SAP FI/CO module including configuration, maintenance, enhancements, quality assurance, system upgrades, and other activities as required
Answer incoming telephone calls and email request to the Help Desk
Support SAP FI, HR and MM modules
Utilize Peregrine ticketing application to log, document and resolve issues
Reset active directory and SAP passwords
Create and disable user accounts
Modify security groups
Remote control trouble shooting
Escalate issues when necessary and notify personnel of severe issues
Remote mapping of printers
Work different shift to provide 24-hour Help Desk support
Troubleshoot IT and SAP related issues
Adhere to and enforce company policies pertaining to IT
Remote installation/configuration of applications
Maintain various database
Interface between all IT departments
Develop, communicate and deploy standard business-process templates
Analyze and resolve complex SAP application/system issues
Support SAP Security, CATS, SRM, Workflow process, etc.
Identify new developments and enhancements for client systems
Accenture
Date: 03/2004 – 01/2006
Title: SAP FICO Configuration Consultant
Client engagement: BP, Accenture Delivery Center, Houston
Ensure maintenance and support work requests are delivered in accordance with established contract guidelines (SLA’s).
Support SAP sustainment and enhancement work – analysis, configuration, test, etc.
Sheppard and monitor WRs(Work Request) assigned until the request is closed
Understand and follow the Accenture Delivery Center Houston delivery processes
Complete functional designs and component test plans.
Develop documentation to support functionality/technical area
Assist in debugging/troubleshooting existing programs(ABAP)
Develop knowledge within assigned functional area and peripheral areas
Provide production support
Escalate issues to team lead and managers as appropriate
Assist team lead in monitoring WRs
Client engagement: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Ohio
Resolve Remedy ticket.
Solve issue involving profit centers
Analyze over 60,000 vendor invoices and communicate trends to end users
Enter FM original budget and distribute FM budget authority to Fund Center and Commitment item
Develop Job Aid based on ticket resolution.
Communicate ticket resolution to BPA community
Provide knowledge sharing across dependent teams
Conduct training sessions for new functionality
Provide production support
Manage ticket priority on a daily basis.
Escalate problems according to escalation guidelines
Daily review of MDM for assigned SIR
Utilize proper project management techniques to solve issues
Work with end users, answer questions, help with issues/problems in a timely basis
Update Remedy ticket information and communicate status
Client engagement: NBC Universal Studio Project, California
Work with client during specification gathering, configuration and implementation of their SAP systems to include: Account Payable, Account Receivable, General Ledger, Asset Management, Cost Center Account, Profit Center Account and Profitability Analysis.
Responsibilities include FI/CO (AP, AR, GL) workflow creation, configuration, testing and implementation of Business Processes according to specified requirements with particular emphasis on projects systems, results analysis and settlements of all SAP module objects profitability analysis.
Responsible for all FI/CO (AP, AR, GL) integration testing, documentation and user development training of new processes.
Develop costing standards and daily cost of production reporting.
Provide end user support for the FI and CO modules
Resolve Remedy tickets as assigned
Communicate any necessary updates to the OLQR – Online Quick Reference
Perform Root Cause Analysis on identified issues.
Provide FI/CO subject matter expertise to other Business Readiness team members
Identify issues and risks
Prepare Job Aids for training purpose
Shell SIEP Company, Houston, TX
10/2002 – 11/2003
Assistant Project Accountant / SAP Analyst (Contract Work)
Bonga Project
Focal point for administering quality checks on all SDS/EPP SAP FI - AP invoices/support documents for the project sponsor approval
Facilitate the proper coding and prompt processing of SAP AP invoices
Monitor invoice progress from receipt to payment using SAP – AP tools
Prepare monthly Bonga invoice performance reports for SDS/EPP vendor invoices using SDS/EPP invoice database
Support SIEP BV – SNEPCO AR process/guidelines
Attach and dispatch ‘quality and adequate’ support documentation to SIEP BV Billing to the customer (SNEPCO) in line with the SIEP BV – SNEPCO Accounts Receivable process/guidelines
Monitor SNEPCO receivables and provide timely receivable age analysis report for Project Management
Assist with resolving any SIEP BV invoice queries by the customer, SNEPCO.
Implement approved Atlas (SAP) code/time correction through designated SDS/EPP finance focal point.
Ensure all (non pro card) project payments are covered by PO
Provide general financial accounting support and assistance to the Bonga project team
Support preparation of Bonga monthly accruals for uninvoiced “Value of Work Done”
Facilitate set up of new project contract staff on SIEP Atlas (SAP) time writing system
Ensure compliance with EPP/SDS Commercial and Finance rules and Bonga procedures
Provide AP invoices through E-pproval and SAP
BP Amoco, Texas City, TX
09/2001 – 10/2002
SAP HR-CATS/BILLIT Administrator (Contract Work)
Responsible for the creation of organizational plan and units; validate and check for timesheet errors and create HR Master Data.
Provide user training and support of SAP HR CATS system.
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX
11/2000 – 07/2001
SAP FI Business Systems Analyst
Prepare specification gathering, workflow creation and configuration of SAP FI (AP) House Banks system.
Provide SAP FI support
Provide production support
Responsible for workflow creation and configuration of SAP FICO (GL) accounts by Global Codes.
Create special report that involve modification of an ABAP program to reconcile AP invoices originating from one company code to another, within the Compaq entity
Assist in editing and reprocessing of IDOCs
Process BDC sessions
Determine and solve production-related problems
Create and monitor transport requests from test to production environment
Develop Ashwin schedule
Schlumberger Oilfield Services Inc., Sugarland, TX,
08/2000 – 11/2000
SAP FI Helpdesk Analyst (Contract Work)
Provide SAP FI support
Create new SAP GL accounts for production
Assist customers in accessing the daily Lockbox in SAP
Help client maintain proper currency translation factors
Assist customers in increasing tolerance amount for automatic clearing(SAP FI)
Equiva Services, Houston, TX
07/2000 – 08/2000
SAP FICO Analyst (Contract Work)
Lucent Technologies Inc., Mesquite, TX
04/2000 – 06/2000
SAP Regression Test Analyst (Contract)
Participate in the creation of regression test scenarios for the FI module
Support regression test of financial scenarios with Power regression test team
Resolve any errors that are found with the test of the transformation organization
Provide ongoing production support for users at Power Systems
Execute book close process for four company codes
Generate reports for various departments
Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, TX,
01/2000 – 04/2000
SAP Fixed Asset Analyst (Contract)
Record capital acquisitions, transfer, depreciation/amortization and disposal of assets (tangible and intangible).
Month-end close process
Assets master data configuration and maintenance
Assets Reports
Periodic postings
Assets data transfer
Responsible for Capitalized leased assets; Retired/disposed of assets; Record sale of assets; Posted capitalization; Recorded transfer within a legal entity; Change asset master record and assist with data cleansing and conversions from legacy systems
Netzones Associates, Inc., Houston, TX
09/1997 - 01/2000
SAP FICO Configurator (Contract)
Responsibilities include FI/CO (AP, AR, and GL) workflow creation, configuration, testing and implementation of Business Processes according to specified requirements.
Scope of work included the following:
-Configured the global settings and organization structure
-Defined different parameters for the company, company code, business area, functional area, and credit control area
-Configured the chart of accounts
-Defined fiscal year variants and assigned fiscal year variants to various company codes
-Made initial settings for: customer/vendor master records, display and processing of line items of documents, correspondence, displaying account balances, interest calculation and posting, credit management and closing operations
-Defined automatic procedures such as payment program and dunning program
-Customized accounting transactions for GL posting, AR/AP posting and recurring entries
-Configured the clearing program
-Defined and generated financial statement versions
Detek Computer, Inc., Houston, TX
06/1991 – 09/1997
Staff Accountant