Sridhar Sesham M:310-***-****

Senior Functional Consultant acy0gj@r.postjobfree.com

Having 17+ years of experience in SAP-FICO, Accounts & Audit. Having three end-to-end Implementation and several Post Implementation Production Support rollout ECC6.0 and well versed with simple finance powered by HANA and new trends in SAP FICO.

Skill sets includes FI (GL, AP, and AR), FI-MM–SD Integration, FI-Asset Management, CO – Cost Element Accounting, and Cost Center Accounting, Internal orders, updated with New GL on ECC 6.0. Completed end to end prototyping of FICO module in sap simple finances powered by HANA data base

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in teamwork environment.

Core Competencies

SAP Functional

-SAP FICO - SAP IMPLEMENTATION - ROLLOUT

-Enhancements - Project Supports -People Management

-Change Management - Project Management -Work Allocation

-Request Delivery -Consulting --Client Interaction

Experience with pen soft

P2E (November 2016 –till date)

Product blue printing feasibility with AGILE methodology for the product.

Product implementation of SAP FICO module powered by S/4 HANA database.

Other Module using SAP NetWeaver. Data migration from SAP ECC6.0 to SAP HANA.

Working with FIOURE application for the end user experience of new features on the local desktops including Mobile devices. Working on code reviews of the enhancements Preparation of functional and technical specs of the various complex programs per product requirement. Data modeling, Simulation, and formulation of product design development, coding and implementation.

AIG –Paris penny (JUN-2015 to AUG- 2016): Senior functional consultant

Business: AIG is a world leading property-casualty and general Financial-insurance organization serving more than 40 million clients in over 160 countries. It has main fundamental in insuring domain and nuanced as covering environmental exposures. It provides commercial insurance products and services to the full spectrum of enterprises all around the world from large, multinational, and mid-sized companies to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations. The responsibility of the ABAP team for Release-2 in Virtusa was to build the customizing objects in FSCD.

Environment: SAP-FICO, Worked on Module FI-Assets Module.

Project Role: Team Lead for Support with the following responsibilities:

IDOCS Management

-monitoring

-Generation

-Editing

-Posting

-Error correction management

-Reposting

-Reversals

Legacy data transfer through DI layer

Supporting global data migration

Testing global company codes to move to production

Setting up translation ratios

Setting up exchange ratios for legacy data postings through IDOCS

Reporting on the conversion and interface files postings in custom formats.

AIG –GS – (Dec-2014 to june2015): Senior functional consultant

Involved in creation of functional specs for uploading the data through batch input

Reviewing the Functional Specifications for unique requirements of client specific programs.

Completed the end to end functional testing of asset module after the configuration by onsite

Coordinating with the Onsite team members.

Worked on Reports and Enhancements

Involved in VIM testing

FMGlobal – Roadisland,USA (July 14 – Dec 14): Senior functional consultant

Business: FM Global provides comprehensive global commercial and industrial property insurance, engineering-driven underwriting and risk management solutions, groundbreaking property loss prevention research and prompt, professional claims handling.

Environment: SAP-FICO, Working on Module FI-AP/AR/GL.

Project Role: Team member for Support with the following responsibilities:

Involved in comprehensive functional testing.

Reviewing the functional testing scripts

Coordinating with the Onsite team members.

HAWKERS & BEECHCRAFT Indianapolis

Senior Functional consultant JUL 2013 to JUN 2014

Business: Beechcraft designs, builds and supports versatile and globally renowned aircraft, including the King Air turboprops, piston-engine Baron and Bonanza, and the T-6 trainer and AT-6 light attack military aircraft. Its 5,400 highly skilled employees are focused on continuously improving the company’s products and services which are sold to individuals, businesses and governments worldwide. In business since 1932, Beechcraft has built more than 54,000 aircraft and more than 36,000 continue flying today. It leads the industry with a global network of more than 90 factory-owned and authorized service centers. The company’s headquarters and major manufacturing facilities are located in Wichita, Kansas.

Project Role: As Coordinator: Mainly responsible for Planning the deliverables to offshore team, Capacity planning and utilization of the team, bridge the gap between onshore and offshore, identifying the key areas and arranging knowledge transfer sessions to improve the knowledge at offshore. Attending triangle calls and managing escalations.

GLAXO SMITHLINE Philadelphia : Senior functional consultant ( OCT 2011 to NOV 2011)

Business: Established in the year 1924 GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is one of the oldest pharmaceuticals company. This mission drives GSK to make a of millions of people with their commitment to effective healthcare solutions:

Project Role: Support: Ticket resolution and answering how-to questions

Responsible for detailed problem determination of issues escalated from Level-1

Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure and identifying the problem resolution

If the resolution is a major development or configuration fix, provide the necessary change details to Level 3

Able to understand both the standard application features (i.e. out of box functionality) as well as the detailed components of the customized features

Responsible for making changes, migrating them and completing the ticket

oMonitor bank Interface files

oSend the daily status to onsite team.

oDaily monitor IDOC’s files

oReprocess if any IDOC’s are not get posted in ECC

oSend the analysis report to onsite if any IDOC’s are in error status

oInvestigate the errors and send the resolution to onsite.

Regularly interacting with client team for better deliverables.

Implementation :SEMBCORP-TPCIL FI& CO ECC 6.0. (India)

Senior functional consultant DEC2011 to SEP 2012

Business: Thermal PowertechCorporation India Ltd., (TPCIL), a company incorporated under Company’s Act 1956 on 8th January 2008, is a joint venture between Hyderabad-based Gayathri Energy Venture Pvt Ltd (GEVPL), a 100% holding company of Gayathri Projects ltd. and Singapore-based SembCorp Utilities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Industries Ltd, to build, own and operate a 1,320-megawatt (2x660MW units) coal-fired coastal power plant in India.

Environment: Worked on Modules AP, AR, GL, FUNDS MANAGEMENT &MM.

Project Role: Scenarios under progress during implementation:

Preparation and reviewing of ASIS documents as per client’s business processes

Reviewing Process Definition documents

Training the users in master data creation and maintenance through LSMW

Participation in TO-BE finalization discussions

Doing Unit Testing, Integration Testing and Helping the users in UAT testing and parallel testing.

Co-ordination with other teams like SD & MM to carry out testing of Value flow into FI and CO.

Training to the users, training includes: Presentation of functional features of SAP for user understanding, SAP walk through with real time scenarios & examples and guiding the users to use the SAP.

The project has gone live and we are also involved in depicting the unique requirements of client. The scenarios involved are:

Creation of new company codes

General ledger configurations

Accounts payable module

Accounts receivable module

EBS

Withholding tax scenarios

Cost Center Accounting

Internal order configuration to track the unique requirements as to track the power project cost through IO’s in place of WBS in PS module.

Good knowledge in writing functional specifications for the custom changes

i.Funds Management: The module is implemented and the following scenarios are dealt with:

ii.Creating Funds management area

iii.Assigning the FM Area to company code

iv.Activating Global FM Function

v.Activating Global FM Budgetary control check

vi.Creation of master data for funds management

vii.Fund center, Commitment item, Fund

viii.Selection and writing a derivation rule for the postings according to client requirements

ix.Assign Commitment item to GL accounts

x.Budget entry for a FM area at Fund center, Fund, Commitment item level.

xi.Other scenarios.

Implementation: Insurance development Authority

SAP senior Consultant (MAY2011to NOV2011)

Business: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was constituted as an autonomous body to regulate and develop the insurance industry. The IRDA was incorporated as a statutory body in April, 2000. The key objectives of the IRDA include promotion of competition so as to enhance customer satisfaction through increased consumer choice and lower premiums, while ensuring the financial security of the insurance market.

Environment: FICO, Travel management

Project Role: During the implementation, the following scenarios were dealt:

Understanding AS IS process and Preparation of Blueprint and getting sign off from business

Writing the following Documentation while on the Project

Business Blue Print Document

Business Process Procedures

Configuration Document

Program Specifications [Functional Part for ‘Enhancements’]

User Manuals

Withholding Tax- Dealt with configuration relates to extended withholding tax for all the scenarios.

Automatic Payment Program- Dealt with configuration relates APP with DME file generation. And cheque printing scenarios

Training- Given training to the core users for all the scenarios of withholding tax.

Uploaded the legacy data into SAP environment

Statutory trusts like PF/Superannuation: Design and automation of user specific requirement of statutory trusts like PF/Superannuation etc. in SAP as workarounds.

Development of various other programs for unique requirements of investments accounting, revenue recognition etc.

Creation of financial statement versions for client requirements

Chevron Oil and Gas Company-SANRAMON USA-

Consultant (JAN2009 to APR2011)

Role;support

Business: Chevron is one of the world's largest integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, conducting business in more than 100 countries. Engaged in every aspect of the crude oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal, and power generation.

Project Role:

Responsible for handling day to day issues related to GL AP AR AA. raised in REMEDY tool.

Responsible for handling day to day issues related to CO-Cost Element Accounting and Cost Center Accounting.

Training to given to some new users on specific transaction codes.

Giving functional inputs to ABAPers in developing various reports.

Tested and uploaded legacy data to SAP and reconciled.

Solution Proposals for the problems in the existing Landscape

Monthly MIS Reports

Onsite –Offshore Co-ordination

Al-tamimi-Implementation

Consultant (DEC2007 – DEC 2008)

Business: The Tamimi Group, sometimes called the al-Tamimi group, is a Saudi Arabian business house with activities ranging from supermarket chains, hotels, oilfield services & supplies, road construction, power generation to bus transportation and trucking. Founded in 1953 by the late Ali Tamimi, the company is presently owned and managed by his heirs.

Role:

During the implementation process the following scenarios were dealt with:

Preparation of Functional Specification / Detailed Design Document.

Preparation of Unit Test Plan in Development and Quality.

Helping the team members in understanding the business process.

Coordinating with onsite team in completing the Unit Testing for Asset Accounting module.

Customizing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Test.

Preparation of Functional Specification / Detailed Design Document.

Training- Given training to the core users for all the scenarios

LSMW: Created LSMW for withholding tax master data uploads.

Giving functional inputs to ABAPers in developing various reports, applying various OSS notes, approaching SAP for solutions where ever required, creating ABAP/SAP query.

Financial Statement Version- Configured financial statement version as per client requirement.

Creation of Standard Hierarchy for profit centers and cost centers new plants.

Creation of profit centers and cost center master data for the same.

Creation of cost sheets and its related configuration settings for the new plants

Assignment of cost sheets to the valuation variant.

Integration testing with all other application components for various scenarios.

Preparation of document for the above settings.

Incorporated new amendments relate to withholding tax.

Troubleshooting for errors faced by the end user in his day to day activities.

Swiss Reinsurance Corporation ZURICH-Support

Consultant (12/2006) – DEC 2007)

Business: The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients

Role:

Production Support in a functional consulting role.

Configuration changes & testing.

Handled various types FI, CO support issues.

Resolution of Tickets through CADRE ticket tool.

Solving day-to-day production problems to End-users.

COX News Papers USA-Support

Associate Consultant ((MAY2005) – NOV 2006)

Businesss: Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America’s leading direct marketing companies.

Role: Production Support in a functional consulting role involving trouble shooting.

Configuration changes & testing.

Handled various types of issues.

Adhered to time period in resolution of Tickets.

Solving day-to-day production problems to End-users.

Post Go Live support:

Giving day-to-day support for any FI/CO issues and by creating variants to standard reports as per user requirement.

Changes in extended withholding taxes for incorporating for new amendments.

Giving functional inputs to ABAPers in developing various reports, approaching SAP for solutions where ever required.

Responsible for documentation of business processes and developments carried out post implementation.

NON- SAP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Manager Accounts with VEEKAY INC Pharma (A unit of CORE chemicals from Jan’99-feb05.

VEEKAY INC is basically a Pharma company located at Hyderabad deals in the pharmaceuticals of Core Healthcare is the biggest manufacturer of intravenous fluid in the country.

Accounting

Preparation of daily cash flow statement and sending the same to corporate office.

Preparation of by-monthly funds requirement statement and sending to corporate office.

Supervision of day today’s accounts done by sub-ordinates.

Preparation of order to order profit statements for deriving profit and consolidating the same quarterly to view the financial/marketing results.

Costing: Application of cost techniques in inventory and cost control, preparation of costing statements Viz:, Profitability Statements of product wise, rejection statements, maintenance of cost records..

Sr. Audit Assistant with Teccons and Company Chartered Engineers from Nov 1997 to DEC98 -Responsible for finalization of accounts, taxation, company law issues.

Education:

Chartered Accountancy (Inter Level)

B.sc (Mathematics)

Achievements & Certifications:

PG Diploma in Computer Applications

Appreciation on FICO implementation at TPCIL

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