Summary

U.S Citizen.

Fluent in English, French and Hindi. Learning Spanish.

Willing and motivated to learn, improve and take on challenges.

Experienced in SAP modules FI, CO, Integration with SD and MM.

Experienced working in FI areas such as AP, AR, GL, Fixed Assets, Open Text VIM and CO areas IM.

Involved in full SDLC of “Investment Management” module and its integration with CO and FI for developing and generating budgeting and forecasting reports.

Led full SDLC of “Vendor Invoice management” for automating the Logistics Invoice Verification (LIV) process.

Experienced in gathering and analyzing business requirements from Clients and End Users, blue printing, analyzing and writing functional specification documents, working with offshore team during development, testing and validating development objects and configuration throughout the SDLC, writing training materials and training end users.

Experienced in End to End Open Text VIM implementation.

Experience in Post go live support and maintenance for Open Text VIM.

Experienced in business requirement gathering and writing Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and Functional Specification Documents (FSDs).

Experienced in writing test scripts and executing tests in various areas in FI and CO.

Extensively involved in testing roles in ECC including Controlling: Investment Management, Finance: Procure to Pay, Vendor Invoice Management, Materials management, Sales and Distribution, Fixed Assets, and Portal. Duties included developing test plans, defining test cases, developing test scripts and defect management using ALM/HPQC.

Acted as test Lead on implementations, upgrades and support projects.

Proficient in manual Testing Tools such as HPQC/ALM for testing SAP ECC.

Experienced in Unit testing, string testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Data testing, UAT Testing and Security Validation testing.

Experienced in designing test cases, writing test scripts and executing and documenting Test Results.

Experienced in working with development team (onshore and offshore) in resolving defects.

Experience in coordinating efforts between offshore and onshore teams.

Experienced in organizing and participating in Defect Triage meetings and effectively communicating with the business users, Development Team and the Testing team.

Experienced in organizing and conducting status update meetings to monitor and regulate Testing progress during SDLC and STLC.

Experienced in supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Experienced in Performing Production Validation testing.

Extensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), methodologies and test processes and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft productivity tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio)

Experienced in Post Go Live implementation support.

Experience in processes like Change Management, RICEF Management, Document Change control, Scope Management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Applications: SAP ECC 6.0 in FICO (P2P, MM, Open Text VIM, Investment Management), ARIBA, One source.

Management Tools: ECC, Open Text VIM, ARIBA, Quality Center.

Testing: Unit Testing, String Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing.

Tools: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, ALM/HP Quality Center, VISIO, Solution Manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Patterson Companies

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

July2016-Present

Patterson Companies Inc is a medical supplies conglomerate primarily in the business of veterinary and dental products (ranging from x-ray equipment to consumable products, dental consumables make up the biggest part of the dental industry).

Open text VIM functional consultant. P2P Support.

My role at Patterson companies is as an Open text VIM and P2P consultant mainly focusing on the P2P area for VIM (Open text) and ECC(SAP).

I am in a support role and my main focus to assist the AP department with their day to day issues and processes and also to support Open Text VIM and ECC with the AP process.

Open Text VIM Support:

As the Open Text VIM Functional Lead I support the configuration, enhancements and functional support at Patterson.

Support user training and process optimization through OpenText VIM and ECC.

Helping the business with Metrics and to maximize productivity and efficiency in their invoicing and payment process through Open Text and ECC.

Supporting Open Text VIM with Workflow issues, root cause analysis for technical issues with ABAP and Basis teams. Designing, testing enhancements and reports for VIM and AP.

Maintaining Master Data for Open Text VIM.

Trouble shooting Workflow and Exception (Business Rules) related issues in Open Text and ECC.

Identifying, designing, implementing and testing fixes for OCR (On base and Anydoc) related issues.

Identifying, designing, implementing and testing enhancements and fixes for EDI ( PI and IDOC) related issues.

GRIR Reconciliation project:

The scope of this project is to reconcile the GRIR balance based on Exception analysis and resolution in VIM and in ECC. The analysis is focused on EDI exceptions, OCR Exception, VIM DP Exceptions and ECC block exceptions through root cause analysis and identification, resolution analysis, resolutions proposals (technical and process) and execution. The goal of the project is to bring the GRIR balance to current through process improvements and system efficiency.

Supporting end to end FTM process.

Helping business understand and reconcile GRIR analysis by identifying Invoice receipt and Goods receipt issues and ultimately reconciling the Balance.

Helping business processing payments and checks.

Analyzing IDOCs, Function Modules, business process to ensure seamless integration of VIM and SAP.

Supporting in the general FTM area and PTP with tickets, defects, enhancements and process.

Working with SD, MM and EWM integration points with P2P and OTC. Working with sales order creation and inbound deliveries.

Project still in progress.

Cenex Harvest States

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Jan2015-June2016

CHS strives to grow opportunities for producers, farmers and cooperative owners, as well as its energy, grain and food customers. Founded in 1929, and employing 11,000 people in 25 countries CHS is a diversified farmer-owned Fortune 100 company.

My main role at CHS is as the Open Text VIM Implementation lead. VIM is an add-on to SAP ECC. VIM is an integral part of the Procure to pay(P2P) cycle. VIM is the Vendor Invoice Management tool that processes all Vendor invoices (PO and non PO) and automates the LIV process from PO creation to Invoice posting in ECC. It replaces and enhances the traditional manual FB60 and MIRO functionality in ECC. Below is a summary of my duties throughout the SDLC.

Responsibilities:

Vendor Invoice Management(P2P):

Solutions:

1.Participated in Blue print sessions of VIM

2.Conducted workshops on GAP analysis for VIM

Scanning process Automation

Enterprise Scan(ES) profile set up

Enterprise Scan(ES) Archive set up

ES Document pipe line set up

ES SAP parameters set up

ES Input File streaming set up

ES .net Coding

OCR process Automation

oOCR profile set up

oCountry specific set up

oExpertise in Non-PO Profile creation for ICC

oPO line item determination from ICC

oBase line and due date custom calculations

oEmail channel set up

oVIM Roles set up for Validator

VIM Process Automation

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oAriba process automation

oWorked on the 3 end-to-end implementation

oBuilt extensions of Email attachment contents extractions of data

oBuilt extensions for COA over ride functionalities

oParticipated end to end test cycles of VIM

oDesigned test cases for VIM exceptions

oBuilt custom approval flow for the NPO approval

oBuilt EDI interface for document posting

oDeveloped a tool for late archiving of documents

oWorked on invoice parking solutions

oAffluent with PO and NPO document processing

oWorked with service order/PO scenarios of PO invoices

oWorked on PO blocking and block handling Workflow

oWorked on Parking of FI documents

oExpertise in Tax modules related to PO and No-PO

Meeting with clients and gathering business requirements.

During blue printing phase, met and worked with the P2P team, Corporate AP and finance department to analyze the as is state of the current LIV process.

Analyzed the existing “Logistics Invoice Verification” workflow in the Procure to pay cycle.

Held meetings with and helped the business understand VIM and its functionality and discussed methods and techniques to build workflows to build and implement the client’s process in VIM.

Analyzed and discussed with the client workflows for non P.O Invoices and P.O Invoices.

Proposed new Invoice approval workflows to the client to achieve efficiency using VIM workflow methodology and functionality and provide maximum benefit to the client.

Wrote Functional Design Specifications to customize the baseline VIM package and rebuild the custom objects in VIM to achieve the preexisting LIV process in ECC.

Configured VIM to meet the Process and Workflow requirements of the client for P.O and Non P.O based Invoices.

Linked the Open Text Archive server to VIM by using Archive linking methodology.

Integrated ARIBA with VIM by mapping CMXL files to IDOC for incoming P.O Invoices from ARIBA NETWORK.

Configured and tested ICC Components, ICC Validation, ICC Customization, Enterprise Scan, and Document Pipeline and tested integration with VIM.

Tested the OCR performance and DP document creation.

Tested Invoice verification process using VIM workflow.

Configured and tested VIM reports.

Designed test plan, wrote test cases and test scripts and created test data for testing VIM configuration and functionality.

Executed test scripts and documented test results.

Held status update meetings with P2P team to inform the team about testing progress.

Raised defects and worked with off shore development team to test, resolve and close defects.

Prepared and wrote User Training Materials.

Composed BPPs using SAP WPB.

Assisting users in UAT(User acceptance training).

Currently conducting Production Support since Dec 01 2015.

Assisting VIM users with issues and working with the development team fix issues.

Optimizing the ICC and VIM performance in build 2.

Also part of the AMS team to provide production support to users and training to AMS team.

Project still in progress.

Southern California Edison

FICO Functional Consultant and QA

Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

Southern California Edison generates and supplies Electricity to Southern and Central California. Over the past decade SCE has heightened its focus on renewable energy.

My main role at SCE was as part of the implementation team throughout the SDLC. I was also concurrently involved in production support and other projects.

Investment Management uses SAP IM tool to enable program management and to obtain an overview of planning and budgeting processes in complex enterprise structures like SCE for all investments and large projects of the group while at the same time maintaining strict budgetary control.

Responsibilities:

Investment Management:

Extensive involvement in Investment Management (IM) SDLC and STLC.

Served as Functional Consultant and Test Lead on Enhancements, Reports, interfaces as well as several production support projects and upgrades.

Responsibilities also involved making test plans, Unit and regression testing as required; holding weekly status update and defect update meetings.

Attended several meetings with clients during the blue printing phase to discuss client needs.

Analyzed Business requirements and wrote Functional design documentation.

Wrote FDSs for Custom Objects in Consultation with SMEs, process owners and development team.

Developed an integrated Test Plan covering all the assigned Custom Objects of the designated parts of the application.

Wrote detailed QA Test Plan and Strategy documents meeting the industry standards. Wrote test cases, Execute test, Analyzing results, defect reporting and steps to reproduce the defects.

Drafted detailed defect reports with required attachments

Member of Investment Management implementation team, involved in designing the structure, creating the upload templates for users and then the configuration.

Participated in blue printing and design meetings for all IM Custom objects.

Coordinated with developers to develop functional design specifications based on blue print documentation.

Involved in building the Investment Management Hierarchies for Capital Expenditures and Operations & Maintenance Expenditures by mirroring the Cost Center Hierarchy.

Involved in designing the O&M Hierarchy to match the Cost Center Hierarchy.

Configured and tested O&M Cost Object Assignment using settlement rules to the right receiver Cost objects according to the proper IM Program Hierarchy design.

Reconciled and tested Capital Baseline Reports with IM Budget Variance Reports.

Reconciled Cost Center Report to Budget Variance Report for Operations & Maintenance Expenditures.

For Capital Projects reconciliation used Power Plant to reconcile the differences between the BI and IM Reports.

Used the functional knowledge of Power Plant with interfaces to ECC.

Developed an integrated Test Plan covering all the Custom Objects of the designated parts of the application.

Reviewed, modified and update the FDS’s for multiple IM Custom Objects like Work Order Assignment, Universal Object Assignment, and Budget Variance Report etc.

Built test scripts for and tested using standard STLC, Investment Management Enhancements, interfaces and Reports.

Worked with technical team to get the bugs fixed and to break-fix the code in HPQC by raising defects, testing defects and closing defects.

Created notifications for Simple Request, Break fixes and worked with the QA teams to meet the requirements to send in the notifications on time.

Worked with Power Plant (Fixed Assets) and PI teams to send in the Master Data into SAP through the interfaces for Capital Expenditure IM hierarchy design.

Created IM test data for PPM Project, part of which was to create Unit Estimates in Power Plant for Work Orders.

Built test scripts and tested the Interface to send Unit Estimates in Power Plant, the equivalent of settlement rules for Work Orders in SAP to ECC.

Worked on creating, scheduling and including the Batch jobs in the CTM for daily runs after the initial Master Data upload from Power Plant to SAP.

Tested the settlement rules for multiple Work Orders settlements to their destination GL Accounts on Capital side.

Validated GL postings using FBL3N, for Work Order settlements to GL Accounts on Capital side.

Tested multiple level settlements for Cost Objects, including WBS Elements, Internal Order, Distribution Cost Centers and Final Cost Centers etc on O&M side.

Validated multiple level settlements GL Postings using FAGLL03. Made sure they were hitting the right GL accounts and the proper settlement percentages were being used.

Tested enhancements to Cost Center display (KS01) by adding custom field for IM Program Position entry.

Extensively built test scripts and test data for and tested the Budget Entry template (IM35) in IM using STLC.

Built test scripts for and tested the Budget Variance Report in IM using STLC.

Wrote test scripts for and tested Purchase Order Commitments Report. Validated Commitments report using (KSB1) and SLR reports.

Worked with offshore development team to raise, fix and close defects

Created and wrote Training documents for end users using Power point.

Trained End Users on using Investment Management Reports.

Created Knowledge Transfer documents for IM

Support Projects:

Design Manager Project:

Served as lead on the Design Manager Depreciation project. Using an Interface, sent updated Depreciation key to Design Manager in order for Design Manager to be able to recalculate asset depreciation under Section 20 of the revised CPUC Requirements.

Coordinated efforts between the development team, PI team, SMEs, Super users and technical team.

Built test scripts and tested the Interface in the DM Depreciation project and also updated related FDS.

Tax Repair Project:

Served on design team and data analysis team on the “tax repair project” to restructure tax evaluation for Edison Capital Assets in accordance with updated tax regulation passed by the CPUC.

Tested and provided PVT for the Tax repair project.

Led testing team on portal (GUI interface for ECC) upgrade.

Performed System Testing Lifecycle (STLC) on the upgrades using standard testing methodology.

Environment: SAP IM, Power Plant, Design Manager, HP Quality center, Windows XP.

Medtronic

SAP Testing Analyst

June 2009 - Dec 2011

Medtronic is the world’s largest medical technology company, offering an unprecedented breadth and depth of innovative therapies. Last year, more than 10 million people benefited from their medical therapies.

My main role at Medtronic was as a QA Analyst during the Implementation of Open Text VIM. I was also part of the QA team during the ECC Upgrade to 6.0. Lastly, I was also part of the QA team during the initial implementation of the Investment Management module.

Responsibilities:

Vendor Invoice Management:

Participated on the QA team in Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) implementation and customization.

Analyzed and converted Business requirements and design documentation into test design products: Test Scenarios, Test Scripts and Test Cases.

Developed an integrated Test Plan covering all the assigned Custom Objects of the designated parts of the application.

Wrote detailed QA Test Plan and Strategy documents meeting the industry standards Wrote test cases, Execute test, Analyzing results, defect reporting.

Drafted detailed defect reports with required attachments and steps to reproduce the defects.

Participated in all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and STLC.

Played active role in the entire test efforts and analyzing, writing and executing manual test scripts.

Worked closely with SAP Configuration Team to create manual test scripts, scenarios, test data and test conditions in Quality Center.

Tested SAP interface for archiving documents in content repository from VIM.

Tested enhancement to VIM for adding custom function modules (FM) to post non P.O invoices. Tested logic to populate the line items in ECC from VIM DP documents.

Tested enhancement for Inserting archiving link connection into link table after DP invoice is posted.

Tested enhancement to display IDOC from VIM Dashboard.

Supported testing efforts in VIM by investigating the Chart of Authority (COA) to resolve issues related to invoice approvals.

Executed tests and posted in defect report module in QC.

ECC 6.0 Upgrade:

Involved in preparation and execution of test scripts for creation of Customer Master Data.

Worked with offshore development team to resolve defects.

Involved in testing

Involved in testing Customer Cash Application, including invoice clearing and payment application.

Validated customer cash application payments and invoice clearing using FBL5N, to make sure invoices were cleared.

Involved in testing Vendor Master Data.

Tested Outgoing Vendor Payments using Automatic Payment Program.

Validated Vendor Invoice Clearing using FBL1N.

Validated Cost Center postings after order settlements

Involved in integration and regression testing by using Quality Center.

Coordinated with functional team members to identify test scripts for validated unit, UAT and Regression test cycles.

Prepared Testing Strategy documents.

Involved in creating and executing test steps to consolidate business scenario testing.

Used Quality Center to create and execute test scripts.

Provide assistance to testers and SMEs on Preparing test conditions, Test scripts, Executing test scripts and Process flow.

Uploaded test scripts to Quality Center for validation reviews.

Implemented the flow diagrams for Pre-Execution Review, Post-Execution Review and Defect Life Cycle.

Involved in preparation of Daily, Weekly test status and defects reports.

Involved in Unit, Integration, Security Validation, and UAT Testing.

Actively involved with Super Users to support User Acceptance Testing.

Prepared Training documents.

Investment Management:

Worked closely with Business Analysts, Developers and end users to gather user requirements, create test cases/scenarios, test steps, expected results and test data in Quality Center.

Coordinated with developers to develop functional design specifications based on blue print documentation.

Worked with IM team to perform Unit tests on Investment Program hierarchy.

Worked with IM team to perform Unit test for child/ parent node relationship between program positions.

Documented test results in HPQC.

Environment: SAP IM, Open Text VIM, HP Quality center, Windows XP.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

Bachelors in Information Systems and Finance from UTA(University of Texas at Arlington)

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