Syed A Kazmi
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Profile Summary
Over 20 years of experience in HR Automation and Management
Over 9 years of experience in SAP HCM implementation/ upgrades/ production support/
Data Migration etc.
Business process, functional and technical skills in SAP modules (Payroll, Time Management, Benefit, OM, PA, and Compensation Management Travel Management and SAP Mobility ODATA, Fiori Application, Sap Success factor, SAP UIM.
Diversified Industry experience in Sap HCM domain including, Retail, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Telecommunication, Construction, Insurance, Utility and Power Generation.
Professional Experience
Tata Consulting USA March 2016 to Feb 2017
Walgreens
Deerfield Illinois
Client/Industry: Pharmacy, Retail
Location: Deerfield Illinois
Role: Sr HCM Analyst
Analysis of HR landscape and provide recommendation for improvement.
Prepare proposals, presentations, and infrastructure drawings.
High level of analysis of Hr data flow, Integration interfaces for future critical projects.
PSEG
Client/Industry: UTILITY
Location: Newark New Jersey
Role: HCM Project Leads
Involved in requirement gathering for multiple Sap HCM enhancement projects.
Investigate issues defects, provide solution
Prepare project cost estimations.
Manage HR Projects (Offshore and Onsite Team)
Wipro Technologies June 2012 to April 2014
Dana Holding Corporation Oct 2013 to April 2014
Client/Industry Auto Part Manufacture Industry
Location: Holland OH
Provide level 3 Support to SAP HR/Payroll department
Done Gap Analysis and document for SAP Payroll finance integration and change of Org Structure
Prepare project plan
Mapping old cost center to new cost centers
Configure Integrations with new GL
Scotts Miracle Grow Nov 2012 to Sept 2013
Client/Industry: Fertilizer Manufacturer, Retail
Location Marysville, OH
SAP HCM Consultant
Provide support to SAP Payroll/Time business user for ongoing maintenance
Involved in initial analysis for SAP Compensation Project.
Scotts decided to outsource all payroll activities to ADP.
Analysis of current Payroll /Time Management process and documented for ADP Configuration.
Make Functional design document for Time Data Export Program and lead developer to build the program.
Represent Scotts as SME, Participate and involved in meeting and technical conversion with ADP
Gathering information and document design strategy for Payroll outsourcing to ADP Pay force System.
Mapped SAP HR and payroll to ADP Fields and document it.
Configure SAP for ADP outsource program and build connection.
Create test plans and test scripts for Payroll and Time Management (ADP connection and Parallel Testing).
Run Test Scripts for ADP connection, create and analyze IDOCs as per Test Scripts.
Create multiple kinds of reports as per requirement of BU.
Extract HR Master Data from SAP and prepare as per ADP Payforce Layout and Load.
National Grid June 2012 to Nov 2012
Client/Industry: Utility and Power Generation Company
Location: Waltham MA
SAP HCM Consultant
New Implementation SAP ECC 6.0,
Configured payroll as per requirements, (Union Matters and create custom Schemas and Rules
Configure Tax, Create Tax Models
Create matrix and rule for data conversion,
Verifying and reconcile data loads.
Compare, reconcile identified and resolve defect for Payroll Parallel
Document Functional and Configuration specification
Create FS for Interface (Workers compensation)
Fujitsu America Nov 2011 to Jan 2012
Pacificop
Client/Industry: Utility and Power Generation Company
Location Portland, OR
SAP Payroll Consultant
Create new Payroll rule for Union 401k calculation
Resolve issue with Tax Reporter and Tax Forms
For Tax reporting create Temse file for ADP
Prepare documentation for union base calculation
Provide customer support to payroll users
Support HRSP and monitor BSI TUBS and SAP Notes
Kindred Health Care Inc Feb 2011- OCT 2011
Location: Louisville, KY
SAP HCM Consultant (Payroll)
Investigate and resolve defects for SAP Payroll
Review and Update BSI Tub’s
Working on HRSP’s implementation
Provide support to Payroll and Benefit Department for SAP Issues
Monitor BSI update/implement advise to payroll department
Configure new functionalities, for US payroll, modified rules and schemas.
Monitor SAP Notes for payroll and provide feedback to Payroll director
Provide support for annual closing
Prepare test script for support pack and advise and train user
Accenture Jan 2008 – Jul 2009
Senior HCM Specialist
Tesoro
Client/Company: Major petroleum Company Mar 2009 – Jul 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
Manage HCM production support Team.
Gather information as per ticket, and direct offshore team
Analyze create function and technical design for existing maintenance or new enhancement/functionalities and configuring as per requirements.
Assist users for daily issues for SAP Payroll and Benefit.
Responsible for Monitoring BSI bulletin and applying TUBS
Responsible for monitor and advice to apply sap notes.
Create test script conduct unit testing, assist business user for UAT.
Review HRSP’s and prepare analysis
TELUS Communication
Client/Company: Telecommunications Company Sep 2008 – Dec 2008
Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Upgrade project from ECC 4.7 to ECC 6.0 and New Enhancement
Support role for SAP PA, Benefit, Payroll and Compensation Management
Developed and help user to run Test script
Resolve daily defect and issues related to PA, Benefits,
Create, modified dynamic action.
Design functional/ technical specification for new enhancements.
Design and configure new enhancements and lead Abap developers to build
programs as per requirements.
Create New Different Benefit Plans create new variants, enrollment eligibility, termination rules, resolve defects.
Run payroll for parallel testing. Reconcile payroll results tax rates, different plan rates,
St Lawrence Cement
Client/Company: Cement manufacturer Jun 2008 – Sep 2008
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Resolve defects and issues related to PA, Benefits and Payroll, OM
Change, update dynamic action.
Create Payroll rule and modified schemas, for calculation of new Unions and overtime bank, rounding amount etc.
Create new Deduction model, Tax model, different wage Earning and deduction wage types
Create/maintain new Org unit, work center, PSA, Position, Qualification, custom objects and relationship.
Maintain BSI for US Tax
Worked on Vacation Quotas based on employee group and seniority
Create Functional/ technical specification for new enhancements
Configured new enhancements, IDoc’s and lead Abap Developers to build program as per requirements.
Train user and help user to run transaction and Test script and different
Have worked on restructuring of OM, create/maintain/ modified Org unit Position, custom Object and Relationships.
Integration with other modules
Gividaun
Client/Company: Manufacturer and Research Laboratory Jan 2008 – May 2008
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Lead Production Support resolving configuration and functional business issues across US Payroll and Benefit module.
Work with ADP for Gross to Net payroll process
Resolved issue for interface with ADP
Transfer knowledge to SAP Payroll and Benefit users
Monitor tax update and advise basis team for any BSI bulletin updates.
Prepare functional and technical specification.
Estimate workload for new Technical Change Request (TCR)
Propose new ideas, enhancement to improve quality or atomize process
Configure new Functionalities as per approved TCRs
Prepare user training document.
Resolve different reporting errors
Resolved error in different interfaces during extracting Data
Monitor new incoming issues and assigned Tickets to appropriate person (for US only)
Create Earning and Deduction Wage types, custom rules
Designed and Configured Quota Accruals and carry-overs for
Vacation and Sick Quotas. Implemented Sick Pool banks.
Pragmatek
Client/Company: Project: Blue Cross Blue shield Dec 2006 – Mar 2007
Duration:
Location: Edmonton, MN
Industry: Insurance
Analyze Gaps b/w current system and new ECC 6.0 and prepare documentation and prepare test scripts for Personnel Administration, Org managements, Payroll, Benefits ESS, Time Management, Compensation Management, Recruitment, Third party remittance, Interfaces
Supervise Support and Train team during all test runs
Update interface with ADP
Troubleshoot and go live Support
Prepare project status reports.
Conduct status meetings
Fujitsu Consulting
Client/Company: Project: Whirl pool /Maytag integration Project Sep 2006 – Nov 2006
Industry Manufacturing
Migration from legacy system to SAP ECC 4.7,
Prepare project status Reports
Supervise and support Train Business Users
Prepare Test Cases for parallel testing and BP's and identifying Problem and resolve issues.
Supervise offshore Data Conversion
Loading data into SAP R/3
Prior to Sept 2006 experience can be provided on request
Education
Bachelors Degree from Karachi University, Year 1990
Major : Statistics
Technical Courses
System Analyst and Design, IBM Pakistan
SAP HR Configuration, Siemens Pakistan
SAP HCM Management and Administration Certification (THR10, THR12),SAP America
CATS, SAP America
HR050: Human Resource
HR305: Master data and Time Recording
HR310: Time evaluation
HR315: Recruitment
HR325: Benefits
HR450: Gross Payroll (Gross)
HR505: Organizational Management
HR510: Career & Succession Planning
HR515: Training & Events Management
LSO: Learning Solution
ESS: Employee Self Service
MSS: Manager Self Service
SM: Solution Manager
SAP BI Training
SAP customizing and transport management
SAP Mobility, ODATA
Fiori