Lawrence Parker, MBA SAP BA FICO

LARRY PARKER, M.B.A.

**** **** **** ***, ********, Florida 33462 561-***-**** (C); 561-***-**** (H)

SKILLS:

Lawrence has more than 20 years of working experience as a Business Analyst, with more than 13+ as an IT Senior Business Analyst implementing SAP ECC 6.0, 3.0, 3.1 and 4.6 on a global level. His strength lies in Financial Systems/SAP (FI, AP, AR, Treasury modules) as well as knowledge of the SAP WMS Warehouse module. He possesses excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills, with strong abilities in problem resolution, and a talent for communicating with diverse individuals.

EDUCATION:

Post Graduate, Oakland University

MBA, Central Michigan University,

BA, Business Administration Accounting, University of Toledo

EXPERIENCE:

TBC Corporation, Juno Beach, FL March 2007 – January 2010

SAP Senior Business Analyst

Team Lead in managing the project scope, implementation, testing deployment and post implementation support of SAP ECC 6.0 in a $2.5 billion dollar Shared Services organization

• Subject Matter Expert for the Financial module of SAP ECC 6.0

• Analyzed data mapping and managed data conversions between SAP and Legacy Systems.

• Managed file interfaces (over 100) between SAP and the Legacy Systems.

• Configuration and support of Master Data and X-ref tables in SAP to maintain data synchronization with legacy system tables.

• Functional support for the Corporate Accounting and Finance team configuration.

• Department liaison between the business and IT Development team.

• Support Functional and Technical Design Reviews.

• Directed Unit and Integration testing for several modules including: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Treasury and Warehouse Management.

• Responsible for the deployment and the close out of the project documentation.

• Managed project risks and timelines to ensure successful implementation.

• Support Go-Live and Cutover activities while running parallel systems support.

• Worked with the off-shore team in India with the FICO implementation.

Flagstar Bank May 2006 – December 2006

Senior Business Analyst

Managed the project scope, acceptance, installation and deployment of a multi-million dollar bank loan amortization project.

• Consulted with and provided guidance to stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieve project objectives.

• Coordinated with other project areas to map interdependencies and resolve issues.

• Managed the risks, analyzed the data and improved business processes.

• Gathered requirements for the project and created business and use cases.

• Designed and reviewed unit and user acceptance test cases utilizing TestDirector.

• Supported the creation of current state and future state processes creating Business Requirements Definitions.

• Supported Go-Live and Cutover activities including parallel runs and system support

• Utilized two separated project methodologies in use at the time by the company: System Development Methodology (SDM) and the Rapid Application Development (RAD).

Detroit Edison Company October 2005 – January 2006

Senior Financial Systems Analyst

Chosen as Subject Matter Expert during the Implementation of SAP R3 4.7:

• Utilized Oracle/Peoplesoft Accounting Systems for Detroit Edison and Michcon and Non-Utility Business Ventures such as Waste Coal recovery and Fuel Transportation including

Accounting Operations, Project Costing, Asset Management and Consolidations modules.

• Responsible for maintenance and setup of recurring journals, chart of accounts, and cost components.

• Imported and managed all Project Costing Work Orders for all Divisions.

• Enforced all GAAP rules and Sarbanes-Oxley process policies with respect to month end financial statements.

DaimlerChrysler Corporation August 1988 – March 2005

Senior Business Analyst March 1998 – March 2005

Team Leader in the redesign of Accounting/Cost programs with emphasis on General Ledger, Standard Cost Functions and Financial Reporting applications.

• Analyst for SAP FI, CO and AR Modules which rolled up to the General Ledger, Cost Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable in the SAP R3 4.6 Accounting Systems.

• Led blueprinting sessions and conducted subsequent work for the creation of current state and future state processes, users Business Requirements Definitions, and Functional and Technical Design Reviews interacting with internal and external project resources.

• Documented business process flows and narratives in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

• Business liaison with SAP Consultants in upgrading the SAP R3 system from 3.0 to 4.6, globally.

• Participated in Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, and Process Assessments.

• Developed training materials and provided training to 100+ end users on all financial modules of SAP

• Supported Go-Live and Cutover activities including parallel runs for Accounting Monthly/Year End Closings.

• Automated several manual systems by creating 30 new databases resulting in improved operating efficiency, cost effectiveness and increased management controls throughout all financial disciplines.

• Created interfaces to increase efficiencies and reduces errors including: created seamless technology between users using Microsoft Access databases for the sharing of unique data that each of the users needed.

• Wrote and created tables for Data integrity in Microsoft Access for use in the SAP Modules using Visual Basic and SQL Statements in the creation of Reports for the GEAC, SAP r3 Accounting Systems.

• Developed file upload format that created a General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable file transfer mechanism into the SAP r3 Accounting Systems.

Material Cost Control/System Analyst May 1993 – March 1998

Implemented, tested and rolled out SAP R3, version 3.0.

Systems Analyst January 1992 – May 1993

Established and maintained computer systems within International Accounting, effectively automating general ledger applications.

Corporate Staff Accounting Analyst August 1988 – January 1992

Automated general accounting processes and streamlined business procedures.

AMC Jeep Corporation June 1984 – August 1988

(Acquired by Chrysler Corporation, 1988)

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Supervised 13 member staff processing vendor and inter-company invoices.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

Received Employee of the Quarter Award five times for innovation in automation and cost savings

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