BALASUBRAMANIAN SIVARAMAN
SAP S/* HANA FICO CONSULTANT
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Mobile No.: 91+994*******
Total Year of Experience 13 Years and in SAP FICO 09 Years OBJECTIVE
To achieve excellence in working as dynamic professional offering solutions to business using the best available where my analytical ability and analyzing quest are used maximum for growth of the organization and to grow with the organization. Seeing a challenging position in a company that offers professional growth and ample opportunity to learn and enrich my competencies in my profession.
FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Extensive Experience in Configuration of SAP FI Modules General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables Special Purpose Ledger, Electronic Bank Statement. Worked on enhancement/developments & Having Experience in preparing Functional Specs for complex developments. Having Experience in Indian Tax
Extensive Experience in Configuration of SAP Asset Accounting Module
Knowledge of various interfaces such as MM-FI and SD-FI Integration
Knowledge of Controlling like creating Cost Centers, Cost Elements, Internal Order.
Two Years of Experience in S4 HANA is an added advantage. QUALIFICATION
MBA Finance from Pondicherry University - 2010
ACHIEVEMENTS
SAP Up gradation Project - Have been awarded as the “Best Performer” in Finance Team.
PROJECT - 10
Role : Sr.Functional Consultant – SAP FICO Module
Type of Job : Freelancer
Duration : 02.01.2023 to Till Date
Worked in Implementation Project
Working in Support / Enhancement Project
PROJECT - 09
Project : Thomson Reuters – Testing / Support Project
Client : Thomson Reuters
Role : Sr.Functional Consultant – SAP FI Module
Organisation : Tech Mahindra
Duration : 02.05.2021 to 30.11.2022
Handling the Tickets based on the Priority
Coordinating with end user on process and posting related issues regularly
Responsible for Month End Closing activities
Test Case Preparation for the Stories
Execute the Test Scrips
PROJECT - 08
Project : SAP S/4 HANA – Business Partner
Client : MKI – Epselon Enhancement Project
Role : Sr.Functional Consultant – SAP FI Module
Organisation : Tech Mahindra
Duration : 02.07.2020 to 29.04.2021
CVI Integration
Data Volume for Customer and Vendor
Number Range - Internal and External
Used and Un-Used Data
Data Marked for Deletion
PROJECT - 07
Project : ECC 6.0 Support Project
Client : Nissan Motors Limited
Role : Sr.Functional Consultant – SAP FI Module
Organisation : Tech Mahindra
Duration : 01.06.2017 to 22.06.2020
Every Month COA Preparation – GL Account Creation, FSV Creation, Bank, Cash Profit Center Account Creation
Configuration for Asset Account Reporting like Define Evaluation Group, Inflation Index, Product Code etc.,
Run Monthly Depreciation
Asset Accounting Year End Closing Activities.
PROJECT - 6
Project : ECC 6.0 Support Project
Client : Mahindra Holidays Resorts Ltd., (MHRIL)
Role : Sr.Functional Consultant – SAP FI Module
Organisation : Tech Mahindra
Duration : 15.12.2014 to 31.05.2017
Created primary and secondary cost elements, Cost Center Hierarchies, cost element groups, cost centers.
Supported FI Related Tickets Like GL, AP, AR
Provide Training to end users.
Sort out day to day queries of end users.
Prepare end user Training Document
PROJECT - 5
Project : ECC 6.0 Rollout Implementation Project
Client : Coromandel International Limited (Liberty Phosphate Ltd.,)
Role : Functional Consultant – FICO Module
Organisation : Murugappa Group of Companies
Duration : Mar 2014 to 12.12.2014
Project Description:
About Client: Liberty Phosphate Ltd (LPL), an Indian legal entity, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of single super phosphate fertilizer in powder and granulated forms. Project Type:
Rollout Implementation project ECC6.0
Contribution:
Understanding Business process of Client’s Business.
Mapping client’s business processes to Sap’s business processes.
Functionality check has been done in SAP FI - GL, AP, AR, Assets and Banks PROJECT - 4
Project : ECC 6.0 Implementation/Support Project
Client : Industrial Mineral Company
Role : Functional Consultant /Core Team Leader
Organisation : IMC Group of Companies
Duration : Dec 2012 to Feb 2014
Project Description:
About Client: IMC has grown as a leading manufacturer and exporter in the garnet industry. The company caters to a global clientele offering superior abrasives that have met global benchmarks standards and its true value lies in its use by myriad industrial applications. Project Type:
Implementation / Support project ECC6.0
Contribution:
Understanding Business process of Client’s Business.
Mapping client’s business processes to Sap’s business processes.
Functionality check has been done in SAP FI - GL, AP, AR, Assets and Banks PROJECT - 3
Client : Virco, U.S.
Role : Functional Consultant – FI Module – Off Shore
Organisation : US Based SAP Organisation
Duration : Sep 2007 to 05.12.2008
Project Description:
About Client: Virco into Manufacturing of Furniture & Chairs. Project Type:
An upgrade project in which 4.6B was upgraded to ECC6.0. A team geographically separated in on-site and offshore handled the project. The project was mainly a technical upgrade and also for imparting training of new functionalities available in SAP ECC6.0 Contribution:
Understanding Business process of Client’s Business.
Mapping client’s business processes to Sap’s business processes.
Functionality check has been done in SAP FI - GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting
Functionality checking with integration testing with all the modules PROJECT - 2
Client : G.S.I., U.S.
Role : Functional Consultant – FI Module – Off Shore
Organisation : US Based SAP Organisation
Duration : Apr 2007 to Aug 2007
Project Description:
About client: GSI is into manufacturing of Chipsets, SDRAMS, DDRRAMS etc., especially for the Telecom Industries.
GSI is having offices in US and Taiwan.
Project Type: Implementation Project. Modules covered are FI, GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Cost Element, MM, SD. Worked as a Functional Consultant for Supporting.
Contribution:
Understanding Business process of Client’s Business.
Mapping client’s business processes to Sap’s business processes.
Supporting FI Module Requirements
PROJECT - 1
Client : Safety-Kleen, U.S.
Role : Functional Consultant – FI Module – Off Shore
Organisation : US Based SAP Organisation
Duration : Jan 2007 to Mar 2007
Project Description:
About client:
Environmental Management Services (Oil re-refining, Cleaning and Environmental Solutions). Project Type:
Support project, Modules covered are FI, GL, AR, AP, Asset Management, Cost Center, Cost Element, Profit Center and Internal Order.
Contribution:
To Study the Configuration of FI/CO areas and prepare a document for taking up the questions with EDS for the business process of Safety Kleen.
To do the reverse KT of what the Business Process to all FI areas of Safety Kleen.
To understand the Enhancements to be taken up and also Pending Tickets.
Responsible for Solving the Tickets related to Finance Module. EXPERIENCE
Company Name: Murugappa Group of Companies
Duration: March 2014 to 12.12.2014
Role: SAP FICO Consultant – Rollout Implementation Project Company Name: Industrial Mineral Company, Chennai
Duration: Dec 2012 to Feb 2014
Role: Functional Consultant / Core Team Leader
Roles & Responsibilities:
GL Application: Uploading GL master data.
AP application: Uploading Vendor master, Open items, Payment terms.
AR application: Uploading Customer master and Customer open items.
Resolving post go live issues/tickets
Creating user manuals
Providing end user training.
Company Name: Cosmo Granites Private Limited, Chennai Duration: Jul 2012 to Nov 2012
Role: Accounts Officer - SAP FI
Roles & Responsibilities:
Worked as Lead for a team of four to support the issues.
Creating user manuals
Providing end user training.
Company Name: Open wave Computing Services, Chennai Duration: Jun2009 to Jun2012
Role: Senior Executive Accounts - SAP Presale
Roles & Responsibilities:
SAP & OTHER THAN SAP
Power Point Preparation to Clients for SAP Presale Activity
Track Statutory environment and financial markets and formulate responses
Manage effectively funds
Manage effectively the risk exposures
Monitor compliance with accounts standards
Provide accounting information support
Continuously improve internal control systems
Monitor working capital assets
Manage effectively allotted funds
Provide timely financial and management accounting information support
Promote cost awareness
Comply with Statutory requirements
Ensure accurate, timely accounting & payment of commission, incentives, etc.,
Ensure proper invoicing and lodgment of claims on customers
Maintain accurate creditor balances and ensure correct payments
Ensure deduction of taxes/ lodgment of claims on suppliers as required
Issue tax forms on time and ensure availment of concessions
Ensure availment of exemptions, wherever applicable
Maintain proper employee accounts
Compute and effect timely, correct payments to employees
Facilitate timely, correct payment of emoluments and benefits to employees
Ensure correct statutory and other deductions and timely remittances from salary
Comply with employee related statutory requirements
Facilitate day-to-day banking operations
Monitor bank balances and initiate necessary action to ensure effective utilization of funds within the limits
Preparation of BRS periodically
Ensure adherence to terms and conditions of banking arrangements
Facilitate inward and outward foreign exchange remittances
Draw, receive, maintain and pay cash under proper authorization
Receive cash / cheques and issue proper receipts
Deposit Cheques / cash on time to avoid idle funds
Maintain proper accounting of cash transactions
Maintain and monitor cash suspense / advance payments
Ensure safety measure and adequate insurance cover
Physically verify cash daily
Retain important documents in safe custody
Maintain Statutory Compliance – Labour like EPF, ESI, Shops and Establishment / Labour Welfare
Maintain Mediclaim Insurance for Employees
Maintain Cab / Conveyance claims for internal Associates as well as external vendors are processes on time.
External vendors are processes on time.
Maintain Facilities Management
Maintain AMC and Other Contracts
Provide MIS report to Management on time
Company Name: Vesoft & VGIT, Chennai
Duration: Dec 2008 to May 2009
Role: SAP FI Support Team Member / Trainer
Configured organizational structure like creation of company, assigning company to company code. Field status groups, Fiscal year Variants, posting periods, document number Ranges. Assigning of Document Number Ranges with Document Type
Setting up of document types and posting keys for business transactions.
Created Dunning program for reminder to customers with different dunning levels.
Defined Account Groups Screen layout for Company Code and per Activity of Customers.
2Configuration of settings for Incoming payment and Outgoing payment including payment program.
Configuration of settings for Cash Journal
Settings for reversing document.
Settings of Tolerance group for vendors
Creation of reconciliation accounts for accounts payables.
Creation of house banks.
Settings of TDS for vendor
Settings of Sales Tax for customer
Company Name: ACS Systech Integrators, Bangalore & Chennai Duration: Dec 2006 to Dec 2008
Role: SAP FI Associate
Roles & Responsibilities:
Extensive experience in configuration, testing of FI & CO modules-GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Group Chart of Accounts, Enterprise Structure and Financial Accounting Global settings, Cost Center Accounting, Cost Element, Profit Center Accounting, etc.
Worked in Full life cycle implementation, and knowledge on Integration of FI with other module MM & SD for our Testing Team.
Excellent communications, interpersonal and leadership skills, target oriented and team oriented.
Good understanding of business processes in industry.
Systematic Approach, quick adaptability to new technologies.
Ability to work with and motivate the team.
Company Name: Sundaram Motors (TVS Group of Companies) Duration: Jan 1993 to Nov 2006
Role: Sr.Executive Accounts
Roles & Responsibilities:
Manage effectively allotted funds
Provide timely financial and management accounting information support
Promote cost awareness
Maintain accurate creditor balances and ensure correct payments
Ensure deduction of taxes/ lodgment of claims on suppliers as required
Facilitate day-to-day banking operations
Monitor bank balances and initiate necessary action to ensure effective utilization of funds within the limits
Preparation of BRS periodically
Draw, receive, maintain and pay cash under proper authorization
Receive cash / cheques and issue proper receipts
Provide MIS report to Management on time
Personal Details
Father’s Name : Late A Sivaraman
Date of Birth : 28.11.1967
Marital Status : Married
Balasubramanian Sivaraman