SANJAY KUMAR

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A Qualified Cost Accountant, having over eighteen years of experience in SAP Finance and Controlling Module and five years of experience in the functional domain.

Certified in SAP FI and SAP CO modules.

Worked on SAP Implementation, S/4 Hana, Support, Global Template, Testing and Upgrade projects.

Conversant with SAP Finance and Controlling module and integration aspects of FICO module with other modules like Materials Management, Production Planning, Sales and Distribution etc.

Rich experience in all aspects of project work: Requirement gathering, Design, Configuration, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Documentation, Data Conversion / Migration, End user Support and Training.

Worked on manual and automated testing tools – HPQC and Worksoft Certify.

Experience Summary

Sutras

Senior Consultant – July 2021 till date

Client Handled: Occidental Petroleum, Archer Aviation

Beyond Technologies

Senior Consultant – January 2019 to September 2019

Client Handled: Brenntag, Spin Master

CGI Canada

Senior Consultant – October 2017 to December 2018

Client Handled: Bell Canada

IBM Canada

Senior Advisory Consultant - January 2013 to September 2017

Client Handled: Cascades, Resolute

IBM India

Senior Advisory Consultant - July 2011 to December 2012

Client Handled: General Motors

TATA Consultancy Services

Associate Consultant - November 2008 to Jun 2011

Client Handled: Delphi, KPMG

IBM India

Advisory Consultant - April 2007 to October 2008

Client Handled: British Petroleum

Tech Mahindra

Associate Consultant - January 2003 to March 2007

Client Handled: Nissan Motors, Saint-Gobain, General Motors, Kao Corporation

ECE Industries Limited

Assistant Manager (Accounts and Costing) - January 1997 to February 2002

Responsibilities Handled:

SAP Implementation Projects:

Responsible for the overall completion of the SAP FICO module. Sub modules include New General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Asset Accounting in SAP FI and Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting and Profitability Analysis in SAP CO module.

Subject Matter Expert in Controlling module and worked extensively in the areas of Product Costing, Overhead Accounting, Profitability Analysis.

Worked on S4 Hana migration projects.

Involved in Business Requirement-gathering, Configuration of FICO soution, Testing, Documentation, Go-Live and Post-go-live Support.

Liaised with SAP for issues raised with OSS messages.

Interacted with the users to organize the requirements in the requirement-gathering phase.

Preparation, Review and finalization of the functional specifications for the Interfaces, Reports, Enhancements, Forms and coordinated with the technical team to develop the programs.

Interacted with the team members and facilitated the integration with MM, SD, PP modules.

Facilitated end user training, go-live and post-go-live support.

SAP Support Projects:

Responsible for the delivery of standard configuration, development of customized objects across multiple locations meeting the required SLA’s and its subsequent rollout thereon.

Provide resolution to issues after upgrade to S/4 Hana.

Designing, coding and testing of deliverables according to specifications.

Identify gaps, issues and work around solutions.

Act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team.

Leading a team of technical and functional resources for completion of RICEF’s.

SAP Testing Projects:

Liaise with client to understand the business requirements, testing, documenting the

details.

Design and develop Test Plans for Unit, Integration, Regression, Dry run testing.

Automate End-to-End test scenarios using Worksoft Certify tool.

Analyze the impact of SAP transports using the Certify Impact tool and set up

execution using the Certify Execution Manager.

The automated End-to-End test scenarios involves around 100 transaction codes spread

across various business streams like Procurement / Sales / Planning / Production /

Finance on SAP and non-SAP systems like Elixir / X-trim.

Work with client to define the test scenarios required for Regression / Integration

testing.

Play the role of a Subject Matter Expert from SAP Functional and Worksoft Certify

perspective and deliver automation of complex test scenarios.

Coordinate with the offshore team for knowledge transition of business processes and

automation tool.

Ensuring successful execution of the test cases and communicating to the client for sign

off.

Ensure accuracy of the test scripts.

Identify, document, and escalate defects following the project standards in designated defect tracking tools like HPQC, TrackIT.

Track and report the progress of testing activities.

Fix issues during the testing of the automated test scenarios.

Mentor junior functional resources from SAP and Worksoft Certify perspective to meet

project requirements and deadlines.

Project planning, staffing, communication and Management reporting.

Project Profiles

Client: Occidental Petroleum

Nature of Project: S4 Hana 1909 migration from ECC 6.0, Support project

Duration: July 2021 till date

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Location: Montreal, Canada / Bangalore, India

Project Description: As part of the FI team, provided configuration, updated functional specifications, facilitated data migration, testing and post go-live support.

Client: Archer Aviation

Nature of Project: S4 Hana 1909 migration, Support project

Duration: October 2022 to March 2023

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Location: Montreal, Canada / Bangalore, India

Project Description: As part of the FI team, provided configuration for SAP FI, updated RICEF objects, created and uploaded data using LTMC, facilitated unit / integration testing.

Client: Spin Master

Nature of Project: S4 Hana Support, Testing project

Duration: May 2019 to July 2019

Role: Lead SAP FICO Consultant

Location: Toronto, Canada

Project Description: Provided support and testing of S4 Hana 1809 system after upgrade.

Client: Brenntag

Nature of Project: Implementation project

Duration: January 2019 to September 2019

Role: Lead SAP FICO Consultant

Location: Mississauga, Canada

Project Description: Involved in the Implementation of Transportation Management system and its integration with the SAP system.

Client: Bell Canada

Nature of Project: Rollout project

Duration: October 2017 to December 2018

Role: Lead SAP FICO Consultant

Location: Mississauga, Canada

Project Description: Involved in the Rollout of SAP for newly acquired company MTS (Manitoba Telecom Services). This included playing a lead SAP FICO consultant role. Built complex interfaces to support integration of acquired company to the Bell SAP system.

Client: Resolute Forest Products

Nature of Project: Testing project

Duration: June 2015 to September 2017

Role: TCOE Lead

Location: Montreal, Canada

Project Description: The Project Resolu involved Implementation and roll out of SAP across all the plants for Resolute Forest Products across the USA and Canada. This includes establishment of Testing Center of Excellence as a core team to streamline testing – both manual and automated using the Worksoft Certify, Certify Impact, Certify Execution Manager and HPQC.

Client: Cascades

Nature of Project: Implementation / Support / Testing project

Duration: September 2012 to May 2015

Role: Implementation team member / AMS Support team member / TCOE Module Lead

Location: Montreal, Canada

Project Description: Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fiber. The project FIBRE envisages Implementation and Roll-out of SAP across 40 plants. It also involves establishment of Testing Center of Excellence as a core team to streamline testing – both manual and automated using the Worksoft Certify tool.

Client: General Motors

Nature of Project: Testing Project

Duration: July 2011 to August 2012

Role: Project Manager

Location: Bangalore, India

Project Description: General Motors, the leading manufacturer of Automobiles and Utility vehicles has wide spread operations across the globe. The Block Point 1 and Block Point 2 project involved the rollout of SAP ECC 6 version for the USA, Australia and New Zealand regions. The regression testing involved automation of the test cases using the Worksoft Certify tool.

Client: Delphi

Nature of Project: Support project

Duration: January 2010 to June 2011

Role: AMS Support Team Member

Location: Bangalore, India

Project Description: Delphi is a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments. The Delphi project provided AMS support to the SAP users in onsite-offshore model.

Client: KPMG

Nature of Project: Golbal Template

Duration: January 2009 to November 2009

Role: Offshore Module Lead

Location: Kolkata, India

Project Description: KPMG is a global network of world’s leading professional services firms offering Audit, Tax & Advisory services in more than 140 countries. The KPMG IBS GT project involved the creation of Global Template that will be rolled out to the KPMG member firms across the globe. Involved in developing complex interfaces that valued Time and updated the Work in Process in the COPA table and is subsequently posted to the General Ledger.

Client: British Petroleum

Nature of Project: Support Project

Duration: April 2007 to October 2008

Role: Work Request Manager

Location: Bangalore, India

Project Description: British Petroleum is one of the world’s largest energy companies, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemical products for everyday items.

Client: Nissan Motors

Nature of Project: Implementation Project

Duration: February 2006 to March 2007

Role: FICO Team Lead

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Project Description: Nissan Motors is involved in the manufacture of automotive and is head quartered in Japan. The Nissan GOMA project involved the implementation of the ECC version of SAP in the Asia-pacific region. The Thailand implementation included the configuration of the FI, CO, MM, PP and SD modules. The development of Enhancements, Reports, Interfaces and Forms is carried on an Onsite-Offshore model.

Client: Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Nature of Project:

Duration: September 2003 to December 2005

Role: Support / Implementation

Location: Bangalore, India / Paris, France

Project Description: Saint Gobain is involved in the manufacture of glass, abrasives etc. The SABRE project involved the implementation of SAP 4.6C version for the Abrasives division. The development of Enhancements, Reports, Interfaces and Forms was carried on an Onsite – Offshore model. The project was executed in around 30 countries across the globe.

Client: General Motors

Nature of Project: Upgrade project

Duration: June 2003 to August 2003

Role: Testing Team Member

Location: Chennai, India

Project Description: General Motors, the leading manufacturer of Automobiles and Utility vehicles has wide spread operations across the globe. The Upgrade project was executed in the Asia Pacific region from version 4.OB to 4.6C.

Client: Kao Corporation

Nature of Project: Testing Project

Duration: January 2003 to May 2003

Role: Testing Team Member

Location: Tokyo, Japan / Chennai, India

Project Description: KAO Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is one of the leading manufacturers of Cosmetics and Specialty Chemicals. Deloitte and Satyam Computers involved in the implementation of SAP involving FI, CO, PP, MM, SD modules and MySAP tools BW and SEM.

Functional Experience

Name of the Organization: ECE Industries Limited (01/1997) – (02/2002)

ECE Industries Limited, a division of B.K.Birla group of Companies, is involved in the manufacture of Energy Meters, Transformers and Elevators. As Assistant Manager (Accounts and Costing), the following are the contributions:

Finalization of Accounts involving Preparation of Trial Balance, Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet and preparation of MIS reports.

Expenses Control involving preparation of Expense Budgets, comparison with the actual, analyzing the variance and reporting the same to the Finance Manager.

Facilitating in complying with the Accounting Standards.

Played an active role in the computerization of Accounts using the Tally Accounting Software.

Aided the Auditors in their efforts to complete Statutory Audit, Internal Audit and Tax Audit.

Maintained adequate records to facilitate research of various transactions at later dates.

Facilitating in timely compliance of statutory obligations like Excise Duty, Sales Tax, TDS etc.

Reconciliation with the bank statements, reconciliation with the head office and dealing with other day-to-day transactions.

Education, Certification

ACMA : December 1997, From The Institute of Cost and Works

Accountants of India, Hyderabad Chapter, India.

B.Com. : Bachelor of Commerce, March 1994, Badruka College of

Commerce and Arts, Hyderabad, India.

SAP A.G. : SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for

Financial Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2021)

SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for

Management Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2021)

Worksoft Certify : Undergone five day training program on the Worksoft Certify

automation tool.

French Language Skill : Completed five levels of French language course from The

Alliance Francaise. Scored B1 in the TEFAQ exam conducted in

Montreal, Canada.

Work Status in Canada : Permanent Resident

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