Accounts Payable General Ledger

Sindhu D

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SAP FICO Consultant

SUMMARY:

Over 5 years of comprehensive experience in implementing SAP, with a focus on FI/CO modules, including active involvement in two full lifecycle implementations.

Proficient in all phases of the project lifecycle from Project Preparation through Post Go-Live Support, ensuring thorough engagement and project success.

Demonstrated expertise in Design, Development, Configuration, Testing, Troubleshooting, Documentation, and Reporting within the FI/CO domain.

Skilled in Financial Accounting (SAP-FI) configuration, encompassing FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-AA, and Credit Management.

Responsible for meticulous planning and documentation of data conversion for AR, AP open items, and General Ledger data.

Experienced in configuring Order Types, Settlement Rules, IO Planning, Distribution Cycles, and Cost Element Planning to meet business requirements.

Proficient in conducting Integration testing of Legacy System Interfaces with SAP functionality.

Specialized in Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (OTC), and Record to Report processes.

Led successful implementation of ERP system, resulting in streamlined business processes, and increased operational efficiency.

Regularly reviewed and updated AMS policies and procedures to align with industry best practices and ensure compliance with organizational standards.

Configured Vertex tax software within SAP to ensure accurate tax calculation and compliance.

Familiarity with SAP Group Reporting solution for consolidating financial data across multiple legal entities and reporting entities in compliance with GAAP standards.

Understanding the basics of configuring SAP Treasury settings according to business requirements.

Integrated Procurement and Finance processes in SAP, ensuring seamless data exchange and financial compliance.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to migrate legacy applications to cloud platforms, improving reliability and reducing costs.

A dedicated team player with high motivation, demonstrating strong interpersonal, organizational, planning, and communication skills.

EDUCATIONAL DETAILS:

Master’s in computer and information sciences, University of North Texas 2023.

Bachelor’s in computer science, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology Hyderabad 2019.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP Modules: SAP FI (Financial Accounting), SAP CO (Controlling)

SAP Tools and Technologies: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Solution Manager

SAP FI Components: General Ledger (G/L), Accounts Payable (A/P), Accounts Receivable (A/R), Asset Accounting (A/A)

SAP CO Components: Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA), Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), Product Costing (CO-PC)

SAP Asset Accounting: Chart of Depreciation, Asset Classes, Screen Layout Rules, Asset Valuation

SAP Accounts Payable and Receivable: Payment Terms, Vendor Groups, Automatic Payment Program

SAP New General Ledger (New G/L): Document Splitting, Document Simulation

SAP Data Conversion and Transfer: LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench)

Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu)

Databases: SAP HANA,Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Client: US Bank, Dallas, TX Jan 2023- Present Role: SAP FICO SAP S/4HANA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Identified actual user requirements through Brainstorming Sessions

• Engaged in all phases of the project lifecycle, including Requirements Gathering, Blue Printing, Development, Unit & Integration Testing, Go Live, and Postproduction Support

• Identified system Gaps based on user and policy requirements and prioritized user requirements

• Configured system components including GL transactions, balance sheet reports, profit and loss, inter-company transactions, consolidation, automatic posting GL master records, Account Group and Document Number Ranges, Tolerance Groups, Reversing Documents, Automatic Account Determination, Sales/Use Tax Assignment, and Multi-Currency configuration.

• Accounts Payable (FI-AP): Configured Vendor Master Data, Automatic Payment Transactions, Recurring Entries, Invoice posting, Bank Master Data, House Banks, Check Management: Check voiding with Reason Codes.

•Conducted performance tuning and optimization for Fiori applications to ensure high efficiency and user satisfaction.

• Conducted procurement analytics and reporting, including spend analysis and vendor performance management

• Implemented SAP ECC best practices, business processes, and controls to streamline operations, ensure data integrity, and enable compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Designed and implemented ABAP-based extensions and customizations for SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Business Suite applications on SAP BTP.

• Accounts Receivable (FI-AR): Configured Customer Master Data, Customer Tolerance Groups, Customer Down Payments, Customer invoice posting and clearing (open item management), Transaction types: Invoice, Credit Memos; AR Reconciliation, Payment Terms, Interest Calculation (Invoice Statement pay), Partial and Residual Payments, ACH/EFT Payment Formats; OTC Cycle components; Deductions Management, Dunning; FSCM: Credit Management

• Configured Automatic Payment Program (AP), Account Assignment (AR), interest calculations on open items, foreign currency valuation, regrouping of line items, check management, and void reason codes

• Defined and configured balance sheet adjustment accounts and exchange rate Gain/Loss accounts for Goods Receipt (GR), Invoice Receipt (IR), and Goods Issued (GI).

• Managed project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to ensure on-time and within-budget delivery of ERP solution.

•Demonstrated expertise in configuring and implementing GAAP standards within SAP ERP systems to ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements.

• Configured Fixed Assets, chart of depreciation, asset classes, depreciation area, fiscal year variant, number range, substitution rule in the fixed asset master records, integration with purchasing, assets under construction, mid-year legacy asset take-over, asset master data acquisitions, retirements, revaluation of assets, customized depreciation keys for depreciation run - planned, special, unplanned depreciation

• Configured House Banks, clearing inter-company vendor/customer open items, lockbox processing for A/P and A/R.

• Configured credit control area and assigned number ranges for Customer Master Data for A/R.

• Configured Special G/L Accounts for down payment with down payment indicator

• Configured Cost Center Accounting / Cost element, maintained standard hierarchy, cost center categories, distribution, and assessment.

• Configured Profit Center master data, standard hierarchy, dummy profit center, profit center groups, distribution, and assessments in CO-PCA.

Client: Alfa Labs Technologies, Hyderabad, India Jun 2019 – Jul 2021

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed Functional Specifications and process flow diagrams for system conversion, outlining the roadmap for the transition

•Led the implementation, customization, and support of SAP ECC (Enterprise Core Component) solutions to meet business requirements and improve operational efficiency across functional areas such as finance, sales, procurement, production, and human resources.

• Implemented and configured SAP MM modules for procurement, inventory management, and logistics.

• Configured Company Code settings, Currency and Parallel Currency configurations, Posting Period Variant assignment, Document Range definition, and Tolerance Groups for Employees

• Customized General Ledger accounting, including G/L account creation, automatic account assignments, and financial statement version setup

• Customized FI-AR and FI-AP modules, configuring Account Groups, Number Ranges, Tolerance Groups, Reason Codes, Account Determination, and Default Account Assignments

• Configured Automatic Payment Program for Outgoing Payments, setting up Payment Methods, House Bank accounts, Ranking Order of Bank Accounts, and Lockbox configuration

• Created asset classes, asset groups, and maintained sub-assets, integrating legacy reference data

• Defined the Chart of Depreciation, real and derived depreciation areas, and configured Depreciation keys for calculation method and depreciation schedule assignment

• Configured account assignments and integrated Asset Accounting with Financial Accounting

• Customized screen layouts for asset master data, asset sub ledgers, and asset depreciation areas

• Executed settlement of asset accounting with internal orders, configured settlement profiles for internal orders, and managed the capitalization of assets under construction, assigning cost elements.

•Documented data migration processes, procedures, and lessons learned for knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

•Worked closely with external vendors and internal IT teams to configure, customize, and integrate ERP modules as per business needs.

• Conducted testing on various asset transactions including posting depreciations, manual capitalization of fixed assets, post-capitalization processes, reverse asset transactions, and asset retirements, including asset scrapping

• Conducted training for key business users, coordinated with multiple teams, and ensured project deadlines were met.

Client: Genpact, India Jan 2018 – May 2019

Role: Junior SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Identified high-level financial information requirements and translated them into an appropriate SAP financial hierarchy (enterprise model). Supported all phases of the project life cycle including blueprint design, development, implementation, testing, and the creation of Business Process Procedures (BPPs) and other end-user documentation

• Configured and customized Company Code settings, Fiscal Year Variant, Chart of Accounts, Account Groups, Field Status Variant, and assignments

• Implemented settings in the General Ledger (GL) area, including creation of G/L master data, cross-company code transactions, and open item clearing. Configured GL transactions for business processes such as fast-entry screens, posting, parking, reversals, and month-end closings

• Defined tolerance groups and set tolerances for employees, customers, and vendors

• Configured settings in Accounts Payable (A/P) & Accounts Receivable (A/R), such as house banks, ranking order of bank accounts, interest calculation, lockbox processing, and electronic bank statement integration

• Handled vendor invoicing related to purchase orders (PO), manual outgoing/incoming payments, automatic payment programs, payment media, terms of payment, check lots, void reasons, and running/editing dunning proposals

• Configured the system to manage over/short/down payments, reversals and resets, credit memos, adjustments, and worked on Vendor/Customer master records and account groups.

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