Solution Architect Project Management

BIJAY KUMARR SAHOO

(SAP Lead FICO & Solution Architect on SAP S/4 HANA, specialization on CFIN)

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Career Objective Seeking an enduring career in SAP consulting& Project management position, which could provide me with a forum to realize my Core competency, potential and want to explore my experience, and skills and provide the constant development possibilities and a challenging working environment to test and Implement my skills and intelligence in this field.

Core Competence

SAP Lead FICO & Solution architect.

SAP Activate methodology

SAP Cross-module module integration,

Data Migration

Lock Management

CFIN with 5 years’ experience(One E2E implementation): Data Logging, Data Replication, Business Mapping, Data Digitization, Inbound Posting, Error Handling, Data Reconciliation, Root-cause Analysis and storytelling, Embedded and Predictive Reporting, Real-time KPIs, Planning, Reporting & Compliance, Finance Operations and Shared Services (viz., Central Payments, Credit, Collections and Disputes, BAM, Intercompany movements); Central Closing( i.e., Entity Close, Group Close, Financial Close Cockpit); Harmonizing Master Data & Transaction Data; Monitoring Workload with ST03;

Education

ICWA (Finalist) from the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India

With specialization in Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Production Planning & Controlling, Taxation, IFRS & GAAP Analysis & Financial Accounting

B.Com (Hons.) from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa)

Experience Summary

Around 13+ years of strong experience in Finance this includes 13 years in SAP ERP, 7 End –to – End Implementation, 1 Rollouts, and 1 Dev. Project

Having sound experience in FICO& S/4HANA Finance- Enterprise structure, GL, AR, AP, AA, Cash and Banking, CCA, PCA, IOM, COPA & Product costing, IS Retail

Having sound experience in FSCM– Credit Management, Bank Communication Management, Risk Management, Cash and liquidity Management, Collection management & Dispute Management

Having Strong Experience in SAP integration between FICO with SD & MM, PP, HR, PS, SAP BRIM.

Having in-depth knowledge and Experience of business processes& the Ability to study the case, design the process, guide the best practice and implement the state of digital transformation programs to address business opportunities.

Having strong knowledge in SAP Financial Closing cockpit& experience in SAP Group reporting.

As a Solution Architect Study requirement, ensure that the solution fits holistically to align IT application and service capabilities and also fits in the overall Enterprise Architecture design, and does not violate architecture principles.

Demonstrated experience in Project management, Starting from Project initiation, Project planning & Scoping, Solution designing, Execution, and Monitoring & Controlling.

Very Well Versed with MS. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, Decision-making Skills, the ability to quick learning, and problem-solving. Adaptable to a new environment, eager to learn, self-motivated, and efficient.

As a Team Lead & Member of the organization, I take a systematic approach to the problems &provide the solution with a high degree of accuracy, full honesty, and the ability to look at challenges as opportunities

Quick adaptability to new technologies along with proficient knowledge in IT.

Having the ability to maintain an effective working relationship with a variety of individuals and groups internal & external

Professional Experience

Project #11 LTIMindtree

Role: SAP FICO Sol. Architect Period: 7thof June-22 to 6th of March-2024

Clients: Carestream, Carrier ME and Carrier ANZ and IFFCO support on S4HANA 2021 version

Project # 10 Organization:- SAVIC Technologies

Role:-

SAP FICO Lead & Solution Architect

Client:-

Delta Corporation, Qatar

Project:-

S4 HANA 2020–E2E

Implementation No of Entities:-

End 2End- 8 entities Duration:-

From:- OCT. 2021 TO:- April-2022

Roles & Responsibilities

Attend meetings with the client’s top Management.

Gather Information on their current business processes.

Managed the project and applied SAP Activate methodology.

Actively involved in BBP Mapping and Business process remapping with best practices

Gap Analysis-finding the gap between As-Is and To-Be processes and preparing a Blueprint document.

Responsible for designing the solution and deploying SAP-based ERP solutions; leading analysis and design in the SAP S4 HANA 2020 Green-field implementation

Led &Configure Global settings and Enterprise structure settings, .Configure

G/L, A/P, A/R, AA & COPA, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Margin Analysis

Cutover data uploaded using LTMC for GL, AP, AR, and AA for Go-Live.

Activation of standard Fiori based applications for GL, AP, AR Reporting and for approval matrix

Configured financial closing cockpit (FCC) for all legal entities for fast close month-end and year-end process automation.

Configured New House Banks using Fiori apps 2.0 and created standard Apps for reporting purposes.

Implementation of New Asset Accounting with a leading ledger concept for group reporting.

Performed all baseline configuration with multi-currency setup for Group and legal valuation and Prediction ledger configuration

Led & Configured FI-SD, FI-MM, CO-PP integration & FI-HR Integration.

Led MT940 implementation with Bank interface.

Played a lead role in Integration testing, Data migration, UAT & GO-Live support

Project # 9 Organization:- Free Lancer

Role:-

Sr. SAP FICO Lead & Solution Architect

Project:-

S4 HANA 1809–E2E

Implementation

No of Entities:-

Roles & Responsibilities

Expertise in the overall management of an SAP implementation project throughout the life cycle from Project Preparation, and Business Blue Printing to Go-live and support.

Expertise in studying the existing system to identify the organization’s pain

areas.

Excellent in preparing key project documents like Business process list, Business blueprint, & mapping business requirements. And Excellent in SAP Product configuration and customizing abilities.

Proactive Coordination between the BPOs, SME and the developed team for the developments required to achieve business and reporting requirements.

Conducted workshops with the End Users.

End 2End- 3 entities Duration:-

From:- June 2019 TO:- Aug-2021

Configuring the enterprise's structure, GL, AR, AP, and AA, banking in FI, cash and liquidity management, Credit Management (FSCM), and controlling CCA, PCA, IOM, PCA, and Commitment Management as per the company requirement.

Identifying the integration requirement FI-MM, FI-SD, FI-HR, FI-PP, FI-PS and customizing as per the business demands.

Project Accounting, Revenues & Costs tracking through Internal Orders.

Identifying the development requirement, Developed Report using Report Painter.

Configured New GL functionality for document splitting.

Automatic Retention and Advance handling of Customers and Vendors

Configured Intercompany account, Internal Bank Transfers and developed the bank transfer forms.

Automatic generation agent Commission liability at the time of customer incoming payment.

Developed an automated program for the month-end process.

Uploaded Transaction Data Via BDC & LTMC Programs

Integration testing script, unit testing scripts, User Acceptance Testing, and developed user manual, Finalising the authorization matrix. Provided the training to the business users.

Go-Live and Post Go-Live Support

Project # 8 Organization:-

Emergys Software Pvt. Ltd, Chennai

Role:-

SAP Lead FICO Analyst

Client:-

Accurate Products Corporation & Maladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

Project:-

S4 HANA 1809–E2E

Implementation No of Entities:-

End 2End- 3 entities Duration:-

From:- Nov. 2018 TO:- April-2019

Roles & Responsibilities

As a member of the SAP FICO team responsible for implementing the SAP FI/CO Module

Created the preliminary project plan for the project.

Interaction with BPO’s and end-users for business requirement pooling and AS-IS study.

Analyzing and mapping of all current processes and design of SAP-specific business processes, financial and managerial accounting procedures and processes, which fit in with the business practices.

Involved in creating an organizational structure and giving presentations, attending business process meetings.

Documentation of required business process to be implemented

Involved in Preparing and Reviewing Business Process Procedures for GL, AP and AR, & AA

Prepared business blueprint, Configured the system as per business requirement.

Configure global settings and organization structure.

Configured Enterprise structure, Financial accounting global settings, General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Asset Accounting & Bank Accounting, controlling areas, CE, CCA, IO, and PCA.

Configured FI-SD integration, FI-MM integration & FI-HR Integration.

Coordinate with Technical other functional Consultants for impact analysis of integration and Development change.

Conducted workshops with the End Users. Attend scheduled departmental meetings. Maintain the Master Data and reporting requirements assessments

Prepared Integration & Unit Test Scripts & User Manuals.

Cut-off strategy. Scheduling Go-Live and Post Go-Live Support

Co-ordination with the users to resolve the issues

Project # 7 Organization:-

StraVis IT Solutions, Hyderabad

Role:-

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Client:- Echelons

Project:-

Ascensus S4 HANA 1709–E2E Implementation

No of Entities:- End 2End- 1 entity Duration:-

From:- Sept. 2017 TO:- August-2018

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, participating in system design

Involved in Business Process discussions and preparation of Business BluePrint.

The setting of organization structure. Configuring Enterprise Structure, Global Settings, General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

Preparation of Functional Specifications for the generation of reports.

AS-IS analysis of the existing FI/CO business practices. Finalisation of TO-BE business process.

Configured Enterprise structure, Financial accounting global settings, General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Asset Accounting & Bank Accounting.

Creation of CCA standard hierarchy, cost element, Cost Center, activity types, PCA, Internal Orders.

Test script creation for Customer and Vendor Account statements and Balance Confirmation, Check printing form, bank transfer forms, Customer and Vendor ageing Report, Receipt printing for Local, Advance and Misc. payments, testing responsibilities for GL, AR, AP, BA and AA, CE, CCA, IO, PCA

Actively involved in Unit testing, Training, user acceptance testing.

Provided training on procedures and assistance in preparing user Training manuals and planned the training sessions

Worked closely with other Module functional consultants.

Go-Live and support.

Project # 6 Organization:-

Itelligence India Software Solutions

Role:-

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Client:- SAP India

Project:-

CFMS, AP Govt.

No of Entities:-

End 2End- 100 entities Duration:-

From:- Dec. 2016 TO:- August-2017

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, participating in system design

Involved in Business Process discussions and preparation of Business Blue Print.

The setting of organization structure. Configuring Enterprise Structure, Global Settings, General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

Preparation of Functional Specifications for the generation of reports.

AS-IS analysis of the existing FI/CO business practices. Finalization of TO-BE business process.

Implementing Funds Management.

Requirement gathering from 182 departments and documentation thereof into business blue print.

Creating FM Objects (Master Data) like Commitment Items, Fund Centers, Fund, Funded Program, Functional Area, Budget Period

Documenting Budget Appropriation and Budget Re-appropriation.

Preparing Flow Chart Diagrams for better understanding of Budget Release.

Preparation of Validation Deck.

Working on Update Profile and Funded Program for planning and managing of budgets

Provided training on procedures and assistance in preparing user Training manuals and planned the training sessions

Worked closely with other Module functional consultants.

Go-Live and support.

Project # 5 & 4 Organization:-

Infodart Technology India Ltd Yash Technology

Role:-

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Client:-

Videocon Internal Projects, Gurgaon

NRPL, Bangalore

Project:-

SAP ERP ECC 6.0, EHP6

No of Entities:- End 2End- 1 Entity Duration:-

From:- July-2015

TO:- Sept-2016

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering business requirements, participating in system design

Involved in Business Process discussions and preparation of Business Blue Print.

The setting of organization structure. Configuring Enterprise Structure, Global Settings, General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

Preparation of Functional Specifications for the generation of reports.

AS-IS analysis of the existing FI/CO business practices. Finalization of TO-BE business process.

Configured Enterprise structure, Financial accounting global settings, General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Asset Accounting & Bank Accounting.

Creation of CCA standard hierarchy, cost element, Cost Center, activity types, PCA, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Costing-based COPA.

Test script creation for Customer and Vendor Account statements and Balance Confirmation, Check printing form, bank transfer forms, Customer and Vendor ageing Report, Receipt printing for Local, Advance and Misc. payments, testing responsibilities for GL, AR, AP, BA and AA, CE, CCA, IO, PCA

Actively involved in Unit testing, Training, user acceptance testing.

Provided training on procedures and assistance in preparing user Training manuals and planned the training sessions

Worked closely with other module functional consultants.

Go-Live and support

Project # 3 Organization:-

UST Global, Chennai Role:-

Associate Enterprise Solution Specialist

Client:- RNTBCI

Project:-

SAP ERP ECC 6.0, Development Project

No of Entities:- End 2End- 1 Entity Duration:-

From:-May-2014

TO:- Jan-2015

Responsibilities:

oReceiving the Functional & Technical Specification from RNTBCI

oAttending in Knowledge Transfer workshops & discussing about queries

oReview FSTS and updating analysis QA points to RNTBCI

oABAP coding should be done as per revised FSTS

oRecording all coding bugs in bug sheet for the evidence of delay of object

oCo-ordinating with technical team regarding logic of object

oPreparation of Understanding Document for each FSTS for future reference

oPreparation of Test Cases and Test Result Documents

oSubmitting all documents to review

oDelivery of reviewed documents in share point portal

Project # 2 & 1 Organization:-

Bigtech Consulting Services, Bangalore

Role:-

FICO Consultant Client:-

Responsibilities:

oWorking with customers to analyze requirements and identify solutions.

oPreparing OS structure and sign off.

oGathering Information for Business Blue Print documentation.

oPreparing Business Blue Print as per business process.

oConfiguration of FI & CO as per blue print.

Talema India, KJS Ahluwalia Steels Project:-

SAP ERP ECC 6.0, Development Project

No of Entities:- End 2End- 1 Entity Duration:-

From:Nov-2007 TO:- Feb-2014

oMap / define CO org elements, Key data structure, Master data to meet user requirement

oInvolving with Cross Module activities.

oWorked on COPA, CCA, PCA & IO Planning

oPreparation of migration data template and LSMW.

oInvolved in unit testing, integration testing & UAT testing with other modules like MM, PP, SD and Authorization matrix & transportation request into production.

oWorking on New G/L, AR, AP, Document Splitting, Banking-Manual and Automatic Payment, EBS, Asset Accounting

oGuiding and helping core team and power users to execute the month and year- end process.

oPreparation of configurations and end user manuals.

oProviding support for post implementation projects.

Previous Assignments:

1.G. Sahu & CO (Cost Accountants)

2.Oswal Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.,

3.Star Paper Mills Ltd.,

4.Swapnil Switches Pvt. Ltd.,

1.Preparation of Cost Sheets, Cost Audit Work And filing of Excise Returns and maintaining other Statistical figures as per Company Law Board, Preparation of Funds Flow and Cash Flow Statements.

2.Preparation of Balance Sheet, Controlling of Creditors Ledger for Accurate Payments, Trial Balance, Bank Reconciliation Statements, Cost Sheets, Maintaining other Statistical figures as per Company Law Board, Preparation of Profit and Loss.

3.Preparation and Evaluation of Monthly Performance Reports, Daily Costing and Profitability Statements, Monthly Profitability Statements, Budgeting, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Statements, Maintaining Statistical figures as per Company Law Board, Reports required for IPMA AWARD.

4.Preparation of Cash Book, Bank Reconciliation Statement, Trial Balance, Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet and other Assignments from time to time.

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