SAP S/* HANA Finance (FICO)/ Central Finance - Solution Architect / SME

Certified - ITIL V3, SAP FI, SAP CO

PANKAJ THAKKER

Phone: (M) +1-479-***-****

E-mail: adbvf7@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-thakker-52a71436

Seeking a challenging position as SAP S4/HANA Finance (FICO)/ Central Finance Solution Architect / SME in a growth-oriented organization to contribute towards the success and growth of the organization.

SAP-FI

New GL

AR / AP

Asset Accounting

Bank Accounting

FICO Integration -MM-SD-PP-PM-PS-HR

SAP Tax

Tax

oUSA - Sales And Use tax (Vertex & SAP Standard Solution)

oUS, CA, BR and CO – (ONESOURCE by Thomson Reuters for the Indirect tax solution)

oIndia - CIN (Country India Version) - SAP Standard and custom enhancements

oUK & Europe (VAT) - - SAP Standard and custom enhancements

E WHT (Extended Withholding Tax) – Global solution with SAP Standard and custom enhancements

SAP CO

Profitability analysis

Product cost controlling & Material Ledger

Cost Object Accounting

Project system

SAP S/4HANA Finance / Central Finance:

Migration to SAP S4 HANA

Migration to New Asset Accounting

Global Implementation with SAP S/4 HANA – Central Finance

Client presentations and RFPs for SAP S/4 HANA Finance & Central Finance

SAP Project Management

Project Planning

Prd-Cutover Planning and Execution

Data Conversion Planning and Execution

Customer Requirement Analysis

Training & Change Management

Team Building

Highly motivated, Result oriented Certified ITIL V3, SAP FI, SAP CO and SAP Simple Financial Migration (AC100) professional with total experience of over 14+ years of experience in Accounting and SAP Implementation; of which 13 years as an SAP Finance and Controlling Solution Architect / SME and about 1 year domain experience as an Accountant auditor.

Having international exposure in India, USA, UK, Netherlands, and Germany; in across industries; i.e. Life Science, Chemical, Steel, Fragrance, Flavor, Financial Services, Construction and FMCG.

I have been involved in SAP Implementations project execution, providing support to existing clients, analyzing client’s processes during proposal stage, working with sales team for proposals and efforts estimate.

Exposure in SAP projects - 7 Implementations, 3 Migrations, 3 rollouts, and 5 Support projects.

Core Expertise in global solutioning for SAP Controlling (COPA, PS, COPC, ML, Actual Costing, Multiple valuation with ML), integration with other business process (e.g. OTC, SCM, P2P, Ariba, Concur, BPC) and SAP Finance (GL, AR, AP, Asset, Bank, and Tax).

OTHER FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP Package:

S/4 HANA (1809, 1709, 1610, 1511 and 1503), SFIN 2.0, SFIN 1.0, SAP ECC 6.0 (EHP 4, 5, 6 and 7), SAP ECC 5.0, SAP R/3 4.7C and SAP R/3 4.6C.

Project Management Skills:

Knowledge of rigorous program, system and business performance management methods enabling clients to realize business value with minimum risk.

Expert in forecasting workforce requirements, establishing/redesigning organizations, and influencing/leading the work of individuals and groups in change initiatives.

First rate communication and collaboration skills to lead & work in concert with diverse groups.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CURRENT COMPANY - 5TH

Organization: Accenture

Designation: Manager (SAP S/4 HANA Finance (FICO)/ Central Finance - Solution Architect/SME)

Duration: Nov 2013 to till date

Key Responsibility:

Discharging all responsibilities as an SAP S/4 HANA Finance (FICO)/ Central Finance - Solution Architect / Project Manager / Delivery Lead.

Responsible for Project Coordination and delivering assignments/projects.

PRIVIOUS COMPANY – 4TH

Organization: PricewaterhouseCooper Pvt. Ltd.

Designation: Sr. Consultant (SAP FICO SME)

Duration: July 2011 to Nov 2013

Key Responsibility:

Discharging all responsibilities as a Sr. SAP FICO Solution Architect / Project Manager / Team Lead

Responsible for Mathematical modelling and application development

Responsible for Project Coordination and delivering the assignments.

PRIVIOUS COMPANY – 3RD

Organization: Capgemini Consulting India Pvt Ltd

Designation: Consultant (SAP FICO)

Duration: Feb 2010 to July 2011

Key Responsibility:

Discharging all responsibilities as a Sr SAP FICO Consultant / Team Lead

Responsible for Mathematical modelling and application development

Responsible for Front Office Coordination (Capgemini France) with a status report.

Providing support for SAP Issue within the project and if requested outside project too

PRIVIOUS COMPANY – 2ND

Organization: Patni Computer System Ltd.

Designation: Senior Software Engineer (Business Analyst) (SAP FICO)

Duration: Feb 2007 to Dec 2009

Key Responsibility:

Discharging all responsibilities as an SAP FICO Consultant

Responsible for Analysis and Solution Definition by quickly understanding business issues and data challenges of client's organization and industry

Providing support for SAP Issue within the project and if requested outside project too.

Instrumental in Incident/Change request/service call handling

PRIVIOUS COMPANY- 1ST

Organization: Royal Computer Accounting Center (RACA), Gandhinagar

Designation: Accountant / Auditor

Duration: Apr 2004 to May 2005

Key Responsibility:

Maintain Accounting Vouchers like Sales, Purchases, Credit notes, Debit notes, Payments.

Periodic Bank Reconciliation, Interest Calculation on Receivables & Payables Outstanding.

Computation of Direct & Indirect Taxes like Sales Tax/VAT, TDS, Income Tax.

Generation of Tax Reports, filing Tax Return at Sales Tax Department, Income Tax Department.

SAP PROJECTS

No

Company

Client

Project Type

Role

System

Duration

Team Size

Location

18

Accenture LLP

Astellas Pharma

Global S/4 HANA 1709 Implementation

SAP FICO Solution Architect and Onshore Lead

S/4 HANA 1709

July 2017 to till date

16

Chicago

17

Accenture LLP

Tyson Foods

Global S/4 HANA 1709 Implementation

SAP FICO Solution Architect and Onshore Lead

S/4 HANA 1610

Mar 2016 to July 2017

10

Springdale, AR, USA

16

Accenture Service Pvt Ltd

Clariant – S/4HANA Implementation

New GL, New Asset and SFIN Migration

SAP FICO Solution Architect and Onshore Lead

SFIN 2.0

Nov 2015 to Feb 2016

14

Am Main-Taunus, Frankfurt, Germany

15

Accenture Service Pvt Ltd

Huntsman – Rockwood, UK

SAP FICO roll out

SAP FICO onshore Lead

SAP ECC 6.0 EHP 6

Oct 2014 to Nov 2015

9

Wynyard Park, UK

14

Accenture Service Pvt Ltd

Yara International

New GL Migration

SAP New GL Migration Lead / Sol Arch

SAP ECC 6.0 EHP 6

July 2014 to Sep 2014

7

Pune, India

13

Accenture Service Pvt Ltd

Capital Group

BPC Implementation & New GL Migration

Delivery Lead and SAP FICO SME

SAP ECC 6.0 EHP 6

Nov 2013 to June 2014

18

Mumbai, India

12

Pricewaterhouse Cooper Pvt Ltd

Kelkar Group

Implementation & Global Rollout (India & Netherlands)

Team Lead/ Solution Architect

SAP ECC 6.06

March’12 to Nov 2013

9

Mumbai (India) & Barneveld (Netherlands)

11

Pricewaterhouse Cooper Pvt Ltd

Prakash Steelage Ltd

Implementation (India)

Team Lead/ Solution Architect

SAP ECC 6.06

Sep'11 to Feb’12

9

Umbergaon (India)

10

Pricewaterhouse Cooper Pvt Ltd

Galaxy Surfactant Ltd

SAP CO Reimplementation and New GL Migration (India)

Project manager

SAP ECC 6.04

Sep'11 to May'11

15

Mumbai, India

9

Pricewaterhouse Cooper Pvt Ltd

Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (ESML)

SAP US Tax Implementation (USA)

Project manager

SAP ECC 6.04

July'11 to Sep'11

9

Mumbai, India

8

Capgemini Consulting India Pvt Ltd

Alstom – AM

Support (France)

Team Lead

SAP R/3 4.5, SAP R/3 4.6 C, SAP R/3 4.7

May’10 to till Date

11

Mumbai, India

7

Capgemini Consulting India Pvt Ltd

Thomson

Upgrade (France)

Team Member

SAP ECC 6.04

Feb’10 to May’10

8

Mumbai, India

6

Patni Computer Systems Ltd

The Coca-Cola Company, USA

Testing and Rollouts (USA)

Team Member

SAP ECC 5.0

Sep’09 to Dec’09

9

Mumbai, India

5

Patni Computer Systems Ltd

Weyerhaeuser Corporation

Support (USA & Canada)

Team Member

SAP ECC 6.0

Jun’08 to Aug’09

12

Mumbai, India

4

Patni Computer Systems Ltd

The Coca-Cola Company (Australia & China)

Testing & Rollouts (Australia & China)

Team Member

SAP ECC 5.0

Apr’08 to Jun’08

7

Mumbai, India

3

Patni Computer Systems Ltd

Mader-Plastilack (Germany).

Implementation (Germany)

Team Member

SAP R/3 4.6 C

Oct’07 to Apr’08

5

Mumbai, India

2

Patni Computer Systems Ltd

Rohm and Haas, U.S.A.

Support (USA)

Team Member

SAP R/3 4.6 C

Apr’07 to Oct’07

13

Mumbai, India

1

Patni Computer Systems Ltd

Classic Stripes Pvt. Ltd. (CSPL), India.

Support (India)

Team Member

SAP R/3 4.7

Mar’07 to Apr’07

5

Mumbai, India

** Detail projects exposure information will be available on request as it is very long.

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

ITIL V3 Foundation

SAP FI Certified

SAP CO Certified

SAP Simple Financial Migration (AC100) – Training attended.

EDUCATION

Qualification

College

University/Board

Year

Percentage

10th

Shri Vinay Vidhya Mandir

GSEB

1999

88.14

12th

SVP Gujarat Vidhyalay

GSEB

2001

62.62

BBA

BPCBA

Gujarat University

2004

67.33

MBA**

ICFAI Business School - Ahmedabad

ICFAI Business School

2007

7.5 (CGPA)

** Awarded Scholarship for 1st Semester for excellent performance

PERSONAL DETAILS

Passport Details: Indian Passport; Valid till 03/2025.

Visa Details: Business Visa (B1) for US till 20th Nov 2017 (Expired)

Schengen Business Visa for European Countries - (expired)

UK Visa ICT Short Term Staff Migrant - (expired)

USA L1A visa till Nov/2023

Languages: English, Hindi and Gujarati

References: Available on Request

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