SAP FICO Consultant

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January 22, 2021

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SAP FICO Consultant

** ***** ** *********** ********** in regulatory, manufacturing operations, project management with over 10 years focused on SAP relevant project implementation experience in Financial accounting. An extensive knowledge in the implementation, support, roll out, upgrade projects with configuration of SAP FICO modules with emphasis on business process analysis including requirement gathering, blueprinting, gap analysis and creating AS-IS and TO-BE documentation.

Hands-on experience in Configuration, Migration and RICEWF in Organizational Structures, General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA). As well as Controlling (CO) modules such as COPA, CEA, PCA, CCA, IO, PC etc. Furthermore, in Production Planning (PP), CapEx, Cash Applications, FI integration with Sales and Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM), Interphase with Ariba, Vertex, Concur, Open-Text VIM in ECC and S4HANA ERP environments.

Led and engaged cross functional matrix teams to deliver and increase values, mentoring teams and individuals to develop abilities that impacted projects and company success.

CORE SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

2 full life cycle implementations and 2 production support experiences using Agile/ASAP/Activate methodologies.

Understanding of Business processes, Blue-Print, Realization, Configuration, Final Preparation, Integration and UAT, Preparation of Test Scripts, Authorization design for Roles with team, End Users User Training and Post Go Live Support

Strong Post Implementation support 24/7 with experience in various industries

Hands on experience in designing and implementing FI (GL/AP/AR/AA), CO (CCA/CEA/IO/PA/PC) and heavy integration with SD, MM, PP.

Hands on experience in Cost and account-based COPA

Worked on automatic clearing and all payment methods like ACH (Automated Clearing House), EDI and Lockbox

Experience with order to cash and source to pay design and processes

Experienced in complex Project System scenarios for Capex, Make to Order and others

Good understanding of integration points between SAP and non-SAP Systems

Integration with various modules and systems like VIM, ARIBA, Concur, Vertex etc.

Working exposure and experience with S4HANA, SAP SD and MM.

Special emphasis on Data Migration specifications with Legacy System Migration workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects

Excellent in working with posting validations, substitution rules, forms, interfaces (ALE & EDI), user-exits, and reporting tools

Assets, Asset Classes, depreciation, and PS Integration and Knowledgeable about BW and FSCM

Excellent understanding of business analysis, financial management and business operations

Professional Client and Consulting experience with managing onsite and offshore teams

Good understanding of Change & Risk Management, Excellent communication and inter personnel skills

Active member in conducting team meetings, customer feedback meetings & self-assimilation programs, and knowledgeable in Agile Methodologies

Experienced working with Lean Sigma methodologies and continuous improvement

Willingness to learn new technologies and software

Requirement Evaluation and Sourcing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAP FICO Consultant Berry Global Group Franklin, IN Mar. 2016 – Present

Responsibilities:

Experience with FICO production support and implementation

Gathers and analyses user business processes and requirements. Understands client’s requirements, needs, and functionality of the system product module. Defines, reviews and documents client’s business requirements and validates solutions with the client

Works with business users to configure the module to translate business requirements into functional design specifications.

Responsible for FI-GL, AP, AR, SD CO-CCA, IO and PS.

Configured and customized Chart of accounts, Company code Global Parameters, Fiscal year Variants, Posting Period Variants, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and Tolerance Groups.

Configured Controlling Area Settings, Number ranges, and Maintained Versions.

Configured and Customized CO – General Controlling, Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Overhead Cost Controlling, Cost Center Accounting; and Internal Orders.

Hands on experience in Costing -based COPA on S4HANA

Designed Make-to-Order Costing and Consignment Process

Re-engineered Drop-ship process and Intercompany Billing Process

Implemented New GL, activated new Ledger, performed document splitting and Parallel Accounting

Hands on the master data, and export/upload into Concur (Employees data, Cost center, IO, WBS element, Cost object) and imported expense reports and posted the expense report.

Worked with the interface team to set up the interface between Concur and SAP using PI/PO to streamline the employers travel request

Hands on S4 HANA Migration using Migration Cockpit- master data, transaction data (LTMC)

Designed enhancements to fit design gap leveraging User-Exits, Functional Modules, Enhancement Spots, BADI, BAPI

Implemented COPA Cost base and created custom reports

Global customer premium engagements and projects support to provide the best solution and solution architect to realize planned adoption and changes in productive environment, SAP applications, digital platform, innovation and system landscapes and so on

Accounts Payable: Building AP Business module, Configuring and Customizing vendor master data, vendor account groups, define sensitive fields for dual control, House banks, Invoice processing, Document parking, Configured Automatic Payment Program, Outgoing payment, Reporting, Check printing, Voiding checks, matching invoice with purchase

Accounts Receivable: Building AR Business module, Configuring and Customizing Customer master data, Debtor management, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to cash process, Finance documents Global settings (Posting Keys, payment terms), Dunning, Lockbox.

Asset Accounting: Configuring of Asset Accounting, Structuring Fixed asset design, integration with the GL, defining asset classes, depreciation areas, Configure (Base, Balance and Multilevel) depreciation methods.

Sales and Distribution: Configuring sales organization, assigning sales organization to company code, assigning distribution channels and divisions to sales organizations, determining pricing procedure, configuring condition table and access sequence, defining sales order types, assigning number ranges to sales documents, defining billing types, assigning number ranges to billing documents.

Worked on period-end-closing, fiscal-yearend-closing, material ledger, actual costing, profitability analysis, profit center accounting, and reconciliation issues.

Mapped current data, tables, and other reports to SAP. Also defines initial settings, discovery, module-relevant security settings and reporting options

Reviewed and delivered functional specifications to developers in order to meet business requirements.

Work with both offshore and onshore multinational team in close cooperation with experts from all over the world with difference time zone.

Understands system processes and reporting compliance requirements and user interfaces impacted by the ERP system. Identifies modifications, recommends and applies changes as appropriate

SAP FICO Consultant WorleyParsons Houston, USA Oct. 2013 – Mar.2016

Responsibilities:

Migrated GL, AR, AP, AA, Material Inventory in to ECC 6.0 EHP7 from JD Edward

Migrated various master data and transaction using LSMW

Designed enhancements to fit design gap leveraging User-Exits, Functional Modules, Enhancement Spots

Responsible for FI-GL, AP, AR, SD CO-CCA, IO and PS.

Configured and customized Chart of accounts, Company code Global Parameters, Fiscal year Variants, Posting Period Variants, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and Tolerance Groups.

Configured Controlling Area Settings, Number ranges, and Maintained Versions

Implemented New GL, activated new Ledger, performed document splitting and Parallel Accounting.

Designed Make-to-Order Costing and Consignment Process

Re-engineered Drop-ship process and Intercompany Billing Process

Implemented COPA Cost base and created custom reports

Configured and Customized CO – General Controlling, Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Overhead Cost Controlling, Cost Center Accounting; and Internal Orders.

Worked on period-end-closing, fiscal-yearend-closing, material ledger, actual costing, profitability analysis, profit center accounting, and reconciliation issues.

Mapped current data, tables, and other reports to SAP.

Reviewed and delivered functional specifications to developers in order to meet business requirements

SAP FICO Analyst WorleyParsons Lagos, Nigeria Jan. 2009 – Oct. 2013

Responsibilities:

Responsible for FI-GL, AP, AR, SD CO-CCA, IO and PS

Migrated, Created & Maintained Customer Master data, Customer Groups, Payment Terms, Reporting, AR Aging.

Balanced bank reconciliations and oversaw daily bank balances.

Configuration and Review of General Ledger information, General Ledger Reconciliations and Prepare/review journal entries

Prepared monthly internal financial statements, including but not limited to bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, Statement of cash flow, Balance Sheet and P&L analysis for management and lenders

Performed month end analysis and close.

Configured Company Code, Number Ranges, Document Type, Integrated with SD and account determination

Account Receivable: Building AR Business module, Configuring and Customizing Customer master data, Debtor management, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to cash process, Finance documents Global settings (Posting Keys, payment terms), Dunning, Lockbox.

Asset Accounting: Configuring of Asset Accounting, Structuring Fixed asset design, integration with the GL, defining asset classes, depreciation areas, configure (Base, Balance and Multilevel) depreciation methods, Designed Intercompany Selling

Trained for SAP Design and Configuration

Process Quality Engineer Classic Beverages Limited Lagos, Nigeria Jan. 2006 – Jan. 2009

Responsibilities:

Enhanced design productivity by optimizing process map leading to 83% decrease in rejections and reworks

Evaluated and improved consumer product development and also supported the PD team

Conducted root cause analysis and testing based on data collection and measurements.

Developed, initiated, and presented statistical analysis results for continuous improvement to processes, and generate the corrective action report against to problem

Participated in quality control exercise and lean six sigma activities.

Controlled current production using process mapping to achieve production goals, manufacture reliable products.

Accomplished zero operational flat time for more than 93% of our operations

Performed quality control of final deliverable to promote service quality

Technical support for service delivery (field and maintenance) and sales team

Served as a resource to facilitate collaboration and assist managers or domain experts with decisions to ensure seamless operations and improve service quality

Standardized the Data Quality control process which reduced cases of service quality product and incidents in our operations

Investigated failures to determine root cause and preventative actions

HSE Engineer The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Lagos, Nigeria Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2005

Responsibilities:

Supported the lead to prepare environmental impact assessment, oil spill contingency plan and risk assessment report.

Reviewed and documented accidents, fire, and explosion cases in the petroleum industry (fatal, non-fatal, fatality).

Monitored the use of PPE at the production facility to achieve zero harm to people and its environment.

Estimated and reviewed of oil, gas, condensate, and heavy oil reserves.

Managed, inspected, and experienced drilling, production, casing, and cementation operations

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

MBA, Business Strategy and Operations Management (Distinction), DePaul University Chicago, IL

Key Courses: Strategy, Financial Accounting, Operation Management, Global Marketing, Corporate Finance, Leadership

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife, NG

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Chicago. IL.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), Chicago. IL.

Certified Agile/Scrum Master® (CSM-000604261), Chicago. IL.

Certified Business Analysis Fundamentals (BA).

Member, American Society for Quality (ASQ: 65526615)

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