Sap Fico Consultant Business

Geetha Raghavendra

Senior Functional Consultant - SAP FICO/FICA/BRIM

Solution Delivery Manager

Project Manager/Lead

Edison, NJ • 346-***-****

**********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geetha-raghavendra-a996a123/

Senior Technical Specialist with extensive and diverse industry experience. Specialization in SAP consulting, business advisory, business intelligence, technical solution design, system migrations and integrations, and production support with domain expertise in accounting and finance. Manages the development and delivery of best-in-class, customized software solutions for clients to solve complex business challenges. Exceptional talent for defining technical requirements and functional specifications for system and software solutions by understanding client business processes and pain points. Leads onshore and offshore teams end-to-end through projects from concept and RFP development through testing and solution delivery.

Core Competencies

Functional Consulting

Business Intelligence/Process Analysis

Interfaces with Third-Party Tools

Coding/Bug Fixes/Defects

Incident Management

Product/Feature Enhancements

Functional Solution Design

Systems Integration

Project Management

Software Quality Testing

Change Management

Technical Support/Troubleshooting

Functional Specifications

System Migrations/Upgrades

Service/Solution Delivery

End-User Training

Problem Management

Team Building and Leadership

Career Experience

3i Infotech Ltd., Edison, NJ March 2023 – Present

Senior SAP FICO/FICA Functional Specialist

Collaborate with the development team to design, implement, and upgrade to a new customized SAP reporting solution.

Migrated from SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) to SAP S/4HANA.

Implemented SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM), SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO), SAP Financial Contact Accounts (FICA), and SAP Flexible Real Estate Management (ReFx) modules.

Introduced new functions, features, and enhancements.

Provided technical guidance and production support to the team.

Managed the project using an onsite offshore model and completed all sprints on time to meet deliverable deadlines and ensure client success.

Entune IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India November 2022 – February 2023

Senior SAP Project Manager, Solution Delivery (Contract)

Client: Valtrans, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Led a 20-member offshore delivery team in the upgrade from Oracle and end-to-end Greenfield implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, including multiple Modules.

Leveraged Accounting and Finance domain expertise to precisely define the client business requirements by performing gap analysis, understanding pain points, and identifying the appropriate software solutions.

Adopted SAP Activate methodology (Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run) and coached the team in each aspect of the business processes and solution design.

Developed high-quality, detailed end-user documentation and trainings.

Optimized all available system resources while maintaining the project within budget.

Obtained full signoff from the satisfied client on the newly designed business processes and project deliverables.

Asset Accounting:

oUnderstanding the business processes, I Designing I Experience in all Fixed Assets process changes in S4HANA as well as Fiori Apps I Fixed Assets - Depreciation Areas (Book, Tax, and Derived) I Depreciation Methods and depreciation keys I Experience with asset transfers, retirements, depreciation and capitalization process I Data Migration

IDC Technologies Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Delhi, India November 2020 – September 2022

Senior SAP FICO/FICA Functional Specialist (Contract)

Client: Wipro, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Client: Riyadh Airports Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Initially deployed to Wipro to perform gap analysis and implement SAP FICA, SAP BRIM, and SAP Dispute Management modules and components. Later deployed to Riyadh Airports Company end-client to take over a gap analysis project.

Defined all business requirements and effectively explained to the clients the required changes.

Implemented SAP BRIM. Configured and supported Convergent Charging and Convergent Invoicing and integrated it with Mediation Zone third-party tool.

Support: BRIM (Convergent Charging and Invoicing: Complete E2E till Invoice processing, Sales data in FICA as transitory, and Revenue to FI

- Validating the Reconciliation Keys, Invoices created in CI and complete Reconciliation Keys till it's transferred to FI.

Contract Creation Process _ the flow _ Dynamic Replication _ Contract Creation (Provider Contract/Agreement)

Supported revenue transfer from SAP FICA to SAP FI.

Implemented RAR Revenue recognition solution and integrated it with SAP BRIM, SAP FICA, and CI solutions.

Integrated orders, fulfilment, and invoicing processes into RAR.

Integrated SAP Financial Accounting (FI), SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SAP FICA, SAP ReFx, and SAP SuccessFactors solutions.

Integrated the client website with SAP Cloud for Customer (C4C) Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.

Integrated SAP with IBM Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system.

Integrated Apian with SAP billing module.

Gained substantial knowledge in IT service management (ITSM).

Fixed all SAP module gaps and conducted unit, regression, and pre-production testing.

Informed the Change Approval Board (CAB) of the changes, obtained signoff, and released the changes to production.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India March 2019 – November 2020

Freelance SAP Consultant Business Advisor

Provided SAP consulting and business advisory services to clients. Supported presales activities, researched market competitors, and analyzed business pain points of prospective clients. Developed and presented client-centric requests for proposal (RFPs), business strategies, and business plans.

Introduced a new client company to the world market. Led engagements with the client, defined business pain points, prepared RFPs, and established a SAP team with all required work streams.

Successfully implemented SAP FICO and SAP FICA modules.

3i Infotech Ltd., Edison, NJ April 2018 – February 2019

Senior SAP FICO Consultant

Client: American Water, Cherry Hill, NJ

Client: Tronox Inc., Stamford, CT

Led the implementation of SAP FICO and SAP FICA modules.

Integrated HP Quality Center (QC) and HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool.

Research and troubleshot application issues.

Performed software quality testing.

Collaborated with the developer team on code changes and new product developments.

Trained end-users and documented best practices.

Gained expertise in incident, change, and problem management.

Partnered with payment sources including US Payments, Payment US, and Western Union to coordinate the integration of functional modules and project deliverables.

Supported an additional acquisition project by analyzing accounting books to assess project feasibility.

Talent Hub Tech Inc., Somerset, NJ November 2016 – April 2018

Senior SAP FICO/FICA Functional Specialist

Client: Internal Project

Delivered solutions as Project Lead. Provided onsite SAP FICO production support.

Collaborated with the offshore team to manage deliverables and change requests for developments and enhancements.

HCL America, Sunnyvale, CA March 2013 – November 2016

Technical Specialist (SAP Modules Functional) /Project Manager, SAP FICO/FICA

Client: Oklahoma City Water Utility Trust, Oklahoma City, OK (November 2013 – November 2016)

https://www.okc.gov/utilities

Managed the implementation of SAP FICO and SAP FICA modules and provided SAP production support using Agile practices.

Upgraded from SAP Enhancement Package 2 (EHP2) to SAP EHP7 (Handled areas like Finance, Fund Management, Contract Accounting, Cost Center and Profit Center Accounting, Integrations, and Interfaces.

Contract Accounting/Business partners/Security Deposits/Customer Collections/Dunning/Instalments Plans/Payment Lots/Return Lots/Account Determination/Integration with Device Management and Billing & Invoicing

Creation of Business Partners/Contract or Business Agreements, Billing and Invoicing (Consumption Billing), Invoicing, Accounting in FICA (Contract Accounting), and finally transfer the Revenue to FI.

Integrated Vertex self-service web portal and a one-time Automated Clearing House (ACH) system.

Coordinated with payment and collection sources including US Payment Kiosk, Western Union to coordinate the integration of functional modules and project deliverables.

Created an automated program to send daily contract account lists to Western Union, one master file every 15 days, and a daily Delta file of contract account details.

Client: Ann Taylor Inc., Milford, CT (March 2013 – October 2013)

Delivered production support and enhancements to meet business requirements.

Synchronized the reporting structure with IS-Retail.

Created scripts in Win Shuttle for large FICO business transactions.

HCL Technologies, Bangalore, Karnataka, India January 2012 – March 2013

Technical Specialist _ SAP Modules Functional /Project Manager, SAP FICO/FICA

Client: Xerox Ltd., United Kingdom, offshore from Bangalore

Supported various functions in FICO including controlling.

Synchronized contracts in the Lease Accounting Engine (LAE) with SAP CRM.

Conducted a business value assessment (BVA) and proposed a new LAE error utility reporting tool.

Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, Karnataka, India October 2010 – December 2011

Project Lead

Client: Delphi Ltd., Automobile Division (July 2011 – December 2011)

Client: Tata Advanced Materials Ltd. (October 2010 – July 2011)

Delivered support for post-implementation, production, rollout, and enhancements.

Support on functionalities in Cost Accounting, like Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Product Costing, CO-PA, Worked on Repetitive and Discrete Manufacturing.

Support on functionalities in Financial Accounting

IBM Global Business Services, Bangalore, Karnataka, India August 2008 – August 2010

Advisory Consultant

Client: M/s Shell Royal Dutch (U.K.) joint venture with Qatar Government

Provided support for post-implementation, production, rollout, and enhancements.

Support on functionalities in Cost Accounting, like Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Product Costing, CO-PA, Worked on Repetitive and Discrete Manufacturing.

Support on functionalities in Financial Accounting

Bristlecone India Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India July 2007 – August 2008

SAP FICO Consultant

Client: M/s Nike Inc. (U.S.A.), offshore

Delivered post-implementation and production support.

Support on functionalities in Financial Accounting / Inventory /Material Ledger Month end closing activities and normal support Incidents on Cost and Profit Centers.

Additional Experience

SAP FICO Consultant • ASM Technologies Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India

SAP FICO Consultant • Fast SAP Solutions, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Commerce

Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Specialization in Finance, Accounting, and Costing

Management Accounting Course (CMA), Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICWA-Inter), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Certifications & Training

SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) Certification, Siemens Information Systems Ltd.

Technical Skills Summary

SAP Software/Tools:

Multiple SAP applications, modules, components, and tools

Implementation Methodology:

Accelerated SAP (ASAP), SAP Activate, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile

Project Management:

Slack, Confluence, Jira

Management Tools:

Third-party tools: IBM Maximo, Attendance System, Mediation Zone, payroll applications

Test Scripts:

HP Quality Center (QC), HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Testing:

Unit testing, stress testing, volume testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), integration testing

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