S4 Hana Accounts Payable

Vamsi Talasila

Summary:

SAP FICO/S* HANA functional consultant with over 10 years of experience including three full life cycle implementations, multiple roll out and post-production support projects using ASAP and AGILE methodologies. Certified Financials in SAP S/4 HANA 1709 for SAP ERP Financials Experts.

Strong knowledge in all FI module components such as General Ledger, Classic and New Ledger, S4 Simple Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, SD, PP, Taxes, Revenue Recognition, Special Purpose Ledger, Material Management and Foreign Currency Valuation.

Gather Requirements for Simple Finance implementation, develop and build S4 HANA/ simple finance architecture, build and configure S4 HANA design. Defining solutions for proposals and customer problems.

Management Accounting experience and working knowledge in Cost center Accounting, Internal Order, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profitability Analysis and BW (BI) modules.

Working knowledge on US and international taxes such as sales, purchases, withholding, VAT using standard SAP and 3rd party tax tools like Sabrix, Vertex, and Taxware.

Knowledge in identifying, testing and documenting of SAP application controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Excellent communication and inter personnel skills. Proven ability to work independently and team environments.

SAP Expertise:

Extensive experience in core FI/CO modules, cross-functional modules, integration of FI-MM, FI-SD.

Strong process knowledge in Procure to Pay (PTP/P2P), Order to cash (OTC/O2C), Record to report (RTR/R2R).

Experience in Greenfield, Brownfield Implementation of S4 HANA

Good knowledge in ABAP debugging techniques to work with user-exits, BAPI, BAdI and cross applications.

Excellent in working with validations, substitution rules, forms, interfaces (ALE & EDI).

Design and documentation of Reports, Interfaces, Conversion, workflow, Enhancements, Forms (RICEF) objects, test models and scripts.

Reporting tools like Report Painter, Report Writer, SQVI, SQ01, and BI Reports.

Through understanding of a customized SAP system.

In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, ASAP methodology, scrum & Kanban techniques, system design, development and gathering user requirements.

Experience in Blueprint, Configuration, Unit, Stress, Volume, Regression, User Acceptance and Integration Testing, Training, Documentation and Production support.

Training lead for a variety of clients supporting staff and project team members and created templates, training environment strategies, writing standards, deliverables and issues trackers to be used for Instructor Led Training (ILT) and Web Based Training (WBT).

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

Extensive experience in developing functional and technical specifications for interfaces, enhancements and custom reports.

Expertise in EDI/IDOC generation by setting up the partner profiles, message types, IDOC types & error/status handling.

Active member in conducting the team meetings, Customer feedback meetings & self-assimilation programs.

Westlake Chemicals – Houston, TX June 2022 – Present

Role: Sr SAP FICO/S4 HANA Consultant

Involved in designing SAP simple finance solutions and implementing S4 HANA.

Migrated Chart of Depreciation, defined technical clearing account for integrated fixed asset acquisition, assign chart of depreciation to company code, configured depreciation positing.

Configured document types and posting keys for posting of various depreciation documents including acquisition, sale, transfer, and scrapping of fixed assets.

Integrated Fixed Asset Accounting with G/L in the AO90 screen and assigned the G/L accounts for automated posting during asset transactions.

Managed various projects like configuring Automatic payment program in coordination with external banks and internal teams while migrating to S4 HANA.

Configured LTMC (Legacy Transfer Migration Cockpit) for data migration from legacy system to new system.

Configured Vendor/Customer Master Records, Client Specific Payment Terms, Lockbox, Dunning and Payment Methods.

Wrote FSD's to assist in developing EDI functionality to read the files received from credit vendors.

Created new partner profiles, idoc extensions and segments in basic types of idoc PEXR2002 to provide the information required by the vendors.

Involved in designing custom EDI/IDocs for purchase requisition, reservation and label for barcode printing.

Analyzed EDI mapping templates for gaps and suggested fields in IDOC segments for procurement of orders placed via EDI.

Configured Automated Payment Program (APP) in the FBZP screen to automate the execution of payments to vendors using the F110 screen.

Created test scripts and setup test data to perform Unit testing, Regression testing, and Security testing.

Worked on Global Roll Out with template design. Defined templates containing scenarios, Blueprint documents and configuration. Transported the centrally defined template to the subsidiaries. Global roll out was done to Canada.

A/P configuration: Vendor groups, vendor master data, house banks, bank accounts, check lots, reason codes, automatic payments, recurring entries, invoices, credit memos. Involved in AP customization including GL accounts and automatic account assignments maintenance vendor master accounts.

Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA): Checked and maintained cost centers master data, established time-dependent changes to master data for the cost centers, used collective processing to check whether cost centers in particular departments have been released for actual and planned postings.

Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA): Configured Basic Settings for pricing; Defined Account Determinations for - Internal Goods Movements, Production Variances in deliveries to other Profit Centers.

Created Cost Centers, Profit Centers and tested the Balance Sheet and P&L reports for the inclusion of New Legal entities in the reporting structure.

Worked on integration FI with SD, PP and MM. Configured Sales org, Distribution channel and divisions, sales office and groups based on business requirements.

Configured FI- SD account determination in tcode VKOA, addressed numerous day to day issues on SD side with billing doc issue, sales order issues and outbound delivery issues.

Worked on configuration for FI integration with MM by setting by account determination process. Configured material master data, plants, storage location data and purchasing org data. Setting up GR/IR clearing account, setting the tolerance limits for invoice blocks.

Creating workflow setup for PO approvals, training the end users on logistic invoice receipts, Goods issue documents.

Performed value flow analysis between FI, SD and CO-PA.

Configured PA transfer structure for direct postings. Build new custom reports for CO-PA, analyzed the profitability segments taking into various considerations like customer group, material group, product line and different market segments in cost-based CO-PA.

Configured Internal order setup in controlling, setup configuration for cost distribution using statistical key figures, running distribution cycles.

In PC configured standard cost estimates in cost object controlling for production orders, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures and handled month end closing procedures for production order.

Defined costing types, valuation variant, date control, quantity structure control and transfer control and reference variants for defining costing variant.

Setting up batch jobs on monthly schedule for cost allocation using real internal orders.

Worked as a lead on project to build approval workflow matrix for all internal and external purchases, sales orders.

Worked on ABAP debugging to identify and fix ABAP program errors, designed FS for any new enhancements needed for business.

Schlumberger – Houston, TX Feb 2019 – May 2022

Role: P2P Functional Specialist

Worked on applications like ARIBA, external procurement system and various internal applications.

Implemented tools that execute processes more efficiently to accomplish the business strategy

Worked with banks to setup Supply chain financing system (SCF) for payment to vendors, which makes vendor payments flexible and easier.

Supported procure to pay process, worked on all the interfaces related from creation of purchase requisition to payment.

Run reports for list of vendors open items for particular periods as per A/P reconciliations accounts, country of vendors and accounting clerks. Hands on Experience in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Idocs (Inbound and outbound)

Created spec documents for enhancements for capture rejections by vendors through EDI and automate the reject process.

Worked with ABAP Team for Activation of BADIs to meet certain non-standard SAP functionalities Custom report Development and BAPIs

Configured complete P2P and warehouse management by integration of MM and SD (Logistics module).

Upload of Cost center Plant data, Activity Output plan data, Plan cost splitting and Planed activity price calculation.

Created LSMW’s for mass uploading of data, master data changes and transactional data changes.

Trained End users, project team members and created templates about business process.

Described and analyzed current business/service processes, trends and statistics. Created action plans for process improvement.

Developed, maintained process documentation and provided end-to-end support to ensure the proper use of systems. Acted as mentor to lead offshore teams about the process creation and maintenance.

Configured GL accounts, document splitting Cross company postings, Validation and substitution rules.

Worked on New GL, configured ledgers, setup integration with controlling and made the general setting for Fiscal year, posting periods and currencies.

Addressed numerous day-to-day issues on GL, Fixed Asset accounting, Accounts payable, Controlling, Material management and Procurement process for business continuity.

Configured Fixed asset master data, cost centers, Profit centers, new GL accounts and material master data.

Performed corrections by reposting line items, also checked the results of reposting for particular cost centers in the current periods through Actual/Plan/Variance reports, and by displaying actual line items for the cost centers in report rows for the cost elements.

Run reports for Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) for Actual/Plan/Variance costs which provided summarized view of costs, activities, and statistical key figures that were posted to cost centers, which allowed for a consolidated view of multiple cost centers.

Configured activity type planning, planning statistical key figures, primary cost allocation, planned cost accrual calculation, periodic reposting, plan assessment and distribution cycles.

Calculation bases, percentage overhead costs, quantity based overhead rates for cost sheet in product cost controlling (CO-PC)

Defined parameters for price update in standard cost estimate and inventory cost estimate and defined settings for reference and simulation costing and adhoc cost estimate.

Configured automatic account assignment for transferring values from MM to CO-PA.

Provided postproduction implementation support for Dunning, collection agency, FICA, billing, payment processing.

Created configuration training documentation to lead and able to perform all FICO and FICA configuration for a new deregulated area.

Managed and mentored an analyst and consultant to perform FICO/FICA configuration tasks.

Ghanghei LLC – Basking ridge, NJ July 2016 – Feb 2019

Role: Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Configured various settings in General Ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivables, and fixed asset accounting.

Documented organization structure and business process to create the as-is and to-be flows per the requirements.

Analyzed and reviewed user procedures and system requirements to create design documents.

Worked with multiple banks to design the Automatic payment process for Wire transfer, ACH and Checks using Payment medium workbench (PMW) eliminating the need for custom programs.

Created substitution rules for specific cost objects to be utilized when posting to specific expense and revenue accounts.

Assisted in developing transaction variants to modify/alter the screens to simplify manual transaction entry.

Configured Fixed Asset Accounting, Chart of Depreciation, Defining Assets class, Account determination, Creation and Retirement of assets, Asset under construction(AUC), Depreciation run.

Configured settings for Controlling Area and Operating Concern, maintained Versions, Costing Sheet etc.

Worked on FI integration with SD, PP and MM.

Maintained necessary configuration for Logistic Invoice Verification, Goods receipt/ Invoice receipt (GR/IR) clearing account, batch jobs for releasing of blocked invoices and setup for two way and three-way match based invoices.

In Cost Center Accounting created cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, Cost Center Standard Hierarchy, cost center categories, maintained default account assignments and automatic account assignments, validations and substitutions.

Performed configuration for Product Costing (CO-PC) which includes Cost Defining, maintaining activities and defining Input & Output/Price setting for activities.

Created a new costing variant used in conjunction with an additional costing run to calculate consolidated cost.

Activated Profit Center Accounting (PCA) and configured PCA standard hierarchy & created profit centers based on the given requirements.

Configured the Taxes input/output and sales/purchases. Defining the tax codes, calculation procedures, withholding and extended withholding taxes.

Activated material ledger for all plants using the group valuation defined in the currency type.

Created OSS messages to fix the inconsistencies between material master and material ledger and implemented SAP notes as suggested and tested the fix.

Updated material master to support calculation of consolidated cost with Quantity Structures, Material Origin, Origin Group, Price Unit and Costing View.

Authored unit test scripts for testing the business requirements and conducted training sessions for end users on new functionality.

Aptiva Corp – New Jersey Jan 2016 – May 2016

Role: SAP FICO Consultant

Worked on Internal Orders for month-end settlements and reporting, distributions and assessments.

Configured Product Costing (CO-PC) included make-to-stock (MTS). Product costing period end activities, production variances, while monthly activities included mark and release of standard cost estimates. Activity types were used to include overhead in the product standard cost.

Worked on setting up Logistics Invoice Verification for 2-way matching and 3-way matching using the GR-based IV functionality and associated BAdi’s and user-exits.

Maintained costing keys to valuate and get the cost components to COPA and configured periodic valuation - to bring in the values from CO-ML.

Created PA transfer structure to flow the variances at the time of settlements and assessment to COPA to bring in Sales Overhead costs.

Performed Value flow analysis between FI, SD and COPA.

Daiichi Sankyo - Basking Ridge, NJ Aug 2013 – Dec 2014

Role: SAP FI/CO Consultant

As part of the core SAP team, involved in various stages of change management and organizational dynamics including gathering business requirements, design, develop and deliver changes in SAP FI & CO components.

Creation & finalization of master data in GL, AR, AP and CCA components.

Configured AP/AR, document postings, GL recurring entries, accrual deferral documents, month-end closings

Worked on customized SAP Scripts & Smart forms to generate the Payment advice, Checks, Billing / Credit memo and PO outputs. FI-AP Document Parking, PO Release Strategy, Logistics Invoice Verification, Substitutions, Validations.

Customized bank accounting, bank master data, house banks and G/L accounts in different currencies for each bank account and Electronic Bank Statement (EBS)

Configured settings in New GL Parallel Accounting, Document splitting, Ledger configuration, Real time integration of controlling with FI, Parallel Currencies, Periodic Processing and Segment Reporting.

Configuration in Cost center and Profit center accounting: Structuring of Cost Center and Profit Center Hierarchies, Automatic account assignment, creation of allocation cycles - distribution, assessment cycles & creation of planning layout & profiles.

Configuration in Internal order accounting: Non-statistical and Real internal order, Allocation structure, PA transfer structure, settlements, planning, budgeting and Order summarization.

Cost Center, Activity types and Statistical key figures planning with integrated excel.

Cost center - Work center Master data integration with PP module.

Planed activity price calculation – Primary cost component split.

Defined costing Variant and Valuation variants, Maintained Cost Component Structure to meet the reporting requirements.

Product cost planning under different versions and released to different prices in material master.

Defined apportionment structures for CO-products and released costing for CO- products.

Configured valuation variant and Costing variants for Cost object controlling ( Make to stock scenario)

Configured settings for Make to Order scenario – Account Assignment category, Requirement Class and costing variant for MTO.

Maintained costing keys to valuate and get the cost components to COPA.

Configured periodic valuation - to bring in the values from CO-ML.

Created PA transfer structure to flow the variances at the time of settlements.

Created assessment to COPA to bring in Sales Overhead costs.

Performed Value flow analysis between FI, SD and COPA.

Developed reports using report painter.

Assisted BI team to develop the reports on COPA cube.

Automatic account determination, Creation of financial statement versions, Integration with MM & SD.

Configuration of input / Purchase tax and output taxes / Sales tax, creation of tax procedures and tax codes, determination of GL accounts in taxes.

Configured Extended withholding tax such as defined formulas for calculating Withholding tax, defined accounts for Withholding tax to be paid over

Unit & integration testing.

Preparation of end user manuals and end user training, post implementation support.

Educational Details:

Masters – Computer Science – May 2016 – University of Central Missouri, USA.

Bachelors – Electrical Engineering – May 2013 – JNTUK, India.

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