Anilkumar Lakamthoti
SAP FICO & FSCM & BRIM Consultant (ECC & S4 HANA)
Total Experience - 13.7Years
SAP Experience – 12 Years
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Experience Summary:
SAP FICO Finance Certified Consultant - Having total 13+years of experience in which 11+ years of SAP professional in Migration’s Implementation, Developments, Rollouts and Support with expertise in functional modules of Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) with an emphasis on SAP ECC and S4 HANA
Worked on SAP FICA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable) for 4+ Years
Certified consultant of SAP S/4 HANA1809 and good working knowledge on S/4 HANA
Working knowledge on different SAP industry solutions like Manufacturing, Retail, Industrial Solutions, Oil and Gas, Pharma, Parts & Repairs
Designing the organization structure and setting it up in SAP in association with other members from different streams of the implementation team
Good communication, management and presentation skills
Good Experience in Preparation of FSD’s Design Playbacks, KT Documents Reports and User manuals by using MS-Word, MS-Excel, QUIP, Keynote and PPT
Good Experience in Implementation Supporting Tools, Central station, Service Now, Jira and Rally
Good Experience in SAP testing tools, Service Now, Radar, TSTT, HPQC, HPALM, Jira and Rally
Technical Skills:
SAP FICO / FICA - SAP ECC & S/4 HANA
SAP FICO Expertise skill set:
Proficient in SAP’s ASAP Methodology and Active (Agile) Methodology and configuration in SAP FICO
General Ledger: Chart of Accounts (COA), Account groups, GL master records, posting keys, sales/purchase tax assignment, Number ranges, Document types, and FYV, PPV, Tolerance groups. Financial Statement Version (FSV) and Validation & Substitution.
Accounts Payable: Vendor groups, vendor master data, House banks, Bank accounts, Electronic Bank Statement, Automatic payments program, Withholding Tax, integration with MM (Procure to Pay) and E invoicing from External Systems to SAP.
Accounts Receivable: Customer groups, Customer master data, Dunning, Dunning forms Creation, Payment terms, Incoming payments, lockbox configuration and BAI/ BAI2 file mapping and execution and Integration with SD and Electronic Bank statement reconciliation.
New GL Concepts: Document splitting and relevant Configurations.
Interfaces Developments: Good experience in Interface Developments from SAP to Non SAP and SAP to SAP. Std Function Modules Execution and Custom Function Modules creation, mapping and its execution.
IDocs: iDocs types and messages creation and execution, Partner Profile Creation, Segments creations and iDocs execution, Process and Re process.
Good Experience in Inbound and Outbound IDocs processing and relevant Configuration
BRIM:
1) Good Experience in Contract Creation and Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue Settlement.
2) Good Experience in Billing, Invoicing and settlement Related Configuration and Process in Contract Accounting systems.
3)Good Experience in New Payment Cards setup (Debit, Credit Cards and e Wallet Models) and relevant configuration
4)Good experience in Posting areas configuration and Merchant IDs configurations
Collection Management:
Good experience in configuration of collection management execution objects, collection Profile creation.
collection strategy, properties, collection segments creation, collection groups creation and execution, BP extensions to Collection management, customer contact person details updating configuration and execution
Dispute Management:
Good experience in Dispute management relevant configuration and execution, Dispute case types creation and
execution, promise to pay execution and configuration.
Cost Element/Cost Centre Accounting: Configuring and customizing the cost elements, defining primary and secondary cost elements, Cost center Accounting Standard hierarchy, Maintain Cost Center Plan Data, Planning Layout, CC master data, Master data groups, Distribution and Assessment of costs.
Profit Centre Accounting: Configuring and customizing the basic settings, PC master data, maintaining PC/CC standard & alternate hierarchies and Master data groups
Client : Johnson and Johnson
Duration : Sept 2024 to till date
Role : FICO Consultant
Project : S4 Hana Green Field Implementation and Testing (FSCM and Cash Applications(Treasury))
Configuration and Review and prioritize business partners based on collection strategies.
Gather information and develop strategies for contacting customers
Communicate with customers to address outstanding invoices and Record details of all interactions and actions.
Handle the day-to-day tasks of processing dispute cases, Research the cause of the dispute and gather supporting information
Configuration and testing of Dunning
Configured SOST and Automatic Outgoing Email configuration and testing
Negotiate resolutions with customers and seek approvals as needed, Update the system with the results of the dispute and make necessary adjustments.
Oversee and manage dispute cases, ensuring efficient processing, Address escalations and unresolved disputes.
Automates tasks such as worklist creation, data distribution, and certain dispute resolution steps, Work towards resolving disputes and reaching mutually agreeable outcomes.
Prioritizes customers and provides a structured framework for collection efforts, Stores and manages information related to disputes and collections.
Oversee collection specialists and provide guidance and support, collaborate on developing and implementing collection strategies. Track and analyze collection performance metrics.
Performed house bank relevant configuration and testing
Developed Electronic bank statement configuration for Bank BAI file processing
Developed Lockbox relevant configuration for Customer payments
Good Experience in BAI2 file preparation and understanding
Developed Vendor payments relevant configuration for outgoing payments
Participated all incoming and outgoing payments Testing and relent configurations
Extended New Sales Org to existing company codes, participated all Invoice and Payment relevant configuration and testing
Client : Johnson and Johnson
Duration : Aug 2023 to Sept 2024
Role : FICO Consultant
Project : S4 Hana Implementations and Sox Compliance Reporting.
Working with SAP functional and technical consultants and Lead for analyzing data migration requirements and the make-up of legacy data.
Configured house banks and its relevant configuration and EBS files exaction
Configured Lockbox and its relevant configuration and performed testing
Designing appropriate data migration solutions including, where required, transformation routines.
Building, testing, executing and managing data migrations utilizing tools such as SAP LTMC Services solutions.
Preload and post load validation of migration results, handle dropouts and advise on data cleansing requirements.
Good Exposure in Data Steward Role Providing advisory services to the business to understand their data management issues and advising on appropriate data management strategies and techniques.
Extensive experience of data management and migration activities in a SAP environment
Working on the project based on HYBRID AGILE Methodology which involved building up user stories in
Blueprint phase of the project and working on the user stories which were divided into 8 sprints for
realization plus testing phase for Wave 1.
Responsible for all Revenue and Inventory related Sox Compliance reports
Good experience in preparing FSDs for Sox compliance
Good experience in CAQ (Custom Analytical query) for building new reports for Sox Compliances.
Good Experience in handling complexity - high Volume data reports
Good Experience in Building and mapping transformation Rules for Tables fields mapping
Implemented Tax Solutions for Input and Output Taxes.
Configured AR and AP Realized and un-realized Forex gain or loss postings as per the localization requirements and GL, AR, and AP.
Designed Lockbox Configuration and participated in testing and BAI2 file formats and executions
Integration Tests, User Acceptance testing – Helping Client in building the test scenarios, preparing test scripts, and monitoring the testing and issue resolutions.
Handled OMR6 Enhancement for Tolerances
Handled configuration of modules: GL, AP, AR, OBYC, VKOA, Forex revaluation, Exchange rates setup etc.
Preparation and executing of Functional Unit Test Scripts, Functional Specs, Integration Test Scripts.
Preparation of Functional Unit Test Execution, Fiori Apps Testing
User Training, and After Go-Live Support.
Data mapping from Old ECC System to S4HANA Data structures and Data Migration of Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, GL Account Balances.
Responsible for writing Functional Design documentation as per the workshop and Enhancement.
Requirement gathering from End Users and conducted workshops for train the trainer.
Follow up with Team members with Weekly Status meeting and resolve their issues if any.
Troubleshoot issues and working closely with SAP for resolution
Worked on FI Workflows, flow type automation, Template allocations, New plant configurations, document splitting and IDOCs relevant configuration.
Worked on Invoice interface development for Procurement process from ECC to Hana with mulesoft middleware
Worked on Exchange rate Difference GL postings for Procurement process
Worked on Multiple currency postings from Procurement side
Maintained more than 1000+ Payment terms for Vendor postings
Completed more than 1000+ BUS and TUS with in the SLAs and Prepared User manuals for 1500+ BUS and TUS for Procurement, GL, AP and AR
Completed FIT related testing for 4 Sprints
Client : KAO Corporation
Duration : Feb 2022 to Aril 2023
Role : FICO Consultant
Project : S4 Hana Green Field Implementation and Testing
Client Profile:
Kao was established in 1887 by Tomiro Nagase as a manufacturer of domestic toiletry soap. Until 1954, they were known as Kao Soap Company, and finally in 1985 to Kao Corporation, In 2020, Kao Corporation was ranked the #4 out of 42 companies in the Corporate Knights Industry Group’s Personal Care and Cleaning Products category, recognized for its excellence in innovation capacity, employee retention as well as clean revenue, or revenue from all goods and services which have clear environmental benefits.[6] For the company's national and international experience in sustainable development, and eco-friendly products, the Environment Possibility Award conferred the "Environmental Heroes of the Year" to Kao Corporation in 2020
Responsibilities/Deliverables
Working with SAP functional and technical consultants and Lead for analyzing data migration requirements and the make-up of legacy data.
Designing appropriate data migration solutions including, where required, transformation routines.
Building, testing, executing and managing data migrations utilizing tools such as SAP LTMC Services solutions.
Preload and post load validation of migration results, handle dropouts and advise on data cleansing requirements.
Good Exposure in Data Steward Role Providing advisory services to the business to understand their data management issues and advising on appropriate data management strategies and techniques.
Extensive experience of data management and migration activities in a SAP environment
Working on the project based on HYBRID AGILE Methodology which involved building up user stories in
Blueprint phase of the project and working on the user stories which were divided into 8 sprints for
realization plus testing phase for Wave 1.
Implemented Tax Solutions for Input and Output Taxes.
Integration Tests, User Acceptance testing – Helping Client in building the test scenarios, preparing test scripts, and monitoring the testing and issue resolutions.
Handled OMR6 Enhancement for Tolerances
Handled configuration of modules: GL, AP, AR, OBYC, VKOA, Forex revaluation, Exchange rates setup etc.
Preparation and executing of Functional Unit Test Scripts, Functional Specs, Integration Test Scripts.
Preparation of Functional Unit Test Execution, Fiori Apps Testing
User Training, and After Go-Live Support.
Data mapping from Old ECC System to S4HANA Data structures and Data Migration of Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, GL Account Balances.
Responsible for writing Functional Design documentation as per the workshop and Enhancement.
Requirement gathering from End Users and conducted workshops for train the trainer.
Follow up with Team members with Weekly Status meeting and resolve their issues if any.
Troubleshoot issues and working closely with SAP for resolution
Worked on FI Workflows, flow type automation, Template allocations, New plant configurations, document splitting and IDOCs relevant configuration.
Worked on Invoice interface development for Procurement process from ECC to Hana with mulesoft middleware
Worked on Exchange rate Difference GL postings for Procurement process
Worked on Multiple currency postings from Procurement side
Maintained more than 1000+ Payment terms for Vendor postings
Implemented Product Costing Objectives BOM creation, Activity types creation, Work centers creation, Routings price lock and Calculation of std Cost
Good experience in MTS and MTO scenarios
Completed more than 1000+ BUS and TUS with in the SLAs and Prepared User manuals for 1500+ BUS and TUS for Procurement, GL, AP and AR
Completed FIT related testing for 4 Sprints
Client : Johnson and Johnson
Duration : Sep 2021to Feb 2022
Role : FICO Consultant.
Project : S/4 Hana Developments, Testing and support
Client Profile:
J&J is an American multinational corporation founded in 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is ranked No. 36 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Johnson & Johnson is one of the world's most valuable companies, and is one of only two U.S.-based companies that has a prime credit rating of AAA, higher than that of the United States government.
Responsibilities/Deliverables
Design, build, Configuration, operate of Central Finance to migrate 6 legacy systems to S/4HANA with different replication approaches
Responsible for Master Data Maintains in GET (S4 System) from CFIN
Coordinating with the Data FAs as well as Business users to get the correct filed mapped which are required for business scenario execution
Master data Configuration and Maintains in GET Project for Finance sub components (GL, CC, PC, BP, Tolerance and Customers)
Good Knowledge on LTMC (Legacy Transfer Migration Cockpit) file download and upload
As a Lead Completed Workshops like SLOB (Slow Moving, Obsolete and Exceed) inventory report and postings, PPV (Purchase price variance Affiliate Vs Third parties) postings to 2 different GL accounts postings
As a Lead Completed Invoice and Payment Interfaces Configuration and Developments for Procurement side as enhancements
Good Experience in Preparation FS Documents and Client Presentation documents for Workshops and Enhancements
Good Experience in Preparing User manuals
Good experience on MASS filed updating whenever required
Responsible for Checking All required fields in the data load objects to support different business scenarios in GET Project
Delivery of FI-GL configuration and testing using Model Company as baseline, including inbound/ outbound interfaces (sub ledger and balances)
Reviewed the Interfaces and suggested the solution to minimize the errors
Participated Cross System Procurement integration from ECC to S4
Cutover planning and execution on all projects for Finance work stream, cross team integrations
Good experience in Integration of FICO module with logistics module i.e. SD and MM
Responsible for FIT Related test cycle executions
Good experience on Fiori Apps execution and Client Demos
Planning deliverables for the team, monitoring progress and addressing roadblocks, status reporting to leadership, escalations
Completed more than 600+ BUS and TUS with in the SLAs and Prepared User manuals for 800+ BUS and TUS for Procurement, GL, AP and AR
Client : Apple (iTunes)
Duration : Aug 2017 to Sep 2021
Role : FICO/FICA Consultant.
Project : Rollout, Enhancement, Production supporting and testing
Client Profile:
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. The company's hardware products include the iPhone Smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smart watch, the Apple TV digital media player, and the Home Pod smart speaker. Apple's software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, and the life and iWork creativity and productivity suites.
Responsibilities/Deliverables
Team member and Lead for SAP rollouts
Lead the client workshops for business requirement gathering and provided complex solutions to client in terms of Finance, profit center, analytical reporting and various intercompany business processes of BD
Responsible for writing Functional Design documentation as per the workshop.
Requirement gathering from End Users and conducted workshops for train the trainer.
Follow up with Team members with Weekly Status meeting and resolve their issues if any
Successfully handled from offshore, projects like PayPal Phase 2
Worked on Emerald project i.e. Adyen integration
Aligned and Lead to Pay Services Process Domain pertaining to EMEA, APAC and Middle East rollouts
Worked on various server instances of Functional Expertise in several BRIM process areas including CC (Convergent Charges), Convergent Invoicing (CI), Finance & Contract Accounting (FICA), or Subscription Order Management (SOM).
Expertise in Testing & Architecture of Technical Solution Design and BP Management.
Configured the following Billing and Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM) components:
Configured interface with key processes of standard SAP SOM within the SAP BRIM solution including master data, solution quotes, orders, contracts, and product modeling for SAP SOM (Subscription Order Management) in SAP BRIM/Hybris Billing solutions.
Testing includes all SOM transactions ranging from SOM orders, Billing Plans for Mutli billing Plans, Contracts, Sales Deals & Promotions, Pricing Conditions, Product Allocation, Output Determination, test for billing block, rejection- codes, FICA Billing, FICA Invoice Creation, test for various user exits, and so on.
Responsible for creating New acquirers as per country specifications and expanding and leveraging existing model Debit, Credit card ad e Wallet models as per requirement
Good Experience in Preparing Design playback and Global Design Document by using BRD
Good Experience in understanding BRD and Preparation FIT and GAP related things in Apple Pay services domain Process
Good Experience in Configuration for Pay services process like Debit, Credit and E wallet configuration
Helping team members in completing tasks / activities
Worked on Emerald project i.e. Adyen integration
Complete understanding on different projects like Credit card, Carmichael, eWallet& Subscription
Good Experience in Configuration of Z Tables and Z codes based on Model
Good Experience in Configuration of Merchant IDs, and Posting areas for Process
Good Experience in Different Weborders Process and It’s billing, invoicing and Settlement
Good Experience in Configuration for Payment cards, Merchant IDs, Posting rules and BPs creation in SAP RMCA systems.
Good Experience in Web orders settlement and further process and its Configuration
Understanding the processes and attending KTs of different Apple Processes
Performing Production relevant activities for the Project which went live as a part of Warranty period support
Provided Offshore KT to different Apple Vendors on the Pay Services process for which I was appreciated by the Client
Transferring Royalty Amount from RMCA Systems to SAP Core Systems
Creation and Configuration of New payment cards, Merchant IDs and Account ditermation for Payment cards
Good Knowledge on E wallet and Credit/Debit card Models
Client : General Electric
Duration : June 2015 to Aug2017
Role : FICO Consultant.
Project : Rollout, Enhancement, Production supporting and testing
Client Profile:
GE works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world
Responsibilities/Deliverables
FDD preparations for new enhancements
Developed image rendering and E invoice postings by using Perceptive interface
Developed Custom FMs and BAPIs for Purchase orders, GR, Invoicing, Payment to post from Perceptive system to SAP system by using SOA middleware
Done enhancement for Mexico Country Taxation (UUID)
Lead while doing custom ABAP programs for new enhancements
Development and Configuration for different interfaces like MV, Perceptive and IBS
Good Experience in Configuration for EDI and iDoc settings
Good Experience in Configuration for Merchant Ids for iDoc Postings
Good Experience in Standard FMs and execution and process
Good Experience to transfer data from SAP to SAP and SAP to Non SAP b using FMs and BAPIs
Production supporting for GE-IS, UT, SIT, UAT & Rifle Shots
Batch Job Scheduled and After Go-live post support
Good Experience in House bank setup and EBS configuration, APP DME and Lock configuration and process
KT provided to Tech Different Vendors and Business team after go live for Interfaces and Enhancements
Good Experience in preparing user manuals and Presentations
Incidents resolving based on SLAs
Client : General Electric
Duration : June’14 –June 2015
Role : FICO Consultant.
Project : Implementation & Post go live support
Client Profile:
GE works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world
Responsibilities/Deliverables
As team Lead, resolve tickets and allocate tickets and Incidents to my team
Interact with SAP MM & SD Consultants for FI –Accounts Payable & Account Receivables related issues.
Master data Configuration and Maintains in SAP System for Finance sub components (GL, CC, PC, BP, Tolerance and Customers)
Master data Templates creation for Finance sub modules
Co-ordinate with technical team member and provide functional specs to resolve issues / tickets.
Solving problems in the streamline process during day-to-day transactions
Interacting with end users (if required) through Net meetings/phones/mails for resolving the issues based on severity levels.
Correspond with customer / user, to discuss / update / and resolve issues raised by them.
Update issue related files maintained in respective folders, and provide feedback through weekly statements to the coordinator.
Functionally update myself, and contribute by involving in group discussions, reading, and interacting with co members.
Ensuring smooth process of the project at the client side.
Client : General Electric
Duration : Nov’13 –June’14
Role : FICO Consultant.
Project : Implementation & Post go live support
Client Profile:
GE works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world
Responsibilities/Deliverables
Extensively worked on General Ledger FI-GL, Accounts Receivable FI-AR, Accounts Payable
FI-AP, and Bank Accounting.
Training given to End Users and Core Team Members.
Configuration in FI sub components AP, AR and GL
Good Configuration experience for Company codes and its Global settings
Good Configuration experience for Chart of accounts and assignments
Maintained Open Closing Posting Periods
Generate Reports and month end process
Maintained Currency Rates in Daily Basis
Giving training to End users
Giving training to Business
Production supporting
Incident resolving as per SLAs
FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company : Sri Maruti Sai Enterprises
Designation : Accounts Executive
Duration : July 2011 to Feb 2013.
Responsibilities:
Depot wise data entry of collections.
Preparation of daily collections report.
Printing of vouchers, reports, statements advise of other in departments.
Maintenance of files and records for collections.
Account’s finalization & Annual Report,
Maintaining of Petty Cash, And Balance sheet,
Calculation of income tax assessment related to individual.
Ledger scrutiny
Prepare the monthly bank reconciliation statements.
Calculating income tax, TDS, sales tax, VAT/CST etc. for various
Trading concerns.
Other duties as assigned.
Education Summary:
MBA(finance) From Sri Venkateswara university Tirupathi
Bcom(CA) From Sri Venkateswara University Tirupathi
Certification Summary:
SAP certified Application Professional – Finance in SAP S/4Hana for SAP Finance Experts (SAP S/4HANA 2020).
SAP Certified Application Associate – Finance Accounting with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 5.