SAP Trainer
Independent
Total years of experience :7 years, 4 Months
SAP FI-CO modules
• Working as an independent SAP FICO trainer with special focus on real world implementation challenges that relate to converting legacy processes to SAP value flows, blueprinting client requirements, organizational structure mapping, chart of accounts finalization, preparation of balance sheet through document splitting, legacy data loads, master data preparation, interim state approach, cut-over activities, RICEF requirements and managing client expectations.
Sub modules: New GL, Accounts Receivables, Asset Accounting, Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting
GAP Analysis & Blueprinting
• Conducted workshops with all stakeholders to arrive at key decisions.
• Created & presented blue print for New GL, AR, AA, Closing, PCA & CCA.
• Identified controls in SAP to conform to Sarbanes Oxley.
• Prepared interim state design for Financial Accounting processes.
New GL & Profit/Cost Center Accounting
• Prepared global chart of accounts for USA, Canada, Mexico & South America, mapped and created legacy entities in SAP.
• Configured parallel ledgers for US, Mexico & Brazil.
• Configured document splitting functionality using standard & custom document types.
• Identified & configured accounting touch points with purchasing, sales processes & real time integration with CO.
• Prepared profit & cost center structure, created profit center & functional area reports using report painter.
• Configured validation & substitution rules.
• Created cost center hierarchy, set up assessment cycles, identified primary cost elements.
RICEF
• Created a functionality for recording statistical postings that can have account assignments from FICO.
• Send GL account balances to HFM broken down by various account assignments.
• Capture client specific account assignment in all accounting documents & ensure it is passed on to external system through GL account extract.
• GL balance & chart of accounts conversion.
• Post AR & AP to group HQ profit center.
Lead & Support
• Onsite lead managing four off shore consultants overseeing RICEF assignments, unit & integration testing, training documentation approval & cut over preparedness.
• Created test scripts & tested end to end & stand-alone FICO business processes.
• Trained end users by creating training documents.
• Provided production support post go-live relating to FI & CO processes.
• Extensively used Solution Manager for all documentation requirements.
Sub modules: New GL, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables
Assignment Highlights
• Polish roll out of New GL, AR & AP using global template.
• Implemented custom ACH payment methods for domestic & foreign vendors using Data Medium Engine.
• Production support for French plants.
Design
• Created template for French & Polish plants rollout.
• Created detailed requirement documents & functional design documents.
• Identified FI cut-over activities.
New General Ledger
• Set up new legal entities for France & Poland.
• Identified & configured accounts required for FI-SD & FI-MM integration.
• Worked on parallel ledgers, multiple currencies: EUR, PLN, GBP, USD & accounting principles: French & Polish local GAAP & US GAAP.
• Configured document splitting.
• Identified & implemented OSS notes related to VAT Reporting.
• Configured tax rates for Poland.
• Worked on production support issues relating to GL posting, AR / AP payments & Assets Internal Order, Cost Center, Profit Center.
Accounts Receivables
• Loaded customer master & transactional data in SAP using LSMW.
• Configured & tested incoming payments using lockbox processing & electronic bank statement using MT940 format.
Accounts Payables
• Developed custom payment formats for Poland using DME engine: created Z_PL_ELIXIR-O for domestic payment & ZMT103_PL for international payments as per the requirements of Royal Bank of Scotland.
• Created functional specification for user exits used in custom payment formats to retrieve invoice reference numbers & payment order number.
• Created functional specification for user exit used for clearing of vendor items using search string criteria based on payment order number.
• Loaded master data & transactional data in SAP using LSMW.
Training, Testing, Support
• Created training documents using RWD Info Pak.
• Created & executed test scripts for New GL, AR & AP processes.
• Provided post go-live support on various FICO sub - modules.
Sub modules: New GL, AP, Internal Order
Assignment Highlights
• Streamlined legacy GL activities through implementing SAP General Ledger sub module.
• Implemented automated outgoing payment methods through Accounts Payable sub module.
• Resolved production support issues post go-live.
General Ledger & Accounts Payables
• Set up company codes for legal entities under the Starwood umbrella corporation.
• Created payment methods like check, ACH & wire transfer.
• Created functional specification document for positive pay and incoming GL expense allocation file from legacy.
• Created financial statement version to support legal reporting.
• Created and executed test scripts for GL and AP transactions.
• Created training documents and trained end users in GL & AP processing.
Internal Orders
• Implemented a process to collect and monitor costs related to events, promotions and internal projects using internal orders functionality.
• Configured master data and all the objects required for internal orders implementation.
• Created and executed test scripts for Internal Order processes.
• Trained end users in internal order processing through end user training documents.
Sub modules: New GL, AR, AP, AA, CCA, PCA, CO-PC
Assignment Highlights
• Worked on onsite - offshore model as FICO lead to leverage time zone differences with India to expedite configuration and testing activities.
• Created key deliverables like Current State Business Process, Future State Business Process, configuration rationale, test scripts, cutover checklist, mater data template & functional specification documents for New GL, AR, AP & AA sub-modules.
Blueprinting & Design
• Developed Current State Business Process (CSBP) based on interviews, discussions & meetings with core team leads (client side) of FI-CO, MM, SD & PP.
• Developed KDS (Key Data Structure) for FI-CO based on discussions with client.
• Developed FSBP (Future State Business Process) based on client requirements covering New GL, AR, AP, AA, CCA & PCA.
Financial Accounting
• Prepared global Chart of Accounts for US (RCII) & India (CII)
• Prepared naming conventions for organizational units.
• Set up new legal entities for US and India operations.
• Configured leading ledger (India GAAP) & non-leading ledger (USGAAP)
• Liaised with Citibank to finalize the formats for AR, AP payment processing.
• Configured &tested outgoing payments through ACH, Wire Transfer & Checks and incoming payments through lockbox processing.
• Configured Asset Accounting for book and tax depreciation areas.
Controlling
• Created cost center & profit center hierarchy to cover cost & profit centers in production & non-production activities.
• Defined assessment & distribution cycles.
• Enhanced costing process by moving from actual costing to standard price method by implementing product costing.
Sub modules: New GL, AR, AP, Assets, CCA, PCA, CO-PA, CO-PC
Assignment Highlights
• Identified & eliminated repetitive incidents through continuous improvement initiative.
• Created management reports using report painter.
• Set up new organizational entities like company codes, cost centers & profit centers to support roll out of SAP to new business units.
Production Support & Enhancements
• Acted as single point contact for Applications Operations (AppsOps) issues in the Finance to Manage (FTM) group covering sub modules in FI &CO.
• Troubleshoot AR incoming payments through EDI 820 & 823 by modifying IDOC segments.
• Troubleshoot COPA reports, errors in GL interface & posting, AP payment run errors, depreciation posting errors & set up batch jobs.
• Created COPA report to provide management with commercial margin report.
• Uploaded cost center master data using template to update existing master data & create missing ones.
• Created trial balance & GL balance reports using report painter to meet PWC audit requirements.
• Created business process procedures & training documents related to troubleshooting incidents.
Modules/Sub modules: GL, AR, AP, MM
Assignment Highlights
• Involved in developing & testing Electronic Invoice Presentment & Payment (EIPP) system to be marketed to major clients of American Express.
• Handled calls from prospective buyers of the system to explain system functionalities.
• Integrated SAP system with portal to allow management of purchase orders & invoices.
• Created custom ACH payment method using Data Medium Engine.
EIPP
• Set up organizational structures in FI & master data in GL, AR, AP, MM required for developing EIPP.
• Created outbound & inbound message types like CREMAS, ORDERS, ORDCHG, & INVOIC.
• Created partner profiles for logical systems & configured outbound & inbound parameters per partner role.
• Configured output types for purchase orders: create & change.
• Worked on initial/subsequent sending of vendor master data from SAP to EIPP.
• Configured payment methods & house banks.
• Created a custom file format using DMEE for ACH payments used in EIPP & wrote functional specification for the custom payment methods.
• Worked on EDI Invoice configuration: assign tax code, assign company code, enter program parameters & document type creation.
• Created & executed test scripts related to end to end EIPP process.
• Responsible for managing receivables of corporate accounts.
• Reconciled payments receipts with outstanding amounts, carried out aging analysis & resolved billing disputes.
• Responsible for accounting for sales & inventory of phones & accessories.
• Prepared daily, weekly, monthly MIS reports related to sales, cancellations & inventory.
Courses include: Financial Accounting Cost Accounting Financial Management Enterprise Information Systems Auditing Taxation
Courses include: Financial Accounting Cost Accounting Statistics Auditing
Courses include: Financial Accounting Auditing Taxation