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(Sundara Ramaiah Cheerla)
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Professional Summary
Having 14 years of experience End-to-End Implementation in which at includes 3 years and Support experience in SAP FICO module in US, Denmark, India, UAE, KSA with GL/IM/AP/AR New GL functionality Treasury modules and Simple Finance in Finance modules and COPA, CCA and PCA in Controlling modules with hands on project experience.
A technology-driven professional with cumulative experience of 12 years in Finance and Controlling, business development projects.
Comprehensive understanding of the entire scope of SAP FICO Module Implementation right from requirement analysis up to implementation.
Experience on SAP FICO integration areas with MM, PP, SD, PS, and HR.
Have excelled at business process redesign and understanding complex business requirements under SAP enabled environment.
Done 6 full End-to-End implementations and doing various offshore supports.
Good experience in Simple Finance (Sfin) functionality in the implementation and supporting to Nestle Project since 1 year in Asia, South Africa, Europe and USA Regions.
2 Years SAP experience implementing SAP FICO, S4/HANA, Simple Finance
Excellent exposure in writing & reviewing functional specifications.
No of project I handled more than 8 clients of INC which are those implementation projects E2E Roll Out and Support environment
I experienced which it includes designing/configuring business processes in SAP FI and executing Reports for GL, AP, AA and the integrated reports of PS (WBS, CC and IO).
I do have strong organization and communication skills and knowledge of SAP financial functional areas especially FI and CO and integration with PS (WBS) MM and SD modules.
Finance (FI-G L) Configuration and Support which it includes NEW GL
Order to Cash (SD-Shipping-Billing and Rev Rec)
Legacy SAP SD Rev. Rec experience to integrated FI and also RAR Implementation experience which relevant integrate with FICO module.
Taxation procedures in USA with VERTEX and VAT Procedures
Lockbox set up in the Banking System and use BAI2 Format
Education: MBA (Finance Management & Accounting)
SAP FICO Business Analyst Skills:
As a SAP FICO Business Analyst, I used to involve all those activities which comprise of the following activities broadly:
1.SAP Implementation FICO Project Business Analytics
2.SAP Legacy data collection requirement analytics
3.Pre-Implementation business requirement gathering to map SAP
4.Legacy Master Data retrieval and discussions, presentations with Business users to collect the existing data requirement.
5.Required for Supporting Roll out and End User requirement and provided trainings and supporting processes to execute daily business operations.
I involved in planning, supporting, and rolling out SAP project initiatives. Skills highlighted on SAP Business Analysts' include updating documentation in accordance with corporate standards, validating new processes with business process owners, and providing user support and ongoing training.
Facilitated SAP data validation between the source system (ECC) and the data reporting tool (Business Objects Data Services Designer)
Created and administrated a SharePoint database organizing all contracts between [company name] and outside suppliers
Served as a strategic architect and provided assistance to various members of the teams by understanding the business processes and requirements at depth sufficient to design and implement the appropriate SAP architecture and solution
Focused on architecting and supporting a solution using SAP to achieve a defined business outcome
Organized and lead regular User Acceptance Testing sessions with stakeholders and developers, using HP Quality Center
Interpreted business requirements in order to facilitate the design, implementation, maintenance, optimization, and roll-out of application features and functionality enabling the business operations.
Ensured the business processes are aligned to the business applications software in line with [company name]'s goals and strategic objectives, relevant best practices and applicable regulations.
Responsible for analysis of business and user needs, documentation of business and technical requirements, and translation into design specifications.
Act as liaison between the IT process team and the other IT process teams and the various project teams.
Communicated and collaborated on developing enhanced business processes, business rules and workflows for new or more efficient applications.
Developed and analyzed documentation and processes to support SAP daily operations (all
Developed training plans, schedules, course templates/content, and work instruction standards
Coordinated and tracked SAP training records for all employees
Collaborated with Project Managers, Executives, Developers, end-users, and SMEs on scope,
Prepared reports, charts, and graphs which detailed volume and revenue and presented finding to all levels of management.
Configured FI-GL module.
Paid vendors as well as configured and maintained Automatic Payment Program.
Prepared documentation of business process procedures, test plans, as well as user manuals and reviews.
Established user community to track issues, enhancements, and newly identified requirements.
Wrote business cases, requirements, mock-ups, test plans, and documentation for new reports in SAP to cover gaps between initially delivered SAP functionality and business needs.
Worked with various types of programmers to perform solution validation and facilitate testing.
Trained new users and performed remedial training to existing users, including creating training and reference documents.
Provided system support and enhancement in the Financial, Costing and Human Resources modules of SAP to include Profitability Analysis and Report Painter, which generated financial statements.
Trained and mentored staff of two analysts in SAP and moved them from reactive to proactive analysis roles
Created/maintained Profitability Analysis reports and provided training, support and assistance in using and understanding the data received.
Implemented SAP by working with the SAP installation team, with primary responsibility for design and implementation of Costing and Financial modules for the division.
Provided primary training during implementation, for cost center accounting and planning, internal orders, profitability analysis, commissions and reporting for management classes.
Support Project Skills:
Configured new G/L accounts, cost and profit centers, and cost center hierarchy within the finance and controlling modules of SAP.
Analyzed and resolved helpdesk tickets.
Assembled release strategy groups for a new PO approval process in SAP.
Maintained the material master files for user tracking of supplies.
Performed unit, integration, and regression testing using Mercury and EPI-Use; evaluated the effects of patches prior to deployment and concluded on the accuracy of system functions.
Documented blueprint sessions for the implementation of the media sales and distribution modules.
Wrote SAP training materials, processes and solutions; trained end-users in Basic SAP, Advance SAP, MM, PUR.
Wrote and executed UAT test scripts.
Did root cause analysis with CAPA team to identify issues, extracted data for verification from SAP.
Extracted data and created reports via Access Database.
Coordinated business requirements with applicable business units
Collaborated with HR, Corporate Finance, Time Reporting, etc. to develop end-to-end processes for the conversion of a Legacy System to SAP
Supported a team of managers and represented business associates in analyzing and resolving accounting issues associated with the legacy and SAP processes.
Provided on-site support to factory locations converting from a legacy system to the SAP system
Responsible for management of the SAP Technical team resources.
Developed the SAP Change Management Transport process.
Developed training material and trained users on SAP functionality
Led the SAP team in the development of standards, policies, and associated procedures
Eminence Consulting INC: DALLAS
Period Jan 27th 2017 to till continue
Position IHP SAP FICO SR Functional Consultant
Project Title In-house Project
Client Name Eminence Consulting Inc Dallas Irving
Responsibilities:
Responsible for detailed problem determination of issues escalated from Level-1.
Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure by stepping through the ABAP Code and identifying the problem resolution.
If the resolution is a major development or configuration fix, provide the necessary change detail to Level 3.
Tech Mahindra (EMP ID:276013)
Period August 2014 to till Jan 2017
Position L2 Support Sr. FI Team Shift Lead
Project Title AOA L2 Sustain Project
Client Name Nestle Project
Responsibilities:
Responsible for detailed problem determination of issues escalated from Level-1.
Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure by stepping through the ABAP Code and identifying the problem resolution.
If the resolution is a major development or configuration fix, provide the necessary change detail to Level 3.
To have the deepest level of application or product understanding.
Able to understand both the standard application features (i.e. out of the box functionality) as well as the detailed components of the customized features.
Responsible for making changes, migrating them, completing the ticket and communicating the change to the level 2 support person, who can then resolve and close the call.
Determine problems found by the proactive application monitoring being done on a regular basis by the level 2 and therefore, the level 3 person may also have to apply patches, complete performance tuning, re-create tables or indices, etc.
Co-ordination of problem tickets with Market Users (functional as well as technical) to ensure that the tickets are resolved within the stipulated SLAs.
SFin (Simple Finance) we implemented simple fianc and we incorporated and supporting the add on functions like New GL, New Asset Accounting and the changes enhance in COPA functionality.
Taxation Experience 3 Years-VERTEX:
Vertex - use/input taxation and Out Put Tax
Vertex -VAT/VAT exempt Tax/Jurisdiction calculation process
Vertex Tax Accelerator Mapping (Tax drivers mapping)
Vertex Custom User Exit mapping
Advanced Tax Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases
Vertex non-deductible Tax/ Reverse Charge
Vertex RFC connectivity & updates
Handling Tax tickets with VERTEX rules and solved within the right time
Mahindra Satyam (EMP ID: SC76013)
Period July 2012 to August 2014
Project Title Rollout Canada Project
Client Name Arcelor Mittal
Position SAP FICO Sr. Consultant/Analyst
Responsibilities:
Project Requirement is to rollout and implement all FI and CO modules and integrates with Controlling COPA and Product Costing. Its Canada country specific Roll-out and implementation. We are considering 2 rollout company codes and Document Splitting activity implementing. Contribution: As a team lead I was responsible for,
-Mapped Segments and Profit centers and activated New GL Scenarios to implement document splitting.
-Roll-out for 2 company codes, and similar set up of existing business scenarios and also considering new GL functionality.
-Resolved the issues in Unit testing, User Acceptance testing and Integration testing
-Involving in testing on ongoing business processes, transactions, interfaces, integration areas in CO and COPA.
-Preparing and writing Business Blue Print, Test packages on ECC 6.0.
-Required enhancements which are necessary for Master Data (Third Party) upload.
Mahindra Satyam (EMP ID: SC76013)
Period Sep 2011 to July2012
Project Title Implementation Sweden Govt. Project-Public Sector State
Client Name KMD A/S
Domain Finance and Control
Position Sr. FICO Team Lead
Responsibilities and Production support
Project Requirement is to implement all FI and CO modules and integrates with P2P O2C and HR modules. Its country specific End to End implementation which it relevant to Sweden. We are considering more than 1 company code which will be treated as ESV govt. organization and also individual municipalities set up. It will be applicable as Government organizations and treated as large End to End implementation.
-Worked in full life cycle implementation of Sweden Municipalities and State Government.
-Extensive experience in configuration and testing of FI/CO modules -GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders
-Resolved the issues in Unit testing, User Acceptance testing and Integration testing
-Involving in testing on ongoing business processes, transactions, interfaces, integration areas in SD and MM
-Preparing and writing Business Blue Print, Test packages on ECC 6.0 .
-Working with the technical team on existing developments on interfaces and workflows.
-In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, ASAP methodology, system design and development and gathering user requirements
Mahindra Satyam (EMP ID: SC76013)
Period Mar 2011 to August 2011
Project Title Implementation Project-Australia
Client Name Arcelor Mittal Inc
Domain Finance and Control
Position Sr. Project Manager & Implementation Consultant
Responsibilities and Production support
Arcelor Mittal is the world s leading steel company, with operations in more than 60 countries. Arcelor Mittal is the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks.
-Resolved the tickets on going issues in Assembly to order, Engineering to Order, Make to order, Customer specific procurement, Sales direct delivery, Kits and other sales processes.
-Customized General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Asset Accounting and Special Purpose Ledger Sub Modules in FI Module.
Maintained Automatic Account Determination for MM & SD Modules & Revenue Recognition
Maintained Controlling areas and made assignments
Configuring and Customizing Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profitability Analysis and Profit Center Accounting sub-modules in CO.
Resolved the issues in Unit testing and Integration testing.
Verified the Test Scripts executed including the Month End Closing Scripts
Tested the settings on the development server and transported the settings onto the testing server for user testing and confirmation, and transported into the production server after user confirmation.
Mahindra Satyam (EMP ID: SC76013)
Period Dec 2010 to Feb 2011
Project Title Implementation Project-UK
Client Name BIRDS EYE-IGLO
Domain Finance and Control
Position SAP FICO Team Lead
Responsibilities and Production support
Birds Eye is an international brand frozen foods owned by Pinnacle Foods in North America and by private equity group Permira in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Birds Eye brand was owned by Simplot Australia Pty Ltd, to sell the Birds Eye brand, as well as the European version-Iglo (Austria, Belgium) .
-Responsible for FI-GL, AA, 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.
-Implemented New GL, Activated new Ledger, Performed document splitting, Parallel Accounting and periodic processing.
-Automatic Account Determination, GR/IR, Down Payments.
-Extensively exposed to integration issues of FI with MM and SD
-Preparation of Revenue Accounts and Assignment of GL accounts.
-Configured and Customized CO General Controlling, Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Overhead Cost Controlling, Cost Center Accounting; and Internal Orders.
Mahindra Satyam (EMP ID: SC76013)
Period Apr 2008 to Nov 2010
Project Title Implementation Project-USA
Client Name SanDisk INC
Domain Finance and Control
Position SAP FICO Team Member- Asset and Investment Management
Responsibilities and Production support
SanDisk currently has more than 860 U.S. Patents, more than 550 foreign patents, and more than 1440 patent applications pending in the U.S. SanDisk is the only company Worldwide that has the rights to both manufacture and sell every major flash card format.
-Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients Design and Development of Asset Accounting Functionality Budget Check with CAR acquisition Process Worked on different configurations in sales processes of client and creating new determinations according to client requirements.
-Preparing the configuration rationales for FI and CO and validating the configuration
-Reconciliation of COPA,FI and PCA reports
-Substitutions for Profit center derivations
-Month end closing activities
-End user trainings and pilot power point presentations
Taxation Experience 3 Years->VERTEX:
-Vertex - use/input taxation and Out Put Tax
-Vertex -VAT/VAT exempt Tax/Jurisdiction calculation process
-Vertex Tax Accelerator Mapping (Tax drivers mapping)
-Vertex Custom User Exit mapping
-Advanced Tax Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases
-Vertex non-deductible Tax/ Reverse Charge
-Vertex RFC connectivity & updates
-Handling Tax tickets with VERTEX rules and solved within the right time
Soltius INC
Period Jul 2006 to Apr 2008
Project Title Roll out and Implementation Project-UAE-Dubai & USA
Client Name Soltius INC-Singapore & USA
Domain Finance and Control
Position SAP FICO Team Lead
Responsibilities and Production support
Dubai-Redington Project-Implementation
Redington Gulf is the number one IT distributor in the Middle East and Africa by volume and value. With 21 leading global IT and telecom brands and over 2800 channel partners, Redington has a commanding presence in 19 markets.
USA-Rollout Project
There are 19 plants in the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast and many more research centers, Warehouses and Distribution Centers. They have a highly renowned SAP Implementation called RCS in Europe which they translated into the North American Operations. RCS was Global template that was the benchmark of the implementation (Rollout).
-Responsible for requirement gathering and analysis, understanding the structure and configuration of SAP FICO, mapping these requirements.
-SAP FI Consultant for implementing SAP FI/CO Module.
Colluded with the Key users to study and understand the existing business procedures and documented the As-is processes
Mapped the processes onto the SAP system and also prepared the To-be processes document.
Configured the FI and CO settings on the development server and transported onto the testing and ultimately to the production server after successful testing by users.
Taxation Experience 3 Years->VERTEX:
-Vertex - use/input taxation and Out Put Tax
-Vertex -VAT/VAT exempt Tax/Jurisdiction calculation process
-Vertex Tax Accelerator Mapping (Tax drivers mapping)
-Vertex Custom User Exit mapping
-Advanced Tax Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases
-Vertex non-deductible Tax/ Reverse Charge
-Vertex RFC connectivity & updates
-Handling Tax tickets with VERTEX rules and solved within the right time
Sraco Dammam-Saudi Arabia-KSA
Period July 2002 to June 2006
Project Title Implementation Project-Saudi Arabia-KSA
Client Name Sraco Dammam-Saudi Arabia-KSA
Domain Finance and Control
Position SAP FICO Sr. Consultant/Team Lead
Responsibilities and Production support
Marafiq-Utility Project
The Corporate Strategy Function is responsible for the business and strategic planning activities of Marafiq which have a direct impact on the provision of efficient and reliable utility services to the customers of both the industrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu while ensuring long term financial viability of Marafiq.
SABIC Petro Chemical Project, Utility & Oil-Gas
SABIC is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, one of the world s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. Responsible for FI-GL, AA, CO-CCA, IO, and PS.
Lead the Team in Business Blue Print Phase
Implemented New GL, Activated new Ledger, Performed document splitting, Parallel Accounting and periodic processing
Automatic Account Determination, GR/IR, Down Payments.
Extensively exposed to integration issues of FI with MM and SD
Preparation of Revenue Accounts and Assignment of GL accounts.
Configuration of Asset Accounting Module Integrating with PS Module
In Project Systems defined the Project coding mask, created the project file and status profile.
Maintained the Budget Profiles and set the tolerance limit for the availability control |
