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Texas, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Taking care of Incidents related to Treasury, General Ledger, Interfaces, AP, AR, PS, CTRM and Fixed Assets.• Broker Statement upload, Hedging order details, Trade reconciliations.• Post flows, Variation margin calculations, Free form payment• Month End valuation, Matching for future options, Post margin flows.• Creation of class IDS and future IDs, DCS IDs.• Bloomberg tickers adding and integrations.• Adding DCS IDs Monthly and yearly.• Addition of new commodities and brokers.• Resolving incidents, discussing with the Business Users, determined the root causes, and resolved them in a timely manner.• Regularly interacted with users to ensure proper understanding of the Business Requirements and Functional specifications.• Creating BRD for different Wricef objects – Configuration, Reports, Interface, Enhancements, WF etc.• Credit management settings: key being credit control area and risk categories. CTRM hedging trades and reporting.• Writing FS and coordinating with technical consultants to complete development.• Creating mapping sheets and gathering business requirement and creating BRD.• Creating Interface mapping tables and creating test scenarios in Q. • Monitoring interfaces and rectifying error messages.• Creating test scenarios and doing integrated testing and helping UAT.• Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirements and Business Processes and mapped it in SAP.• Conducted GAP analysis, document findings, evaluated scope of studies & suggested solutions through SAP for implementation and customization.• Conducting and Coordinating Business Blueprint workshops for understanding client requirements. Conducted Fit/GAP analysis• Understanding the business scenario in the Q/A database and generate issue log to track issues in the following areas• Customized the Payment Program to incorporate Company Code Data, Paying Company Code Data, Country Payment Methods, Company Code Payment Methods, and House Banks etc.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Gathered business requirements and Coordinated with ABAP team for development of new Reports required by user and for modification of programs.• Identified the gap by doing Gap analysis and prepared Functional Specification documents for the custom developments and supporting the technical people in completing Technical Specification documents.• Coordinating with the legacy system owners and preparing the Functional Specs for the Inbound and Out bound interfaces from Legacy to SAP and from SAP to Legacy. • Handled issues related to AR, AP, AA and GL.• Implemented SAP notes as suggested by SAP for our OSS messages to fix standard SAP issues. • Configured different ledgers for US GAAP and IFRS reporting• Brought up lot of process improvements that reduced incidents count.• Profitability Analysis and Cost management.• Prepared End user documents and created a knowledge database, which helped both business users and support teams to easily fix the repeated issues.• Handled issues related to FI-MM-SD Integration.• Supported business in UAT testing.• Configured Vertex - FI integration.• Configured substitutions and Validations as part of CRs.• Involved in functional unit testing for CR and Enhancements• Involved in defining Roles and Providing authorization to User IDs• Handling low to high priority tickets and providing resolutions within SLA.• Configuring and testing the new functional enhancements & Reports.• Worked on problem management, which includes root cause analysis to reduce the flow of the incidents.• Coordinating with ABAP team for development of Reports required by user.Conducted knowledge sharing sessions

Us

• Record to Report, taking care of Incidents related to Treasury, General Ledger, Interfaces, AP, AR, PS, Open Text, Winshuttle and Fixed Assets.• Resolving incidents, discussing with the Business Users, determined the root causes, and resolved them in a timely manner.• Regularly interacted with users to ensure proper understanding of the Business Requirements and Functional specifications.• Creating BRD for different Wricef objects – Configuration, Reports, Interface, Enhancements, WF etc.• Writing FS and coordinating with technical consultants to complete development.• Creating mapping sheets and gathering business requirement and creating BRD.• Creating Interface mapping tables and creating test scenarios in Q. • Familiar with middleware PI/PO and BRF Plus.• Creating and mapping cross reference table in BRF plus.• Monitoring interfaces and rectifying error messages.• Created test cases in HPQC/ALM.• Creating test scenarios and doing integrated testing and helping UAT.• Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirements and Business Processes and mapped it in SAP.• Conducted GAP analysis, document findings, evaluated scope of studies & suggested solutions through SAP for implementation and customization.

Warsaw, Indiana, Us

• Interacted with Client to understand Asset Management configuration and user requirements for capitalization of instrument asset.• Checked and tested user requirements fields with system configuration and carried out modifications.• Configured asset sub numbers and group asset and Defined Organizational Structure required for Fixed Assets.• Configured the system to post the Acquisitions and Scrapping.• Configured the system for creating, posting and settling an asset under construction.• Configured the system for closing procedures.• Worked on postings made for the asset (acquisitions, retirements, depreciation) to the Company code and business area.• Configured Group Assets and Sub Assets, defined depreciation area, transaction type for retirement and created individual assets.• Configured Inter Company Asset Transfer fields and transaction type.• Functional Spec for Fixed asset conversion and rebuilding of asset sub ledger, Month End Capitalization Program, Migration Legacy assets etc.• Prepared Work step procedure for various asset transactions and user exits.• Involved in Unit Testing of various asset transactions, user exits and asset reports with super users.• Involved in Integrated Testing of various asset transactions, user exits and asset reports with super users.• Successfully completed capitalization of assets of through integration between Assets Accounting module with PP and MM modules.• Configured Asset balance list and asset master record.• Configured the system in assigning asset to various CO objects and logistic organizational units.• GAAP requirements for Capex and Opex funds in Acquisition, Depreciation and Tax.• Conversion and migration of Fixed Assets through a Zprogram.• Creating Asset through Ztable, BAPI and Asset Clearing Account.• Configuration and account determination for creating new plants.• Creation of assets on the basis of brands and product hierarchy on a monthly basis.

Winston-Salem, Nc, Us

• Maintain the cross reference table with HFA and SAP customers • Move AR process to existing SAP AFS system• Create daily interfaces from the AS 400 system to feed daily billing transactions to SAP.• Create interfaces from SAP back to the AS400 system to get credit limit for customers, risk categories, AR balances to AS400 back from SAP• Update Lockbox and move the Socks EDI 820 processes into SAP.• Provide cross reference functionality for AS400 customer master against SAP customer master, to ensure smooth processing of BU invoices in SAP A/R• Deduction management based on 820 remittances will be managed in SAP using standard processes. • Working closely with Technical and Functional consultants of other modules to resolve the issues as per priorities.• Coordinating with Basis team on EDI, ETL, Interfaces and Idocs.• Interacted with client's business process team; collected business requirements, created functional specifications.• Map the retailer reason code (segment) from EDI 820 into SAP to provide more accurate reporting.• Develop a new mapping for Open AR invoices for the new Business Unit.• Interface mapping sheet with source and destination fields (credit limit for customers, risk categories, AR balances)• Creating mapping document for IDOC and EDI.• Customized the Payment Program to incorporate Company Code Data, Paying Company Code Data, Country Payment Methods, Company Code Payment Methods, and House Banks etc. • Configured House Banks, Bank Accounts, Bank Account G/L Structure, Check Lots, Void Reason codes etc. • Configured Electronic bank statement and familiar with new EBS and Lockbox application conforming to BAI2 format and methodology algorithams.• In Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) Worked on Cost Centers, Activity Types, Statistical Key Figures, Cost management and profitability, Cost Center Standard Hierarchy, and Cost Center Categories. • Writing Test Scripts and familiar with testing tool Panaya.

General Ledger: Chart of Accounts, Account Groups, GL Master Records, Field Status Groups, Posting Keys, Automatic Account Determination, Sales/Use Tax, Number Ranges, Document Types, Tolerance Groups.New GL: Document Splitting, Parallel Accounting, Parallel ledgers, Segment reporting.Accounts Payable: Vendor Groups, Vendor Master Data, House Banks, Bank Accounts, Check Lots, Reason Codes, Automatic Payments, Recurring Entries, Invoices, Credit Memos, AP Information System, Integration with MM.Accounts Receivable: Customer Groups, Customer Master Data, Billing, Payment Terms, Interest Calculation, Incoming Payments, Dunning, AR Information System, Account Systems, Credit Management, Dunning, Closing Operations, Sales Order and Integration with SD.Cash Management and Bank Accounting: Inbound/outbound process House Banks, Manual & Electronic Bank Statement, Lockbox Processing, electronic funds transfer and Bank statement processing, Exchange Rates, and Translation Ratios, Bank reconciliation and Cash journal.Asset Accounting: Configuring Asset Master Data, Asset Classes, Chart of Depreciation, Unplanned Depreciation, Depreciation Areas, Depreciation Posting, Acquisition and Retirement of Assets, Assets under Construction and Capitalization of Assets.Cost Element/Cost Center Accounting: Configuring and customizing the Cost Elements, Costing Sheets, Reconciliation Ledgers, Standard Hierarchy, Cost Centers, Activity Types, Statistical Key Figures, Master Data Groups, Assessments, Distributions and Reposting, Allocation Cycle and Segment.Profit Center Accounting: Configuring and customizing the Basic Settings, Maintaining Profit Center Hierarchy, Assignments, CO-Objects to Profit Centers, Distribution and Assessment of Costs, Planning and Development of Reports.Internal Order: Create Internal Order, Order Type, Settlement and Disbursement of Cost through Assessment Cycle, maintain Settlement Rule, Integration of FI/CO, SD (VKOA) and MM (OBYC) functional Modules

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

As part of the Production Support Team worked closely with Technical and Functional consultants of other modules to resolve the issues as per priorities.Analyzed FICO-related tickets, discussed with the Business Users, determined the root causes and resolved them in timely manner.Interacted with client's business process team; collected business requirements, created functional specifications.Involved in decision-making for the screen layout of Master Records including General Ledger, Vendor Master Record and Customer Master Record. Customized Operating Chart of Accounts, Group Chart of Accounts & Country Chart of Accounts. Created different G/L accounts centrally and at company code level, like expenses, revenue, cash, asset and liability. Configured vendor account groups & assigned number ranges to vendor groups. Maintained Vendor Group Field Status for General Data, Company Code Data & Purchasing Data which reflected on the Vendor Master Records. Customized the Payment Program to incorporate Company Code Data, Paying Company Code Data, Country Payment Methods, Company Code Payment Methods, and House Banks etc. Configured House Banks, Bank Accounts, Bank Account G/L Structure, Check Lots, Void Reason codes etc. Configured lockbox application conforming to BAI2 format. Integrated FI with MM & SD modules.

Venice, It

Gathered business requirements and Coordinated with ABAP team for development of new Reports required by user and for modification of programs.Identified the gap by doing Gap analysis and prepared Functional Specification documents for the custom developments and supporting the technical people in completing Technical Specification documents.Coordinating with the legacy system owners and preparing the Functional Specs for the Inbound and Out bound interfaces from Legacy to SAP and from SAP to Legacy. Handled issues related to AR, AP, AA and GL.Implemented SAP notes as suggested by SAP for our OSS messages to fix standard SAP issues.Brought up lot of process improvements that reduced incidents count.Prepared End user documents and created a knowledge database, which helped both business users and support teams to easily fix the repeated issues.Handled issues related to FI-MM-SD Integration.Supported business in UAT testing.Configured substitutions and Validations as part of CRs.Involved in functional unit testing for CR and EnhancementsInvolved in defining Roles and Providing authorization to User IDsHandling low to high priority tickets and providing resolutions with in SLA.Configuring and testing the new functional enhancements & Reports.Worked on problem management, which includes root cause analysis to reduce the flow of the incidents.Coordinating with ABAP team for development of Reports required by user.Conducted knowledge sharing sessions.

Milan, Lombardy, It

• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations, intercompany eliminations & journal entries.• Review the completeness of revenue, and expenses booked each month to ensure all the expenses recurring and non-recurring are recorded and complete.• Research expense variances for both fixed and variable expenses. Prepare appropriate adjustments for review. Preparation of yearly and quarterly budgets, analyze budget variances with actual.• Preparation and review of balance sheet, income statements, and supporting schedules and comparative financial information.• Assist with internal and external audits by providing lead schedules and analysis.• Reconciled A/R, A/P, and all Expense accounts on general ledger.• Reconciled daily cash flow resulting in maximized investment on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.• Keeping Asset ledger, inventory ledger, and inventory management.• Supervise subsidiary accountants and approval of ledgers.• Accruals, Provisions, Depreciations, Prepaid and Amortization.

• Prepare and analyze Financial Statements, and reconciliations of ledgers.• Review and analyze Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable entries• Foreign exchange valuation and entries in unrealied/realised accounts and balance sheet entries.• Preparation of Trend Analysis and Forecasting• Preparation of Annual Operating Budgets• Ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts.• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, cash flow statements.• Work with internal and external auditors during reviews, and audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests.• Project accounting, and profitability statements.• Preparation, and coordinate the Year End group consolidation reports.