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Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

As SAP FICO Specialist I was responsible for the analysis, design, configuration and support of thefinancial and controlling areas of the SAP landscape at Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited. Working closely with the wider SAP team and the finance organization as SAP FICO Specialist I was responsible for delivering, maintaining, troubleshooting and enhancing SAP FICO functionality so that is meets business needs, high performance expectations and integrates correctly with other SAP and non-SAP functionalities. Ensure the integrity of the finance configuration of the SAP system across multiple landscapes, companies and divisions.Meeting with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define FICO related business requirements and issues to identify and resolve those in according to the defined IT development strategy. Evaluating documented resolutions and analyzing future technology trends to improve ways of financial reporting and structures of the organization. Keeping in the loop SAP developments and roadmaps to keep company strategy up to speed with the innovation.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Deploying Financial Management (FM) processes and New Legal Entity establishment including joint ventures, legal entity rationalization, manufacturing and distribution facilities in SAP. Creating FICO configuration in alignment with corporate & local statutory requirements including Tax management, Cost management, Master data set up in FM and CO, FI-AA, FI-AR, FI-AP, Pricing, Profit Center/Cost Centers etc. Data Migration activities. Validating system configuration, preparing test scenarios, testing FICO functionality, obtaining UAT approval, preparing training materials, conducting process specialists/end users training (online and traditional classrooms), etc.Managing ongoing IT support projects: initiation, planning, directing, monitoring and control. Project Management: initiation, scoping, requirements gathering, planning, managing communication strategy and stakeholders, directing, monitoring, controlling, reporting. Providing efficient support (Level 2 and Level 3 support) to the Finance group of the region (FP&A and Accounting centers), by giving expert advice on the system capabilities and complex business issues. Developing design for the functionality enhancement and estimating the impacts.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Managing region support center oriented on SAP application adoption within Russia Caspian Africa and Europe regions.- Managing virtual support structures across organization with 30000+ active SAP users- Formalizing mission and vision for the team, setting up strategy and operational goals- Execution on the approved IT investment by providing personnel to the on-going projects, and monitoring business activities in the region- SAP application support: including Sales and Distribution, Inventory management, Procurement and Finance modules (FI-AA, FICO, FI AR, FI AP etc.). Complex issues resolution, master data issues resolution, etc. - Hiring consultants, coaching, transition activities, etc.- Personnel and carrier development- Worked with Europe, Africa, Russia, Asia, North & Latin America customers

Moscow, Russian Federation

SAP FI Business analyst at Baker Hughes, IT teamBusiness process analysis and implementation of SAP Finance processes (FICO) for BHI. System design, development, configuration, testing and training.SAP Deployment. - Business process documentation and design - Chart of Account mapping GAAP BHI and Russia CoA - Implementation of solution architecture for Russian localization - FICO Configuration, Integration - Data loads for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets sub-ledgers & General Ledger, Costing, WIP, Internal orders, all related data objects. - FICO functionality testing, Automatic testing - End user training, Go-live and post Go-live support

Moscow, Russian Federation

SAP Business process analysis, system design and development in Sales and Distribution area.Countries worked in Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, France, Italy, Romania, etc.- Business processes documentation and analysis- Business process design & development- Business process optimization- SAP System design and development for international SAP rollouts.- System integration and training- Data migration from Legacy into SAP; SD objects

Graduate Diploma In Computing, Information Technology Project Management, 7

Graduate Diploma in Computing full time studies

Bachelor'S Degree With Honours, Economics

Master'S Degree, Economics, Investments

Activities and Societies: Investment Economy BankingGraduated with Honors