Amit (R.) Sawant
Senior Professional Application Delivery/SAP Finance Lead Consultant
Experience
Jan 2020 - Present
4 years 6 months Makati City, Philippines
Senior Professional Application Delivery/SAP Finance Lead Consultant
Imerys and Jollibee Food Corporation
- Real estate process design and implementation for SAP RE-FX and Plant Maintenance.
- Participated in business requirements analysis sessions and documented requirements.
- Created functional specification documents for development work at table/field level.
- Configured SAP RE-FX and PM modules.
- Conducted unit and integration testing.
- Provided support during user acceptance testing and for end-users.
- Managed rental/lease end-to-end processes including new, renewal/extension, termination.
- Maintained master data including business entities, rental spaces, and meters.
- Monitored and analyzed accounts receivables in SAP RE-FX.
- Generated real estate property occupancy reports and operational reporting.
- Performed planned and unplanned maintenance for real estate properties.
Dec 2017 - Jan 2021
3 years 2 monthsSAP FICO, Simple Finance Lead Consultant
Sundram Fasteners
- Integrated financial accounting for Treasury and Risk Management including fixed deposits, commercial paper, derivatives, and interest rate instruments.
- Managed SAP Cash Management features like in-house cash and cash pooling.
- Configured SAP RE-FX module for property management and rental processes.
- Conducted user acceptance testing and training.
- Verified and reconciled system-generated invoices for rent and maintenance against audited financials.
- Assisted in WRICEF object specifications, gap identification, and provision of solutions.
- Integrated RE-FX with other modules such as FI-AA, PM, and CO.
Apr 2017 - Nov 2017
8 monthsSAP FICO Lead Consultant
Piramal Fund Management
- Conducted workshops for FI-RAR requirement gathering related to SAP Treasury/FSCM.
- Worked on SAP Solution Manager tools.
- Configured SAP Bank Communication Manager (BCM) for payment grouping and monitoring.
- Designed and deployed SAP Treasury solution integrating modules such as FI and CO.
- Implemented exposure reporting and testing.
- Managed cash pooling, netting solution, and central payment factory.
- Provided integration solutions between SAP Treasury and external market data sources.
Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
9 monthsSAP FICO Lead Consultant
Denora India Pvt. Ltd.
- Configured portfolio traders, accounting codes, and valuation areas.
- Managed instruments such as foreign exchange (FX), derivatives, and money market products.
- Integrated SAP RE-FX with Salesforce for automatic processes.
- Implemented requirements of IFRS 16 (FAS 13) for long-term lease management and revenue recognition.
- Conducted reconciliation of system-generated invoices with audited financials quarterly and annually.
Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
6 monthsSAP S4 HANA Simple Finance Consultant
Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF)
- Gathered and defined SAP S/4 HANA CFIN requirements.
- Configured source system settings, mapping actions, and key mappings for central finance.
- Monitored and tested initial load for FICO postings.
- Implemented new asset accounting methods in S4 HANA.
- Conducted pre-and post-migration steps and reconciled reports.
Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
1 yearSAP S4 HANA Simple Finance Consultant
Parle Biscuits Private Limited
- Implemented areas of New GL, document splitting, Asset Accounting, and Accounts Payable.
- Created WBS elements for projects related to Capex/non-Capex.
- Settled WBS elements to assets and tested roles.
- Prepared integration processes for S/4 HANA and Ariba.
- Configured financial processes for asset management and depreciation using Fiori apps.
May 2011 - Feb 2015
3 years 10 monthsSenior SAP FICO Consultant
Bhushan Steel Limited
- Configured account payable settings with vendor master data.
- Prepared functional specifications for various payment processes in SAP R/3 and Fiori.
- Conducted testing processes and resolved tickets in accounts payable and related areas.
Jun 2009 - May 2011
2 yearsJunior SAP FICO Consultant
Support – SAP
- Translated business requirements into SAP configurations.
- Prepared blueprints for business processes.
- Configured account payable settings and asset accounting with GL accounts.
- Migrated financial data using BDC.
- Configured tax processes including VAT, CST, and excise procedures.
- Resolved tickets logged into the helpdesk.
Summary
Certified in SAP Finance and Accounting Professional. Proficient in implementing, customizing, configuring, integrating, testing, document preparation, user training, and support in SAP R/3,S4 FI/CO.
- Functional business/configuration SAP FI-CO expertise and cross-industry knowledge.
- Full life-cycle SAP Implementation experience, working as Finance expert in various phases of project environments.
- Worked in implementation including configuration, integrations of FI/CO with Go Live and readiness and post go-live support.
- Proficient in SAP ASAP Methodology and well-versed with business process and mapping configuration in SAP.
- Team-oriented and self-motivated professional.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills combined with innovative thinking.
- Successful implementation of SAP S/4 HANA Premise – Simple Finance.
Languages
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
German
Elementary
Education
Oct 2010 - Jun 2012
Sikkim Manipal University
Master of Business Administration, Finance · Finance · India
Oct 2002 - Jun 2004
Mumbai University
Accounts · India
Oct 1998 - Jun 2001
Chetna College, Bandra (E) Mumbai University
Accounts · India
Certifications & licenses
Sap Certified Application Associate - C_S4FTR_2023 (Sap S/4Hana 2023)
Sap Certified Associate - Project Manager - Sap Activate (C_ACT_2403)
Sap Certified Application Associate - C_S4FTR_2020- Treasury With Sap S/4Hana (Sap S/4Hana 2020)
Prince2 Registered Practitioner In Project Management
Axelos Global Best Practice
Sap Finance And Accounting (Sap Fi) Professional
Delphi Computech
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