Amit (R.) Sawant

Senior Professional Application Delivery/SAP Finance Lead Consultant

France

Experience

Jan 2020 - Present
4 years 7 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 months

SAP 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 months

SAP 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 months

SAP 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 months

SAP 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 year

SAP 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 months

Senior 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 years

Junior 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