Amit Sawant - Senior Professional Application Delivery / SAP Finance Lead Consultant

France

Experience

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 1 month

Senior Professional Application Delivery / SAP Finance Lead Consultant

Imerys & Jollibee Food Corporation

Designed and implemented real estate processes in SAP RE-FX and Plant Maintenance
Participated in business requirements analysis sessions and documented requirements
Conducted analysis of business landscape, process design, and prototyping
Created functional specification documents at table/field level
Configured SAP RE-FX and PM modules
Performed unit testing, integration testing, and resolved issues in all test phases
Provided support for user acceptance testing and end users
Executed deployments and ensured billing and recovery met timelines
Monitored and analyzed accounts receivables in SAP RE-FX
Managed rental/lease end-to-end processes (new, renewal, termination)
Generated real estate property occupancy reports and operational KPIs
Maintained master data (business entity, business unit, pooled space, rental unit, meters)
Managed contract maintenance, billing for direct charges, and variable expense billing
Performed planned and unplanned maintenance of real estate properties
Implemented workflows for contract extension and termination

Dec 2017 - Jan 2021

3 years 2 months

SAP FICO, Simple Finance Lead Consultant

Sundram Fasteners (India)

Integrated financial accounting for Treasury and Risk Management, including fixed deposits, commercial paper, interest rate instruments, and derivatives
Implemented SAP Cash Management: in-house cash management and cash pooling
Configured Market Data Analyser, Risk Analyser, Security Manager, and Hedge Management
Monitored and analyzed accounts receivables on SAP RE-FX
Reviewed and verified commercial terms, rent rolls, and system-generated invoices for rent, maintenance, and other income
Reconciled invoices with audited financials for quarterly and year-end reporting
Provided input for functional specifications for WRICEF objects
Demonstrated SAP standard functions, identified gaps, and recommended solutions
Configured and tested SAP RE-FX for property management, rental accruals, and billings
Assisted with training sessions and materials for SAP logistics solutions deployment
Defined and integrated RE-FX with other core ERP modules
Supported integration testing and user acceptance testing
Explained master data and cutover data upload templates and assisted in data collection and cleansing

Apr 2017 - Nov 2017

8 months

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Piramal Fund Management

Conducted workshops with business and cross-stream stakeholders for FI-RAR requirement gathering
Worked on SAP Treasury / FSCM solution management and supporting tools
Configured SAP Bank Communication Manager: payment grouping, payment status management, bank statement monitoring, batch processing, and BCM batch reporting
Implemented end-to-end SAP Treasury solutions integrated with SAP Finance ERP
Provided functional and configuration expertise in SAP S/4HANA Treasury and Risk Management, BCM, and Cash Management
Translated business requirements into functional and technical specifications
Designed and deployed Transaction Manager, Risk Analyser, Exposure Management, and Hedge Management
Implemented cash pooling, netting solution, and central payment factory
Developed treasury reporting solutions for limit and facility utilization, exposure reporting, and effective testing
Managed integration dependencies between SAP Treasury solutions and other SAP modules and external market data sources
Supported credit, collection, and dispute management processes

Jul 2016 - Mar 2017

9 months

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Denora India Pvt. Ltd.

Configured portfolio, traders, accounting codes, valuation areas, product types, transaction types, and update types
Managed money market, foreign exchange (FX), securities, and derivatives
Planned and tested hedge planning and effective testing
Handled fixed deposit, commercial paper, interest rate instruments, and OTC derivatives
Integrated SAP RE-FX with Salesforce for automatic contract creation, renewal, termination, and interfaces
Implemented IFRS 16 (FAS 13) straight lining of long-term leases and revenue recognition
Configured accruals and deferrals of lease-outs according to FAS 13 and US GAAP
Managed master data, customized developments, and transaction data in RE-FX module
Verified system-generated invoices for rent, maintenance, and other income and reconciled with audited financials

Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

6 months

SAP S/4HANA Simple Finance Consultant

Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF, KSA)

Gathered requirements for SAP S/4HANA & Central Finance (CFIN)
Identified scope of data for replication and initial load
Configured source system settings and central finance mapping actions, ID mappings, and value mappings
Activated clearing transfer and defined initial load groups for FI postings
Monitored and reset initial load of FI postings; handled errors and data replication
Generated reconciliation reports and simulated initial load
Tested central finance scenarios and performed mass master data uploads
Implemented new asset accounting in S/4HANA and trained users on functionalities
Provided basis knowledge on SLT for finance replication

Feb 2015 - Jan 2016

1 year

SAP S/4HANA Simple Finance Consultant

Parle Biscuits Private Limited

Configured New GL, parallel ledgers, document splitting, asset accounting, accounts receivable, and accounts payable & bank
Implemented treasury, order-to-cash, collection, credit, and dispute management processes
Created projects and multi-level WBS elements for capex and non-capex; maintained settlement rules and automated WBS to AUC settlement
Tested asset accounting processes and integrated WBS to Ariba via IBP
Defined cost element groups, assigned cost elements, and created cost centers and profit centers
Managed internal orders: creation, expense booking, settlement, planning, actual postings, year-end closing, and reporting
Prepared reports for asset master data, inventory, and balances
Conducted asset acquisition, retirement, write-up, and depreciation testing via Fiori apps

May 2011 - Feb 2015

3 years 10 months

Senior SAP FICO Consultant

Bhushan Steel Limited

Configured accounts payable settings, vendor master data, and tables for payment processing
Prepared functional specifications for proposal creation, editing, display, validation, and approval in SAP R/3 and Fiori modules
Participated in testing processes for SAP R/3 and Fiori
Implemented non-PO payment processes and managed related tickets in A/P

Jun 2009 - May 2011

2 years

Junior SAP FICO Consultant

Consulting Company

Translated business requirements into SAP functional and configuration requirements
Prepared blueprint documents to map future processes based on as-is analysis
Configured accounts payable settings, vendor master data, and payment transactions with APP
Configured asset accounting settings and GL account assignments
Prepared cutover activities and performed data migration via BDC for audited balance sheet uploads
Configured domestic excise, subcontracting, service tax, CST & VAT, and G/L tax determination settings
Resolved helpdesk tickets and provided timely solutions

Summary

Experience in Finance with IT - SAP Treasury & FICO with reputed companies:
Around 14+ years of Techno-functional experience 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,
Its mapping configuration in SAP Team oriented and self-motivated professional,
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with innovative thinking. A team player who prefers to work closely with a wide variety of people from all areas across an organization.
Successful Implementation to SAP S/4 HANA Premise – Simple Finance.
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.

Skills

Sap R/3 Ecc 6.0 / Ehp7 / S4 Hana 1909, 2020 – Fiori.
Sap In-house Cash (Fin-fscm-ihc).
Sap Bank Communication Manager (Bcm).
Sap Process Flow Developments, Ifrs Reporting, Functional Specifications, Abap Query, Report Painter.
Sap Financials (Sap Fi) Modules Gl, Ap, Ar, Fa.
Integration With Another Module: Fi With Mm, Sd, Hr.
Sap Controlling (Sap Co) – Product Costing & Profitability Analysis.
Sap Fscm – Cash/credit/collection Management & Dispute Management.
Sap Treasury And Risk Management – Mm, Fx, Securities, Exposer, Hedging, Commodities, Risk Management.
Cross Module Knowledge – Sap Mm, Sd, Pp & Ps.