Ananda (G) Das
SAP TRM Consultant
Experience
Jul 2023 - Jul 2024
1 year 1 month Bengaluru, India
SAP TRM Consultant
FMC LLC.
- Configured direct debit payment process and managed related setup.
- Handled change requests for Treasury instruments, including Commercial Paper, intercompany loans, and Mirror Borrowing.
- Enhanced Bank Reconciliation statement reports, consolidating financing and operational activities into a single report.
- Configured complete EBS setup for MT940, BAI, CAMT format.
- Utilized Cash Flow Analyzer for detailed analysis of Treasury and Finance payment and receivable processes.
- Provided support for Finance Bank Accounting and Cash Management module incidents.
- Worked on City Bank (Smine) encryption for European countries.
- Configured automatic payment programs for SAP Idocs (PAYEXT, RAMADV, EUPEXR) in vendor payments using F111.
Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
1 year 1 month Bengaluru, India
SAP Treasury Consultant
Chevron LLC.
- Resolved issues with daily bank statements from subsidiaries and banks, ensuring seamless integration into SAP systems.
- Provided ongoing operational support for Treasury bank accounts, Cash Management (CAMT052, CAMT053, CAMT054), and BCM, including MT940 file formats.
- Processed IDocs, XML payments, and ACH transactions in POBO scenarios, ensuring smooth payment flows.
- Facilitated integration of financial data from bank statements into SAP, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
- Configured global settings for electronic bank statements in SAP, including MT940 for new bank integrations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Treasury, Accounting, IT) to resolve issues related to system performance, data accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
- Configured and managed interest rate instruments (fixed/variable loans, deposits, FRAs, swaps) for accurate financial product valuation.
- Defined and maintained interest rate types (EURIBOR, LIBOR) and interest rate curves for precise calculation of financial products.
- Managed interest rate calculations using Transaction Manager, automating accruals and adjustments through integration with General Ledger and AP/AR modules.
- Configured Money Market instruments (Call Money, CDs, Treasury Bills, Repos) to manage short-term liquidity and financing.
- Set up hedging instruments (Forwards, Options, Futures, Swaps) for FX, interest rate, and commodity risk management.
- Implemented hedge accounting for fair value, cash flow, and net investment hedges, ensuring proper financial reporting.
- Tracked hedge relationships with SAP tools, enabling exposure management and automated mark-to-market valuation.
- Led system upgrades from testing through deployment, ensuring smooth implementation and new functionality validation.
- Conducted end-user training and created manuals, enhancing system adoption and improving operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to integrate new banks into the SAP system, ensuring seamless financial operations.
- Contributed to treasury process improvements, identifying automation opportunities and optimizing system capabilities.
- Integrated third-party software with SAP for Market Data Management, enhancing operational workflows and data accuracy.
- Developed and maintained system documentation, including functional specifications, test scripts, and user manuals.
- Participated in FUT, SIT, and UAT, overseeing test documentation and issue resolution throughout the testing phases.
Nov 2021 - May 2022
7 months Bengaluru, India
SAP Finance Consultant
General Electric Company (GE)
- Provide daily support for SAP FI/CO modules, addressing issues related to invoice verification (MIRO), payment programs, GR/IR clearing, and account determination.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring timely posting of entries, reconciliation, and accurate financial reporting.
- Oversee the configuration and troubleshooting of payment processes using the Payment Medium Workbench (DMEE), handling formats like MT940 and CAMT for bank integration.
- Work with external systems and third-party applications to integrate data with SAP, ensuring data consistency and accuracy across platforms.
- Analyze and resolve system issues reported by users, including integration discrepancies, data migration errors, and configuration issues, ensuring compliance with financial and accounting standards.
Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 7 months Bengaluru, India
SAP Treasury Consultant
Derbyshire County Council
- Led the full lifecycle of Treasury, BCM, and BAM implementation, from requirement gathering to Hypercare support.
- Developed Business Blueprint and RICEFW documents for customized processes.
- Configured standard Money Market product types and related processes.
- Configured the entire flow of Deal creation, settlement, and accounting within Money Market (MM).
- Set up Bank Communication Management for global banks (Citi, HSBC, JPMC) integreated with SWIFT to streamline payment processes.
- Integrated third-party software with SAP for enhanced Market Data Management.
- Configured bank structures in DMEE by payment method to optimize payment processing.
- Implemented the end-to-end BACS Domestic payment process in SAP.
- Participated in FUT, SIT, and UAT, from test document creation to issue resolution during UAT phase.
Feb 2020 - Mar 2021
1 year 2 months Bengaluru, India
SAP S4HANA Finance Consultant
Epredia Life Science LLC.
- Contributed to Wave 1 implementation of Finance and Controlling modules for Epredia USA.
- Conducted informal testing, SIT, and UAT for Finance modules, alongside Business User training for Finance.
- Specialized in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and collaborated with development teams to address issues and implement corrective actions.
- Contributed to Wave 2 and Wave 3 implementations for Banking, Cash Management, and Asset Management across EMEA and APAC regions.
- Proficient in using ticketing tools (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow, Rally) to manage and track multiple requests throughout their lifecycle.
- Ensured adherence to well-defined processes for effective workflow management with partner teams.
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
5 months Bengaluru, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Boeing LLC.
- Managed GSEP ticketing (incident management) for S/4HANA Finance and ECC environments, focusing on high-priority P1 and P2 tickets with in SLA timelines.
- Experienced in working within enterprise environments, consistently adhering to SLAs and ensuring timely issue resolution.
- Focused on root cause analysis (RCA), collaborating with development teams to implement permanent fixes and prevent recurring issues.
Oct 2018 - Aug 2019
11 months Bengaluru, India
SAP Treasury Consultant
Sony Software India Pvt. Ltd.
- Engineered the design and development of Bank Interfaces for Payment Orders and Bank Communication Management (BCM), optimizing the integration of banking systems with SAP to automate and streamline financial transaction processes. This ensured real-time communication between SAP and external banking systems for payment initiation and status monitoring.
- Configured the Payment Medium Workbench (DMEE) to facilitate the generation of electronic payment formats and support multiple payment methods. Customizations were made to align the payment processing workflow with specific business requirements, enabling automated payment runs and seamless format generation (e.g., SEPA, SWIFT, ACH).
- Developed and implemented a multilevel approval process within SAP BCM, leveraging SAP Business Workflow and custom approval hierarchies to ensure that payment requests undergo proper review and authorization. This provided a secure and auditable workflow, enhancing compliance with corporate governance and financial regulations.
- Collaborated with banking institutions to integrate CAMT.052/053 (XML-based bank statements) and PAIN.002.001.003 (payment initiation and status messages) formats into SAP's BCM module. This integration facilitated the seamless exchange of financial data between SAP and external banks, ensuring that payment information, bank statements, and transaction statuses were consistently synchronized.
- Developed and optimized inbound IDocs (Intermediate Documents) to facilitate the real-time transfer of payment data and bank transaction information from external systems into SAP. The IDoc processing was configured to handle large volumes of financial data while ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the data being imported into SAP.
- Collaborated closely with banking partners to implement status monitoring for ACK/NACK (Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement) messages within the SAP Batch Monitor. This enhanced the detection and resolution of errors during payment processing by automatically identifying discrepancies between payment initiation requests and bank responses, ensuring faster issue resolution.
- Configured multi-format bank statement files (e.g., MT940, CAMT.052, CAMT.53) within SAP's Bank Statement Monitor to facilitate the automated reconciliation of bank transactions against SAP's General Ledger (GL). This setup included custom mappings and posting rules to ensure that all bank transactions were automatically processed and reconciled without manual intervention.
- Developed Functional Specification Documents (FSD) for generating Payment Status Reports from SWIFT and bank statements, tailored specifically for Japanese financial institutions (SMBC/MUFG). These reports provided detailed insights into payment transactions, allowing for better financial tracking and reporting while adhering to local banking formats and regulations.
Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
4 months Kolkata, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Vivo Energy
- Migrated legacy data from third-party systems to S/4 HANA using LTMC and BDC tools.
- Provided daily production support, focusing primarily on high-priority P1 issues.
- Served as a core team member for Master Data Management, overseeing functional support activities.
Feb 2018 - May 2018
4 months Bengaluru, India
SAP Finance Consultant
British Airways
- Developed Functional Specification Documents (FSDs) based on current business processes for the Europe region.
- Created FSDs for the Fuel Consumption Report, integrating data from third-party non-SAP software.
- Transferred master data from non-SAP systems to SAP using the standard DMC tool.
- Designed FSDs for Journal Voucher uploads, incorporating workbench structures to support project accounting elements.
- Developed RICEFW for the control interface of the Northgate payroll system inbound to S/4HANA.
- Created RICEFW and configured processes for updating exchange rates from a third-party CRT system, ensuring alignment with IATA FDR rates on a monthly basis.
- Developed RICEFW for outbound interfaces from S/4HANA to Hyperion.
- Created RICEFW for outbound interfaces from S/4HANA to IAG Cargo HFM.
Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
11 months Bengaluru, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Apple Inc.
- Handled the processing and testing of end-to-end scenarios, from the iTunes store to the RMCA system, and from the RMCA system to the SAP ECC system.
- Created and configured the Reconciliation Key, ensuring accurate summarization and transfer to the General Ledger (GL).
- Generated reports to display documents from Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) that were transferred to the General Ledger (FI) as total records.
- Performed reconciliation between the General Ledger and Contract Accounts Receivable, comparing summary records in the GL with the corresponding FI-CA records.
- Involved in the configuration and analysis of all relevant project requirements for both RMCA and SAP ECC systems.
Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
1 year Kolkata, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Orchestrated business process mapping, functionality configuration, and seamless implementation of the FI module across the Nordic region (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland), ensuring alignment with regional business requirements.
- Strategically configured, mapped, and developed comprehensive reports (FSD) for the FICO module across Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, fostering close collaboration with the GBS team in Budapest for successful Go-live and Hyper care support (onsite).
- Spearheaded the configuration, mapping, and functional specification development for Finance and Controlling modules in France and Morocco, overseeing client-specific RICEFW object delivery and leading onsite Hyper care support.
- Directed the configuration and functional specification development for Withholding Tax (Italy and Portugal), Accounts Payable, and Internal Orders as per RICEFW requirements, including FSD development for the UK, Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal.
Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
1 year Kolkata, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Vikram Solar India Pvt. Ltd.
- Led the creation and configuration of projects, WBS, networks, and activities, including purchase requisition setup and budgeting, ensuring timely release of project elements in compliance with SLA.
- Executed detailed business process mapping for new functionalities, translating business requirements into precise SAP ECC 6.0 configurations.
- Cultivated a profound understanding of client operations, delivering proactive daily support across SAP modules, including AP, AR, GL, AA, Bank/Cash, CCA, PCA, IO, and CO-PA.
- Led root cause analysis (RCA) and effectively resolved escalated issues from L1/L2/L3 support levels, implementing swift resolutions to mitigate system downtime.
- Developed and executed a phased approach to implement the Manual Bank Reconciliation Statement, optimizing both accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Successfully executed the SAP rollout for a new manufacturing facility, ensuring flawless system integration and operational readiness.
Jul 2014 - Feb 2015
8 months Mumbai, India
SAP Finance Consultant
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- Played a key role in supporting the SAP AP module implementation across North America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).
- Provided continuous support to the SAP-PS user team, addressing daily tasks and minor issues.
- Facilitated seamless non-PO data transfers from ARIBA to SAP, ensuring accurate integration.
- Contributed to year-end closing activities for the 2014 financial period, focusing on AP/AA modules.
- Delivered user support for the SAP-CONCUR integration platform, enhancing corporate account management.
Dec 2013 - Jun 2014
7 months Mumbai, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Reliance Industries Ltd.
- Configured customer/vendor account groups, number ranges, and master data for clients.
- Set up Bank Master data, house banks, and GL accounts for seamless financial transactions.
- Adjusted field status variants to meet client-specific requirements.
- Configured financial statement versions in alignment with business needs.
- Resolved MIRO invoice verification issues to ensure smooth AP processing.
- Managed automatic account determination, GR/IR, and down payment processing.
- Addressed integration issues between FI, MM, and SD modules within SLA timelines.
- Configured primary and secondary cost elements with appropriate categories for accurate cost tracking.
- Set up activity types, statistical key figures, and managed cost allocation, distribution, and assessments.
Dec 2010 - Oct 2013
2 years 11 months Kolkata, India
SAP Finance Consultant
Linc Pen & Plastics Ltd.
- Analyzed client business processes and contributed to SAP FI/CO implementation at Linc Pen & Plastics Ltd.
- Configured SAP environment to align with client requirements.
- Documented AS-IS processes and mapped them to the target To-Be state for implementation guidance.
- Mapped source data elements for migration to the target SAP environment.
- Contributed to functional and integration testing to ensure system accuracy.
- Managed FI-GL configuration, including chart of accounts, account groups, and retained earnings.
- Handled master data uploads for FI-AR and FI-AP, configuring account groups, number ranges, and payment settings.
- Configured House Bank and check lot settings for payment processing.
- Set up Withholding Tax (TDS/TCS), including tax codes, calendar setup, and TDS certificate printing.
- Configured Asset Accounting (FI-AA), including asset creation, depreciation, and period-end processes.
- Developed and maintained key reports such as the Chart of Accounts, Trial Balance, and Vendor List, and managed data migration via LSMW.
- Customized CO-PA for operating concerns, profitability reports, and characteristics.
- Configured Product Costing (Standard, Actual, Simultaneous Costing) and cost estimates with quantity structures.
- Managed Controlling Period-End Closing processes.
- Integrated SAP modules (FI-MM, FI-SD, FI-CO) for seamless financial workflows.
- Created end-user training materials to ensure smooth system adoption.
- Provided post-Go Live support to ensure ongoing system stability.
Jun 2010 - Nov 2010
6 months Kolkata, India
SAP Finance Consultant
TCG Life science Ltd.
- Resolved SAP Finance tickets within SLA.
- Fixed Payment Program issues.
- Managed intercompany reconciliations for accuracy.
- Supported month-end closing for timely reporting.
- Addressed GR/IR clearing and automatic discrepancies.
- Resolved MIRO invoice verification issues.
- Handled tax-related issues and ensured compliance.
- Resolved SAP integration issues with external systems.
Summary
Experienced SAP Finance and Treasury Management Senior advisory consultant with a demonstrated history of 12+ years working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Process, Analytical Skills, Certified SAP Consultant, SAP Implementation, and Requirements Analysis. Strong consulting professional.
Languages
English
Advanced
Education
Dec 2012 - Jun 2016
ICFAI University
MBA · Finance · Hyderabad, India
Mar 2004 - Jun 2007
Calcutta University
BCM · Accounting and Commerce · Kolkata, India
Certifications & licenses
SAP Certified Application Associate 2402 – SAP S/4 HANA Cloud Public Edition – Finance.
SAP AG
SAP Certified Application Associate - Treasury with SAP S/4HANA 1909
SAP AG
SAP Certified Application Professional - Financials in SAP S/4HANA for SAP ERP Financials Experts (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
SAP AG
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA)
SAP AG
Certified Professional on Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe® 5.0)
Scaled Agile, Inc
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