Rajesh (N) A.
SAP FICO Manager (Principal Lead Business Integration Analyst)
Experience
Jun 2021 - Sep 2023
2 years 4 monthsSAP Senior Manager
Capgemini
- Led end-to-end implementation of SAP S/4HANA FICO module, including requirements gathering, blueprinting, configuration, testing, and go-live support
- Conducted detailed fit-gap analysis between legacy systems and S/4HANA FICO functionalities to ensure optimal process alignment
- Configured key FICO components such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), and Controlling (CO)
- Integrated FICO with other SAP modules (MM, SD, PP) to ensure seamless financial data flow and reconciliation
- Participated in data migration activities using SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit and LSMW, ensuring accurate transfer of master and transactional data
- Designed and executed Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for FICO processes
- Supported the creation of custom reports and enhancements using SAP Fiori apps and CDS views for real-time financial insights
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to define KPIs and reporting requirements for financial performance tracking
- Provided post-go-live support and training to end-users, ensuring smooth transition and adoption of S/4HANA FICO functionalities
- Ensured compliance with IFRS and local GAAP standards during configuration and reporting setup
- Utilized SAP Activate methodology for project planning, execution, and delivery
- Worked on tools like JIRA, HPALM, SOLMAN
- Groomed junior people on SAP/business and brought them up to speed on the project
- Helped the competency/CoE by working closely with the respective leads on internal assessment
Sep 2018 - Jun 2021
2 years 10 monthsSAP Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager
Infosys Limited
- Involved in the transition of the project from the project services to the AMS by coordinating with the client, onshore team, and offshore team to ensure it happens in a smooth manner
- Working as a solution architect for the new business processes of the client by designing a properly structured framework for the same
- Provided regular updates to the management about the progress on the transition and the risk areas that are identified, to see a proper mitigation plan is in place
- Handling the team to ensure proper FTEs count is there and addressing the issues to see they can liaise with their counterparts in the discussions and sessions that are happening as per the transition plan
- Creating solution road maps and reviewing others with a view of seamlessly integrating various business processes and systems and responsible for keeping up the documentation
- Interacting with the client on a day-to-day basis with a focus on new opportunities and addressing concerns about the application maintenance and new deployments
Sep 2016 - Sep 2018
2 years 1 monthSAP Consultant
DXC Technology
- Involved in the design, testing of the project requirements, and resolving the defects that were occurring in the Unit testing phase
- Involved in the new requirements gathering and changes related to the existing enhancements and ensured those changes have been correctly deployed
- Participated in the client meetings and involved in handling the defects at the client location
- Participated in monitoring the incidents and change requests that arrive on a regular basis and ensure that they are resolved in a timely manner
- Provided status updates to the senior management by collecting the recent updates from the team
- Involved in regular meetings with the client and in the knowledge transition sessions and cascading the same to the support team members
- Helping the team with the necessary trainings that are required from the projects team and ensuring that they are skilled on the new tools and processes that have been implemented in SAP
Jun 2013 - Aug 2016
3 years 3 monthsSAP Consultant
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
- Resolved incidents and handled problem management incidents by understanding the business processes and ensuring timely closure in adherence with SLAs
- Participated in regular internal and external meetings to provide status updates
- Studied existing business processes linked with third-party system interfaces to provide VAOs
- Monitored daily incidents and service requests and assigned them to team members
- Prepared SLA reports related to team KPIs and presented them to the client and internal management
- Maintained team utilization as per organization standards with a buffer to cover contingencies
- Developed internal metrics for pyramid refresh of the team with optimal resource utilization
- Managed team budgets and work in line with projected T&E plan and proper CCI
- Prepared functional specifications based on business requirements
- Worked on MRO process, customizing tax reports and testing related to customizing transaction codes
- Handled enhancements related to service master records postings and resolved issues pertaining to results analysis key and work order status
- Worked on translation and valuation of currencies and developed custom reports such as trial balance for Mexico, intracompany and intercompany out of balance report
Apr 2012 - May 2013
1 year 2 monthsSAP Consultant (FICO)
NTT Data India EAS Pvt Ltd
- Handled support issues and resolved them accordingly
- Prepared weekly status reports and submitted them to management
- Participated in the replication of scenarios in SAP to test feasibility of integration with Point purchasing
- Prepared functional specifications for existing Z programs or additions into standard SAP programs
- Configured controlling area, activation of components/control indicators, number range assignment, cost center standard hierarchy
- Created primary and secondary cost elements, cost centers, cost center groups, cost element groups, cost element attributes, statistical key figures and activity types in cost center accounting
- Defined assessment, distribution, and periodic reposting of costs using cycle segment method
- Configured internal orders using order types, maintained settlement rules, internal order planning, budget cost tolerances
- Created profit center standard hierarchy, dummy profit center, profit centers and profit center groups
- Ensured system controls compliance with SOX Act
Sep 2011 - Mar 2012
7 monthsImplementation Consultant
NTT DATA Group
- Involved in the realization phase of the project by understanding business processes of clients and incorporating them into SAP
- Configured FICO module including enterprise structure, GL, AP, AR, bank accounting, cost center, profit center accounting
- Configured withholding tax codes and service tax based on statutory requirements and tested correct calculations
- Created house banks, new check series and configured the automatic payment program
- Prepared questionnaires and gathered inputs from user companies
- Engaged in system design and advised user companies on system usage
- Managed change management as required
Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
6 monthsSAP Consultant
Orion Carbons
- Analyzed existing legacy system and gathered functional requirements through user meetings and gap analysis
- Configured enterprise structure, global structures and customization of FI sub-modules such as GL, AP, AR, asset accounting
- Integrated FI with MM and SD for procure-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles
- Implemented AP automatic payment functions and configured automated lockbox functionality
- Configured electronic bank statement for banks using multi-cash & BAI formats and posting rules automatic account assignment
- Customized terms of payment and interest rate calculation for customers and vendors
- Configured check management for vendor and end user payments
- Reviewed training documentation and suggested necessary inputs
Oct 2010 - Feb 2011
5 monthsDammam, Saudi Arabia
SAP Consultant
Heba Fire Equipment
- Engaged in discussions with the client to understand issues and provide solutions
- Made enhancements to existing SAP system based on requirements
- Liaised with offshore teams of other modules for necessary information
- Provided status on deliverables to senior management via meetings and conference calls
- Prepared end user manuals and provided required training to end users
Apr 2006 - Oct 2009
3 years 7 monthsBusiness Analyst (Senior Process Associate)
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Engaged in discussions with clients to understand workflows and prepared business process documents and project plans
- Implemented processes across development centers by forming and stabilizing teams
- Identified gaps and amended processes as necessary
- Assisted in development of new business processes and systems by analyzing business requirements
- Liaised with stakeholders to review improvements to processes and procedures
- Advised analysts and end users to resolve functional issues
- Mentored team members and end users to enhance skills, business and functional knowledge
- Built relationships between business process owners and technology staff
- Provided conceptual skills and clarified business requirements
- Managed billing of inducted FTEs and provided reports to management
- Created project plans for expanding application usage beyond commercial lending to investment banking and manufacturing
- Governed a team of eight to meet development milestones through data collection and analysis
- Developed and executed real-world lending scenarios for functional/non-functional integrity and feature boundaries
- Executed associated project plans and test scripts for UAT and user training
- Conducted end-user training sessions for full application usage
Summary
- Having over 14 Years of SAP FICO experience with both implementation and support projects, mostly with USA Clients.
- Worked on 3 full-life cycle implementations, 3 rollouts, 6 AD and AM projects.
- Working as a solution architect with various clientele.
- As a Consultant FI/CO in configuring and customizing the project based on the business requirements of the client in the sub areas of the following SAP R/3 modules: New GL, FI - GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-AA, CO-CCA, CO-IO, CO-PCA, CO-PC and COPA. Bank processes such as the creation of DMEE, EBS.
- Possess good experience in Project systems in the areas of Project definition, WBS, Networks and Activity types. Maintenance orders creation and creation of settlement rules for Capitalized orders.
- Very good integration experience with other modules such as PP, MM, CO and PS.
- Controlling experience includes Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Cost Element Accounting (CEA), Profitability Analysis (COPA), and Product Costing (PC).
- Worked on Use Taxes and 1099 Forms for Vendors. Good exposure in Solution Manager ticketing tools
- Possess interface building experience on ARIBA/Concur and Tax ware systems.
- Possess good support experience on FP&A projects with financial planning tools like Alteryx and TM1.
- Led a team of ten consultants supporting SAP solution for about three years.
- Developing the business procedures and practices as per the needs of the end users and customers.
- Good knowledge and migration exposure on S/4 HANA.
- Possess good client interaction skills and communication skills.
- Having more than three years of domain experience as a business analyst in preparing various financial statements and business process documents.
Languages
English
AdvancedHindi
AdvancedKannada
AdvancedTelugu
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2003 - Jun 2005
JNT University
MBA, Finance · Finance · Hyderabad, India
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