Hrushikesh A Sr.

SAP FICO Consultant

Professional Summary:
Over 6+ years of experience in SAP FICO .Have extensive experience with Controlling and Finance with diverse industry experience includes Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care, Public Sector, and Electronics industries with 2 full life cycle implementations using ASAP methodology.

Configured in SAP areas like FI-G/L, FI-A/P, FI-A/R, FI-AA, and Treasury & FI-SPL especially in highly Complex Business Environment. Strong knowledge in Integration of various SAP applications like SD, MM, PP, HR with FI/CO; Good knowledge of BI (BW), PS. Worked on all stages of life cycle implementation in Business Process Engineering & Analysis, As-Is Study, To-Be Process (conducted Workshops), GAP Analysis, Blueprint Mapping & BPP (Coordinated with Counter Part/SMEs), Testing (Unit/Regression/Integration), GO-LIVE, Post Production Support, End User Training (Job-Aid), Trouble Shooting, Cut Over Planning and Documentation using ASAP methodology. Knowledge of different aspects of a business relating to FI-G/L Transactions, Inter Company Transactions, House Banks, Automatic Payment Programs, Credit Management, Cash Application, Clearing Inter-company Vendor/Customer Open Items, Reconciliation Accounts, Carry Forward Balance, Document Split, Lock Box (BAI & BAI2), Dunning, CO-CCA and Assessment & Distribution Cycles. Hands-on experience and technical proficiency in implementation of major functionalities like Electronic/Manual Bank Statements, Payments, Electronic and Manual Check deposit, Payment Advices, complete Check Management functionality. Lockbox configuration, Lockbox Processing, setting up house banks, defining lockbox accounts at House banks, defining lockbox parameters and Posting data and testing the lockbox functionality. Strong knowledge of US GAAP, OTC, PTP, APP, Lockbox configuration, LSMW and dunning process. Experienced in designing interfaces, conversion and data mapping programs for data flow to/from existing legacy systems. Experience with client presentations, assessments, conducting business process workshops. Multiple currencies accounting and multiple currency valuation. Expertise in cross company code transactions. Coordinated cross-functional teams throughout the organization to identify and assess system issue influencing multiple departments. Prepared End User Training & Documentation material. Excellent communication, team building and project management skills. Skilled data analysis and preparing reports that are crucial to senior management, Strong leadership and team-building skills.

Technical Expertise:
ERP Packages: SAP Tools: Programming Languages: Application Software: SAP release ECC 6.0, 5.0, 4.7, 4.6C. ABAP queries, CATT, LSMW, and Report Writer. C, C++, ASP, VB.NET, JAVA, COBOL and ABAP. MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point, Access).

July 2009 to present Motorola Corporation, NY Role: SAP CO Consultant Environment SAP ECC 6.0
Worked as a Senior CO Consultant responsible for Implementing Product Costing and CO-PA modules in a global roll out project. Participated in business process workshops and presented new functionality with upgrade and provided requirements for the planned enhancements in the system. Analyzed the AS-IS, performed gap analysis and designed the TO-BE system. Worked with technical resources to design Interfaces and data Conversion Programs and developed functional specifications for information exchange in-between existing SAP legacy systems and SAP. Used Top-Down Distribution in CO-PA to Report Overhead Costs at Lower-Level Characteristics. Configured and Managed All Period-End Closing Activities with Schedule Manager. Worked and maintained Cost center standard hierarchy with cost center groups representing organizational structure of the company, representative cost centers for summarization. Calculated Actual Costs across Multiple Company Codes Using a New Business Function in SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. Provided Parallel Product Costs for Inventory Valuation in the General Ledger and Automated the creation of the costing run by the extended Computer Aided Test Tool (eCATT) Worked with scrap and efficiency factors for materials and activities, Configured system settings for variance calculation for different activity types and cost centers. Used Driver Based planning to assign company costs and Improved company Analysis Capabilities with Product Cost Collectors. Configured Account determinations for different material movements and valuation classes. Actively involved in the configuration of Costing types, Valuation variants, Date Control and Transfer strategy for Material cost estimate with Quantity Structure. Configured BOM for various semi-finished and finished materials, routing and costing sheets for overhead calculations. Defined result analysis keys, cost elements, Result analysis versions and valuation methods to calculate Work in Process (WIP) and its Settlements. Involved in the configuration of Valuation areas, Multiple Currency types and number ranges, Movement type groups, Material update structure in the Material Ledger. In Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) defined the Operating Concern and maintaining the controlling versions, configured the operating Concern and defined the attributes and the data structures. Configured the settings for implementation of Costing based profitability analysis. Configured the reporting characteristics from reference tables and field catalogue, and defined additional user defined characteristics to meet the different needs for reporting profitability. Created the value fields for the operating concern from field catalogue and also defined some user defined value fields. Activated the structure, created the core CO-PA tables (profitability segments) and generated the operating concern environment in the target client. Created the derivation for the user defined characteristics using the derivation table. The characteristic values for other user defined Characteristics were maintained by defining derivation structures and rules. Assigned values to value fields by mapping SD condition types to value fields after discussing the appropriate condition types to be used with the SD team. Also mapped the SD quantity fields to relevant CO-PA quantity fields.

Configured the FI PA settlement structure including the assignment of responsible cost element and settlement structure line assignment to value fields. Defined structure for cost center to CO-PA assessments by creating an assessment cycle with assigning the profitability segment as the receiver value. Created CO-PA drilldown reports according to different profitability reporting. Designed the costing sheet by defining the overhead cost elements, calculation bases, percentage overhead rate based on dependency like OH Type/OH Key, credits for cost center. Ensured that the Overhead groups are maintained the material master data. Defined the Cost component structure for breakdown of standard cost estimate into raw materials, packing, Material OH, Production OH, labor etc. Defined the material cost estimate with quantity structure by defining costing types, valuation variants, date control, quantity structure control, transfer strategy, and costing variants. Configured derivation strategy for custom characteristics through table lookup and derivation rule.

December 2007 to June 2009 Allergan, Inc, CA Role: SAP FI CO Consultant Environment SAP R/3 4.7
System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL-transactions, AP-paying vendor invoices, AR-customer credit, credit controls, applying cash, credit memo, dunning, Master data, CO-CCAassessments/distribution, PCA-settings, hierarchy, account assignment objects, Product Costing with Cost Splitting Valuation - PA-structure, value fields, planning and reporting. Configured Automate Payments to Multiple Vendor Bank Accounts by Bank Group Optimization. Configured and implemented Global Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, and Encryption Functionality. Configured Period-End Closing with Authorization Groups, Removed the Wild Card for the Posting Period Authorization. Configured Group purchase organization (GPO), Custom contract & Sales order creation on GPO members, and created condition record Contract Numbers. Analyzed end user needs and propose viable solutions for report improvement, QA and user training in CO. Generated reports using tools like Report Writer, Report Painter. Eliminated Discrepancies between FI and PCA by Posting PCA Adjustments and Uploaded master data for cost centers. Activity types using LSMW. Demystified Parallel Valuation and Analyzed Value Flow of Materials Across Plants or Legal Entities. Created and Extended the SAP General Ledger Zero-Balancing Capability to Multiple General Ledger Accounts, and effectively created a Standard Cost Estimate across Plants. Provide System configuration, testing to the global Finance user base in the areas of GL, A/P, A/R, Fixed Assets, Special ledger and Consolidation (EC-CS). Restored the Balance Between Your FI and EC-CS Data Multiple consolidation charts of accounts within a single dimension to generate multiple financial statements at the same time in order to meet various requirements. Scheduled batch jobs for all FI and CO programs on the ECC 6.0 environment. Used report program RFBILA00 to create a budgeted financial statement to compare plan data with actual data and restricted the report to a period on a quarterly basis. Created Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statements. Dynamically Created a Standard Cost in a Sales Order Using Options Chosen for a Configurable Material.

Improved company analysis by adding Cost Components to Cost Estimate Lists and Effectively Created a Standard Cost Estimate across Plants. Cost Center Accounting Settings for Periodical Processing, Activity Based Costing (ABC), Order processing, maintain/ control Billing documents, Inventory management, Purchasing, Variant Configuration and complete design /configuration of general CO functionality (CCA).The scope of CO included Product Costing and Profitability Analysis Design and configuration of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). Assisted client in design and configuration of PA transfer structures including decisions on characteristics, and settlement to CO-PA Created the characteristics and value fields, defined derivation structures and rules, maintained derivation table, and profitability segments used in profitability analysis. Defined various reports. Through knowledge in Defining Costing Sheet and calculating Overhead. Activated and configured Material Ledger for multiple valuation and PUP. Integrated Cost Object Controlling (CO-PC-OBJ) component in the SAP System, for planned budget using various costing methods, Cost Split, Cost and Valuation Variants in Product Cost Planning (CO-PC-PCP). Implemented a Lean Cost Control Process in a Repetitive Manufacturing Environment to Improve System Performance. Releasing Production Orders, Confirming Operations, Simultaneous Costing, final Costing, Price Transfer / Update, Confirmation/ Settlement, and Period-End closing. Calculated Overheads, Work in Process (WIP), variances and settlement. Cost Component Layout with multiple cost component views, additive cost, special procurements and releasing of the new cost estimate.

October 2006 to November 2007 West Pharmaceuticals service, Inc, PA Role: SAP FI CO Analyst Environment SAP ECC 5.0 Full Life Cycle Implementation
Participated in gathering information on three company locations (Waukegan, Lindenhurst, Gurnee, IL) on current companys legacy systems, business processes and activities; analyzed business requirements, determining organizational structure, classifying business units/locations, determining company codes, and profitability centers (AS IS TO BE). Performed GAP analysis; actively participated in blueprinting phase (ASAP Methodology). Configured and Managed All Period-End Closing Activities with Schedule Manager, Capitalized Assets with Budget Monitoring Using Statistical Internal Orders. Configured FDA codes in Material master, FDA Validation Standards, and created BW Reports. Configured In-House Cash Center Management Payment Processes and Cash Forecasting. Prepared MS Visio graphs and documents on new customized FI/CO company structure; Defined G/L account groups; created chart of accounts, participated in modifying and uploading G/L accounts. Improved company Lockbox Performance with User Exits, a Reformat Program, and Customized Reports. Activated New G/L, Leading Ledger and Parallel Ledger for the possibility of Parallel Accounting according to the US GAAP. Created Segments and assigned Scenarios and Customer Fields in the Ledgers; Created separate country-specific financial statement versions; Defined the Splitting Characteristics for the General Ledger (passive split, rule-based and zerobalance formation by document); Created reconciliation accounts for A/P and A/R; Configured Accounts payable (A/P) including vendor account groups, number ranges, tolerance groups.

 Eliminated Duplicated Inter-Company AR/AP Postings in Cross-Company Sales Orders, Ensured That SD Billing Document Invoices Are Posted in FI. Uploaded A/P master data; Configured Automatic Payment Program for A/P for checks, ACH and wire transfer; created check lots. Tested and performed web-demos of G/L transactions for fast-entry screens, splitting, posting, parking and reversals. Configured A/R including creation of customer account groups, number ranges for A/R, tolerance groups; credit control area, customer credit limits, credit limit groups. Worked on Dispute Management functionality including creating dispute cases, forwarding of disputes, clearing disputes. Configured Bank Accounting (BA) including defining House Banks, Lockbox for House Banks, bank chains. Lockbox configuration. Lockbox Processing, setting up house banks, defining lockbox accounts at House banks, defining lockbox parameters and Posting data and testing the lockbox functionality. Made global settings for electronic bank statements; Created and assigned business transactions for Manual Bank statement; Defined Variants for Manual Bank Statements. Defined posting keys and created business transactions for Check deposit; Work on Cash Journal Configuration. Collected all Actual Costs on Production Orders in One Report for Month-End Analysis, Created a New FI Drilldown Report, Segment Financial Statements, Profit Center financial Statements (US GAAP). Used the Indirect Activity Allocation Cycle to Calculate and Post Sender Activity Quantities, Was extensively working on the configuration of CO: CCA, PCA and all production process using production orders. Configured Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting by creation Standard Cost Center Hierarchy using CATTs, Alternative Hierarchy, primary and secondary cost elements. Configured CO- Internal Orders (I/O) by maintaining Order Types, Screen Layouts, Order Groups, Settlement Rules, and Settlement Profile. Created primary and secondary cost elements in CO; Worked on month-end/year-end closing procedures. Created customized reports using report painter/report writer. Entered Project System texts for WBS elements using SAP Script Editor/ Microsoft Word, assigned documents to WBS elements through DMS; assigned Project System texts to copy templates & categorize s per text types. Worked on Project Budget Profile and uploading the budgets, Customized settings for availability control for WBS elements. Managed start/finish rules and executed Project scheduling; worked on Project Settlement profile and customized Result Analysis as input to Project Settlement. Generated Investment Program Hierarchy Tree diagram with direct definition of the corresponding program positions and their assignment to the desired positions in the hierarchy using fast entry; Was responsible for FI-MM integration: configured automatic account determination, insured smooth operation of MIGO-MIRO transactions (procure-to-pay); Customized the real-time configuration from CO to FI (defined and assigned Variants for real-time integration, configured account assignment determination, activated the trace to log the transactions); Participated in testing using Solution Manager; on a regular basis performed knowledge transfer to Super users and management using web demos; created BPP documentation.

January 2006 to July 2006 City Of San Antonio, TX Role: SAP FI CO Consultant Environment SAP ECC 5.0
Attended design sessions during Blueprint phase of project for specific area of responsibility. Determining the organizational structure by understanding business requirements, classified business units as company codes, business areas, functional areas and profitability centers. Based on organizational structure configured company codes, currency settings, assigned document ranges, posting period variants and tolerance groups for employees. Conducted seminar on Scope of CO-PA in Profitability Management, different accounting methods involved and currency issues in Profitability Management. Configured Controlling Area and Operating Concern, maintained versions. Created primary and secondary cost elements in Cost Element Accounting, configured cost element groups, maintained cost element attributes. Created cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, Cost Center Standard Hierarchy, cost center categories, document numbers, maintained default account assignments and automatic account assignments, validations and substitutions, overhead structure for accrual costs, allocations using cycle-segment method for periodic reposting, distribution and assessment, indirect activity allocations. Developed planning area, planning layout and planner profile. Configured Funds Management, Budgeting and Availability, Budget Objects, Posting Objects. Configuring and Customizing Product Cost Planning (CO-PC-PCP) with Quantity Structure and Cost Object Controlling (CO-PC-COC) including product cost by order (product cost collectors and cost object hierarchies), by period (manufacturing orders) and by sales order. Involved in configuration of Product cost planning and cost object controlling. Configured costing variants, cost component structures in CO-PC for Standard Cost Estimates. Resolved errors at the time of costing run for three finished products and provided cost estimates with different variants. Configured CO-PA module with implementation of functionalities involved in cost-based CO-PA and provided post support on the issues. Customized cost-based CO-PA to assign costs and revenues to the desired value fields to calculate contribution margins as per organization requirements. Defined additional characteristics and provided derivation rule to pull the target characteristic value, implemented derivation with move and derivation with clear functions. Good knowledge on sources behind the value fields. Configured valuation strategy prior to actual postings for storing estimates and performed planning by accessing pricing and product cost information. Implemented CO-PA planning for sales and profit planning by designing different planning layouts. Configured planning with ratios from actual reference data to plan/forecast revenues and integrated Microsoft Excel with CO-PA planning. Configured cost component structure in CO-PC to enable data transfer to CO-PA from product costing and mapped the cost components to value fields. Designed assessment cycles to transfer costs from cost centers to segments in CO-PA.

Designed PA transfer structure for complete postings of costs and revenues to value fields in CO-PA. Configured settlements of price and quantity variances of materials and activities to respective value fields through PA transfer structure. Worked on issues related CO-PA in reconciliation with Financial Accounting. Involved in cut over planning for moving configuration into production environment.

October 2004 to January 2006 PSEG Service Corporations, NJ Role: SAP FI CO Consultant Environment SAP R/3 4.7 Full Life Cycle Implementation
Requirement gathering for business process Participated in setting up Halliburton project in the areas of SAP-FI/CO using 4.7 Mapped current state to future state, developed test scenarios, conversion/Interfaces/validation plans, cutover, end user training and post go-live production support. Developed business process flows, closing schedule and desktop procedures for all the activities in FI/CO Documented critical changes performed system tests and trained client team members on new system functionality System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL-transactions, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss for inter-company transactions. AR-customer transactions, credit management, payment terms, Cash application, Lockbox processing, Cash receipts. Configured source symbols, planning levels, planning groups, treasury groupings for liquidity forecast, Cash management and Cash concentration. Work extensively Configuring Lockbox and mapping Banking data format Created document value class for credit management authorizations- Vendor transactions, Master data, Check management, house banks, payment program, payment terms, deduction management, Clearing Inter-company Vendor/Customer Open Items, Logistics invoice verification, Evaluated receipt settlement. Designed structure for Cost center Accounting, Profit center Accounting and Internal orders. Knowledge in Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), created the Operating concern, configured costing based Profitability analysis. Defined and configured the reporting characteristics, value field, profitability segments used in Profitability analysis Configured the derivative structures and rule for characteristics. Defined both basic reports and form reports for the business units by profit centers to analyze the profit at customer and product levels.

Developed Planed and Monitor Sales Campaigns in the CO-PA Ledger multiple reports for the reporting of profitability. Configured the flow of information from SD/CO-CCA/CO-PC/CO-IO/FI and MM. Involved in FI SD integration. Extensively worked on COPC period ending activities such as WIP calculations, Variance calculations, settlements of process orders, cost estimate updates, costing run, mark and, release for updating the price in material master records, display reports. Completed Unit testing and integration testing. Tested the system before go live.

April 2004 to October 2004

FPL, Public Sector, FL Role: SAP FI CO Consultant Environment SAP R/3 4.6

Participated in implementation of SAP R/3 using ASAP Methodology. Integrating/Configuring Intercom any Processing, MM (Logistics), SD and HR Modules with FI and CO. Created FM Structure and Integrated with FI and Built the Cash Budget and Funds Management and different planning versions. Set Up the commitment item management in FICO integrated with FM and MM. Integrating the MM Purchase orders with FM. Created Validation/Substitution Rules for AP/AR and CCA & PCA. Configured FM Account Assignment Logic. Integration with Financial Accounting. Configured Commitment Hierarchy, Funds Center Hierarchy in Funds Management. Configured FM Acct Assignment to CO Acct Assignment. Worked on chart of depreciation, inter-company asset transfers and balance-carry forwards and re-organized accounts for various cost and profit centers and Programmed schedules and jobs. Worked on Cross Company Code Configuration, Automatic Postings, Foreign Currency Valuation, and Multi Currency Configuration and Tax ware. Worked on Customer Master, House Banks, Payment Programs, Electronic Bank Statements and Lock Box and had successfully configured Clearing to clearing open items in GL/AR/AP Modules. Configured Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Edging. Gap analysis of clients/sandboxes for further consistent testing and validated custom ABAP/4 programs to ensure delivery of expected results and interacted with end users to analyses testing issues and concerns subsequent to re-organization. Configured and Customized the Credit Management (Credit Control Area) to manage the receivables in association with SD team. Designed technical specifications for MIS reports. And also worked on preparing design specifications, maintaining and developing new programs; Integration, acceptance testing and Quality assurance; supported on technical documentation and end-user documentation and Courseware. Designed, developed and maintained reports with support from ABAP Team. Involved in post go live support and maintained the system.

Education
Bachelors in Economics

Reference:
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