Satya Prasad Balabhadra

Sr. SAP Certified, FI/CO Functional Consultant.

Summary of Experience and Qualifications:

• Around 11 plus years in SAP FI/CO with designing blueprints, configuring IMG with
user community, trouble shooting and understanding client needs, documenting the
business processes with SAP transactions.
• Involved in 6 SAP FI/CO implementations with experience in analysis, design and
configuration, in3 support and 1 Upgrade projects spread across several industry
verticals like Hi-tech, Oil & Gas, Automobile, Textile, Manufacturing, Insurance
• Proficient in SAP ASAP/Agile Methodology and strong experience in New GL.
• Highly experienced in SAP FICO Configuration, Testing and Documentation of SAP FI modules
in New GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Bank accounting & CO modules CC, PCA, PA and FI-MM&SD
integration.
Tax configuration with extended withholding tax, EBS, Lockbox, Vertex integration, Credit
management.
• Expertise in understanding the Integration process between FI & SD, MM, CO, PS modules.
• Conducted workshops and presentations for the Finance and Controlling Modules to
validate business design with the user community in conjunction with the business
process team members and other business partners.(Blue printing phase)
• Assisted with User Acceptance Testing, developing and maintaining quality procedures,
and ensured that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Trained users and documented various processes during support and hand holding
phase.
• Full lifecycle implementation, design-to-go-live and support with multiple country roll
out.
• Good communications, interpersonal and leadership skills, target oriented and team oriented.
• Competent in client relation management, presentation, documentation, training and support.
• Good understanding of business processes in industry. Intercompany and cross company
setup.
• Follows Systematic Approach with quick adaptability to new technologies.
• Ability to work with large teams and good team motivator.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Skills in SAP (FI/CO Module): 4.6 to ECC 6 with EHP 6
The Implementation, upgrade and support experience includes the following:
• Experienced in functional configuration with the SAP Financial Accounting & Controlling (FI-
CO), emphasis on General ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, FI-MM /SD/PP
integration. New GL and document split concepts. Asset Accounting, Configuration of House
Banks, Manual Bank Statement. Electronic Bank Statement. Revenue recognition process.
Configured Input/output taxes and EWT and VAT. Lock box and Tax configuration. Project
System Configuration with IM and WBS.
Configuration of credit management with credit controlling areas.
• Legacy Data Migration (GL master, vendor master, customer master, Asset master, open
items, account balances, asset transactions), LSMW tool & BDC. Worked on Report painter.
• Gap analysis and solution definition. Worked on interfaces using RFP, BAPI, IDOC/EDI
• Documentation – (Business Blueprint, Configuration document, Training manual, testing .In
the technical upgrade project and enhancement project created the test scenarios with
business user interaction and handled unit and integration testing with HPQC & ABAP
programs.
• Cost center Accounting (CCA), Profit center Accounting (PCA), Cost Elements, and Internal
Orders, Assessment and distribution cycles and other CO objects. Profitability analysis (COPA),
Direct & Indirect activity allocation. Cost sheet for over heads. Internal orders budgeting and
settlements.
• Master data Governance with SAP MDG.8. Solution manager. Knowledge in S4 Hana Finance.
EDUCATION:
Certification from SAP AG, Waldorf, Germany–
mySAP Financials - Managerial & Financial Accounting
I.C.W.A.I. Intermediate from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.
Bachelor's Degree from Andhra University, India
Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Management accounts and Cost accounting)

OTHER SKILLS:
• Excellent Oral and written communication skills& MS Office.

American International Group, NJ April2015 – Current

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Industry: Insurance
Sector
Version: SAP ECC 6.0EHP 7& MDG 7.0
Scope of Project: SAP New GL with AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Profit Center Account, Cost Center
Accounting,
Internal orders and SAP MDG8.0.
• Create and maintain accurate Finance Master Data (FI/CO including Profit Centers, Cost
Centers, General Ledger Accounts, Secondary Cost Elements, Internal Orders, Hierarchies,
etc.)
• New GL reporting with profit centers. Fixed assets configuration and support.
• Foreign Currency Valuation. Intercompany set up. Automatic payment set up and EBS.
• Work with Business team members and user community to assess and define
business/technical requirements
• Assist with providing impact/solution option assessments to offer workable, efficient
technical/business solutions Processing Idocs for replicating master data in target systems.
• Initiate configuration for multiple modules in SAP like AP / AR/ FIXED ASSETS/Controlling.
• Assist with defining testing strategy within system area to ensure the functionality and
accuracy and quality of the product
• Produce high quality documentation, including procedural, operational and technical design
and process flow documents
• Proactively locate and correct potential problems and/or implement improvements

Chemtura Agro Solutions., GA April 2014 – Feb

2015
SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Industry:
Manufacturing
Version: SAP ECC 6.0 EHP4
Scope of Project: This is a divestiture project with new organization structure. The project entails
objectives of Global Process realignment to implement the best practices with the ERP.
Key Responsibilities:
• My role involved from realization to go-live. I have configured the New GL with Profit Center
Splitting,
• Parallel ledgers for local statutory reporting with Profit Centers & Segments, Foreign currency
valuation, Intercompany configuration.
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable with Auto Payment Program and Lock Box. Parallel
ledgers for local statutory reporting. Account determination for Order to Cash and Procure to
Payment Scenarios.
• Configured credit management module which involves setting up new credit control areas and
also establishing the automatic credit check process.
• Configured Asset accounting with WBS and Internal orders for AUC.
• Integration FI with SD/MM/PS and PP modules. Taxes with vertex.
• Created test scenarios for Unit testing and integration testing. Created Master data templates
and handled LSMW and BDC recordings.
Broadcom Corporations. CA April 2013 – Dec 2013(9 Months)
SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Industry: Telecom Technology
Version: SAP ECC 6.0
Scope of Project: This is an end to end implementation project. The project entails objectives of
Global Process realignment to implement the best practices with the ERP.
Scope includes ECC new GL, SRM, CRM, BW, Portal, and Success Factors, ME – covering new
functionalities like Manufacturing Execution, BPC, and BW on HANA etc.
Key Responsibilities:
• Preparation of business blue print for the New GL processes. FC Valuation, Intercompany
clearing.
• Document splitting with Profit center Accounting. Configured non leading ledgers.
• Profit Center re-organization process design. Asset accounting configuration
• Participated in the client demos. Involved in the CRP’s.
• Baseline configuration &Unit testing and Integration testing.

Fetzer Vineyards. CA Jan 2012 – March2013 (15 Months)

SAP R/3 FI/CO Lead Functional Consultant Industry: Food and Beverage
Version: SAP ECC 6.0
Scope of Project:The project was to provide the client with SAP functional and technical support for
service requests, break/fix request resolution, as well as developing and implementing system
enhancements and providing guidance to end-users on the use of SAP. The scope of the support
includes ABAP development, Basis and Security, functional SAP application support for FI/CO, MM, PP,
SD and Asset module implementation
Key Responsibilities:
• Handling day to day queries/ issues related to FICO and other logistic modules integrated with
FI-GL,AR,AP,FIXED ASSETS, COPA , PCA and Internal orders
• Interacting with client for gathering new business requirements and mapping the process in
SAP
• Responsible for Handling FI integration with SD, HR and MM modules.
• Involved in the cutover plan for the legacy asset upload
• Acknowledge receipt of incident and enhancement requests in a timely manner.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and identify appropriate solution for assigned Incident and
Enhancement requests in a timely manner.
• Proactively identify process improvements and communicate those to the client to
demonstrate value addition
• Resolving requests in order of priority and update all associated documentation on the AM-PM
request per project instructions.
• Maintain current transport status visibility in the Transport DB in the project e-Room or other
approved mechanism.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with key client process owners.
• Proactively communicate potential issues to Delivery Manager, escalating issues in a timely
manner.
• Preparing the user documents for new enhancements and new process implementations.

UtecS.A. Jan2011 – Dec2011 (12 Months)

SAP FI/CO Lead Functional Consultant Industry: Manufacturing
Version: SAP ECC 6.0
Scope of Project: End to End implementation of FI with New GL, CO, MM, SD, HR
Functions and Responsibilities on the project:-GL, AR, AP, Asset. I was involved in
Design and Realization phase.
• Understanding Client business process and mapping them in Business Blueprint.
• Identifying the business gaps and providing the suitable workarounds.
• Configuring New GL, Asset Accounting, AP, AR and Controlling Area.
 • Responsible for Handling FI integration with SD, HR and MM modules.
• Responsible for Delivering Functional Specs for responsible areas.
• Designing Cost center and Profit center structure and Hierarchies.
• Preparing the user documents
• Unit testing , FDS

Xchanging. UK. June 2010 – Dec2010 (6 Months)

SAP R/3 FI/CO Lead Functional Consultant Industry: Manufacturing
Version: SAP ECC 6.0
Scope of Project: Upgrade from 4.6 to ECC 6 and new businesses into SAP
Functions and Responsibilities on the project: As a functional consultant I was involved in
offshore support and also interacting with client in understanding the requirements in creating new
company codes in the ECC 6.0 environment from the existing 4.6 set up.
While doing technical up gradation client has not upgraded all the company codes in single instance,
so the major task was manually configuring all the company codes from 4.6 version to ECC 6.0 in a
phase wise.

• Maintained Company Codes & Company Code Global Parameters.

• Configuring fiscal year variants with year – dependent periods for yearend
closing and posting period variants.
• Defining chart of accounts, account groups, FYV, FSV, FSG
• Defining document types and number ranges.
• Created Vendor master, Customer master records and specified number ranges
and screens layout.
• Configured for vendor/customer who is also customer/vendor and a trading
partner.
• Ensured that Bank and Correspondence data is created for each Vendor and
Customer.
• Configured the Lock box functionality to handle the incoming payments and
dunning.
• Configured the settings for Outgoing Payments including Automatic Payment
Program.
• Configured the settings for Incoming and Outgoing Payments. Configured
foreign currency settings and translations. Fixed Assets Configuration.
• Configured the Automatic Account Determinations in FI & MM
• Worked on unit and integration testing of the system.
• Wrote functional specs for customizing standard reports as well as creating
custom reports.
• Provided user end training and helped in documentation.
• Defined and assigned controlling area to company code and standard hierarchy
to controlling area, Configured basic settings for activating CO-PCA

Anand Nishikawa Ltd. India. Jan 2010 – May2010 (5 Months)

SAP FI/CO Lead Functional Consultant Industry: Auto Ancillary
Version: SAP ECC 6.0
Scope of Project: Implementation of FICO modules, with MM, SD, WM, PP
Functions and Responsibilities on the project:As a FI Consultant I got involved in preparing the
Business Blue print to Realization phase. In this phases I was involved in requirement gatherings,
Mapping into SAP system and preparing the Gaps and giving the work around solutions. Giving level 1
and level 2 training to the users.

• Involved in analyzing and gathering business requirements.

• Involved in preparation of business requirement document and functional design
document.
• Analyzed the as-is system, did the Gap Analysis and designed the to-be system.
 • Configured Company code settings, Chart of Accounts, document number
ranges, posting period variants, tolerance groups, Financial Statement Versions
(FSV).
• Opening and closing of posting periods, field status groups, document types,
• Configured vendor groups, vendor master records, tolerance limits for over and
under payments, payment terms, and payment methods.
• Configured accounts payable with extended withholding tax configuration,
automatic payment program. Created House banks and check lots.
• Defined vendor account groups and created master data, OBYC and FBZP
settings.
• Configured and customized customer Master records, Account groups, Company
code specific payment methods, Automatic incoming payment program.
• Customized and configured Cash management including Bank statements,
payment program, Payment advises and Bills of Exchange.
• Controlling Area and Operating Concern settings
• In Cost Element Accounting, Created primary, secondary cost elements and their
respective groups .Configuration of Cost Center Accounting which included
creation of Cost Center hierarchy, Cost Centers to Profit Centers, distribution
cycle as well as assessment cycle set up.
• Setup internal orders In Profit Center Accounting, maintained standard
hierarchy. Configured Planning layout, planning profile.

Reliance Industries June 2007– Dec 2009 (30Months)

SAP FI/CO Lead Functional Consultant Industry: Manufacturing
Version: SAP ECC 6.0 & 4.6
Scope of Project: Implementation, upgrade and support
Functions and Responsibilities on the project: My role involved in implementation, support and
upgrade projects.
As a Senior SAP FI-CO Consultant, Responsibilities include Enhancement, design, configuration,
testing and re-engineering of various functionalities in FI and CO modules.

• General Ledger Accounts (GL), AP, AR Fixed Assets and Controlling area
configurations.
• Interaction with user and client to understand there requirement and concern
over existing system to identify system improvement points.
• Configuration and settings for enhanced functionality of GL, AR, AP, Cash &
Bank
Customization of Cash Journal and House Bank with changes in Cash & Funds
Management. Carried out changes in the Configuration for Tax on Purchases &
Sales& extended withholding taxes. Configured FBZP settings. EWT with tax
codes and tax types.
• Automatic account assignment for material movement and SD integration
Configuration.
• Credit management set up with credit controlling areas.
• Setting of New Financial statement version i.e. Balance Sheet & Income
Statement.
• Configuration of Cost Center Accounting and Profit center accounting.
• Setting and creating cost elements, cost centers, Profit Centers, field status
groups, real internal orders and statistical orders, assessment cycles, activity
types and costing sheet
• Set up new validation and substitution rules for user's requirement and
enhancement purpose.
• Carried out additional report development & enhancement in existing system
using various tools like Report Painter, ABAP query and ABAP reports.
• Involved in production support for CCA, PCA, CO-PC, GL, FI-CO, AP, AR
modules.
 • Developed conceptual design document for various in house small projects
related to SAP enhancements. Involved in production support in resolving and
troubleshooting issues.
• Involved in technical documentation of all custom business objects and end
user training.

Alok Industries Jan 2006 – May2007

(17Months)
SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Industry: Textiles
Version: SAP ECC 5.0
Scope of Project: Production Support for SAP FI & CO modules FI-GL/AR/AP/CO-PC/CO-PCA.
Functions and Responsibilities on the project:

• Handling issues based on the priority and providing in term resolution to Core users.
• Interact with the Core users for gathering more information regarding problems tickets
through mails, chat and phones.
• Applying SAP functionality to support business needs & priorities so as to obtain competitive
and strategic advantage.
• Interaction with Module Managers & end users on site for ticket resolution & need
identification/clarifications
• Taking approvals from the clients before moving new changes to testing as well as production
clients.
• Investigate issues in the Value process and ensure coordinated improvement efforts.
• Communicating with the Quality Assurance/Development teams regarding the Issues
• Empathize with the Business needs and Urgency of the customer and regular participation in
the team meetings. Trained users

Non SAP EXPERIENCE: (Finance and Business):

Natwest Estates Pvt. Ltd. Feb 2001 to Dec 20 05 (5 YEARS)

Accounts Manager Constructions and Real estate.

Lakshmi Agencies Jan 1996 to Jan 2001 (5 YEARS)

Accounts & Administration executive Wholesale Distribution in FMC
Responsibilities:
• Maintenance of Books of Accounts
• Preparation of Invoices, Finalization of quotations, preparation of purchase orders and sales
order processing. Preparation of budgets.
• Preparation of pay roll and Weekly Labor Payments to those engaged in Construction work after
due verification of Muster Books maintained in Sites.
• Reconciliation of Site Office Accounts and Subsidiary Accounts.
• Compliance with various statutory laws and regulations by filing various tax returns, deposit of
taxes and various other secretarial aspects.
• Follow-up of receivables / payables from / to customers / suppliers &Preparation of Financial
Statements.