FRANK IKEA
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EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Ongoing: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
2006-2007: SAP Academy (UK): SAP Financials, SAP controlling
Degree: Accounting BSC, Higher Diploma in Accountancy
PROFILE
A SAP certified solution consultant for mySAP-Financials & Managerial Accounting (FI-CO), with over
5 years commercial experience and a sound knowledge of finance business operation and processes within
SAP FI-CO components and PCA. Has a broad portfolio of configuration, integration and customising
skills across the FI-CO modules and full lifecycles implementation experience with ASAP methodology as
well as Asset accounting and new G/L and Electronic Bank Statement
Possesses a rich knowledge of profitability Analysis (CO-PA) and a strong awareness of all FI-CO related
functionalities. An analytical thinker with the motivation and commitment required for delivering
customer value to achieve goals (target) and solve problems while working under pressure. An accelerated
learner with the ability to quickly learn, understand and apply new technology and application.
Seeks contract work being available for interviews and starts within UK, Europe and the rest of the world.
KEY SKILL SUMMARY
FI Enterprise Structure:
Company code, Business Areas, Functional Areas, Fiscal year Variant, Etc
General Ledger:
Chart of Accounts, Account groups, New GL configuration, master records,
Sample accounts, field status groups, posting keys, automatic account
determination, sales/use tax assignment, account display, number ranges,
document types, tolerance groups. Etc
Accounts Payable:
Vendor groups, master data, HSE banks, bank accounts, automatic payment,
check lots, recurring entries, AP information system, integration with MM,
reason codes, credit memos, invoices and many more
Customer groups, master data, billing, payment terms, interest calculation
dunning. AR information system, account systems and more
Configured asset master data, asset classes, chart of depreciation and
Depreciation areas, postings, acquisition and retirement of assets and
capitalisation of asset and many more
Accounts Receivable:
Asset Management:
Cost Element Accounting:
Cost Centre Accounting:
Profit Centre Accounting:
CO-PA:
Soft Skills:
REFERENCES:
Cost Element Types, Cost Element Types, Automatic Cost Element
Creation, Reconciliation Ledger, and explanations of CO updates and so on
Configuring, customizing the cost elements, costing sheet, activity types,
reconciliation ledgers, standard hierarchy, cost centres, statistical key
figures, validation / substitutions, master data groups, assessments,
distributions and reposting, allocation cycles and segment and cost centre
Customising basic settings, profit centre hierarchy, assignments, CO-objects
to profit centre, distribution and assessment of cost, planning and reports
Operating concern and attributes, data structures, derivation and valuation,
integration with sale order management and overhead. Etc
Good team skills, Analytical skills, excellent time keeping, strong
integration skills, good communication skills, ability to multitask, Basic
German speaking language
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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FRANK IKEA
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
November 2012 – December 2012: SAP Business User Trainer.
April 2011 - July 2012
GMC Ltd
GMC is a Saudi Arabian based company that procures and distributes state of art medical equipment and
appliances across the whole of Middle East.
Joined as a SAP FI-CO Consultant and was employed as a member of a team that successfully implemented
SAP ECC 6.0 Finance, SD and procurement functionality.
Responsibilities:
 I took active part in the analysis of the existing business process and configured various FI-CO
modules and mapping of business process requirement. Established some organisational elements
and rules for financial accounting, units that form the core structure necessary to conduct financial
transactions within SAP.
 Implemented Cost centre and profit centre Accounting. I created several Profit and Cost centres in
this project and took part in post implementation application management support
 Configured some SAP FI-CO related functionality - Automatic payment, Dunning, Taxation, House
Bank and related settings and payment terms
 Designed and configured Electronic Bank Statement, Validation & substitutions. I also created
various Account group for GL, AP, AR and new GL. I participated and maintained configuring
Asset modules including Asset classes, chart of depreciation
 I worked to very tight schedules, attended team meetings during the requirement gatherings. I
participated in preparing training documentation and imparted training to process owners and users.
Also conducted unit and integration testing with other modules
Achievements:
 A member of the team that successfully implemented the project right through from the initial phase
to the last phase of Go-live. I configured various SAP standard FI-CO functionalities without worries
 I took on a departed colleague’s duties to ensure a smooth service before a replacement could be
recruited for our team and was faced with configuration of electronic bank statement in SAP FI-CO
and had never done it before. So I spent my free time gathering all the documentation I could find
and was learning quickly what was needed and tried the answers (solutions) out in a test system until
I was getting the correct results. Then I was able to implement the solution without problems and it
worked. The project was completed in a very short time without the need for a replacement
candidates and produced significant savings in cost for the client
March 2010 - February 2011
CADBURY PLC
CADBURY PLC (now part of Kraft group) produces and sells confectionery products, food and drinks under
Bounvita, Cocoabutter, Tom- Tom, cocoa liquor and many more.
Joined as a SAP FI-CO Consultant and employed as a part a team of consultants that provided upgrade of
financial system of the company to SAP ECC 6.0.
Responsibilities:
 I took part in gathering and analysing the business requirements, business processes, which include
analysing the legacy systems and converting them into functional specification
 Maintained New GL Accounting, I designed and configured document splitting and carried out
system setting. I created various account groups for GL accounts, customers and vendors,
maintained their number ranges, master records, tolerance groups and field status
 Created new House Banks and related payment settings, payment terms. Also configured automatic
bank statement upload
 Managed configuration of new asset classes, account determination and depreciation areas and
actively involved in post implement application management support for GL, AP, AR, CCA
modules
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Tested the configuration changes. I performed a comprehensive testing of the organizational and
master data, and Participated in monthly end procedures – open/close, posting periods in SAP FI-CO
and open item clearing and took part in providing to the process owners and users
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Achievements:
 I successfully configured various SAP FI-CO related functionalities meeting deadlines without any
problems.
 Performed unit and integration testing and trouble shoot problems with SAP FI-CO modules and
interfaces with users to interpret and clarify functional configuration details and process changes
Nov 2008 - Dec 2009
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORK UK
SIEMENS is a production and utility company with several divisions such as in Energy sector, Health Care
sectors, House hold appliances, industry sectors and management of office and commercial property
Joined as a SAP FI-CO Support consultant and worked as a member of a team to provide various tasks
Responsibilities:
 In this role, I analysed the existing business process study of the ‘AS- IS’ model
 Configured and customised various standard SAP functionalities. I also configured Automatic
payment program through EDI integration. Maintained various payment terms, House banks,
Taxations, and Validations and Substitutions
 Maintained the configuration of New GL Accounting and the related document splitting
 Configured Cost centres and Profit Centres (including assigning activities). Maintained payment
program, dunning, various payment terms.
 I carried out both unit and integration testing and also interface with the users to clarify functional
configuration details and process changes as well tested the closing operations
 Managed several GL Customers & Vendors account groups and master data triggered by new
products and others. I also maintained their related fields status group controls, as well as Asset
class, chart of depreciation, Account determination and depreciation areas
Achievements:
 I identified some gaps between the company’s existing business process and enhancement
opportunity was applied that generated a huge significant savings while maximising revenues
 Successfully imparted training to the process owners and users
 Organised the month end activities while our team leader was away as a result of poor health and
again this saved cost for the client that would have otherwise spent in bringing a cover
January 2008 - September2008
ASTELLAS PHARMA EU LTD
ASTELLAS is one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies that produce health care products
Worked as a Support consultant SAP FI-CO
Responsibilities:
 In this project, I was providing 1st and 2nd level support in FI-CO modules to the entire European
SAP community exceeding 2000 active users
 I maintained master records and account groups for GL accounts, customers, vendors, Asset and
their related field status
 I configured foreign currency valuations and maintained exchange rate table update. I also
maintained master records for cost element, cost and profit centre, cost and profit centre hierarchy
and created allocation and distribution cycles
 Actively involved in business analysis and preparation of requirement document for SAP
implementation in eastern Europe
 Organised month end closing procedure – open/close posting periods in SAP FI-CO
 Prepared training documentation and imparted training to the business users.
Achievement:
 In this role, I successfully prepared training documentation that delivered end users training
requirement which was executed on time. And configured many SAP FI-CO functionalities
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Accomplished the configuration of foreign exchange valuations and organised month end closing
activities and maintained several master records working with minimal supervision.
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February 2007 – Nov 2007
Holiday Inn is a global hospitality company.
HOLIDAY INN HOTELS
Employed as Assistant Financial Controller and as a part of a team that performed various duties
Responsibilities:
 I prepared daily management revenue report and paid out statement to estimate net income. I created
several new Customers and Vendor master data.
 Supervised juniors for inputting journal entries in FI-GL and Customer / Vendor invoices in FI-AR,
AP in document parking mode in the SAP system.
 Authorising and posting journals / invoices in SAP FI-GL, AP, AR, AA for parked documents
 Running cheque printing and remittance advice advise in SAP
 Uploading Automatic Bank Statement in SAP and onwards reconciliation of clearing account
 Creating payment runs and generating output files for onward submission to Bank for Vendor
payments
 Running various Finance reports such as GL, AP, AR line item reports, ageing analysis and running
dunning process in SAP as well as various Cost Centre and Profit Centre report
 Involved in various month – processes such as clearing down payments for Customer and Vendor
accounts, clearing various Open Managed accounts, currency valuation for open items, Posting
reversible Journals etc
Nov 2005 – Dec 2006
CHESSONS – CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS UK
A firm of chartered accountants
Employed as Assistant Accountant and worked as one of a team of 6 people tasked with various roles.
Responsibilities:
 Preparation on profit / loss account and balance sheet during accounts closing. Processing of bank
payment and receipt. Managed sales / purchases day book and carried out bank reconciliation with
cash, and VAT preparation
Jan - Oct 2005
JEWSON BUILDERS LTD UK – Subsidiary of Saint Gobain Int’l
Jewson Builders Ltd procures and sale building materials to the account trades and direct to the public.
Employed as stock controller was responsible for inventory management
Responsibilities:
 Managed the material requirement planning and stock inventory management. Created material and
Customers/Vendors master records. Monitored the status of purchase order
 Checked goods on delivery to ensure it match with delivery notes. Actively involved in stock count
during year-end closing.
Achievement:
 I successfully co-ordinated and planned end of year stock count and was able to put the various
stocks in their respective locations and was able to note down pack sizes of various items
INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES: Meeting new people, regular blood donor, keeping fit, Mountain climbing
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