Hari Gadi
SAP FICO, NetWeaver XI 3.0 Certified
♦571-235-4705♦
Hari@omsai.com
SUMMARY
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SAP FI/CO Certified Functional Consultant with extensive background in Finance, Accounting and
Information Systems.
Overall 12+ years of SAP FI/CO experience with more than 14 years of total IT experience.
Used ASAP methodology for all phases of an SAP implementation: Project Preparation, Business
Blueprint, Realization, Final preparation, and Go-live.
Worked in SAP ERP ECC 6.0 with new GL features like document splitting, segments.
Has strong FI/CO configuration skills as well as extensive experience working with technical
consultants on conversion programs.
Developed test plans, scripts and executed them. Worked with Interfaces wrote Functional Design
Documents for various RICEF.
SAP Expertise in G/L, A/P, A/R, Bank Reconciliations, Controlling, Treasury and Funds Management.
Knowledge and trained in latest SAP technologies like SAP HR, BW, Netweaver XI (SAP Netweaver
XI 3.0 Certified).
Worked in Integration of FICO with SD and MM. Worked in SAP SD and MM modules also.
Familiar with FSIO.gov, GAAP, industry best practices and financial standards.
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and presentation skills.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Relevant SAP FI/CO Skills:
Worked on design, configuration, testing and implementation activities for the following SAP FI/CO modules:
• General Ledger: Configuring and Customizing Global Settings, Creating Organizational Structures, GL
account master records, chart of accounts, G/L display configurations, financial statement versions, fast entry
screens, and bank accounts.
• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable: Configuring AP and AR, Customizing vendor/customer master
records, account groups, tolerance groups, automatic payment programs for outgoing payments, dunning, reason
codes, and interest calculations.
• Funds Management: Configuring and Customizing FM Area, Funds Center, Fund, Application of Funds,
Budget Structures, Commitment Items, Budget allocations.
• Asset Management: Configuring Asset Accounting module, asset classes, account determination, depreciation
areas, depreciation keys, screen layouts, cross-system depreciation areas.
• Cost Element/Cost Center Accounting: Configuring Planning, cost centers, cost center hierarchy, cost
elements, statistical keys, activity type, assessment, distribution, and reposting processes.
• Project Systems: Project definition, Work Breakdown structure, Networks, Project Planning Board, Cost
planning, Capacity planning, Scheduling, Results Analysis, Settlement.
• Internal Orders: Configuring internal orders, order types, screen layout, order groups, substitution rules,
commitments, overhead costing sheets, settlement profiles.
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• Profitability Analysis: Configuring and Customizing the operating concern, characteristics, value fields,
maintaining the derivation rules and valuation, creating Drilldown Reports and Planning. Strong Knowledge of
product costing.
• Profit Center Accounting: Configuring and Customizing the basic settings, maintaining profit center
hierarchy, assignments, CO-Objects to Profit Centers, distribution and assessment of costs, planning and
development of Reports.
Relevant SAP WORK EXPERIENCE
Omsai LLC
Client: IT Wizards Inc, Virginia
Lead SAP FI-CO Consultant
Feb 2012 – Present.
ITwizards is a software consulting, training and development company. They have locations in
USA and India. They are expanding into imports and exports business. They started using SAP
Business One solution to streamline their operations.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Full Cycle implementation of the project using ASAP starting from Project preparation, Business Blueprint,
Realization, Final preparation, Go Live and support.
Implemented Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, General Ledger.
Provided support in Unit Testing and System Testing of FI General Ledger module, Accounts Payables.
Provided the end-user training, prepared the documentation for the end-users
Developed test scripts for Integration Testing.
Omsai LLC
Client: Johnson and Johnson Services, Florida
Senior SAP FI-CO Consultant
December 2011 –Feb 2012,
Johnson & Johnson is the world’s premier consumer health company. It’s the world’s largest and most
diverse medical devices and diagnostics company. Johnson & Johnson have more than 250 operating
companies in 57 countries employing 119,500 people.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Translating business requirements to SAP ECC 6.0 solutions in the FICO space
Functional Design document creation and modification
Creation of FICO Organization Structure, specifically the creation of Company Codes and integration with
SD Sales Orgs. Created company codes for Russia, Turkey and Middle East.
Worked in execution of testing, using HP Quality Center. Worked extensively in Configuration,
Customization of FI General Ledger module, Accounts Payables.
Change to following sections as a part of project BI for Distrubutor Markets. Three Shell company codes
for Russia, Turkey and Middle East were copied from main company code. Company Code J&J Vision
Care Russia,J&J Vision Care Turkey and J&J Vision Care Midle Est was changed in the below sections and
also the relevant configuration:
Define company,Edit copy Delete, Check company code,Assign company code to company
Master Data IMG Reference: Master Data - Preparations - Assign Company Code to Chart of Accounts
Make and Check Document Settings - Validation in Accounting Documents
Make and Check Document Settings – Assign Company Code to Field Status Variants
Make and Check Document Settings – Screen Variants for Document Entry
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Make and Check Document Settings – Assign Co.Code to a Workflow Variant for Parking Documents
Make and Check Settings for Corresponden–e - Define Sender Details for Correspondence Form
Clearing Differenc–s - Define Tolerance Groups for G/L Accounts
Clearing Differenc–s - Define Tolerance Groups for Employees
Adjustment Posting/Revers–l - Permit Negative Posting,Enter Global Parameters
Define Domestic VAT Registration Numbers,Activate Extended Withholding Tax
Activate Cost of Sales Accounting for Preparation,Activate Cost of Sales Accounting
Define Additional Local Currencies,Activate Accounts Receivable Pledging Procedure per Company
Set Company Code to Productive,Assign Company Code to a Fiscal Year Variant
Assign Variants to Company Code,Validation in Accounting Documents
Define Maximum Exchange Rate Difference per Company Code,Assign Company Code to Field Status
Variants
Screen Variants for Document Entry,Define Tolerance Groups for Employees,Enable Fiscal Year
Default,Default Value date
Change Posting Date for Parking Documents,Assign Company code to Workflow Variant for parking
documents
Assign Company code to Document Date for Tax Determination,Specify base amount
Assign tax codes for Non-Taxable Transactions, Sender details for correspondence form
Omsai LLC
Client: IT Wizards Inc, Virginia
Lead SAP FI-CO Consultant
Feb 2010 – November 2011.
ITwizards is a software consulting, training and development company. They have locations in
USA and India. They are expanding into imports and exports business. They started using SAP
Business One solution to streamline their operations.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Full Cycle implementation of the project using ASAP starting from Project preparation, Business Blueprint,
Realization, Final preparation, Go Live and support. Worked on GL and AP modules.
Worked extensively in Configuration, Customization of FI General Ledger module, Accounts Payables.
Preparing new chart of accounts and Integration with Global Chart of Accounts financial statements and
reporting. Creation of organization structures like Company codes, Functional Areas, Segments.
Configured the Payment Program for the AP-Accounts Payables, house bank configuration, creation of
Bank Accounts in the House Banks.
Worked extensively on Open items management, Automatic Payment Program for outgoing payments in
Accounts Payables (AP)
Worked extensively on Down payment request, Authorization, Payment program
Maintenance of the Bank Clearing Accounts, Reconciliation accounts for AP
Payment program and Payment run configuration is completed for check printing, testing of vendor and
customer master data
Validated and documented AP business process procedures and recommended/ implemented process
improvements where applicable
Provided support in Unit Testing and System Testing of FI General Ledger module, Accounts Payables.
Provided the end-user training, prepared the documentation for the end-users
Developed test scripts for Integration Testing.
Omsai LLC
Client: KPMG & USDA, Washington D.C.
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
July 2009-Jan 2010.
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United States Department of Agriculture is one of the largest Federal Government departments. It
has more than 20 Agencies under its control. USDA went live with SAP Public Sector for one of its
agencies on October 2009. They plan to totally migrate to SAP in the next several years streamlining
and improving their operations.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Tested FSIO.gov Core Financial System Requirements
Tested as-is and to-be business process flows.
Worked in testing all the SAP modules like Funds management, SD, MM, FICO.
Wrote and executed Test Plans, Test Specifications, and Test cases based on the baseline requirements.
Helped in testing the main interfaces.
Played a major role in Blueprint (including blueprint process documentation and sign off), realization
through integration testing. Analyzed the fit/gap and where possible made design decisions regarding
business processes and configuration to streamline processes and to achieve standardization.
Accenture
Client: Johnson & Johnson, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
SAP Lead FI-CO Consultant
April 2008 – Feb 2009.
Johnson & Johnson is the world’s premier consumer health company. It’s the world’s largest and most
diverse medical devices and diagnostics company. Johnson & Johnson have more than 250 operating
companies in 57 countries employing 119,500 people.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Documented as-is and to-be business process flows.
Used ASAP methodology for all phases of the SAP implementation: Project Preparation, Business
Blueprint, Realization, Final preparation, and Go-live. Played a major role in Blueprint (including blueprint
process documentation and sign off), realization through integration testing. Analyzed the fit/gap and where
possible made design decisions regarding business processes and configuration to streamline processes and
to achieve standardization.
Responsible for the rolling out the current GL functionality to a new set of J&J affiliates. Including changes
in company code data.
Responsibilities include identification & documentation of business requirements, fine tuning design if
required.
Worked in HP Quality Center to write unit tests and Integration test scripts.
Identifying RICEF needs, identifying reporting needs, performing a detailed fit/gap analysis, development
of RICEF functional specifications, system configuration, testing, data conversion, and deployment.
Configuring and testing House Banks, Electronic Bank Statements
Configuring and testing Intercompany Transactions.
Work with users in finalizing the Organizing Structures like Company codes, Segments, Profit Centers
and Cost Centers.
Accenture
Client: KBR, Houston, Texas.
SAP Lead FI-CO Consultant
Feb 2008 – March 2008.
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KBR is a leading global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy,
petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors. KBR offers a wide range of
services through its Upstream, Downstream, Technology, Services, Government and Infrastructure,
and Ventures business segments.
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Roles & Responsibilities
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Designed data definition standards and guidelines.
Defined data management architecture, policies and procedures by business object.
Evaluated current data structures for in-scope objects and defined new data structures. Developed a data
quality approach (i.e., data cleansing, monitoring, compliance) in order to bring the data in alignment with
the new, proposed data structures .Included timing/constraints of cleansing activities.
Especially worked in the following master data objects: Company Codes, Profit Centers, Profit Center
Hierarchy, WBS Elements/Networks, Internal orders.
Accenture
Client: Chicos, Ft.Myers, Florida.
SAP Lead FI-CO Consultant
May 2007 – Jan 2008.
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The Company is a specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing,
intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items. The Company has 604
Chico's front-line stores, 37 Chico's outlet stores, 309 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 19
White House | Black Market outlet stores, 68 Soma Intimates front-line stores and 1 Soma Intimates
outlet store. Chicos started using SAP since 2006.
Roles & Responsibilities
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FICO lead for Fixed Assets, Internal Orders and PS modules.
Role description: Fixed Asset Configuration Specialist. Gathered and documented business requirements.
Identified gaps in SAP core functionality, researched and presented alternate solutions or changes to
business operations to resolve gaps.
Configured system per solution design, document system settings performed in the IMG, Master data
setting and custom code developments.
Performed unit, integration and regression testing. Presented solution design, Created and provided training
to client personnel on the system processes.
Aikonic Inc
Client: Newyork Port Authority, NY/NJ.
SAP Lead FI-CO Consultant
Oct 2006 – April 2007.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages and maintains the bridges, tunnels, bus
terminals, airports, PATH and seaport that are critical to the bistate region's trade and transportation
capabilities. The Port Authority has been using SAP ERP systems since 1997.
Roles & Responsibilities
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FICO lead for upgrade from 4.6 C to ECC 6.0.
Production support.
Unit & Integration Testing – wrote test cases and executed them.
Reviewed configuration and provided with enhancements to meet new business requirements.
Worked with ABAP developers in fixing all the issues in customized Z reports.
Researched SAP notes to fix issues found in the technical upgrade to ECC 6.0.
Comprehensively tested all the modules as part of Upgrade process.
Was in charge of all the modules GL, AP (Automatic Payment programs F111, F110), AR (Lockboxes,
Billing interfaces), Electronic Bank Statements, CO, PCA, Asset Accounting, Project Systems, Month End
and Year End Closing procedures, Report Painter/Report Writer reports, ABAP Queries. Worked with End
users in doing Unit testing and integration testing. Resolved all the upgrade issues.
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Analyzed SAP notes for 1099/1096 reports as part of production support.
Itwizards Inc
Client: AOL, Virginia.
SAP FI-CO Consultant
June 2004 – Oct 2006.
America Online, Inc., a division of Time Warner Inc., is a leader in interactive services. AOL is the
nation's leading Internet Service Provider. AOL is also the second largest online network, with more
than 110 million unique visitors to its network of Web properties (such as AIM, MapQuest,
Moviefone, Netscape, ICQ and many more) including the AOL service (with over 26 million members
in the U.S. and Europe), as of July 2005. It has invested significantly in its ERP systems.
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Documented as-is and to-be business process flows.
Assisted in data migration efforts by analyzing data from legacy systems in order to determine proper
transformation of data for use in SAP FI-CO modules.
Developed functional specifications for Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancements and
coordinated with technical team to ensure proper implementation.
Configuration of Controlling: Creating Cost Center Hierarchy, Maintaining number ranges for CO
documents. Maintaining Cost Center Categories, Assessment Cycles and Internal Orders.
Worked with client in Master Data preparation.
Unit & Integration Testing – wrote test cases and executed them.
Developed end user documentation for GL, AP, and CCA.
Reviewed configuration and provided with enhancements to meet new business requirements.
Worked with ABAP developers in generating reports.
Itwizards Inc
Client: Burger King Corp, FL.
SAP FI-CO Consultant
August 2003 – May 2004.
Burger King is a fast food chain of restaurants. Founded with one restaurant in Miami in 1954, the
Burger King Empire has grown to 11,350 restaurants in 57 countries and territories worldwide. As a
part of roll out project Burger King Corporation deployed as the integrated platform for a variety of
solutions including enterprise management, financials, real estate management, treasury management,
and enhanced human resources functionality.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Played a major role in Blueprint (including blueprint process documentation and sign off), realization
through integration testing. Analyzed the fit/gap and where possible made design decisions regarding
business processes and configuration to streamline processes and to achieve standardization.
Configuration of journal entries, electronic bank statement, automatic payment program, interest
calculation.
Configured field status groups, posting period variant and fiscal year variant.
Worked on month-end and year-end processes. Worked with end user in verifying the 1099/1096
transmission to IRS and researched SAP notes as part of the process.
Configured dunning procedure for customers with outstanding balances, which involved creation of
dunning proposals to print the dunning.
Worked with ABAP developers in preparation of Plan/Actual/Variance expense report by Report Painter.
Creation of customized Evaluation Structure and Library to facilitate the Report Painter reporting.
Automatic account assignments for under/over payment, cash discount taken/received, difference in
payments.
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Developed functional specifications and worked with technical team on development of technical
specifications for custom screens, interfaces, data conversion requirements, reports, enhancements, and
forms.
Managed change management processes like key business user training (business process), business process
documentation and end user training.
First hand production support for user issues based on priority levels through third party Intranet portal.
Itwizards Inc
Client: Anacomp, Virginia
SAP FI-CO Consultant
Sep 2002 – July 2003.
Anacomp provides comprehensive information outsourcing, maintenance support, and imaging and
print
solutions
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businesses
and
organizations
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globe.
Headquartered in San Diego, Anacomp operates Data Centers in North America and Western Europe
and provides support for more than 55 equipment manufacturers in 70 countries either directly or
through our worldwide network of dealers and distributors.
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Full Cycle implementation of the project using ASAP starting from Project preparation, Business Blueprint,
Realization, Final preparation, Go Live and support. Worked on GL and AP modules.
Worked extensively in Configuration, Customization of FI General Ledger module, Accounts Payables.
Preparing new chart of accounts and Integration with Global Chart of Accounts financial statements and
reporting
Configured the Payment Program for the AP-Accounts Payables, house bank configuration, creation of
Bank Accounts in the House Banks.
Configured Sales and Use tax. Setup the structure for tax jurisdiction codes and tax codes. Configured the
G/L accounts for taxes using automatic account assignment.
Worked extensively on Open items management, Automatic Payment Program for outgoing payments in
Accounts Payables (AP)
Worked extensively on Down payment request, Authorization, Payment program
Maintenance of the Bank Clearing Accounts, Reconciliation accounts for AP
Payment program and Payment run configuration is completed for check printing, testing of vendor and
customer master data
Validated and documented AP business process procedures and recommended/ implemented process
improvements where applicable
Provided support in Unit Testing and System Testing of FI General Ledger module, Accounts Payables.
Provided the end-user training, prepared the documentation for the end-users
Developed test scripts for Integration Testing.
Itwizards Inc
Client: The Scotts, Ohio.
SAP FI-CO Consultant
May 2001 – August 2002.
Headquartered in Ohio, Scotts is a leading company manufacturing agricultural and gardening
products with revenues of more than $2 billion. It has invested millions of dollars in supply chain
improvements, technology and sales support to become uniquely qualified to meet the challenges.
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Prepared functional specifications document for Conversion programs.
Helped client in preparing Customer Master Data for SAP.
AR Configuration activities including, Account group creation, number range for Customer Master and the
documents, Customer Master Data creation, posting entries, account balance, line item display of Customer
Accounts and Open item management.
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Worked on Taxes: Sales, Maintenance of tax codes, configuration of non taxable codes, tax account
assignment.
Defined tolerance groups, tolerances for employees, customers and maintained initial settings for recurring
entries.
Posted customer invoices, cleared open items against incoming payments (residual/partial). Also configured
reason codes for different partial/residual payments.
Configuration of down payment from customers.
Configured electronic bank statement, interest calculation.
Worked on month-end and year-end processes.
Maintenance of exchange rates.
Responsible for production support of GL, and AR related issues.
Worked with ABAP developers in generating reports using Report Painter.
Developed Business Process Procedures (BPPs).
AA – Defined depreciation areas, created chart of depreciation/depreciation areas by copying SAP
reference chart of depreciation, deleted unused depreciation areas which were copied from the reference
chart of depreciation, assigned input tax indicators for Non-Taxable Acquisitions, assigned Chart of
Depreciation to Company code, configured Account Determination, created Screen Layout Rules, defined
Number Range intervals, defined Asset Classes, configured AA to GL integration (how depreciation areas
post to general ledgers), assigned G/L Accounts, document types for depreciation posting, posting rules,
and depreciation keys.
Master data - Define screen layout for asset master data. Define screen layout for asset depreciation areas.
Developed functional specification for custom ABAP reports.
EDUCATION
M. S, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, December 1998.
B.S, Andhra University, India. 1996.
MBA Finance, Andhra University, 2011-2012.
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
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SAP FICO Certified.
SAP BW Training.
SAP Netweaver XI Certified.
SAP HR Training.
QA Training: Manual testing, Mercury Tools and Rational Tools.
H&R Block Tax Course, IRS Enrolled Agent.
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