Bilal M. Bashir
Brooklyn
Summary
SAP FICO Functional Consultant with 6+ years of implementation experience in the Retail, Manufacturing, and Biotechnology sectors across multiple SAP platforms. Three full lifecycle implementations, including two in various releases of S/4HANA. SAP-FI configuration expert of the Enterprise Structure, New GL, Bank Accounting, A/P, and A/R. Excellent in design, build, and testing of RICEFW objects. Versed in product lifecycle methodology accelerators using Waterfall and Hybrid Agile approaches. Extensive experience with data migrations. Excellent oral and written communication / presentation skills to thrive in high-burn work environments
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
Under Armour
Baltimore, MD
09.2023 - Current
- Led a strong team of onshore and offshore practitioners to design and develop the future state enterprise structure, including consolidated company code structure, chart of accounts, custom coding block, profit centers, and cost centers
- Conducted FIT/GAP Analysis of current to future-state business processes to produce the Product Backlog Report and RICEFW List
- Assisted clients in migrating from their AS400 legacy system to a fully-integrated S/4HANA Cloud platform, minimizing downtime during phased transitions
- Collaborated with upper management to drive the development of effective communication strategies to increase end-user adoption of newly implemented business processes
- Mentored junior consultants, sharing industry knowledge and best practices to foster professional growth within the team
- Enhanced project management skills by leading stakeholder alignment workshops to present system solutions and timelines for solving finance business process pain-points
- Improved cash flow management by developing an automated Supply Chain Finance programs within the SAP environment that seamlessly integrated with multiple banking partners
- Increased user adoption rates by providing comprehensive training on SAP FICO applications to end-users and stakeholders
- Implemented best practices throughout all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring high-quality deliverables within budget constraints
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
IQVIA Biotech
Durham, NC
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Led a team of fifteen team members – onshore and offshore – in facilitating comprehensive design workshops in the GL, AP, AR, and FA workstreams
- Identified areas for potential cost savings during system analysis, offering recommendations tailored to each client''s specific needs
- Developed and system-tested a fully integrated Finance solution across three phased deployments
- Re-designed the Operational and Country-Specific (Mexico) Chart of Accounts designs to make them fully compliant with the E-Accounting platform of the local Mexican authority's government portal
- Designed multiple Financial Statement Versions to facilitate local, statutory, and country-specific reporting requirements in France, Germany, and Mexico
- Designed, implemented, and testing multiple RICEFW objects, including an in-house check printing object, G/L Balance Conversions at leading and non-leading ledger level, BP Customer / Vendor, and the AP Vendor Spend / Obsolescence Report
- Helped design an SOD compliant (at task at business role level) security role design, in keeping with GRC regulations in S/4HANA
- Developed comprehensive training documents and facilitated Train-the-Trainer workshops to help change manage migrating users
- Facilitated multiple waves of End-to-End Integration testing and 24/7 Hypercare support, with principal focus on resolving all critical and high incidents within 24 hours of a ticket being raised and triaged
SAP FICO Consultant
Simpson Strong-Tie Company
Pleasanton, TX
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Mapped client business requirements, processes, and objectives, and developed necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs
- Led the conversion of 125,000 Business Partners and 3M open A/R items with a 100% success rate
- Analyzed banking data for these Business Partners and assigned 2,000 third-party and shared service alternate payers to them to facilitate a higher lockbox match rate in cash application
- Re-designed the A/R enterprise structure when it became apparent that the existing Head Office-Branch design would fail to meet client requirements
- Developed BPP’s to assist end-users in navigating Fiori-based A/R transactions
- Documented functional designs and test cases, and independently tested all finance integration test scripts during the first cycle of integration testing
- Conducted thorough business process analysis, identifying areas for improvement and aligning them with best practice SAP FICO solutions, leading Fit-to-Standard alignment workshops to confirm end-state business requirements
- Provided expert guidance on integrating third-party applications with the core SAP platform, ensuring seamless information flow between systems
- Reduced month-end closing timeframes by automating key financial processes using the Financial Closing Cockpit
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
Applied Medical
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Delivered an IT Strategy and Digital Capabilities assessment for Enterprise IT Leadership
- Conducted interviews with IT leaders to determine the client’s current strategic and operational position
- Detailed three recommendations for further consideration, which the client would utilize to develop and implement a strategic roadmap for complete digitization over the next 5 years
- Developed and successfully delivered a reference guide for guiding the client on how to convert from a 5-4-4 to monthly accounting calendar in SAP
- Facilitated multiple design workshops that informed key stakeholders of the anticipated impact across system jobs, calendar dates, financial and operational reports, automated journal entry logic, and contractual data
- Conducted interviews with key stakeholders and IT leaders to ascertain the current system state
- Documented and validated a testing and change management plan (including training and communications) and developed a high-level implementation roadmap to help the client facilitate the Calendar Conversion over the next 12 months
SAP FICO Analyst
Purple Drive Technologies
Irvine, CA
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Part of the implementation team for the customization and configuration of the Bank Accounting, Accounts Receivables (Lockbox, EBS), and Asset Accounting (FA) sub-modules
- Junior member of the banking team that collaborated with Citibank and Chase Bank to design, configure, and integration test Lockbox (MT940 format) and Electronic Bank Statement (BAI2 format)
- Analyzed the current banking structure and liaised with Chase to implement a “single source” data upload approach
- Configured the LSMW object for uploading asset, customer, vendor, and G/L account master data
- Configured new customer and vendor payment terms
- Assisted the Project Management Office in developing project health reports to help them make informed decisions that kept the project on-track
- 24/7 Hypercare support to resolve system defects, some end-user training and documentation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY01-2024
Skills
- Business process analysis
- Data migration techniques
- Accounts Receivable / Payable Business process analysis
- Profit & Cost center accounting
- Change management strategies
- System testing and validation
- Software / Products: S/4HANA 1511, 1610, 1709, 1610, 1511, ECC 60
- Testing Software: HP-ALM, QTest
- Middleware: SAP XI; Informatica, MuleSoft Integrations
- General Tools: MS Word; MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS Visio; MS Project; MS OneNote
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Professional Working
Timeline
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
Under Armour
09.2023 - Current
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
IQVIA Biotech
09.2021 - 08.2023
SAP FICO Consultant
Simpson Strong-Tie Company
09.2020 - 09.2021
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
Applied Medical
10.2019 - 09.2020
SAP FICO Analyst
Purple Drive Technologies
10.2018 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Brooklyn College