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Emah Mbah Alvine

Washington,DC

Summary

SAP FICO Functional Consultant with 6+ years of SAP Experience including 2 Full Life Cycle using Activate and ASAP, and various production support. Functional expertise in SAP FICO ECC/S4HANA including Enterprise Structures, General Ledger Accounting (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA) FICO integration with Sales and Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM), Controlling (CO) modules (Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Order, Controlling and Profitability Analysis). Excellent interpersonal skills. Good communication and most of all great Leadership spirit. Have experience working with Offshore teams across the globe. Implemented Global templates and have performed roll outs. Worked on Cash Applications: EBS, Lockbox, APP. Overall great personality with core values such as integrity, honesty and mostly devotion to the responsibilities vested unto me. Fast learner and very proactive always. Always seeking to buttress my knowledge in diverse areas in IT not just SAP by staying abreast of happenings and updates in the market.

As finance technology professional, offers deep understanding of SAP FICO modules, enhancing financial operations and data integrity. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal results, adaptable to dynamic project requirements. Adept in troubleshooting, configuration, and process improvement, bringing reliability and flexibility to every project.

Experienced with SAP FICO configuration, ensuring seamless integration and financial accuracy. Utilizes analytical skills to streamline processes and enhance reporting capabilities. Knowledge of financial regulations and compliance, consistently delivering reliable and efficient solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

SAP FICO Consultant

Buckeye International
05.2021 - Current
  • Develop and deliver requirements documents, project scope, and functional specifications for SAP FICO and related processes.
  • Perform comprehensive hands-on configuration of all core SAP FICO modules including: General Ledger (Classic & New GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Tax Accounting, and Bank Reconciliations.
  • Configure and optimize Order-to-Cash (OTC) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes to align with business workflows.
  • Implement and maintain integrations between SAP FICO and third-party applications/add-ons.
  • Serve as primary liaison between business stakeholders (Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain) and IT teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Conduct thorough business process reviews and recommend improvements for OTC, P2P, and financial reporting.
  • Provide expert-level support for SAP FICO functionalities and troubleshoot complex financial transaction issues.
  • Ensure all system changes adhere to Buckeye International's validation procedures prior to deployment.
  • Lead functional and technical reviews of IT design documents with cross-functional teams.
  • Manage complete testing lifecycle (Unit Testing, UAT, Regression Testing) for SAP FICO changes and integrations.
  • Collaborate with IT teams and external vendors to deliver solutions meeting business requirements, including authoring Functional Specification Documents (FSDs) and developing RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows) objects.
  • Maintain and enhance global SAP template to ensure system stability and scalability.
  • Proactively monitor and resolve issues impacting financial postings, integrations, and reporting.
  • Enforce compliance with financial controls and audit requirements within SAP environment.

SAP FICO Business Analyst

Canteen
02.2020 - 03.2021
  • Configured and maintained SAP FICO modules (GL, AP, AR, AA) for nationwide food service operations, including vending, micro-markets, and corporate dining solutions, while ensuring compliance with multi-state tax regulations.
  • Led integrations between SAP and third-party applications (payment platforms, inventory systems) to automate financial data flows and improve accuracy for cashless transactions and client billing.
  • Participated in full-cycle SAP implementations, from requirements gathering to post-go-live support, tailoring solutions for food service-specific workflows and client needs.
  • Developed and implemented RICEFW objects include custom reports for client billing, interfaces for external systems, and enhancements to streamline financial processes.
  • Optimized revenue cycle management by automating billing processes through SAP SD-FICO integration, reducing errors by 30% for office coffee and pantry services.
  • Designed cost center structures to analyze profitability by service line (vending vs. dining) and client segment, enabling data-driven business decisions.
  • Streamlined month-end closing by configuring automated financial processes and reconciliation tools, improving reporting efficiency for accounts.
  • Conducted user training programs for staff on SAP financial processes, including expense reporting, and client-specific billing requirements.
  • Conducted thorough business process analysis, identifying areas for improvement and aligning them with best practice SAP FICO solutions.

SAP FICO Business Analyst

Eco Bank
02.2019 - 01.2020
  • Perform month and year-end closing in Financial Accounting (exchange rate valuation, create balance sheet, create profit and loss statements, monitor closing operations, post accruals, manage posting periods, display document journal and financial statements, open/close posting periods.
  • Create and maintain business partners, post invoices and payments and use special g/l transactions, reverse invoices and payments, block open invoices for payment, configure the payment program, and manage partial payments. Define terms of payment and payment types, explain the connection of customers to vendors.
  • Create and maintain charts of depreciation and the depreciation areas, asset classes, asset master data, and configure and perform FI-AA business processes in the SAP system. Set up valuation and depreciation, perform periodic and year-end closing processes, and explain and configure parallel accounting.
  • Integration of VKOA and OBYC settings.
  • Foreign Currency Valuation.
  • Automatic Payment process.
  • Performed FI-MM integration: configured automatic account determination, insured smooth operation of MIGO-MIRO transactions.

Marketing Specialist

Eco Bank
06.2016 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Company Overview: https://ecobank.com/cm/personal-banking
  • Assisted with the preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations & General Ledger processing.
  • Assisted to perform analysis of actuals vs forecast for both Exchange Rate Variance and Liquidity Planner.
  • Played an active role within the team in further improving the Finance environment.
  • Https://ecobank.com/cm/personal-banking

Finance Intern

MTN Cameroon
06.2015 - 12.2015
  • Company Overview: Company Overview: https://mtn.cm/
  • Facilitated root cause determination, complete accident investigations and implementation of corrective action activities.
  • Performed all job duties in a safe manner and obeys all safety policies and procedures.
  • Further developed performance dashboards as well as combined Northern Bureau dashboards.
  • Assisted with communicating results and findings to all sites within the North West and South West Bureaus.
  • Created presentations for finance and board meetings.
  • Prepared annual budgets, and understood key trends in business unit resource utilization.
  • Https://mtn.cm/

Education

Business Management & Marketing

UCLL Limburg

B.Sc. - Economics & Finance

University of Buea

Skills

  • Business process analysis
  • Test scenario development
  • SAP implementation
  • Task prioritization
  • Task delegation
  • Data migration techniques
  • RICEFW
  • SAP Fiori
  • End-user training
  • Integration with other modules
  • Master data management
  • Project documentation
  • Documentation and reporting
  • System testing and validation
  • Third party applications
  • Good Communications (English and French)

Languages

French
Professional Working

Timeline

SAP FICO Consultant

Buckeye International
05.2021 - Current

SAP FICO Business Analyst

Canteen
02.2020 - 03.2021

SAP FICO Business Analyst

Eco Bank
02.2019 - 01.2020

Marketing Specialist

Eco Bank
06.2016 - 01.2019

Finance Intern

MTN Cameroon
06.2015 - 12.2015

B.Sc. - Economics & Finance

University of Buea

Business Management & Marketing

UCLL Limburg
Emah Mbah Alvine