Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Focus Areas
Modules Covered
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Jovita Gerard

SAP S4 HANA functional consultant with end-user GL experience, month end closing and reporting activities from manufacturing companies.
West Palm Beach,FL

Summary

MBA graduate having 4 years of experience and proven expertise with manufacturing companies, in GL Accounting, financial statement close,treasury,tax, SAP - FI functional.

Certified SAP S/4 HANA 2020 FI associate Consultant from ATOS – SAP Authorized Training Center, Chennai.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra
Chennai, Tamilnadu
09.2022 - 06.2023

Nissan North America.

  • Worked directly with the client, gathering requirements to analyze, design, and implement technology.
  • Handling production support and working with the Offshore Team Lead and team members for the day-to-day support tickets.
  • Hands-on experience in PR, PO, Scheduling Agreement, Contracts, Release strategy, and workflows.
  • Experienced in implementing procurement flows. Understanding and translating the client's business requirements into SAP processes, from procure to pay (purchase requisitions, quotations, contracts, orders, deliveries, vendor invoices).
  • Supported the team in integrating ZYCUS -PO management software with SAP MM development system.
  • Testing carefully the new implementations, troubleshooting any issues that arise, and identifying and resolving problems related to data, configuration, and integration with other modules by working closely with the MM team.
  • Familiarized with pricing, inter-company purchasing, and source allocation; supplier evaluation; procurement of services; and consumables. Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and inventory management (IM) processes.

Valeo India Pvt Ltd.
05.2019 - 05.2021
  • Posting a high volume of GL entries for multiple legal entities during month close at the Managing Entity level and provided by the SAS through the MAES sheet after checking consistency, relevance if the proper supporting documentation is available, and also at the Legal Entity level based on guidance provided from the SSC Chief Accountant.
  • Monitoring electronic bank statement process for 3 LEs to ensure all bank activities are posted timely and accurately, and also monitoring cash transactions, posting, and bank reconciliation.
  • Preparing bank reconciliation reports on a monthly basis for 3 LE's regarding all cash deposits to banks, performing the verification of accounts regarding cash at hand and cash at bank after posting entries for deposits, interests, and taxes.
  • Reconciling accounts that fall into receivable records with the sales invoices.
  • Tracking all inventories regularly and reporting to the management with the inventory records.
  • Reverse prior month accrued interests and record the current month accrued interest.
  • Performing reconciliation of Fixed Asset Ledgers with Trial Balance.
  • Preparing roll forward of fixed assets depreciation (opening depreciation expense from P&L, depreciation from disposed assets, and closing).
  • Preparing roll forward of inventory by class of inventory (opening variation accounts from P&L = closing).
  • Performing asset creation, allocation, and capitalization in SAP.
  • Reviewing of Asset under Construction (Capital work in progress), including aging and In-Service Certificate for transfer in Fixed Asset register, and initiate amortization/depreciation.
  • Review the aging of all accruals and request guidance from Site accordingly.
  • Ensuring proper period close in Compass (SAP) and proper carry forward of closing balances.
  • Preparing closing binders on a monthly basis.
  • Preparing documentation of all manual accounts with proper supporting documentation by nature.
  • Performing the Group consolidation and reporting with support from a superior, including the necessary consolidation entries.
  • Assisting the auditors internally and externally with the documentation required.

Philips GBS LLP India
Chennai
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Processing documentation for setting up COE for Global RTR Organization within Philips Accounting Operations by mapping process at high levels through Visio.
  • Assisting the closing and consolidation team with establishing a set of processes for setting up and running CoE for Global RTR Organization within Philips Accounting Operations.

Process Associate

The Royal Bank of Scotland
Chennai
07.2015 - 03.2016

CItizens Bank

  • Project: FX Customer Setup, Treasury operations.
  • Worked as a Process Associate with a bank in setting up Forex Customer accounts.
  • Ensuring Accuracy and Completeness in performing setup, related to the International Forex Customer setup in Wall Street Financial Application.
  • Completing tasks with accuracy and complying with the Service Level Agreements of my role.
  • Reviewing, analyzing, and performing data entry into the application with attention to detail.
  • Ensured accurate data input by thoroughly reviewing and analyzing information.
  • Following all internal processes and protocols, and documenting the approvals from higher management.
  • Handling customer queries and concerns, and promptly responding to emails received from the customer, sales, and other internal departments to resolve the concerns and issues.

Education

MBA - Finance & Marketing

SRM Institute of Management
India
01.2018

Bachelor of Commerce -

Madras Christian College
India
01.2015

HSC, Matric -

SMB Matriculation
India
01.2012

SSC, Matric -

Akshaya Vidhyalaya
India
01.2010

Skills

  • ERP Software: SAP S/4HANA FICO, SAP ECC, SAP MM
  • Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Completed advanced Excel and Macros courses from Greens Technology in 2020

Certification

SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates 2020 ATOS - SAP Authorized Training Centre, Chennai (23rd May 2022 - 20th June 2022)

Languages

English, French (Beginner)

Focus Areas

Company code Global Parameters Enterprise Structures Financial accounting Global settings Tolerance groups GL accounting Currency, Document Posting, AP,AR, Business Partners, Bank accounting, Tax, Asset Accounting

Modules Covered

TS4F01 - (SAP S/4HANA 2020) TS4F02 (SAP S/4HANA 2020)

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information given above is true in every respect to the best of my knowledge. I shall abide and adhere to the company's policies, rules and regulations.

Timeline

Senior Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra
09.2022 - 06.2023

Valeo India Pvt Ltd.
05.2019 - 05.2021

Philips GBS LLP India
01.2019 - 05.2019

Process Associate

The Royal Bank of Scotland
07.2015 - 03.2016

MBA - Finance & Marketing

SRM Institute of Management

Bachelor of Commerce -

Madras Christian College

HSC, Matric -

SMB Matriculation

SSC, Matric -

Akshaya Vidhyalaya
Jovita GerardSAP S4 HANA functional consultant with end-user GL experience, month end closing and reporting activities from manufacturing companies.