Lavanya Malla

Client: SANOFI

SAP S/4HANA Finance Implementation

Worked as an SAP FICO Consultant on an SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation, with primary responsibility for General Ledger and Asset Accounting configuration, testing, business-user support, cutover activities, and project documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Worked on SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation activities with primary focus on General Ledger (GL) and Asset Accounting (AA), covering the complete implementation lifecycle from Build through Go-Live and post-Go-Live support.
• Performed GL configuration, including number range maintenance, field status variant configuration, GL account groups, posting period settings, and related configuration.
• Configured Asset Accounting components, including the Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation Areas, Depreciation Keys, Asset Classes, Asset Number Ranges, Account Determination, and related settings.
• Participated in Functional Unit Testing (FUT), System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Prepared and executed functional test scenarios and supported the identification, analysis, and resolution of testing defects.
• Worked with SAP Fiori applications to support and validate Finance business processes in the S/4HANA environment.
• Participated in cutover activities for the SAP S/4HANA implementation, supporting Finance-related tasks and validating configuration and business processes prior to go-live.
• Used Jira and ALM for test execution, defect tracking, and testing-related activities.
• Created and maintained ChaRM requests in accordance with project change-management processes.
• Assisted with go-live and post-go-live support for SAP Finance processes.
• Maintained project documentation and content within the SolDoc repository

Client: NIKE & CONVERSE

SAP ECC Finance – Production Support & SAP S/4 HANA – Migration support

Provided SAP FICO production support to global business users across multiple countries, supporting critical Finance processes across GL, AP, AR, Bank Accounting, and related FI/CO processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provided functional production support for SAP FI/CO, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Bank Accounting.
• Analyzed business-user issues, reproduced reported problems, performed detailed problem determination, and provided functional resolutions.
• Worked directly with business users across multiple countries to understand requirements and resolve SAP Finance issues.
• Served as a primary point of contact for resolving priority and business-critical incidents.
• Supported users with configuration-related and transaction-related issues across SAP Finance processes.
• Supported F110 automatic payment issues and assisted users in resolving payment-processing errors.
• Supported Electronic Bank Statement (EBS)-related issues and assisted users during month-end activities.
• Provided support for GLSU issues and assisted users with upload and posting-related problems.
• Supported SAP S/4HANA Central Finance data replication issues and assisted in troubleshooting replication errors.
• Monitored and analyzed IDoc-related issues and coordinated with technical teams for resolution.
• Collaborated with ABAP, Basis, Batch, and Integration teams to investigate technical issues and implement timely solutions.
• Assisted business users with issues affecting month-end financial close activities.
• Contributed automation and process-improvement ideas to reduce manual effort and improve turnaround time.
• Prepared process documentation and conducted knowledge-transfer sessions for new team members.
• Prepared analytical reports for senior management based on project and support activities.

Client: PURATOS

SAP ECC FICO – Production Support & Configuration

• Provided SAP FI/CO support for business users and assisted with configuration, posting, and data-extraction issues.
• Supported GL, AP, AR, and Bank Accounting processes.
• Configured Bank Accounting activities, including House Banks, Bank Accounts, and Payment Methods.
• Supported master-data activities across GL, AP, AR, and Bank Accounting.
• Assisted users with GL, AP, and AR clearing-related issues.
• Supported F110 payment-processing issues and provided functional assistance to business users.
• Assisted with Customer Credit Management and Risk Category-related issues.
• Performed IDoc monitoring and issue resolution.
• Supported bank statement-related activities, including deletion of bank statements where required.
• Gained exposure to FSCM – In-House Cash Management.
• Gained exposure to Vendor Invoice Management (VIM).
• Worked with LSMW for a one-time data-transfer activity.