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SAI VENKATA GONNA

Frisco,TX

Summary

  • Certified Application consultant SAP S/4 Hana Financial accounting 1809 and Management accounting (Co1809) with 4.5 years of Experience in SAP FICO.
  • Experienced in Configuring and mapping processes to SAP R/3 and S4 functionality.
  • Excellent understanding of Business Processes relating to SAP Finance (FI), Controlling (CO) and Integration with SD, PP&MM Responsible for business and system solutions, design and document methodologies, configuration of SAP FI & CO functional module, integration processes, conduct workshops, user training and continued support during the projects.
  • Participated in end-to-end implementation projects using ASAP methodology, and in various support roles.
  • Very good knowledge of FI-MM and FI-SD Integration mechanism.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

SAP FICO Analyst

VTECH INFO
05.2023 - 10.2023
  • Created complex reports in BI and BW based on user requirements.
  • Provided end-user support for SAP Business Warehouse reporting environment.
  • Identified root cause analysis for any discrepancies between source and target systems during ETL processing cycle.
  • Conducted research on best practices for SAP FICO configuration, implementation and maintenance.
  • Collaborated with business users to understand their requirements and design appropriate solutions in SAP FICO.

Team Lead

SASOL
12.2021 - 09.2022
  • Responsible for delivering complete End to End transformation from legacy system to SAP System
  • Lead, motivate, and manage a team of employees
  • Worked on the Change Requests (CR), Service Requests (SR) and Incidents
  • Having the discussions with business and understanding the business requirement and making the changes accordingly
  • Have the experience in working on expedite changes
  • Analyzing the errors and researching for the cause of error, providing the correct resolution
  • Suggesting the business with appropriate changes and taking the approval to make the changes
  • Preparation of multiple document preparations and submitting it to RTP and explaining about the changes to RTP
  • Creation of RFC, NC, TR and uploading the documents in Solman and movement of the changes accordingly
  • Analyzing the errors and researching for the cause of error, providing the correct resolution
  • Involved in client calls to understand the business requirements
  • Performing the unit testing and providing the UAT documents to business user
  • Having the discussions with service owners and providing the suggestion to create the CRD
  • Worked on the Change Requests (CR), Service Requests (SR) and Incidents
  • Having the discussion with ABAP team and troubleshooting the issue along with team
  • Analyzing the errors and researching for the cause of error, providing the correct resolution
  • Securing all the required approval to move the changes to production
  • Adhere to all internal and external compliance requirements
  • Collaborate with other departments within the bank to ensure seamless delivery of services to clients
  • Work closely with product specialists, credit analysts, and other teams as needed
  • Stay informed about industry trends, competitor offerings, and market conditions
  • Use market insights to tailor financial solutions to meet the unique needs of clients
  • Educate clients about various financial products and services
  • Conduct financial literacy programs to enhance client understanding
  • Provide regular reports on the performance of clients' portfolios
  • Update clients on the status of their investments and financial plans
  • Provide guidance and support to team members to ensure they meet their individual and team goals
  • Information gathering and understanding the requirements of the client, preparing GAP Analysis and delivering the solutions
  • Creation of New company codes and Global settings
  • Configuring New General Ledger Accounting (GL)
  • Defined Chart of Accounts and Account groups, maintain Field Status Variant and Posting keys
  • Created General Ledger master data of various B/S and P&L accounts both at chart of accounts level and company code level
  • Maintaining country level Field checks
  • Created Reconciliation and Alternative Reconciliation GL accounts for Vendors/Customers
  • Defined Tolerance Groups for Employees
  • Configuration of New Currency and maintaining translation ratios
  • Accounts payable Business Partner, Vendor Master data configurations in SAP S/4 HANA
  • Creating Vendor & Customer Accounting Groups
  • Defining Number ranges AR, AP, GL & Sub Ledgers
  • Created Bank Master Data, House banks, GL accounts for house bank
  • Configuring Automatic Payment Program for Vendors
  • Ensuring User Acceptance Testing done and test results are properly documented
  • Involved in unit and integration testing and conduct end user training
  • Master data upload through LTMC
  • Creation of new objects when required and doing modifications in various reports
  • Worked on SLT and ETL tools and mapping
  • Worked with security team on Core-finance Roles related governance applications like Onevault and Onecert.
  • Batch jobs monitoring.

FICO Consultant

IndusInd Bank
12.2020 - 11.2021
  • Provided guidance to clients on FICO configuration and functionality.
  • Developed customized solutions for complex business requirements using FICO toolsets.
  • Performed system testing of FICO configurations in multiple environments.
  • Created functional designs for FICO applications based on customer specifications.
  • Identified opportunities for process improvement within the FICO environment.
  • Resolved technical issues related to FICO implementation and maintenance activities.

FICO Consultant

ICICI Bank
03.2018 - 12.2020
  • Configured AR/AP for customers based upon interest calculation on items, account balance configuration / validation of substitution rules for documents, recurring entries, taxes, currencies and correspondence.
  • Customized payment terms for Dunning and down payments, lockbox application in compliance with the BAI2 Format
  • Settings for foreign currency valuation and Define payment terms for Vendors.
  • Documented business rules used in establishing eligibility criteria for various types of loans.
  • Collaborated with key stakeholders across multiple departments to ensure successful outcomes from projects involving FICO modeling technologies.

Education

Masters - Business analytics

TRINE UNIVERSITY
01.2023

MBA -

Institute of Public Enterprise
01.2018

Bachelors -

ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
01.2015

Skills

  • ERP Applications : SAP S/4 HANA 1809, 1909,SAP R/3 46, ECC 60
  • SAP R/3 Tools : OTC, MM, FI, SAP Business Suite

Timeline

SAP FICO Analyst

VTECH INFO
05.2023 - 10.2023

Team Lead

SASOL
12.2021 - 09.2022

FICO Consultant

IndusInd Bank
12.2020 - 11.2021

FICO Consultant

ICICI Bank
03.2018 - 12.2020

Masters - Business analytics

TRINE UNIVERSITY

MBA -

Institute of Public Enterprise

Bachelors -

ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
SAI VENKATA GONNA