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Seetha Sulakshna Raman

Seetha Sulakshna Raman

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Dynamic finance professional with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in accounting, auditing, and financial systems, specializing in SAP FICO/FICA/RAR implementations. Proven track record in enhancing financial reporting and auditing workflows while managing cross-functional teams on global projects, including the integration of SAP S/4HANA ERP solutions. Expertise in taxation, asset management, and compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards has driven sustainable solutions that align with organizational financial goals. Strong leader in project management with a focus on streamlining processes and improving operational efficiency across various sectors.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Engineer II

Microsoft
07.2022 - Current
  • Role : SME / Project Manager
  • Working in SAP RMCA AP Implementation(RMCA S4 HANA ) /Rollout /Support Project on issue resolutions as per the SLA.
  • Worked on 20B roll out project for SAP AP for the conversion of traditional idoc method to DMEE files etc
  • RMCA – ISU experience includes Billing , Invoicing , Payment run , Credit memos , debit memos , reconciliation , transfer of GL balances , Batch job scheduling , Contract Accounts , Business Partner Dunning , Posting areas , House banks , Foreign exchange , Write offs , Interest , Installment Plans , Payment Lot, Refunds,Archiving etc.
  • SOX Compliance, Internal Controls, Audit etc.
  • Controlling areas CCA , PCA , Internal Orders , COPA, Integration between FI-CO etc

Sr Lead Tech Consultant

CenturyLink, Inc.– Seal Consulting
08.2017 - 07.2022
  • Worked in Auto Europe Implementation project in S4 HANA 2020(Cloud) in areas like GL, AP, Banking areas like Electronic Bank Statements, Intercompany Reconciliations, Foreign currency valuations, GROUP Reporting etc. Fiori App being extensively used, BW Reports (Adhoc and Finance Reports Testing).
  • Worked in Applied Project in RTR Support space handling diverse FI area tickets ranging from Tax issues, OpenText, AP, AR, GL,Banking etc.
  • Worked in eBay project in BW (Finance Reports), Building BEX Queries, Testing, Worked in MDG BW Implementation project, Testing activities etc.
  • Worked on issues and providing resolution in SAP RAR for CenturyLink Inc on S4 HANA 1503 RAR (Revenue Recognition) – Executing steps / stages in Revenue recognition like loading, transfer, process RAIs, Transfer Revenue, Contract Assets and Liabilities Calculation, Contracts Reprocessing, Generation of S4 Documents etc.
  • Configuration of BRF+ (Revenue Account Determination Errors). Executing testing scenarios etc.
  • Enhancement,Application Development and Unit Testing,Integration and System Testing, Led and assisted in the Audit of the finance controls etc ,Is banking configurations, Batch jobs, Enhancements etc.
  • Supported the Daily Loads, Month end activities and the Year-end activities
  • Worked on Hybris Billing S4 Hana implementation project (FICA, FSCM-Collections etc).Worked on Hybris project for Level3 – ISU SAP S4 HANA Hybris -Configuration and set up of Master data for Contract Accounts , Business Partner, Dunning , Posting areas , House banks , Foreign exchange , Write offs , Interest , Installment Plans , Payment Lot, Refunds etc .
  • Worked on Asset accounting areas like depreciation keys, creation /updating of the asset masters etc.
  • Controlling CCA , PCA , Internal order , COPA ,Integration between FI-CO etc


Project Manager SME Coinstar LLC and Redbox

Tech Mahindra
04.2016 - 07.2017
  • Worked on issues and providing resolution as per SLA in SAP Finance Areas, FICA, Banking configuration,Worked on Post Processing of Bank Statements, Lockbox, EDI etc. etc.Enhancement,User Training,Application Development and Unit Testing,Integration and System Testing, Audit of the finance controls,banking configurations, Batch jobs, etc.Open text and Vertex issues.Requirements Analysis for new enhancements,User exits, validation and substitutions.Interface architecture, IDOCS, Workflow structure,Integration – Settings for MM-FI integration, SD-FI integration.
  • Aided SAP security consultant on creation Maintenance of role-based access, segregation of duties and SOX compliance.
  • Rollout for many new company codes as per the statutory requirements.Working closely with other IT groups to assist in architecture, design, implementation, and support strategies for current and future ERP systems,Completion of Change Request from functional consulting with client, functional spec development, Config, testing, UAT assistance and transport.Created Scope Documents and Functional specs for enhancements to reports and process changes required by business.
  • Controlling Areas like CCA , PCA , Internal Order , Product costing, COPA , Integration between FI-CO ,


Project Manager/Architect

Sealed Air (Greenville, SC)
10.2013 - 04.2016
  • Provided guidance and leadership in the areas of issue troubleshooting and resolutions, maintenance, SAP security technologies and system architecture / product roadmap design ,Conducting workshop sessions and gathering client’s requirements
  • Responsible for taking care of all activities for SAP FICO Configuration including the Electronic Bank Statement configuration, Lockbox, Cash Applications, EDI, FI-SD integration, FI-MM integration ,Cash Management etc. and ABAP changes in the development environment’s before transporting to Production environment etc.Support Project on issues and providing resolutions as per SLA.User Training, Application Development and Unit Testing.Integration and System Testing,
  • Controlling areas CCA , PCA , Internal Orders , COPA, Integration between FI-CO etc
  • Led and assisted in the KPMG Audit of the finance controls.


Project Manager/SME Apple Inc

Wipro Technologies
11.2011 - 09.2013
  • Responsible for Migration Planning and delivered from corresponding team as per the plan,Configured basis set up for Change Request Management. Configured systems for Go live analysis.
  • Rollout project in different countries and/or for different products. It will help the client in the Revenue Management of a huge number of customers as well as Royalty for Vendors of iTunes for Apple Inc. and the client will be able to get different reports from the system in the required format.
  • Worked as an RMCA consultant and my responsibilities included End User Training, Requirements Analysis for new enhancements, Application Development and Unit Testing, Integration and System Testing, CA (Payment Consolidation System for the Vendor payments) for Apple Patented processes,FICA – Business Partner, Contract accounts, Reconciliation keys, Main and Sub transaction.
  • RMCA – ISU experience includes Creation of Bits for various scenarios, Billing , Invoicing , Payment run , Credit memos , debit memos , reconciliation , transfer of GL balances , Contract Accounts , Business Partner Dunning , Posting areas , House banks , Foreign exchange , Write offs , Interest , Installment Plans , Payment Lot, Refunds, Vendor Payments etc Controlling areas like CCA , PCA , Internal Order and Integration between FI-CO etc
  • Did the Management Roles, Important role in Recruitment, Interviewing, Project Planning, scheduling.

ERP Advisor

Dell International – DBS
03.2011 - 09.2011
  • Involved in All Implementation phases from Kick off to Go live.
  • Demonstrated functionality and guided business analysts to catalog business processes and set up test cases and test plans.Designed, developed, and maintained a system landscape that accommodates multiple support functions such as development, testing, and UAT in addition to production.Define the processes and procedures necessary to operate and monitor the technical environments.Developed and tracked activities through project plans. Ensures that projects meet established time and cost parameters while adhering to established practices, procedures, and standards.
  • Configured and demonstrated Change Request Management, Involved in Implementing/Configuring of DMEE, Entire AP module, Electronic Bank Statements, Lockbox etc.Controlling areas CCA , PCA , Internal Orders , COPA, Integration between FI-CO etc


Senior Consultant

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Loblaw Client – IS Retail)
07.2010 - 03.2011
  • Integrated Test Script Preparation & Execution.
  • Support Project on issues and providing resolutions as per SLA.
  • User Training, Application Development and Unit Testing.
  • Maintain multi-landscape environments through client copies, system refreshes, and transports
  • Implemented, design and developed complex SAP technical solutions utilizing SAP Best Practices.
  • Controlling areas CCA , PCA , Internal Orders , COPA, Integration between FI-CO etc

Package Application Consultant-ERP Shell Global

IBM
10.2008 - 07.2010


  • Accounts Receivables & Account payables — Master data, payment configurations, special G/L transactions, payment terms and dunning.G/L Accounting – Chart of Accounts, Account groups, Retained Earnings Account, general ledger account master data, financial statement versions.Others- Bank accounting, exchange rates, revaluation of foreign currency items, automatic clearing of GL accounts.Worked on Post Processing of Bank Statements using FEBP and FEBA
  • User exits, validation and substitutions.Interface architecture, IDOCS, Workflow structure,Integration – Settings for MM-FI integration, SD-FI integration.Guided SAP security consultant on creation and maintenance of role based access, segregation of duties and SOX compliance.
  • Analysis of the given Business Case in the ‘AS IS’ phase ,Evaluation of the Business GAP and ‘TO BE’ process.IT design, configuration, prototyping, unit testing/documentation, batch variants setup and define management of change requirements. System Design skill with strong ability to collect business requirements, perform a fit/gap analysis, apply SAP industry best practices, and define use cases for implementations in a global environment.
  • Written functional and technical design documents.Resolving and addressing issues.Identifying the scope of changes and its validity seeking approval etc.
  • Worked with ABAPers in SAP enhancement projects catering to the business requirements, JVA, Integration, Cost centers, Profit Centers, Actual Postings, Assigning House Banks for Joint Ventures, Business Partners, Intercompany Mapping Functions, Configuration Considerations, Internal Orders, Periodic Processes, Reporting Information system, Configuration etc.
  • In COPA Maintained both: Account Based COPA and Costing Based COPA including characteristic derivation; knowledge of COPA planning and actual value flows including transfers; CO-PA Reporting included report painter / writer reporting. Within FICO and Treasury Group and in process areas such as AR, AP, New GL, PCA, CCA, COPC, and COPA: performed complete Business Analysis, followed by Knowledge Extension and Mentoring functions for Business Process Owners.Requisite CO configuration for CO Structure, Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders.Drafting Organization Structure Manual, Business Process Blueprint (BPML)Key Data Structure (KDS), Configuration Document and Functional Specification for ABAP Development. CO - Basic Controlling Structure.Cost Centre & Cost Element accounting, including cost center planning and activity.Price calculation. Finalization of the client’s cost center standard hierarchy.

Senior FICO Consultant

Hindustan Zinc Ltd and Kiehinfie Pvt Ltd
01.2008 - 09.2008
  • Responsible for providing the effort estimates for technical objects development.Preparation of cutover tasks of development and data migration activities.Executed the tests according to the sequence of steps in the Test Scripts
  • Identified the issues and providing the resolution ASAP in the following FI components – General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Accounting, Asset Accounting, Taxation, and Integration (FI, MM, SD), Controlling areas like CCA, PCA , COPA , Internal Order and Product Costing etc Resolution of issues raised by end users.Interaction with business to understand the issues raised by them. Validate and verifies all test results against the expected results.


Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank
01.2005 - 12.2007
  • Involved in All Implementation phases from Kick off to go live.
  • Resolution of issues raised by end users.Interaction with business to understand the issues raised by them.Identifying the issue and providing the resolution ASAP in the following FI components – General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Accounting, Asset Accounting, Taxation, Integration (FI, MM, SD), Controlling areas like CCA,PCA,Internal Order, COPA, Product Costing etc .Executed the tests according to the sequence of steps in the Test Scripts ,Validate and verify all test results against the expected results.


Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

MCA
University Of Madras , India
02-2004

Skills

  • SAP FICO, FICA, RAR, RMCA, BW ECC60, S4 HANA ,Basic SQL Skills ,Basic AI skills etc

Websites

Accomplishments

    Deployed 20B vendor payment solutions for the conversion of traditional idoc method to DMEE (flat XML file ).

    Worked in Archiving project which helped in reducing the database utilization by almost 50% which was a prequisite for SAP S4 HANA

Certification

Wharton Management Development Program

Dale Carnegie Skills for Success

Power BI Dashboard Training

Generative AI

S4 HANA 1909 Certification

Languages

Hindi
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native or Bilingual

Personal Information

Professional Achievements

  • Received 11 Spotlight Awards from Vice President, Senior Directors, Directors, Senior Managers and Clients in CenturyLink for the RAR Work done by me during the year 2019.
  • Received the IBM Best Worker Award for a quarter in 2009.
  • Received many Best Customer Feedback in Support project in Wipro/Shell project.

Timeline

Software Engineer II

Microsoft
07.2022 - Current

Sr Lead Tech Consultant

CenturyLink, Inc.– Seal Consulting
08.2017 - 07.2022

Project Manager SME Coinstar LLC and Redbox

Tech Mahindra
04.2016 - 07.2017

Project Manager/Architect

Sealed Air (Greenville, SC)
10.2013 - 04.2016

Project Manager/SME Apple Inc

Wipro Technologies
11.2011 - 09.2013

ERP Advisor

Dell International – DBS
03.2011 - 09.2011

Senior Consultant

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Loblaw Client – IS Retail)
07.2010 - 03.2011

Package Application Consultant-ERP Shell Global

IBM
10.2008 - 07.2010

Senior FICO Consultant

Hindustan Zinc Ltd and Kiehinfie Pvt Ltd
01.2008 - 09.2008

Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank
01.2005 - 12.2007

Master of Science - Computer Science

MCA

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