Sekhar Thallam
Irving
Summary
SAP FICO consultant with 17 years of experience in SAP implementation, upgrades, rollouts, and production support, complemented by 2 years in finance and accounts. Successfully completed 5 end-to-end implementation projects and 4 rollouts across diverse industries including manufacturing, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals. Expertise in SAP modules such as GL, AR, AP, and CO, with a strong focus on cost accounting and profitability analysis. Proven ability to conduct workshops, manage data migration, and provide post-go-live support, utilizing tools like Fiori and LSMW.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Tech Star consulting Inc
Irving
04.2024 - Current
SAP FICO Consultant
Blue Ribbon Global Technologies
Irving
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Commercial Metals Company is a steel and metal manufacturer headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company operates four divisions, Americas Recycling, Mills, Fabrications, and International Mills with locations in the US, Europe and Asia.
- Commercial Metals Company is a steel and metal manufacturer headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company operates four divisions, Americas Recycling, Mills, Fabrications, and International Mills with locations in the US, Europe and Asia.
SAP FICO Consultant
Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services LLP.
Hyderabad
11.2018 - 03.2023
- Company Overview: Hanesbrands Inc. is an American multinational clothing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It employs 65,300 people internationally.
- Business process design documentation and leading workshops for retail customer environments.
- As a R2R consultant designed process to meet statutory reporting of financial information in accordance with local GAAP and policies.
- Configuration of controlling area settings costing versions, Costing variant, Material ledger.
- Designed Complex Overhead costing sheet & cost component structures.
- Participated in design discussion and streamlining process of Inter company price strategy for global environment.
- Prepared functional specs and supported the technical team on standard costing, Costing sheets.
- Hanesbrands Inc. is an American multinational clothing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It employs 65,300 people internationally.
SAP FICO Consultant
Nokia
11.2020 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Nokia is a global technology leader and they create the technology to connect the world. Nokia serves communications service providers, governments, large enterprises, and consumers.
- Currency, Material ledger set up for Multi valuation ledger, Fit-GAP analysis for multiple country True Costing (Group valuation) requirements to the scope of central finance.
- Streamlined Migration process of legacy Customer projects, OPEX projects into CFIN system.
- Designed Make to order (MTO) Engineer to Order (ETO) scenarios Integration with Sales and distribution (SD) & Project systems (PS) modules.
- Provided solution for management reporting requirements with analytical fiori apps.
- Monitoring UAT progress and supporting key users’ issues specific to CFIN-Central project solution.
- Nokia is a global technology leader and they create the technology to connect the world. Nokia serves communications service providers, governments, large enterprises, and consumers.
SAP FICO Consultant
Merck KGA
11.2018 - 10.2020
- Company Overview: Merck is a German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical and life sciences company headquartered in Darmstadt.
- As part of Accounts to report-A2R team senior consultant Regular Interaction with Business Analysts and Merck key users to ensure proper understanding of the Business Requirements.
- Developed Inventory cockpit to devalue stock process to suit global & local reporting requirement.
- Designed and configured resource related billing (RRB) & Milestone billing along with Inter company scenario.
- Designed Complex Freight cost solution FICO Integration with Transport management, Agency business document (ABD), Settlement management Process integration with SD , MM.
- Merck is a German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical and life sciences company headquartered in Darmstadt.
SAP FICO Consultant
Itelligence India software solutions Pvt Ltd.
Hyderabad
06.2017 - 10.2018
- Participated in Realization brown field Implementation.
- Regular Interaction with Business Process Owners to ensure proper understanding of the Business Requirements and Functional specifications.
- Analyzed the functional requirements for the to-be system and prepared functional spec documents and support for RICEF completion.
- Configured sub modules in line with Best Practice Financials- GL, AR, AP, New Asset Accounting and Controlling submodules Coast center Accounting, Internal order, Profit center Accounting, COPA, Product costing and Material Ledger Actual costing.
- Supported for Project systems Investment projects integration with Investment management & new Asset accounting.
SAP FICO Consultant
Wipro Technologies Ltd.
Bangalore
12.2016 - 05.2017
- As a FICO senior consultant and closely working with solution architects and Business Analysts of Philips.
- Manage, coordinate and supervise the daily activities of the team, Support, Supervise and evaluate performance of the team.
- Streamlining the business process of Volcano to suit Philips environment.
- Developed FRS (Functional Requirement Specifications) based On URS (User Requirement specifications) and supported Technical teams (ABAP, Open Text and S&A) to develop enhancements to fill the GAPS.
SAP FICO Consultant
CIBER Sites India ltd.
Bangalore
09.2013 - 12.2016
- Resolved complex issues relate to COPA, Product costing, and Project systems, Investment management and Asset Accounting Modules.
- Provided day-to-day production support, working directly with the business users on process improvements, system enhancements, migrations, reporting and issue resolution with SAP.
- Participated in Philips -Lumileds, DS Smith Roll out projects.
SAP FICO Consultant
CapGemini India Ltd.
Bangalore
07.2010 - 09.2013
- Fit Gap analysis documents based on workshop documents and working notes.
- Participated in the preparation of the Blueprint document.
- Configured Work in process, Result Analysis settings.
- Designed Make to stock and PCC (Product cost collector) scenarios.
- Designed Complex Asset accounting scenario integration with Investment Management, Asset Accounting and controlling Modules.
- Prepared test scenarios for user training and integration test.
- As part of ACM (Application Change Management) team managing various Global changes as change driver…responsible for requirement gathering to till go live, Delivered +40 Philips global business requirements.
- As part of the support team supported Controlling issues and single point of contact for Costing run related issues of product costing with Make to stock and product cost collector.
- Worked for TV carve out project, Managed YEC Europe project and technical upgrade projects.
Senior Controlling Consultant
IBM India Ltd.
Bangalore
09.2009 - 07.2010
- As part of GSAP CD (Controlling Central deploy) team-Participated at Pakistan and Turkey Rollouts from offshore.
- Analyzed the existing legacy system, gathered functional requirements through user meetings, gap analysis, and participated in preparation of Country wise Data object structures (Base document for scope and configuration).
- Focal for preparing finalizing system minimum Accounts and In Cost Element Accounting created Primary and secondary Cost elements, created Cost Element Groups.
FICO Consultant
MindTree Ltd.
Bangalore
10.2007 - 09.2009
- As part of a shared support team analysed providing solutions for various areas of General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts Payables and Controlling Sub Modules- AUC concept Integration with Internal order, Periodic profit Center issues.
- Configured the Chart of Depreciation and settings up the various depreciation areas like Book Depreciation, Taxation, Investment Support, Created Asset classes and configured screen layouts for Asset master records.
Education
ICWAI –Inter -
Institute of cost and works accountants of India
M Com -
Acharya Nagarjuna University
B Com -
Andhra University
Skills
- SAP FICO configuration
- Financial reporting
- Cost accounting
- Product costing
- Margin analysis
- Project systems
- Business process design
- System integration
- Project management
Certification
- SAP S/4 HANA 1709 Financials & Management Accounting Professional
- SAP S/4HANA 1610 Financials Associate
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud - Finance
- Financial Accounting & Management Accounting ECC6 EHP5
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Professional Overview
SAP Sr FICO Consultant, 17, 2, 5, 4, 0, Manufacturing, Construction, Oil and Gas, Pharma, Retail, Steel, SAP General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivables (AR), Accounts Payables (AP), Asset Accounting (AA), Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Order Accounting (CO-IOA), Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA), Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), Product Costing (CO-PC), Material Ledger Actual Costing, Group Valuation, Transfer Price, Profit Center Valuation
Employment Experience Summary
- Commercial Metals Corporation, Blue Ribbon Global Technologies/ Tech Star Consulting Inc, 2023-05-01, present, Commercial Metals Company is a steel and metal manufacturer headquartered in Irving, Texas.
- Hanesbrands, Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services LLP, 2022-09-01, 2023-03-01, Hanesbrands Inc. is an American multinational clothing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- Nokia, Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services LLP, 2020-11-01, 2022-08-01, Nokia is a global technology leader.
- Merck KGA, Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services LLP, 2018-11-01, 2020-10-01, Merck is a German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical and life sciences company.
- Monument Chemicals Inc., Itelligence India Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, 2017-10-01, 2018-10-01
- Pelican Packaging Inc., Itelligence India Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, 2017-06-01, 2017-10-01
- Philips Health Tech, Wipro Technologies Ltd, 2016-12-01, 2017-05-01
- Merz Pharma, DS Smith and Ciber International, CIBER Sites India Ltd, 2013-09-01, 2016-12-01
- Brooks Brothers, CapGemini India Ltd, 2012-09-01, 2013-09-01
- Philips – Consumer Lifestyles, CapGemini India Ltd, 2010-07-01, 2012-09-01
- Royal Dutch Shell – Rollout Project, IBM India Ltd, 2009-09-01, 2010-07-01
- Total Environment Constructions, MindTree Ltd, 2007-10-01, 2009-09-01
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Timeline
Tech Star consulting Inc
04.2024 - Current
SAP FICO Consultant
Blue Ribbon Global Technologies
04.2023 - 03.2024
SAP FICO Consultant
Nokia
11.2020 - 08.2022
SAP FICO Consultant
Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services LLP.
11.2018 - 03.2023
SAP FICO Consultant
Merck KGA
11.2018 - 10.2020
SAP FICO Consultant
Itelligence India software solutions Pvt Ltd.
06.2017 - 10.2018
SAP FICO Consultant
Wipro Technologies Ltd.
12.2016 - 05.2017
SAP FICO Consultant
CIBER Sites India ltd.
09.2013 - 12.2016
SAP FICO Consultant
CapGemini India Ltd.
07.2010 - 09.2013
Senior Controlling Consultant
IBM India Ltd.
09.2009 - 07.2010
FICO Consultant
MindTree Ltd.
10.2007 - 09.2009
ICWAI –Inter -
Institute of cost and works accountants of India
M Com -
Acharya Nagarjuna University
B Com -
Andhra University