SHAMEENA BEGUM SHEIK

Company Overview: Olam Information Services Limited (OISL)(rebranded as Mindsprint now) is the captive IT unit of Olam International Limited, a Fortune 500 enterprise engaged in Agri, Food Processing and FMCG business. MindSprint focuses entirely on IT function for Olam’s businesses across the world.

Implementation Projects:

• Olam Food Ingredients Vietnam.
• Olam Food Ingredients Vietnam Limited is based out of one of the Olam Group. OFIV Process the Raw Cashew & Macadamia and sells products for business and consumer markets. As part of S4 HANA Transformation Team I am working as a Product Costing Consultant and handled the below activities.
• Identifying the list of configurations such as number of costing variants, valuation variants, costing types to be used for Legal and Group Valuation.
• Other basic CO configurations like WIP analysis, Variance Analysis, Material ledger setup, settlement profile in product cost controlling.
• Combination of costing required for Forecasting Model of standard costing.
• MM – FI , FI – SD and FI – PP integration Configurations.
• Participating in design decision for the given business model for standard costing and actual costing.
• Designed Standard costing Automation for current and future periods.
• Overhead allocation to production order and for standard costing through SKFs and Template allocation.
• Interacting with Business for requirements and Preparing Workflow , workings and RICEFWs for GAP reports relating to costing analysis.
• Managing Cutover preparation reports.
• Done POC for Actual costing from creation of routing to production order creation till Actual Costing Run.
• Preparing WRICEFfs (Functional Specs) for various processes and Reports in the project under costing module such as BOM, Mixed costing, Forecasting and automatic materials selection during costing and etc..
• Have been part of SAP implementation for Olam Vietnam, Olam Indonesia, and Olam BT Cocoa. Works handled include:
• Requirement gathering, finalizing KDS and preparing Business Blueprint.
• Creating Functional specifications for configurations and ABAP developments.
• Doing unit testing and integration testing in Development client.
• Training the users with functionalities of SAP, ensure proper user testing in Quality client.
• Creation master data, cut-over and data migration activities.
• Coordinating with other module teams to ensure tight integration of FI and CO with MM, PP and SD modules.
• Rolled out Closing Cockpit for month close steps for about 80 company codes.
• Rolled out Material Ledger, Actual Costing, Template Allocation for multiple plants.

Support Projects:

• Have been SAP support consultant for Asia origins (India, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia), New Zealand and handled the following works:
• Several Company code roll-outs and done the Basic configurations, handover after Hyper-care support.
• Raised Configurations , handled ABAP Change Objects , creation of customized Transaction for MEIS and query.
• Trained Freshers on topics such as Host to Host, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Objects, Asset, Product Costing, Overhead Absorption and Actual Costing to name few.
• Conducted User training in FICO and explained various users on actual costing Flow, Price Difference Analysis, Forex Revaluation and processes requested.
• Leading the team in resolving day to day FICO End-user issues ranging from issues related to FI, Host to Host and CO.
• Month End Support involving major Controlling Activities, Forex translation, Forex Revaluation until Books Submission for all APAC origins and prompt resolving of issues.
• New Manufacturing Plant configurations with end to end testing and result verification.
• Successfully done minor projects related to Asset Accounting, Parallel ledger implementation
• Rolled out COPA planning as part of SOP rollout.
• Providing month end support necessary for timely closure of SAP material ledger and BPC upload by business
• Analyzing product costing issues, explaining material ledger and stock valuation based on actual costing to business executives.
• Handled the consultant team to ensure timely and proper FICO support delivery for Asia Origins
• Made changes to DMEE structure as per Bank requirement to make payments through BCM
• Prepared various solution manuals for users and consultants.
• SPOC for APAC Origins in Monthly Business IT review calls.
• Interview Panelist for first level.
• Other works:
• Organization level trainer in the areas of SAP Actual costing, Material Ledger, Overhead absorption, and Asset Accounting for end users
• Trained internal team of consultant on COPA planning and Overhead absorption in SAP.
• Automated repetitive tasks using SAP scripting with Excel macro, BOT developments and LSMW.

Rewards & Recognition:

• Received Quarterly, Yearly Awards and SPOT Awards for Outstanding performance.
• Received appreciations from clients for supporting in critical issues and smooth closure of ML issues.
• Received appreciations from manager for helping other origin team members in month end issue and critical issues.
• Received appreciations from team members as a Best trainer for SAP FICO concepts

• Worked as Audit Assistant under P S Jagannadh & Associates, Practicing Chartered Accountants
• Involved in Internal audit assignments of Manufacturing Concerns and handled Asset verification, Stock valuation and MIS reporting
• Setting up and Evaluation of Internal Controls related to Financial Accounts
• Handled Income Tax Audit, Bank Audit and Company statutory Audit independently
• Preparation of Financial Statements as per standards which includes Balance sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Cash flow Statements, and notes to accounts.
• Filing of Income Tax Returns & GST returns of Individuals, Partnership Firms, LLP, Companies, and Charitable Trusts.
• Preparation of Tax audit reports as per regulatory compliances and filing of audit reports in Form 3CB CD, 3CACB.
• Checking TDS compliances and filing TDS quarterly returns. Conducted Internal Audit & Stock audit
• Attended various scrutiny cases as Article Trainee before Assessing officers.