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JOHN BRAINARD

JOHN BRAINARD

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic SAP FICO Consultant with extensive expertise in enhancing financial processes within SAP S/4HANA at Ensetu Solutions Pvt Ltd. Proficient in configuration and integration, leading successful project implementations while delivering effective training. Strong collaborator with a focus on stakeholder engagement and problem-solving, ensuring compliance and precision in financial reporting.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sap FICO Consultant

Ensetu Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
04.2023 - Current
  • Assessed client's requirements to develop functional specifications for SAP Financial Accounting solutions.
  • Develop and enhance financial processes in SAP S/4HANA to align with business needs, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and compliance.
  • Collaborate with consultants from other modules (e.g., MM, SD) to ensure seamless integration of SAP FI with other systems.
  • Lead medium-sized projects involving planning, solution design, development, and implementation of technical solutions in SAP FI.
  • Provide training sessions to clients, and support knowledge exchange within the team to improve system utilization.
  • Evaluate stakeholder requirements, and translate them into functional specifications for SAP Financial Accounting solutions.

Junior SAP FI Consultant

Gurumarga consultancy
Bangalore
04.2022 - 04.2023
  • Company Overview: Assist in configuring SAP FI modules, such as General Ledger (G/L), Accounts Payable (A/P), Accounts Receivable (A/R), and Asset Accounting, to meet client requirements.
  • Provide ongoing support for SAP FI systems, troubleshoot issues, identify problems, and implement solutions.
  • Prepare functional specifications, test scripts, and user documentation, ensuring processes align with SAP best practices.
  • Support unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) phases during project implementations.
  • Assist in creating training materials and delivering training sessions on SAP FI functionalities to end users.
  • Assist in configuring SAP FI modules, such as General Ledger (G/L), Accounts Payable (A/P), Accounts Receivable (A/R), and Asset Accounting, to meet client requirements.

Education

B.com - computers

Osmania University
Hyderabad

Higher Secondary - Commerce

Little Flower Junior College
Hyderabad

High School Diploma -

Siddhartha High School
Hyderabad

Skills

  • SAP ASAP methodology
  • Business processes
  • Mapping
  • Configuration in SAP
  • SAP FI
  • Basic customization
  • FI - General Ledger
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accounts Payable
  • Automatic Payment Program
  • Dunning procedures
  • New GL functionality
  • DMS implementation
  • Metadata management
  • Records management
  • Workflow automation

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Creation of G/L Accounts Master Data: Created GL accounts based on user requirements.
  • Solving Client Tickets: Resolved client issues efficiently.
  • New GL Implementation: Worked on implementing New GL functionalities.
  • Year-End Activities: Performed year-end financial activities.
  • Defining Document Types and Number Ranges: Configured document types and number ranges.
  • House Bank Setup: Defined new house banks.
  • Dunning Program Configuration: Configured the Dunning Program according to client needs.
  • Check Printing Forms Design: Collaborated with technical teams to design check printing forms.
  • Tax Code Setup: Defined new tax codes.
  • Cost Center Assignment: Assigned cost centers to GL accounts for accurate expense tracking.
  • Current Liabilities GL Accounts Creation: Created GL accounts for current liabilities.
  • Payment Terms Setup: Established payment terms for customers.
  • Finance Posting Columns Addition: Added columns for finance posting and MIRÓ/MIR7 numbers.
  • Number Range Intervals Setup: Configured number ranges for company codes.
  • Vendor/Customer Statement Updates: Maintained vendor and customer statements in MS Excel.

Certification

  • C_TS4FI - SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Financial Accounting

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Sap FICO Consultant

Ensetu Solutions Pvt Ltd
04.2023 - Current

Junior SAP FI Consultant

Gurumarga consultancy
04.2022 - 04.2023

B.com - computers

Osmania University

Higher Secondary - Commerce

Little Flower Junior College

High School Diploma -

Siddhartha High School
JOHN BRAINARD