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O R RAJASHANKAR

Summary

SAP FI/CO Consultant with extensive experience at IBM India Pvt Ltd, specializing in tax compliance and comprehensive system testing. Achieved 100% customer satisfaction through effective financial system configuration and user requirement analysis. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and deliver quality solutions in high-pressure environments. Expertise in system design optimization, data analysis, and network security management, driving productivity and successful project outcomes.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - 05.2025
  • Handled tax-related reporting issues across various countries using ServiceNow for ticket management.
  • Managed FI/TAX tickets within Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Asset Accounting.
  • Supported Standard Audit File – Taxation (SAF-T) reporting to ensure compliance and accuracy.
  • Executed end-to-end smoke and regression testing following system upgrades.
  • Customized Greek myData electronic books to address regulatory changes and user needs.
  • Engaged with Deferred Tax transfer functionality to resolve related issues efficiently.
  • Ensured timely resolution of prioritized tickets, maintaining 100% efficiency in customer satisfaction.
  • Provided daily operational support to users, enhancing overall process effectiveness.
  • Performed unit testing of all developed objects to ensure functionality meets the specified requirements.
  • Analyzed business requirements to design and develop SAP FICO solutions.
  • Monitored daily jobs and batch processing schedules ensuring successful completion without any errors or delays.
  • Developed test plans, scripts and scenarios to ensure quality deliverables throughout the implementation process.
  • Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.

SAP Consultant

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - 06.2020
  • Processed FI tickets via SNOW for Accounts Payable, Receivable, and General Ledger tasks.
  • Executed quarterly extraction of PSAP and reconciliation reports for Pilot and AW1 countries.
  • Monitored batch jobs, addressing issues with long-running or canceled processes.
  • Managed integration with third-party software, including Winshuttle and KOFAX.
  • Configured banking systems for complete EBS setup and communication management.
  • Facilitated vendor invoice processing using OpenText VIM, ensuring compliance with validation protocols.
  • Handled prioritization of tickets from P1S1 to P2S2, maintaining high resolution efficiency.
  • Provided daily operational support to users, achieving 100% customer satisfaction.
  • Configured the system to meet customer requirements in order to optimize performance of their business processes.
  • Analyzed user requirements and mapped them to available functionality within the SAP system.

SAP Tester

IBM India Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 06.2017
  • Developed test cases and scripts using HP ALM tool to enhance testing efficiency.
  • Executed test scripts in HP ALM tool, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
  • Demonstrated extensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
  • Contributed to test plan preparation, detailing testing overview, approach, strategy, roles, and scope.
  • Conducted manual functional testing for Financial modules including GL, AP, TDS, and Controlling elements.
  • Analyzed testing processes to identify improvements and optimize overall performance.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to facilitate effective communication during testing phases.
  • Attended daily scrum meetings with development team to discuss progress on open issues.
  • Identified and documented test plans, test cases, and test scripts for software applications.
  • Maintained and updated test documentation, including test plans and test reports.

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Vensars Technologies
11.2015 - 01.2017
  • Configured General Ledger prerequisites, including Chart of Accounts and Document Splitting.
  • Managed Accounts Receivable and Payable, overseeing master data uploads and payment configurations.
  • Developed Automatic Payment Program and Dunning Procedures for efficient cash flow management.
  • Created and configured Extended Withholding Tax Types and Codes in line with business needs.
  • Established Asset Accounting processes, including legacy asset creation and depreciation key definitions.
  • Structured Cost Centers and Profit Centers, implementing Primary and Secondary Cost Elements.
  • Executed LSMW for data migration of vendors and customers from non-SAP to SAP environments.
  • Integrated FI with MM and SD, ensuring seamless Procure to Pay and Order to Cash transactions.
  • Configured financial accounting and controlling components such as General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting and Internal Orders.
  • Actively participated in meetings with stakeholders at all levels throughout the organization.
  • Developed, documented and revised system design procedures and quality standards.
  • Performed post-production support activities including root cause analysis, troubleshooting and resolution tracking for reported incidents.
  • Validated data migration from legacy systems into SAP FI and CO environment through LSMW tool.
  • Created test plans for unit testing of custom development objects within the system.
  • Analyzed and identified customer requirements for configuration of SAP FICO modules.

Officer/Analyst

Scope International
03.2014 - 10.2015
  • Processed TCS Pay-Dubai payments, ensuring timely and accurate transactions.
  • Managed workflow to guarantee all transactions completed by cutoff time without errors.
  • Handled OTT, OLT, ITT, ILT, and BT payments with precision.
  • Executed daily reconciliation of Treasury exchange rates and Nostro payments/statements.
  • Performed reconciliation of transit accounts to maintain financial accuracy.
  • Resolved payment-related queries to enhance client satisfaction.
  • Ensured preventive and corrective measures addressed process flows and errors.
  • Facilitated transmission of SWIFT messages (MT103, MT202, MT202cov) efficiently.

Education

MBA - Finance

PSGIAS-University of Toledo
COIMBATORE
01.2012

B.E - Computer Science

KSRCE-Anna University
TIRUCHENGODE
01.2009

Skills

  • SAP FI/CO configuration
  • FI-GL/AP/AR/AA
  • FI-MM and SD Integration
  • E-books
  • DigiGST
  • SAFT
  • Powerpost
  • Tax compliance
  • End-to-end testing
  • User requirements analysis

Projects

Ernst & Young, Support, 07/01/21 - 05/01/25, IBM India Pvt Ltd., Alchemy Techsol India Pvt. Ltd. handles FI/TAX tickets through SNOW for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, New General Ledger, Automatic Payment Run, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Bank Communication Management, and Taxes. A basic understanding and working knowledge of One Source Determination and the Powerpost application is required, along with customization and advocating for the Greek myData electronic books-related changes and issues, supporting the Standard Audit File – Taxation (SAF-T) related reporting issues for various countries Engaged in the Deferred Tax transfer functionality-related issues. Handling the tax-related reporting issues from various countries. Used HP ALM for documenting requirements, ServiceNow for change management, and ticketing. E2E Smoke/Regression test case after system upgrade. Handling all kinds of prioritized tickets from P1S1 to P2S2 (High to Low). Ensure timely response and resolution of problem-solving of tickets within the stipulated time by adhering to severity level benchmarks and achieving 100% efficiency, with customer satisfaction as the top priority. Providing day-to-day operational and process support to users

Ernst & Young, Support, 07/01/17 - 06/01/20, IBM India Pvt Ltd, DynPro India Pvt Ltd, handling FI tickets through SNOW of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, New General Ledger, Automatic Payment Run, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Bank Communication Management, and Taxes, basic understanding and working knowledge of enterprise structure, New General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Vendor Invoice Management, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Cash Journal, and Tax Deducted at Source, extraction of the PSAP report and reconciliation reports for every quarter for all Pilot and AW1 countries, handling the batch session and IDoc session as per daily routines, monitoring and analyzing the batch jobs and taking necessary actions regarding those that are long-running and canceled, handling the third-party software with which FI integrates, such as Winshuttle "FI Postings," KOFAX "Invoice Processing," ONE GATE "Asset Posting, Exception Documents Approval / Reject," ALM "Testing Tool," SERVICE NOW "Ticketing Tool," and CHANGE MANAGEMENT "Charm and Transport Request Management," involved in the bank configuration for complete EBS setup, involved in the bank communication management for maintaining the approvers list, involved in the setup of the new cash journal and resolving the issues, worked on OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) for processing incoming vendor invoices that involve scanning of incoming invoices (PO & Non-PO based), checks/validations, and posting the invoices either with an approval process or directly, handling all kinds of prioritized tickets from P1S1 to P2S2 (High to Low), employee vendor creation/change/block standard process and custom program, E2E smoke/regression test case after system upgradation, ensuring timely response and resolution of problem-solving tickets within the stipulated time by adhering to severity level benchmarks and achieving 100% efficiency with customer satisfaction as a top priority, providing day-to-day operational and process support to users

CMA CGM Shipping Industry, testing from 02/01/17 - 06/01/17, IBM India Pvt Ltd, DynPro India Pvt Ltd, understand the end-to-end business process, and prepare the test case and test script using the HP ALM tool, execute the test scripts in the HP ALM tool, extensive knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC), methodologies, and test processes, and software testing life cycle (STLC), involved in the preparation of test plans, which specify the testing overview, testing approach, testing strategy, roles and responsibilities, and scope of testing, and manually performed functional testing of FI, such as GL, AP, TDS, and controlling, such as cost element, cost center, and internal order

Prime Tex Apparels India Pvt Ltd (SRG Group of Companies), Implementation & Support, 11/01/15 - 01/01/17, Vensars Technologies, understanding the business process of the client’s business and actively involved in SAP-FI/CO implementation in SRG Group, structuring the organization as per client requirements, General Ledger - configuring the prerequisites, which include the creation of the chart of accounts, account groups, field status variant, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, retained earnings accounts, document splitting, and activation of negative postings, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable - master data uploading and maintaining the prerequisites such as the creation of account groups, number ranges, and payment configuration, etc., Automatic Payment Program & Dunning Procedures - configured the automatic payment program for outgoing payments and dunning procedures for reminding their respective customers about incoming payments as per business requirements, Withholding Tax - creating and configuring extended withholding tax type and code as per business requirements, Asset Accounting - creating legacy assets and maintaining the prerequisites such as the chart of depreciation, account determination, screen layouts, asset classes, defining depreciation keys separately for book depreciation and tax depreciation, asset master records, and sub-assets, acquisition, retirement, and intercompany transfers, General Controlling - configuration of the controlling area and maintaining CO version, and number ranges for transactions in CO, Creation of Cost Centers and Profit Centers - created and configured cost elements such as primary and secondary, cost center hierarchies, cost centers, and profit centers, LSMW - involved and uploaded the master data for vendors and customers from non-SAP to SAP, Integration for FI with MM - worked on the whole flow of P2P (Procure to Pay), including the creation of the purchase order, goods receipts, invoice receipt, and outgoing payments, Integration for FI with SD - worked on the whole flow of O2C (Order to Cash), including the creation of the sales order, post goods issues, billing, and receiving payments from customers, imparted user training on FI-GL, AR, and AP processes

Domain Experience

Scope International, 03/01/14, 10/01/15, Worked as an Officer/Analyst in Cash Management wholesale Banking payments Department., Export Payments: TCS Pay-Dubai., Handling OTT, OLT, ITT, ILT, BT Payments., Reconciliations (Treasury Rates, Transit Account Reconciliation)., Swift Messages (MT103, MT202, MT202cov)., Ensuring Preventive and corrective plans in place, to handle process flows and errors., Handling SWIFT messages (viz. MT103/202)., Managing the workflow to ensure that all the transactions are processed within the cutoff time and without any errors., Processing payments by ensuring zero level errors., Involved in Reconciliation of Treasury Exchange rates on daily basis., Involved in Reconciliation of Nostro Payments/statements on daily basis/monthly basis., Query resolution related to Payments and Account Proofing.

Timeline

Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - 05.2025

SAP Consultant

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - 06.2020

SAP Tester

IBM India Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 06.2017

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Vensars Technologies
11.2015 - 01.2017

Officer/Analyst

Scope International
03.2014 - 10.2015

MBA - Finance

PSGIAS-University of Toledo

B.E - Computer Science

KSRCE-Anna University
O R RAJASHANKAR