Santosh Kumar KV

Experience of over 17 years as a Testing and functional consultant in SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules including SAP- RTR process and functionality Full life cycle implementations with Upgrades, Testing, Production Support projects and Enhancements. Experience of implementations with ASAP methodology and involved in different phases of life cycle implementation like AS-IS study, FIT-GAP analysis, TO-BE process, Troubleshooting, Production Support and End-user training. Extensive work experience in CO-PA, CO-PCA, CCA, Material ledger, Vertex, New GL, Treasury, FICA and FSCM. Experience in testing tools like Quality Center (QC), Quality Test professional (QTP) and load Runner. Experience in Manual, Automation and Performance Testing. Financial Accounting expertise includes G/L (General Ledger), A/P (Accounts payable), A/R (Accounts Receivable), and Bank Accounting. Configured and maintained House banks with multiple bank accounts, Alternate bank selections for payments, assigned check lots and defined void reason codes. Hands on experience in integration of FI/CO with SD (Sales & Distribution), MM (Materials Management) with good knowledge on Order to Cash (OTC) and Purchase to Pay (PTP) business process flows. Experienced working in various industries including manufacturing, retail, Pharmaceutical, construction, apparel, footwear, utility etc. Worked in environments adhering to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance. Aptitude to analyze gaps (Gap Analysis) between current business processes and best practices in order to recommend a solid design and solution. Expertise in providing functional assistance in the development of RICEFW objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflows). Conversant with configuration for Federal and State Income tax, sales/usage tax, and withholding tax. Worked on SAP FSCM (Credit management, Dispute management, collections management). Managed end to end financial consolidation process using SAP group reporting. Experience in working with SAP Solution Manager. Involve in SAP FICO AMS duties including system and incident management, change management, user support, system upgrade and patching, performance optimization and documentation. Ability to peer review test cases, proficient in managing QC Test planning, Test execution and defects tracking in Quality Center. Designing, configuring and implementing SAP FICO solutions to meet complex business challenges. Experience with SAP FICO build activities such as requirement gathering, system configuration and integration, data migration, testing training, documentation and post implementation support.