Treshina Morais W

SAP FICO Consultant – Tax and Central Finance

Release 1: Led tax configuration and compliance implementation across eight countries (UK, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, and Slovakia) for Bauer Media Group's SAP FICO project. Focused on creating and automating tax processes to meet statutory requirements and support business operations.

Release 2: Delivered Central Finance (CFIN) implementation for Germany by integrating one source system into the SAP S/4HANA environment. The project emphasized real-time financial reporting and streamlining financial processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Release 1 – Tax Configuration and Compliance

Tax Code Configuration: Designed and implemented tax codes for scenarios such as input/output VAT, zero-rated, exempt, and reverse charge VAT, adhering to country-specific regulations.
Withholding Tax (WHT): Configured both classic and extended WHT processes as per country's locatisation to ensure statutory compliance.
Tax Procedures: Developed tax procedures, including tax condition types, account keys, and GL accounts, for accurate tax determination and postings.
Billing Tax Automation: Configured VK11 for automatic tax determination in billing processes across SD and MM modules.
Localization: Conducted workshops to gather tax requirements and ensure alignment with fiscal policies in all targeted countries.
Testing and Training: Performed unit testing, SIT, and UAT for tax configurations. Delivered end-user training sessions to enhance compliance understanding and process adoption.

Achievements (Release 1):

Successfully implemented tax configurations for eight countries within project timelines.
Reduced manual compliance efforts by 40% via automation.
Achieved 100% statutory compliance and improved tax reporting accuracy.
Contributed to a smooth Go-Live transition.

Release 2 – Central Finance Integration

Requirement Gathering: Conducted detailed workshops with business to document CFIN requirements for GL, AP, AR, Cost Center Accounting, and Profit Center Accounting.
Master Data Mapping: Configured mappings for GL accounts, cost elements, profit centers, and customers/vendors, ensuring data consistency between source and target systems.
Custom Development: Collaborated with Client & ABAP developers to design and implement a custom object for vendor/customer integration, preparing and delivering functional specifications.
System Setup: Configured SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation) for real-time data replication. Established error-handling mechanisms in AIF (Application Interface Framework) for monitoring and resolving replication issues.
Testing and Validation: Conducted unit testing, SIT, and UAT to validate data accuracy and system functionality. Tested AP data replication scenarios to ensure seamless operations.
Training and Documentation: Delivered user training and prepared comprehensive documentation, including functional specifications, test cases etc.

Achievements (Release 2):

Successfully consolidated one source system into SAP S/4HANA Central Finance, streamlining financial processes.
Enabled real-time financial reporting, enhancing data accuracy and decision-making for the German entity.

Software: SAP ECC FICO

Oversaw month-end closing processes, ensuring precise and timely financial reporting. Performed variance analysis to uncover discrepancies between actual and projected results, facilitating data-driven corrective actions. Forecasted, planned, and recorded costs for raw materials, labor, and operations.
Enhanced profitability through detailed product costing analysis, supporting strategic pricing decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Managed costing operations, including performing cost runs for daily production.
• Prepared detailed cost sheets for each article (footwear), recommending appropriate Maximum Retail Price.
• Generated critical reports, such as Consumption Variance Reports, Profitability Reports, Machine Hour Reports, and BRM reports.