Venkata Garimella

• Working on SAP upgradation and migration projects
• Understanding process of current systems and preparation of blue printing documentation
• Working on configurations, system build and data loads from legacy systems
• Configuration of new Asset Accounting
• Preparation of documentation for specific requirements arise in upgradation and migration (enhancements, integrations and reporting)
• Standard configurations and basic testing
• Working on SAP FI-MM and FI-SD integrations
• Involved in preparation of test scenarios with testing team to have robust test plan & scenarios
• Managing team of 10 to provide support for SAP applications and services as requested by IT partners
• Streamlined project processes by implementing Agile methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced costs.
• Review weekly/monthly reports for steering committee, business relationship managers, key stakeholders and review peers project reports
• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
• In process of building Power BI dash boards for the leadership to monitor all KPI, CPI & GPI metrics performed by the operations team by having data marts extract from SAP to visualize it in Power BI.
• Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
• Fostered culture of innovation and creativity within project team, leading to improved problem-solving capabilities and enhanced outcomes.
• Created accurate budgets based on resource requirements, allowing for optimal allocation of funds across all aspects of projects.
• Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
• Proactively ascertain and foresee any barriers that slow down or prevent programs from delivering against project objectives
• Develop staffing plans, project charters, budget estimates, monitoring & tracking schedules and risks
• Taking care of resource management activities, identifying, and escalating project risks to management
• Driving Initiatives for continual service improvements, collaborating with internal teams to deliver quality services with continual improvements and applying problem management practices
• Closely monitoring change request management with Business users & Operations and closing any gaps in process and update effective RCA's for any deviations
• Involve in understanding process of current business process and their different source systems
• Organize and participate in meetings with operations team & with business teams to understand as is process and requirement gathering along with functional and technical teams.

Responsibilities/Deliverables:

• Responsible for managing, planning for timely deliverables along with team of 12.
• Responsible for managing client relationships and leading engagement
• Managing SAP service delivery model to gain high level of customer satisfaction
• Understand key areas of concerns from all important stake holders by meeting them formally
• Leading all day-to-day project management operations which include Project management, risk mitigation, Incident management, SLA monitoring & reporting, workload & resource management and change control activities
• Looking after financial aspects of project, resource management, and budgeting
• Provide timely performance inputs to project team members and HR
• Involved in Project SOW for new opportunities, followed up with support functions with detailed requirements
• Successfully integrated all individual sub projects and align them to overall project schedule, resolved dependencies across individual project plans
• Conducted scoping meetings and blueprinting sessions for gathering requirements to identify all GAP's/RICEFW's needed by business and IT
• Actively involved in preparation of BPDS with functional team
• Proactively identified changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with stakeholders and project team
• Leading daily status calls and monitoring project progress
• Coordinated UAT activities and gained Customer sign off confirmation
• Microsoft project plan (MPP) is used to build project plan and communicated project goals to Internal and external stake holders
• Coordinated with various departments and vendors, ensured delivery of projects on time
• Worked with business teams to understand as is process and requirement gathering
• Understanding process of current systems
• Processes, mapping business processes to SAP functionality and collecting relevant master data
• Involved in Basic configurations and system build
• Worked on preparing functional specifications for various interfaces and take it towards technical build & up to unit testing
• Worked on Standard configurations and basic testing
• Analysis of Fiori Apps and identifying suitable applications for this particular project
• Worked with technical Fiori team to build these applications and participated in unit testing
• Worked with testing team to resolve their queries related to Finance test scenarios
• Acted as defect manager to take control of defects raised by testing teams and business users and help them clearing issues immediately wherever possible or assigning and following up with appropriate teams
• Assisted L&D team to develop and deliver all the Finance scenarios by creating simulations & e-courses for end/business users.
• Participate in cutover activities and dry runs, setting up batch jobs by creating variants etc.,
• Participate in cutover activities and dry runs, setting up batch jobs by creating variants etc.,

Responsibilities/Deliverables:

• Involvement in requirement gathering sessions and understanding business process
• Worked on BPDS preparation
• Created functional specifications explaining Business Process
• Configuration of FI modules-General Ledger (FI-GL), Account Receivables (FI-AR), Account Payables (FI-AP), Asset Accounting (FI-AA).
• Configuration of Automatic Payment Run (APP), Lockbox, Electronic Bank Statement (EBS), SEPA, Check Printing
• Worked on SAP FI-MM and FI-SD integrations
• Experience in preparation of Test Plan, Test scenarios and Test Scripts.
• Had opportunity to work on different projects and efficiently & productively analyzed, delivered all projects undertaken
• Preparing required documents for user training, providing design alternatives, created prototypes of business individuals of business process in SAP.
• Lead position to prepare required documents for user training, providing design alternatives, created prototypes of business individuals of business process in SAP.
• Taking continuous initiatives for service improvements, collaborating with internal teams to deliver quality services with continual improvements and applying problem management practices
• Effectively working towards achieving SLAs and projecting all results to internal management and to clients
• Closely monitoring Incident management, problem management, change request management from clients/business partners and closing any gaps in process and update effective RCA's for any deviations
• Coordinate with development team (ABAP) for development of new functionalities and Reports.
• Responsible for Service Improvements & Innovation proposals.
• Prepared training documents for New GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting and Period End Activities
• Participate in task to synch SAP instances (Development, Quality assurance and Production)
• Involved in project testing phase, knowledge transfer and go-live process Involved in data migration from legacy systems to SAP system using LSMW.
• Post Go-Live Support and provide transition to support team

Roll outs:

• Gathering client requirement and analyzing further to understand compatibility.
• Understanding country specific requirements and provide suitable solutions
• Worked on SAP notes to bring functionality alive for new company codes
• Preparing Functional Document and send it out for functional owners approval
• Once FDD is approved, need to sit with Technical team and explain them functionality to make required logics.

Team Management (Support Project)

• Driven team of 13 as Project Manager for support project along with SAP FI SME role
• Handling team working for various plants (company codes) across globe and working on SAP FI.
• Review activities performed by team and submitting them to client.
• Handling client escalations and spotting and assigning right candidates with responsibility to drive new initiatives of team.
• Managing individual leaves, One on one's, yearly performance discussions, Appraisals etc.,
• Handling Work Flow Incidents

Responsibilities:

• Configure SAP FI module involving A/R, A/P, G/L, Asset accounting
• Configure House Bank, Automatic payment program setup, lockbox, cash management and EB
• Worked on Fixed Assets module along with subject matter expertise and there were many learnings from all challenges throughout implementation.
• Involved in cutover and Go-live activities.
• Post Go-Live Support and provided transition to support team.
• Earned best employee of quarter and may accolades from senior management for on time delivery and team management.

Team Management:

• Handling team of 9 members, working for five different plants (company codes) in UK and working on SAP FI/CO
• Review activities performed by team and submitting them to client.
• Handling client escalations and spotting and assigning right candidates with responsibility to drive new initiatives of team. Looking after team requirements, work allocations and other team handling activities.

• Preparation of monthly management accounts by end of first complete week following end of month includes Variance Reports, P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Streamlined revenue recognition procedures for improved accuracy in sales forecasting.
• Prepare operational expenses comparison illustrating differences between budget and actual.
• Liaising with auditors in relation to preparation of annual audit.
• Preparing schedules to help management and hedge FX requirements for nearly 20 major currencies.
• Quarterly VAT (TOMS) returns
• Reconciling bank, credit card, foreign currency and merchant services statements with bespoke in built finance system.
• Maintained accuracy in managing debtors and creditors control accounts – Daily taking client payments and making supplier payments.
• Maintaining all operational expenses and make payment on due dates.
• Liaising with finance system IT company to solve any glitches or make amendments to system.
• Continuously monitoring and assessing gross margin position.

• Increased account profitability by identifying areas for cost reduction without sacrificing quality or service levels.
• Worked on Sage Line 50, Trams, Client Base and Galileo.
• Maintained accuracy in managing debtors and creditors control accounts, along with ageing analysis of debtors.
• Preparation of weekly reports and monthly financial status of unit.
• Maintain accurate and consistent accounting records. Main duties include: Payroll, Stock control, VAT, Ledgers, Financial reports and analyses.
• Keep track on refunds, reissues and cancellations to handle all customer queries.
• Managing cash ledger, daily reconciliation of bank accounts, petty cash and cash flow reports.

• Being held responsible position, used to report directly to area supervisor for sales and accountability. Have been responsible for stock control.
• After having joined as service representative, was promoted as shift manager within 1 year and was assigned with more responsibility and power to enforce team in accordance with company's policies and regulations. Also to work with peers of other branches and synchronize work methodology in tune with company's specifications.

• Updated general ledger with latest entries. Reduced errors in financial statements through stringent review procedures and regular reconciliation of accounts.
• Provided timely and accurate financial reporting to senior management, enabling informed decision-making based on reliable data.
• Improved cash flow management by closely monitoring receivables and implementing stricter credit policies.