Muhammad Rahman

Lead SAP FICO Analyst

8157 Apple Grove Road
Kernersville, NC - 27284
571-645-4060
Muhammad.rosehill@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-arifur-rahman-4291952a/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 Over 12 years of extensive functional experience in SAP FI/CO best practices

encompassing six projects, Three of which are full life cycle implementation from blue printing,
realization, go live to production support.
 I have been part of Implementations, Development & Production support projects and
exposure includes preparation of Project Blueprint, Configuration, Unit &Integration Testing,
Training, Documentation and Production support.
 Specific focus is on S/4 HANA as applied to Finance(FI) and Controlling(CO), Simple Finance
AKA S/4 HANA Finance (SAP FIORI FOR SAP S/4HANA 1809), and Process Integration
areas of SAP. Provide innovation and generate business value for customers on the latest SAP
HANA platform. Participated in multiple end - to-end implementation and roll-out projects using
ASAP methodology, and in various support roles.
 Responsible for business and system solutions, design and document methodologies, configuration
of S/4HANA FI & CO functional module, integration processes, conduct workshops, user training
and continued support during the projects.
 Excellent configuration and training skills in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, Asset Accounting, Electronic Bank Statement (EBS), Cost Center Accounting,
Profit Center Accounting, & Internal Orders.
 Extensive experience in Procure to Pay (P2P), Record to Report (RTR) and Order to
Cash (OTC) processes.
 Excellent understanding of Business Processes relating to SAP Finance (FI), Controlling
(CO) and Integration with SD, PP, MM & SAP CRM modules. Strong knowledge in GAAP and
SOX Act.
 Integrate with 3rd party tools/application to optimize functionality.
 Experience in reports, conversions, interfaces, enhancements & forms (RICEF).
 Project management experience with Microsoft Project includes managing timelines, resources,
prioritizing activities, monitoring milestones, Gantt chart analysis, and Critical factors and
reworking the project to changing project scope, timelines and resources availability. Other project
management skills include managing team issue logs, Conducting Blueprint Workshops, using MS
Power Point, MS Excel.
 Extensive knowledge on ETL(DATA Extract, Transform and Load)
 Experience working with an integrated team of onsite, onshore and offshore resources.
 Experience in creation of test components in SAP system and upload to ALM.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

 SAP FICO: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Asset Accounting.
Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders and Profit Center accounting.
 SAP S/4HANA 1809
 SOLMAN – SAP Solution Manager
 ERP Packages: SAP R/3 FI/CO
 ERP Tools: Report writer, SQVI, LSMW
 Methodology: ASAP, IMG and Agile
 Operating Systems: Windows 2008/2003/2000 Server
 General Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
 Panaya – ERP Application changes to Production
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Kontoor Brands Aug 2019 – Present.

Remote
SAP FI Sr. Analyst - S/4 Hana
Responsibilities:

 Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirements and Business Processes and mapped them with
SAP.
 Regularly interacted with users to ensure proper understanding of the Business Requirements and
Functional specifications.
 Conducted GAP analysis , document findings, evaluated scope of studies & suggested
solutions through SAP for implementation and customization.
 Configured chart of accounts, account groups, field status groups, and posting keys, assigned
these variants to company codes, created GL Master records, reconciliation accounts for sub-
ledgers, document types, number ranges, invoices and payments, tolerance groups ,
automatic account assignments, GL display (line item layouts, special fields, sort variants, totals
variants) and financial statement version.
 Configured New Asset Accounting, Chart of Depreciation , Asset Capitalization , Post
Capitalization.
 Created integrated asset acquisition and defined account assignment type for Asset Account,
Account Assignment Objects for the Depreciation Areas.
 Created Asset Master Data , Accounting Principles , Depreciation Run , Asset
Scrapping , Asset Retirement , Lease Asset with Down Payment and without down Payment
 Configured areas of AP , House Banks and Automatic Payment program (APP). Involved in
optimizing bank details for wire payments, check lots, void reason codes and clearing inter-
company vendor/customer open items.
 Managed multiple ledgers within the general ledger according to the client requirements,
worked on parallel accounting model following the rules of New GL .
 Configured the system to deduct a cash discount for payment of fixed asset invoice automatically
and in real time, to the corresponding asset.
 Configured setting for revaluation of fixed assets, normal depreciation run and posting of asset
acquisition.
 Handed SAP finance related tickets to find the possible solution of problems.
 Prepared Month End activities for managerial reporting purposes.
 Interaction with client business users for gathering and analysis of requirements, written functional
specifications.
 Involved in complete SDLC project management activities
 Responsibilities included the design, configuration, and implementation of the Controlling
module.
 Performed requirement collection and analysis for PS module a
 Configured WBS elements, networks and various business scenarios in PS
 Developed test scenarios and Performed unit and integration testing
 Assisted in developing job aids, transaction aids and quick reference guides
 Developed configuration scripts.
 Involved in Period-end-closing activities.
 Assisted in the preparation of Integration test scripts for testing the data for outbound and inbound
data.

Remington Arms Company LLC Dec. 2017 – Jul. 2019

Madison, NC
Lead SAP FICO Analyst – ECC 6.0
Provide ongoing production support and system enhancements to SAP FI/CO users for all financial accounting
(General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Asset Accounting) and controlling operations
(Profitability Analysis, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting). Manage end user calls/tickets for
issue resolution and new development (enhancements). Develop and deploy new processes and configuration to
meet business needs. Enforce corporate standards and best practices in use of applications. Performed Unit
testing, Integration testing for change requests, enhancements and new development. Develop training materials
for business community and assisted with the execution of various business processes upon release of new
functionalities and development objects.

 Accountable for the design, implementation and support of SAP Financials with a focus on FI/CO
modules (but not limited to): General Ledger, AR/AP, Asset Accounting, Treasury, Travel
Management, Fund Management, Legal Consolidation, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders,
Product Cost Controlling, Profitability Analysis, Profit Center Accounting, Planning
 Ensure compliance of all high-level solution models and solution architectures to the target
Architecture, Enterprise roadmap, architecture principles and standards
 Coordinate and collaborate with project stakeholders, system implementation partners, PMO,
vendors, onshore and offshore resources on the design and development of the new SAP system
functionality.
 Act as liaison with business for troubleshooting: investigate, analyze, and solve software problems.
 Independently facilitate workshops with business users to define business requirements, analyze,
create and validate requirements into detailed functional specifications that can be translated to
technical specifications
 Map requirements, processes and objectives, develop necessary product modifications to satisfy
business requirements. Document AS-IS and TO-BE by identifying gaps, issues and work around
solutions.
 Define deliverables according to the SDLC including functional and technical specifications, use
cases, test cases, and system documentation.
 Design and develop documentation for new system functionality to cover business processes and
system functions.
 Collaborate with Functional and Technical teams on testing; unit, integration, functional,
acceptance system, regression, database, analyze results, manage defects and resolve
issues.
 Create documentation and training materials and assist with organizational change management,
including training of post go-live support team.

Old Dominion Freight Line Jun. 2017 – Sept. 2017

Thomasville, NC
SAP FI Functional Analyst
Responsible for the functional design, testing, and implementation of applications based on business needs and
prioritization. Worked with technical staff, users, and management to design and implement applications to
solve business-related problems.

 Gained and maintained a thorough understanding of supported business area(s), analyzing

business flow and how applications support business processes.
 Analyzed of business problems and recommendation of improvements and/or solutions.
 Worked with product owners to develop and prioritize application requirements.
 Provided thorough acceptance criteria for all application requirements.
 Provided functional design specifications for new development and major enhancements.
 Provided consultancy and supportive services for SAP FI and SAP CO modules.
 Supported interfaces internal to SAP and between SAP and external systems.
 Evaluated, validated, and prioritized all incoming support requests.
 Participated in the development and management of project planning for FI/CO area.
 Participated in the change management process by ensuring that documented processes are
being followed.
 Ensured that all required documentation is complete and stored appropriately.
 Facilitated user acceptance testing.
 Verified production changes and coordination with business units effected.
 Maintained IT relationships by working with application architects, infrastructure teams, and
database administrators.
 Worked with Technology Training team to create training documentation as needed.
 Created and lead application design reviews.
 Used Project Management Software to track time and manage projects.
ABC Imaging Washington Inc. Apr. 2016 – Jun. 2017
Alexandria, VA 22310
Staff Accountant
 Prepared consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing
information from the general ledger system and from departments.
 Maintained and balanced an automated consolidation system by inputting data; scheduling required
jobs; verifying data. Budget vs Actual cost in profit and loss account.
 Analyzed information and options by developing spreadsheet reports; verifying information.
 Prepared general ledger entries by maintaining records and files; reconciling accounts.
 Prepared payments by accruing expenses; assigning account numbers; requesting disbursements;
reconciling accounts.
 Developed and implemented accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures;
recommending changes in the ERP system.
 Answered accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
 Provided accounting support for mergers and acquisitions by reviewing financial information;
converting data to general ledger system; obtaining supplementary information for preparing financial
statements.
 Protected organization's value by keeping information confidential.
 Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional
publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
 Accomplished accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Smiths Detection Feb. 2014 – Feb. 2016

Hertfordshire. UK
SAP FICO
 SAP New GL migration Project and Participated in Blue Print workshop.
 SAP Data Cleansing Workshop and identify data sources.
 Validated the target environment with source data in SAP and update according to the blue print.
 Assessed data quality and identified and implemented any remediation/cleansing activities to
 Ensured quality data is migrated in SAP.
 Worked in different SAP landscape during the customization phase, Development and Production.
 Created new COST CENTER/PROFIT CENTER Hierarchies in SAP.
 Configured new GL account. Cost Centre, Cost Element, Profit Centre and Internal Order in SAP.
 Cost Centre and Profit Centre mapping.
 Configured AP, AR
 Configured TAX including Withholding TAX.
 Configured FIXED ASSETS ACCOUNTING.
 Configured periodic reposting distribution and assessment of cost from cost center.
 Configured INTERNAL ORDER, STATISTICAL & REAL.
 Reconciled large data between the landscapes.
 Data migration to production.
 Developed data migration scripts using standard SAP migration tools and Win shuttle.
 Data conversion/migration and data transition for the migration phase of the project.
 Worked with the business team to develop and manage data validation plans for
implementation/cutover.
 Participated the UAT phase and Post data activity, post go live and support to end user.
 Train the end user, prepare the manual and organize group session on premise and on live via web
conference.

Merz Pharma UK Ltd Apr. 2009 – Feb. 2014

London. UK
SAP FICO Lead
 Fully responsible for configuration and Customization of FI-GL, AP, AR and Bank accounting and
Customized CO – General Controlling, Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Cost Center
Accounting; and Internal Orders.
 Co-ordinate SAP implementation and roll out project in UK.
 Implemented the integration between the Sales Order to Warehouse to sales invoice.
 Implemented automatic Bank Reconciliation.
 Configured Extended Withholding Tax Settings.
 Prepared functional specifications to new developments, and enhancements
  Prepared test scripts for unit testing and integration testing.
 Performed unit testing, integration testing and Regression testing.
 Preparation of end-user documentation of GL, AP, AR and Asset Accounting for United Kingdom.
 Validation of test cases tested by testing team, and providing solution to defect issue of
regression testing.
 Created validation rule for cost center and substitutions for Profit center derivations as per
business requirements.
 Communicated with business leaders twice in a week through conference meeting.
 Support for Post Go live and stabilization phase
 Issue handled through SAP solution Manager.
 Train the end user, prepare the manual and organize group session on premise and on live via web
conference.

EDUCATION
 Bachelor in Business Administration (Accounting & Marketing)
Inter College, Limassol, Cyprus