Upendra Ammineni

Sr. Solution Architect - SAP S/4 HANA (R2R/FSCM)

Mobile: +1-3413455758
Mailto: ammineni.upendra@gmail.com

Brief introduction about experience

Overall, 15 years of experience in SAP S/4 Hana & ECC, which includes 1 year 8 months of
domain experience the SAP experience includes R2R, Financial & Cost Accounting and Real
estate, where I worked in the Full life cycle Implementation of Projects, Global Rollouts,
Production Support, Business Process Re-engineering, and Third-Party Integration.
Specialties: Significant experience on SAP S/4 HANA Cloud & On-Promise S/4 HANA Greenfield
implementation 1909,1809,1709,1610,1511 and ERP (Version 4.7,5.0,6.00 EHP 5,6,7)
implementation projects along with a strong knowledge in identifying the end user
requirements, documenting the workflows, mapping the user requirements in SAP, coordinated
with business, and conducting workshops & training classes for core team members & end user
in respective modules. Led weekly and monthly meetings with management and discussing the
project progress, backlogs, and milestone achieved during the implementation & Production
support for the projects.
Handled 16 international projects including USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Spain, South Africa,
India, UAE, Qatar and Brazil and Travelled Italy, UK, UAE, Qatar, Oman as a part of SAP
implementation.

Certifications:

 SAP Certified Application Associate- SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (1709)
 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Management Accounting Associates
(SAP S/4HANA 1709)
 SAP Certified Application Associate- SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (1610)
 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Management Accounting Associates
(SAP S/4HANA 1610)
 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Sales (1610)
 RE200 Flexible Real Estate Management
Experience Summary:

 Experience in SAP S/4 HANA Cloud & On-Promise 1909,1809, 1709, 1610, 1511 & ECC 6.0
multiple end - to-end implementation (Project Preparation till Go-Live), Rollouts projects
using Activate & ASAP methodology, and in various Production support roles.
 Experience in requirement gathering, Blueprint, Configuration, unit testing, Regression,
Integration Testing, Training and User Acceptance Documentation and Production support.
 In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, Activate and ASAP methodology,
system design and development and gathering user requirements.
 Experience in Full Cycle Implementations, Roll Outs, Upgrade and Production Support for
Multinational clients having global presence across US, Canada, Europe and Asia regions
Strong core consulting skills – communication, organization and planning, customer-facing
and interpersonal skills to communicate and manage relationship with business
stakeholders and work collaboratively with Partners and cross functional Teams Experience
in Engineering and Health care Industries.

 Extensive implementation experience in Shortened fiscal year.

 Extensive experience various SAP modules DMS, HCM, PP, PM, CS, SD, MM, PS and Warranty
Management with FI/CO. Expert in development of reports using Report Painter, Drill down
report thru report writer.
 Experience in developing Enhancements and Preparing Functional specifications and worked
with development team to provide required inputs for new developments Involved in
Process Improvements and Provided the Work around Solutions
 Created advanced modeling using Hierarchies, derived views, restricted calculated column,
variable, input parameter, currency conversion.

 Usage & Architectural Views of Master Data, Commercial Real Estate Management, Real
Estate Search, Lease Management, Condition Adjustment, Sale Based Rent, Legal
Compliance
 SAP Tools: worked with client tools solution manager, Remedy, and SRMS.
 Extensive experience solutions in SAP BI, BW, WEBI reports
 Extensive experience Travel Management module and Concord.
 Involved in month end, yearend activities in FSCM, FI, CO, REFX and PS.
 Special emphasis on data migration specifications with BDC, Legacy System Migration
workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects
 Extensive experience in developing specifications for Interfaces and Custom Reports
 Strong Concepts in Business Process understanding in various verticals.
 Ability to manage projects independently in onsite.
 Active member in conducting the team meetings, Customer meetings & self-assimilation
programs.
 Good knowledge in ABAP debugging techniques to work with user-exits and cross
applications.
 Excellent communication and inter personnel skills. Proven ability to work independently
 and team environments.

SAP Expertise:

 SAP Financials: Proficient in ECC and S/4 HANA Org Structure, New GL, Classic GL, FI-AR, FI-AP,
FI-AA, Bank accounting (EBS), Integration with other modules like MM, SD, CONCUR, TRM and
Cash Management for internal and external reporting.
 SAP Controlling: 13 Years CO expertise in Cost Center Accounting CO-CCA, Profitability
Analysis CO-PA, Profit Center Accounting PCA, Internal Orders IO, Activity Types Distribution
and Assessment Cycles, Variances, Results Analysis, Product Costing PCC, Cost object
Controlling and working knowledge in Actual Costing and Material Ledger.
 10+ years hands-on experience with configuring and supporting the COPA.
 SAP FSCM (Financial Supply Chain Management): 12 Years FSCM expertise sub modules
like Credit Management, Collections Management and Dispute Management.
 SAP Biller Direct (FIN-FSCM-BD),
 SAP Collections Management (FIN-FSCM-COL),
 SAP Credit Management (FIN-FSCM-CR),
 SAP Dispute Management (FIN-FSCM-DM)
 SAP BCM- Bank Communication Management
 SAP RE-FX- 7 Years In-depth knowledge of (Flexible Real Estate Management) including
Master Data Management, Contract Management, Rental Accounting.
 SAP Sales &a Distribution: Facilitate the implementation and support of SAP SD. Good
knowledge about SD Business Processes: Contracts, Sales Order, Delivery Processing,
Shipment processing, Billing, Credit/Debit Memo Processing, Sales Returns, Free of charge
delivery, STO, rebates processing and free goods determination Configuration: Sales
Document Types (Sales Order, Delivery, Billing), Item category, Pricing Procedure and Pricing
Conditions types, Output type Settings & Determination, Customer Master Data Settings,
Partner Function and Partner function determination, Copy Control, Shipping Point
determination. Master Data: Customer Master Data, Pricing Condition types, Output
condition types (Order Confirmation, Delivery Note, Billing)
 SAP Material Management: Facilitate the implementation and support of SAP MM. Good
knowledge about MM Business Processes: Contracts, Purchase documents, GRN Processing
and Invoice.
 SAP Technical: LSMW, BDC, LTMC, IDOC and Report Painter reports.
Educational Qualification:

Qualification Institution University

Institute of Cost and Works Sharp & Tannan Associates Institute of Cost and Works
Accountants of India (ICWAI) Accountants of India

MBA - Master of Business University College of Engineering Kakathiya University

Administration (Specialized in
Finance)
 B. Com -Bachelor of Commerce Sri Venkataswra Arts College Sri Venkataswra University

Experience and Accomplishments:

Duration Company Role

May 2023- Till date Mattson Technology Inc Sr. Solution Architect SAP FICO/FSCM

June 2021- May 2023 Anaya Technologies Inc Sr. Solution Specialist SAP FICO/FSCM

Feb 2017- June 2021 Jaidah Group Solution Specialist

Jan 2013- Feb 2017 Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd Project Lead

Nov 2011- Dec 2012 Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd Lead Consultant

Aug 2010 – Nov 2011 Changepond Technologies Ltd Sr. Functional Consultant

Nov 2008 -July 2010 Aegis Ltd Operations Accounts Executive

Professional experience in projects:

Employer Client Duration Project Scope

Mattson Technology, Inc Mattson Technology, Inc May 2023 to Till date Production Support, SAP Split
(Carve-Out) Project

Anaya Technologies, Inc Milo's Tea Company Inc Jan 2023 to May 2023 S/H HANA Implementation
2202

Anaya Technologies, Inc ByHeart Inc July 2022 to Jan 2023 S/H HANA Implementation
2022

Anaya Technologies, Inc Optum Distributions, Inc June 2021 to July S/H HANA Implementation
2022 2021

Jaidah Group Jaidah Group Feb 2017- June 2021 Implementation/ Production
Support –S4 HANA 1809,1610

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Bunduq Oil Company Dec 2013 to Feb 2017 Implementation /Production
Ltd. Ltd Support - S4 Hana 1511

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Emirates Trading Jan 2013 to Nov 2013
Production Support-ECC 6.0
Ltd. Agency. LLC

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Qatar National Cement June 2012 to Dec
Implementation -ECC 6.0
Ltd. Company, Qatar 2013

Larsen & Toubro Infotech L&T Constriction & Nov 2011 to May Business Process Re-
Ltd. Mining Machinery 2012 engineering
 Changepond Technologies Bonfiglioli Technotrans Aug 2011 to Nov
Global Rollout ECC 6.0
Spain 2011

Changepond Technologies Bonfiglioli Transmission Aug 2011 to Nov Global Rollout ECC 6.0
South Africa (Pvt) Ltd 2011

Changepond Technologies Bonfiglioli UK Ltd. Feb 2011 to July 2011 Global Rollout ECC 6.0

Changepond Technologies Bonfiglioli Transmission Dec 2010 to May2011 Global Rollout ECC 6.0
India movind (Pvt) Ltd

Changepond Technologies Bonfiglioli USA Inc Aug 2010 to Dec 2010 Global Rollout ECC 6.0

Changepond Technologies Bonfiglioli Canada Inc Aug 2010 to Feb 2011 Global Rollout ECC 6.0

SAP S/4 Hana & ECC: Implementation/ Rollouts/ Split (Carve-Out)

Role - Responsibilities: Sr. Solution Architect, Sr. R2R Solution Specialist, Project Lead, Lead
Consultant
 Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
 Strong subject and Solutions expertise in SAP S/4 HANA on Promise & Cloud
 In-charge of leading the FI/CO/REFX/PS/FSCM/MM/SD Modules and responsible for
Implementing SAP FI/CO/REFX/MM/SD across various companies of the group.
 Performed detailed analysis of complex business process requirements and provide
appropriate system solutions, identify, interpret, validate, and document customer
requirements.
 Conducting and Facilitate workshops to collect business requirements.
 Map client business requirements, processes, and objectives
 Identify gaps, issues, and work around solutions.
 Proactively identify and propose business process and system enhancements.
 Blueprint Design (As-Is & To-Be)
 Created Technical specifications and standard modeling documents for HANA.
 Involved in business and blueprint gathering discussion.
 Performed data modeling and developed Analytical views for the transactional data,
Attribute views for the master data, and the calculation views as final model in HANA Studio.
 Provided Specialist level functional and configuration design Solutions in the
FICO/REFX/PS/SD/MM, BI BW Modules of S/4 HANA 1909,1809,1709,1610,1511
 Having discussion with Finance Analysts, Controllers, Directors in various verticals Heads as
Quick Services, Whosales and Lubricants, Heavy Equipment, Automotive, Real Estate, GYM,
Electricals, Telecom and Manufacturing provide solutions to cater their business
requirements and extend the solution across the group, where applicable.
 Extensive experience on General Ledger process
 Extensive experience on Foreign Currency Revaluation
 Extensive experience on Accounts Receivable (Order-to-Cash Scenarios) and Integration with
 SD: Cash and Credit card sales, Credit sales, B2B and B2C sales, third party sales, Project
sale, make to orders, Intercompany & Inter Division sales, Credit memo, Return orders.
 Extensive experience on Accounts Payable (Procure-to-Pay Scenarios)
 Extensive experience on Stock Transfer Order (STO), Sub-contracting (SC)
 Extensive experience on Asset Management (Direct Acquisition with PO & Non-PO)
 Extensive experience on Product Costing (Make-to-Stock & Make-to-Order)
 CO expertise in Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting CO-CCA, Profitability
Analysis CO-PA, Profit Center Accounting PCA, Internal Orders IO, Activity Types Distribution
and Assessment Cycles, Variances, Results Analysis, Product Costing PCC, Cost object
Controlling and working knowledge in Actual Costing and Material Ledger.
 Extensive experience COPA costing based, and Account based.
 Extensive experience Characteristics Derivation and Valuation: Integration with product
costing and valuation using costing sheet.
 Extensive experience Cost Allocation
 Extensive experience COPA integration with SAP Cross Modules.
 Extensive experience COPA-Planning
 Extensive experience COPA Reporting
 Extensive expertise on SAP Query Reports, Test Script Preparation, Recording
 Extensive expertise on IFRS & GAAP Requirements
 Extensive expertise on Unit Test, System Test (SIT), Integration Test, UAT
 Responsible to carry out Business Process study and suggest improvement.
 Responsible to prepare GAP analysis and ensure the development meet the requirements of
the user. Developments are to be approved only if it is not possible to provide solution in
SAP Standard. Development activities includes usage of Function Modules, BAPI, and
Business Transaction Events (BTE).
 Responsible to schedule end user training at frequent intervals by gathering training
requirements from users Issues relating to Finance and Real estate Modules.
 Responsible for solution for all 3rd Party system integration process with SAP including
legacy system and service provider system for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) activity.
 Optimize Finance Business Processes, and help customers to adopt Best Practices
 Communicate on project progress to engagement manager.
 Develop own professional learning of SAP products/technologies and solutions.
 Designing, building, testing, and deploying for SAP FICO technical solutions, emphasizing
RICEFs (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, Forms) design and development.
 Demonstrated experience in Project Delivery, including feasibility, estimation, project
planning, milestone tracking, and reporting Clarify processes to end users and business
stakeholders as required.
 Provide detailed transactional information to internal and external auditors as required.
 Worked with business stakeholders to understand, analyze, evaluate the business
requirements, and translate them into functional and non-functional requirements.
 Responsible for Analyses existing programs or formulates logic for new systems, devises
logic procedures, prepares flowcharting, performed configuration, tests, and rollouts to
 business users and customers.
 Responsible SAP solutions and ensures they meet business requirements and are “fit-for-
purpose.” Presents and validates solutions with business partners.
 Balances business requirements with technical feasibility. Recommends changes in business
process, development, maintenance, and system standards.
 Month-end activities & Year-End Activities
Production Support:
Role - Responsibilities: Sr. Solution Architect, Sr. R2R Solution Specialist, Project Lead, Lead
Consultant, Sr. Functional Consultant SAP FICO/FSCM
 Worked as Onsite & Offshore support consultant and handled remedy and client specific
tool (SRMS) & Solution Manager Tickets for support issues.
 Actively participated in Data Modeling team meetings and helped in generating the star
schemas required for reporting.
 Support provided for a global implementation of SAP R/3 Version 6.00, 148 company codes,
all Middle East regions with local legal requirements.
 Ticket resolution and answering how-to questions.
 Responsible for detailed problem determination of issues escalated from Level-1.
 Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure by
stepping through the ABAP Code and identifying the problem resolution.
 If the resolution is a major development or configuration fix, provide the necessary change
detail to Level 3 to have the deepest level of application or product understanding.
 Able to understand both the standard application features (i.e. out of the box functionality)
as well as the detailed components of the customized features.
 Responsible for making changes, migrating them, completing the ticket and communicating
the change to the level 2 support person, who can then resolve and close the call.
Determine problems found by the proactive application monitoring being done on a regular
basis by the level 2 support person. Therefore, the level 3 person may also have to apply
patches, complete performance tuning, re-create tables or indices, etc.
 Co-ordination of problem tickets with offshore resources (functional as well as technical) to
ensure that the tickets are resolved within the stipulated SLAs.
 Ensuring that offshore team resources are properly loaded, help them in solving tickets
where required and ascertain that the tickets are resolved well within the stipulated SLA
timelines set. Worked as Offshore Support Consultant and Handled Remedy and Client
Specific Tool (SRMS) Tickets for support issues.
 Attending internal review meetings weekly and tanking necessary action in lagging areas to
meet the milestone of project.
 Ensure timely response and resolution of problem solving of tickets within the stipulated
time by adhering to the severity level benchmarks and achieving 100% efficiency with
customer satisfaction as top priority.
 Expertise in analysing the customers’ business requirements, needs and objectives and map
them to the SAP processes, conducting workshops, prototyping, analysing, and
implementing solutions and products.
  In depth exposure to Customizing, User enhancements. Worked in RICEF development
project.
 Expertise in analysing new CR requirements (Planning, Budgeting) for FICO.
 Novice level ABAP Skills. (Function Modules, User exits and able to understand ABAP
programs)
 Responsible for detailed problem determination of issues escalations.
 Coordinating and executing with the new developments and CR’s and Rollouts.
 Coordinating with User for some critical issue and try to resolve it with in timeline.
 End user training every 6 months once to reference the business process.
 Handling Enhancements, Coordination with developers.
NON-SAP Experience:
Company : Aegis Ltd

Designation : Accounts Operation Executive

Duration : Nov 2008 – July 2010

Responsibilities:

 Day to Day Business transactions: Responsible for the day-to-day Collection from the
customers and payment to the different Vendors.
 Responsible for Receivables and Payables: Sending reminders to the customers about their
outstanding amounts. Interacting with the Vendors to get maximum discounts on their
services.
 Maintenance of petty cash & Main cash Books.
 Tracking on Payments limits to customers: Calculating the payment percentages to the
vendors and marketing executive and other Customers.
 Responsible for day-to-day cash collection and payments: Tracking daily collection and
payment. Calculating the percentage of expenses on our collection to understand easily to
the management.
 Preparing weekly and monthly reports: Responsible for the reports with are required by the
management i.e... Weekly collection, commission, site payment, advertisement, vehicles,
other administration expenses.
 Bank reconciliation: matching the books with the bank statement to adjust the bank account
to equalize the statements.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

 Strong Leadership acumen. Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving

environment.
 Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
 Strong supervisory, coaching and project management skills.
 Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
 Excellent negotiation, influence, mediation, and conflict management skills
  Ownership
 Troubleshooting.

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