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Yogesh Joshi

Certified SAP FICO Consultant

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

PROFILE                                                                                                            

Highly experienced SAP Application Architect /SAP Project Manager/ SAP Functional Consultant with extensive experience with leading global pharmaceutical/healthcare company 

 

EDUCATION

  • MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Chicago 2008
  • Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (equivalent to CPA).
  • Associate Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, University of Nagpur, India 1978

SUMMARY

  • 12  years of SAP functional experience in FI(GL/AP/AR), CO, COPA, AM, FM, HR, SD and MM modules
  • Very Strong in Product costing, COPA, Asset Accounting  , Profit Center Accounting , New GL, Custom Interfaces with Banks/Other Legacy Systems /EDI Processes  and Material Ledger
  • Strong knowledge of Order to Cash(OTC) /Procure to pay  processes(PTP) and their integration with FI/CO
  • Worked on multiple projects involving  data migration activities in the area of  GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data / Customer master data /Recipes/BOM /Asset  master data and balances  including data conversion from legacy systems .Used multiple tools for data migration including Winrunner, LSMW, ABAP Program, standard SAP tools.
  • Recent experience in New GL includes working on  multiple ledgers for  different accounting principles/currencies/fiscal years as well as  multiple depreciation areas for different accounting principles in Asset accounting
  • Worked extensively in multi-national/multi currency  environment /global roll out environment
  • Worked on System Integration Projects for acquisition /merger of businesses/companies
  • Worked both on new Project Implementation/roll out as well as Support Projects , including working with Off-shore teams
  • 8 years of experience in documenting processes for implementing IT solutions in validated environment for compliance with GxP’s/SOX.
  • Worked in very senior positions in Finance Area in diversified manufacturing industries and exposed to all facets of Financial Management
  • Overall 27   years of functional Experience in Systems Development, Project Management, Management Information System processes(MIS), Financial Accounting, Costing, Budgeting, Auditing and Working Capital Management

 

IT TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

  • SAP AG, Germany- Certified as Application Consultant  “Accounting” for SAP R3

 

SAP EXPERIENCE

 

Project

Version

Nature

Role

 Focus Modules

Various projects at Abbott Laboratories, Chicago   (2002  to date ) 

ECC 6.0/4.6C/4.5

Frame work and business re-engineering/Business Process Harmonization /New Implementation/Upgrades/Production Support

 

Application Architect/

Project Manager/FICO Configurator

General Ledger, New General Ledger, New GL Migration, Product Costing. Profitability Analysis, Asset Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Project systems ,Material ledger, Accounts Receivables. Account Payables, Sales & Distribution, Material Management, Solution Manager

MEMC Electronics Inc, St Louis

( 2002 )

4.6C

Production Support

FI/CO Consultant

Profitability Analysis, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Cash Management and Asset Accounting

 

 

Vikram Ispat( 2001) 

4.6C

New implementation

FICO Consultant/

Project Manager

General ledger, Accounts receivable/Payable, Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis and Cash / Fund Management. Also included data migration activities involving GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data / Customer master data /Recipes/BOM /Asset master data and balances.

Cadila Pharmaceuticals (2000)

4.0

Value SAP Enhancement

Project Manager

Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting

 

Jai Corp Ltd.(1999-2000)

 

4.0

New Full Life Cycle Implementation

Project Manager

General ledger, Accounts receivable/Payable. Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting Profitability Analysis, Cash and Fund Management, Asset Accounting. Also included data migration activities involving GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data / Customer master data /Recipes/BOM /Asset master data and balances.

 

 

Mahindra  & Mahindra Ltd(1998-1999)

 

 

3.1H

 

 

Roll Over Project to New Sites

 

 

FI/CO Consultant

 

 

Asset accounting and Project Accounting. Also included data migration activities involving Asset master data and balances.

Cadburys India Ltd(1998)

3.1I

SAP User Training

FI Trainer

General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Payable

Prosoft Data Services (1998)

3.1H

SAP Training

Trainee

General ledger, Accounts receivable/Payable. Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting Profitability Analysis, Cash and Fund Management, Asset Accounting and ABAP

 

SAP Projects at Abbott Laboratories

 

Project

Duration

Nature of Work

Solvay acquisition  Integration Project

March 2010 to Till  date

Working as Finance Team lead with project team responsible for   integrating Abbott Systems with the Solvay (a company which Abbott recently acquired) systems. Work involved understanding  the Solvay business processes/ IT systems ( mainly SAP ) , designing  custom programs in SAP  for reporting to Abbott Head Quarters ,  designing interfaces  with Abbott SAP/HR systems  and  synchronization  of Finance  master data between  Abbott SAP system and Solvay SAP system

Global Harmonization Project  and blue printing for new SAP environment

April,2009 to Till date

Business process modeling and redesign , Stakeholder Management - guide others through process change and obtain buy-in ,Understanding technology and recommending  when and how to use it to solve business problems and/or improve business processes, eliciting and developing system requirements ,  Designing  instance strategy for SAP system  for global implementation, Blue printing of new SAP environment  based on common agreed business processes/requirements  in the area of New GL/Profit Center Accounting/Asset Accounting/Product  Costing /COPA /AP(PTP) and AR (OTC)

Architectural review of multiple projects involving FICO Modules  /Support  FICO Projects

Jan 2009 to Jan, 2010

Responsible for  functional finance technical oversight of implementation projects to assure alignment with architecture and technology standards, Delivery manager for Support activities in the FICO Module( GL/AA/AR/AP/PCA/PC/COPA including all PTP and OTC activities)

Roll out Implementation for Pharma Manufacturing Units in Puerto Rico

Jan,2009 to July, 2009

As Project Manager and FICO Team Lead responsible for design and implementation of roll out solution for manufacturing Units involving Product Costing/ COPA/GL/AP/Profit Center accounting/MM/PP. Also included data migration activities involving GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data / Customer master data /Recipes/BOM /Asset master data and balances.

New implementation for Nutrition International Division Manufacturing plant in Singapore

Jan, 2008 to Jan, 2009

As Finance Team Lead responsible for design and implementation of FICO solution for GL/AP/AR/AM/Product Costing /COPA/FI Integration with SD/MM, including all PTP and OTC processes for new manufacturing facility. Also worked as Project Manager from Aug, 2008 onwards for timely execution of Project and handled all Project Management activities.

System upgrade from 4.6C to ECC 6.0

July, 2008 to Oct, 2008

Phase O of the project – conducting workshops with stake holders and finalizing design for upgrade to ECC 6.0 with new GL Functionality

New implementation in Nordics and South American countries on ECC 6.0 ( Total 8 countries ) 

Jan, 2008 to June, 2008

As  Finance Team Lead for  new implementation  in the area of FI/CO  involving New GL/Parallel Ledgers( multiple accounting principles/fiscal  years)  / COPA/ Document slitting / Segment Reporting / Asset accounting( multiple depreciation areas for multiple accounting principles)/VAT Tax settings  etc.

Retrofit of Order Management Solution

June 2007 to Dec, 2007

As  Project Manger Team responsible for retrofit of SD Order Management solution for proper alignment with Legal entity structure – Involved review /re-engineering of whole SD processes ( OTC Processes)

New Implementation  of  Project Systems Solution for  Global product  Research Division

Jan, 2007  TO June 2007

As Team lead  responsible  for designing and implementation of solutions for Research Projects   based on SAP Project systems  for Global Product Research Division

New implementation for Abbott Diagnostic  Division for  US  manufacturing sites

April, 2007 to Dec, 2007

As CO lead worked on implementing Product Costing solution for Diagnostic Products .The scope included both Standard costing( Cost Estimates/Activity  Costs )  as well as Manufacturing Order costing ( Order Costing/WIP Calculation/Variances calculation ) . Also included data migration activities involving GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data / Customer master data /Recipes/BOM /Asset master data and balances.

Guidant Acquisition Integration Project 

April, 2006 to Dec, 2006

Worked as Finance Team lead with project team responsible for   integrating Abbott Systems with the Guidant (Abbott acquired Vascular business from Boston Scientific) systems. The work involved working with Basis team to carve out data related to Guidant company codes from the Boston Scientifics’   SAP System database, and bringing  Guidant on Abbott’s shared service AP processes/systems(  custom development for new interfaces/ programs ) .

Support Project for FI/CO,

Aug, 2005 to March, 2006

FI/CO Support Team lead for providing support for FI/CO  user community  in the area of Product Costing /COPA/AP/AR/Asset Accounting /Profit Center Accounting/Cost Overhead Accounting

New implementation for replacing General Ledgers at Corporate Headquarters/Legacy system for Accounts Payable and Direct Material Purchases

Jan, 2004 to July, 2005

Design/Configuration/Implementation for Global Chart of Accounts, GL, AP, PCA, MM- Master Data, plants and FI-MM Integration and Legacy data migration  and Lockbox implementation for AR(Order to Cash)  . Also included data migration activities involving GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data

New implementation for Bio-Research at Worcester, MA and, Puerto Rico

Oct, 2003 to June, 2005

FI/CO team member for GL, PCA, Product Costing, COPA and Fixed Assets Module. Also included data migration activities involving GL Master data /Cost Center Master data/Material Master data/ Vendor Master data / Customer master data /Recipes/BOM /Asset master data and balances.

New implementation for Brazil

June, 2003 to May, 2004

Worked on designing Global Template for Product Costing, COPA , Material Ledger  and Asset management

Production Support for FI/CO Modules

Oct, 2002 to May, 2003

Provided Production support to FI/CO users in the area of COPA/Product Costing/Profit Center accounting/Accounts Payable /General ledger etc including month end/year end activities.

 

IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE IN OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGE – FROM 1999 To 2000

 

As a team leader at Jai Corp Ltd., fully implemented an in house developed package covering General Ledger, Accounts Payables and Receivables, Material Procurements, Issues and Valuation, Production Records, Sales Order Processing and Invoicing, Payroll Accounting. This package was developed with Power Builder as Front End Tool on Window NT/MS SQL Server Platform

 

The work included the following;

  • Business Process Review i.e. evaluation of existing business processes and documentation and discussions with various users for automating processes through Integrated Package.
  • Coordination with programmers for development of the package.
  • Running the software package initially on trial basis parallel to legacy system, discussing problems with users and arranging necessary solutions.
  • Provide support for Post go live phase
  • The project was competed in about 12 month’s time

 

PRE- SAP FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE DETAILS- From 1983 to 1998 

  • Overall supervision and compilation of accounts at corporate level in multi divisional company.
  • Management of Treasury functions- Arranging Working Capital/Long term Loans for Capital Projects from all Leading Banks/Financial Institutions in India, and Foreign exchange risk management
  • Working with various units within Organization to gain insight into the full spectrum of financial activities ongoing throughout the year- Strategic Plan, Annual Operating Plans, Monthly Forecast, Risk/Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Capital Investments
  • Setting standards for various production inputs and outputs and other cost elements and comparison of actual with standards to report variances from time to time for cost control.
  • Improvement in the information & control systems in the organization from time to time.
  • Complete and present the Board of Director’s package
  • Preparation and Finalization of Month End/Year End Financial Statements including Co-ordination with statutory auditors and internal auditors.
  • Inter-action with various government departments and regulatory bodies’ viz. RBI, Customs Dept., Environmental Control Agencies etc.
  • Company secretarial and legal matters.
  • Audit (Including Internal Audits) of many large Companies in India

 


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