Claude - Consultant fonctionnel SAP FI

Relevant Projects Experience
Company client : KDI France
Duration: Oct 18 – December 18
Position: Transition Management
Application : FI : (AP)
Responsibilities Expertise
◉ In the context of P2P service Outsourcing to Capgemini India, support local and Outsourced teams about communication (local team does not speak English), fix pending issues, and daily processes (posting, errors on PO, payment runs)
◉ Manage transfer knowledge about specific process (direct debits, open PO,…)

Company client : Mr Bricolage
Duration: January 18
Position: Expertise (FI-CO, contract)
Application : FI : (GL/CO-MM)
Responsibilities (Team size of 3 – France) – Expertise
◉ Determine for Purchase orders the right Account determination by Business Area (Plant)
◉ Customize an aggregation rules based on Cost Centers for stock postings to limit the GL Posting

Company client : Valeo Vision
Duration: September 17 - December 17
Position: Maintenance and Enhancements (FI, contract)
Application : FI : (AR/AP/New GL/AA/TR/TM)
Responsibilities (Team size of 5 – France and India) – Enhancements and Issues
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO enhancements or issues raised by Valeo affiliates (France, Asia, Europe) : Deployment of new Travel Expenses with workflow validation.
◉ Create customizing, tests and technical documents. Assist final users for acceptance tests.
◉ Work with technical developers on Finance specific programs or reports
◉ Issues and enhancements follow-up

Company client : Biogaran (AWACS Project)
Duration: September 16 – December 16
Position: Users’ training (FI, contract)
Application : FI : (AR/AP/GL/AA/TR)
◉ Create the training material for final users according to AWACS project
◉ Conduct training for final users

Company client : Alstom Transport
Duration: September 15 – July 16
Position: Group SAP Finance referee (FI, contract)
Application : FI : (AR/AP/GL/AA/TR)
◉ Understand global GSI Project way of working on the defined topics
◉ Ensure GSI process & finance procedure are aligned & respected
◉ Support GSI Business Process Owner during Gap Fit
◉ Check and coordinate the customizing for each new roll out.

Company client: Tarkett
Duration: April 15 – July 15
Position: SAP Functional Consultant (FICO, contract) –
Application : FI : (AR/AP/GL/AA/TR)
Responsibilities (Team size of 3 ) – Enhancements
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO enhancements raised by Tarkett affiliates (France, Asia, Europe, USA) : FEC France, Withholdng tax, CUP/CIP Italy, Airplus, travel Expenses,..
◉ Create customizing, tests and technical documents. Assist final users for acceptance tests.
◉ Work with technical developers on Finance specific programs or reports

Company client: Sanden Manufacturing Europe / Abeam Consulting Japan
Duration: November 2014 – March 2015
Position: FICO Project Consultant (FICO, contract)
Application : FI : (AR/AP/GL/AA/TR)
Responsibilities (Team size of 6 ) – Project
◉ Adapt Japanese Group Core Model to French legal or local requirements : VAT, Bank’s files, Depreciations, Accounting shemes, ...
◉ Collect users requirements for each business flow
◉ Users Training (FI GL, AR, AP, AA, TR)
◉ Users Acceptance Tests Assistance

Company client: Dassault Falcon Services / Sopra
Duration: October 2014 – November 14
Position: FI Expertise (FICO, contract)
Application : FI
Responsibilities (Team size of 3 ) – Evolutions
◉ Activate Extended Witholding Tax for vendors
◉ Update Group currency after go live with SAP SLO
◉ Adapt and customize non Euro Vendors Bank Transfer File (new Sepa Format)for BNP and Natixis

Company client: Air Liquide
Duration: January 2014 – Aug 14
Position: Application Expert (FICO, contract) – Assistance to the contracting authority
Application: FICO
Responsibilities (Finance Team size of 4) – Maintenance and Support
◉ Support Air Liquide European Affiliates to create Evolution Request
◉ Challenge the workload effort with subcontractor
◉ Chek the proposed solution
◉ Chek the test scenario run by the subcontractor and assist affiliates for this task
◉ Manage periodic bundles SAP updates
◉ Follow-up Evolutions and Incidents with affiliates.

Company client: Heineken France
Duration: Jan-2013 – Nov2013
Position: SAP Functional Consultant (FICO, contract) – PRINCIPAL Configuration Consultant
Application: FI (AA, AR, GL), CO (OM,-PCA),MM (IM-PUR)
Responsibilities (Finance Team size of 6) - Project
◉ Merging of internal companies
◉ IMG configuration and Blueprint design for FICO implementation.
◉ Financial Data conversion strategy and development work (LSMW) for conversion from legacy to SAP.
◉ Liaise and work with other team members on integration testing between FI -CO, FI-MM, FICO -SD
◉ Work with technical developers on Finance forms and reporting
◉ Post-live and Month End Close Support and Issues resolution.

Company client: Arcelor Mital
Duration: November 2011– Sept 2012
Position: SAP Functional Consultant (FICO, contract) – PRINCIPAL Configuration Consultant
Application: FICO (AA, AP, AR, GL, New GL,TR, COPA, CCA)
Application : FI
Responsibilities (Finance Team size of 4) – Maintenance and Support
◉ Enhancement works in reviewing & improving the organisational financial business processes.
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO operational & system issues for process in
Vendor & banking payment process.
◉ Manage development work & functional specifications with technical teams on reports, interfaces

Company client: PM Conseil – IT Company
Duration: July 2011– October2011
Position: Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO, contract)
Application: FICO
Responsibilities (Team size of 10) - Maintenance and Support
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process. Customers 'companies were french SMEs and SMIs like Rémy Cointreau, Picard...
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.

Company client: L.V.M.H. / Logica
Duration: September2010 – Jun e2011
Position: Senior SAP Consultant (FICO, contract) – LEAD Consultant for Enhancement
Application: FICO
Responsibilities (Project team size of 6) - Maintenance and Support
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues raised by LVMH affiliates (France, Asia, Europe, USA)
◉ Liaise and work with other team members on integration testing between FI -CO, FI-MM
◉ Work with technical developers (Philippines) on Finance specific programs or reports

Company client: Schneider Electric / I.B.M.
Duration: February 2010 – August 20010
Position: Senior SAP Consultant (FICO, contract) – LEAD Consultant for Specific Programs Testing
Application: FICO
Responsibilities (Project team size of 8) – Bridge Project
◉ Responsible of the whole test cycle for specific programs, from specification until user's acceptance:
1. Functional specification according to business requirement
2. Unit and mass tests
3. Correction
4. User 's acceptance

Company client : Neopost
Duration: September 2009 – January 2010
Position: Senior SAP Consultant (FICO, contract)
Application: FICO
Responsibilities – Project
◉ Specific report to calculate foreign exchange difference for U.K affiliate.
◉ Specific interface for treasury department.
◉ Work with technical developers

Duration: September 2008 – August 2009
- Sabbatical Year

Company Cap Gemini
Company client: Total
Duration: May 2007 – August 2008
Position: Senior SAP Consultant (FICO, Permanent))
Application: FICO (AA, AP, AR, GL, IM, TR, COPA, CCA) Project Implementation & Rollout (ECC 6.0) for for 3 countries : New Caledonia, Tunisia and Ivory Coast
Responsibilities (Finance project team size of 6)
◉ Finance Stream Lead for the whole French project part
◉ Conduct business requirements workshop with Finance users on business process design of Accounting and Controlling
◉ IMG configuration and Blueprint design for FICO implementation.
◉ Financial Data conversion strategy and development work (LSMW) for conversion from legacy to SAP.
◉ Liaise and work with other team members on integration testing between FI -CO, FI-MM, FICO -SD
◉ Work with technical developers on Finance forms and reporting
◉ Conduct training and UAT sessions with key business users.
◉ Post-live and Month End Close Support and Issue resolution.

Company Cap Gemini
Company:client Thomson
Duration: November 2005 – April 2007
Position: Senior SAP Consultant (FI Permanent))
Application: FI (AA, AP, AR, GL, IM, TR)
Responsibilities (Finance project team size of 6)
◉ Local users support manager
◉ Enhancement program for accounting department : workshop with final users in order to determine expected improvements in Accounting Department
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process. Customers 'companies were french SMEs and SMIs like Rémy Cointreau, Picard...
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.
◉ Training for final users

Company client: Cap Gemini
Company client: Total
Duration: Dec 2004 – October 2005
Position: Senior FICO SAP Consultant (Permanent)
Application: FICO (AA, AP, AR, GL,TR, COPA, CCA)
Responsibilities (Project Team size of 15)
◉ FICO Team Leader (Team size 4)
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process.
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.

Company Cap Gemini
Company client Haenkel
Duration: January 2004 – November 2004
Position: Senior FI SAP Consultant (Permanent)
Application: FICO (AA, AP, AR, GL, TR)
Responsibilities (Project Team size of 11)
◉ Management of the whole support team
◉ Issues follow-up with Key users
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process.
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.

Company Cap Gemini
Company client Thomson
Duration: January 2002 – December 2003
Position: Senior FICO SAP Consultant (Permanent) Support and Implementation
Application: FICO (AA, AP, AR, GL,TR, COPA, CCA)
Responsibilities : (Project Team size of 25)
Support :
◉ FICO Team Leader (Team size 4 in France and 2 in USA)
◉ Off-shore FICO Teams training in Mumbai
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process.
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.

Merging Project : (FICO : AP, AR, AA, GL,TR, CCA, COPA)
◉ Conduct business requirements workshop with Finance users on business process design of Accounting and Controlling in order to determine the common rules and codifications for both companies to be merged.
◉ IMG configuration and Blueprint design for FICO implementation.
◉ Financial Data conversion strategy and development work (LSMW) for conversion from legacy to SAP.
◉ Liaise and work with other team members on integration testing between FI -CO, FI-MM, FICO -SD
◉ Work with technical developers on Finance forms and reporting
◉ Conduct training and UAT sessions with key business users.
◉ Post-live and Month End Close Support and Issue resolution.

Company Cap Gemini
Company: Alstom
Duration: December 2000 – December 2001
Position: Functional FI/CO Consultant (Permanent) Support
Responsibilities (Project Team size of 8)
◉ Maintenance Team Leader ( FI-CO-MM-PS-SD and ABAP)
◉ Issues Follow-up with Key Users.
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process.
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.

Company Bull Consulting
Company: E.D.F.
Duration: February 1999– November 2000
Position: Functional FI/CO Consultant (Permanent) Support
Application: FICO, SD, BC
Responsibilities
◉ Implementation of EURO Group Currency Conversion for modules FI-AP, AR, GL, FA, AA,FI-SL, and CO
◉ FI Configuration of new EURO Group currency settings
◉ Liaising & supporting business users on various FICO issues for process.
◉ Manage development work with technical developers on reports & interfaces.

Company client: Bull Consulting
Company: SERAP
Duration: Septembre 1998– January 1999
Position: SAP Consultant (FI)
Responsibilities
◉ Liaise with users to define process requirements.
◉ Develop the SAP blueprint for FI modules AP, AR, GL. This includes evaluation and design of process workflow.

Company: BULL S.A.
Duration: September 1988 – August 1998
Position: Controller – Treasury Analyst – Vendor's accounting manager (permanent)
Responsibilities
◉ Controller of a maintenance 's unit (CA : 50 MF, 12 % net margin,45 employees)
◉ Treasury analyst and group controller : managed a internal project to choose an implement a new treasury software (Sybel)
◉ Manager of accounting payable (17 people) : Key user for internal IT project

Company: Still & Saxby
Duration: February 1984– August 1988
Position: Controller(permanent)
Responsibilities
◉ Responsible of the controlling of a logistic unit (spare parts for fork-lift trucks)
◉ Managed an internal project for implementation of an internal software to manage inventory of spare sparts.

Company: Datapoint
Duration: February 1978– January 1984
Position Chief Accountant
Responsibilities (Accounting team: 4 people)
◉ Chief accountant (for domestic and US GAAP accounting

Oct 18 – Dec 18 K.D.I. France Transition management

Jan 18 Mr Bricolage Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Feb 17 – Dec 17 Valeo Vision Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Sept 16 – Dec 16 Biogaran FICO Project Consultant

Sep 15,-- July 16 Alstom Transport Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO

April 15 – July 15 Tarkett FICO Project Consultant

Nov 14 – April 15 Sanden Manufacturin Europe SAP FI Expertise

Oct 14 – Nov 14 Dassautl- Falcon Services Application Expert FICO

Jan 14 – Aug 14 Air Liquide Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Jan 13 – Nov 13 Heineken France Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Nov 11 – Nov 12 Arcelor Mital – Steel Company

July 11 – Sep 11 PM Conseil – IT Company Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Sep 10 – June 11 L.V.M.H. (Champagne and Spirits Affiliate) Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Fev 10 – Aug 10 Schneider Electrics Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Oct 09 – Jan 10 Neopost Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Freelance
Oct-08 – Sep 09 Sabbatical year

May 07- Sep 08 Total Senior FICO SAP Consultant/ Stream Lead

Nov 05 – Apr 07 Thomson Senior SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Dec 04 – Oct 05 Total SAP Functional Consultant (FICO)

Jan 04 – Nov 04 Haenkel SAP Process Analyst (FICO)

Jan 02 – Dec 03 Thomson SAP Functional Consultant – Team Leader (FICO)

Dec 00 – Dec 01 Alstom SAP Functional Consultant (FICO) FICO SAP Consultant / CapGemini

Fev 99 – Nov 00 E.D.F. (Sofilo) SAP Functional Consultant (FICO/BC/SD)

Jan 98 – Jan 99 FICO SAP Consultant / BULL Consulting Serap Senior Business/IT analyst

Sep 88 – Dec 98 BULL S.A. Controller - Treasury analyst - Manager of accounting payable

Fev 84 – Aug 88 Still & Saxby Controller

Fev 78 – Jan 84 Chief Accountant and Controller Datapoint Chief accountant