HASSAN SULEIMAN Suleimanhassan5371@gmail.
com
12777 Ashford Point Drive, Houston, Tx 77082 713.815.8514
SAP FICO CONSULTANT
An accomplished professional with over 19 years of progressive experience in accounting, taxation, auditing
and IT, of which more than 9 years’ experience in SAP FICO.
● SAP Project Implementation ● EBS, Lockbox, Enhancements ● RFP, Proposal, Orals
● SAP Production Support, ● Vertex, Concur, Ariba, VIM, BW ● SAP Testing, Training, Leading
● GL, AP, AR, AA, PC, COPA, PS ● Planning, Reporting, Scrum Mgt ● ALM, Charm, Remedy, Hypercare
● Intercompany Selling ● APP, S4Hana ● Production Support
Professional Summary
Over 9 years of extensive SAP experience with three full life cycle implementations.
Expertise in configuration and customization of FI (GL, A/P, A/R, AA, SPL), S4 HANA, & CFIN
Strong working knowledge in Controlling (CCA, OM, IO, PCA, PC, COPA), VIM and B/W modules.
Implemented SAP VIM, Concur, ARIBA.
Strong Post Implementation support 24/7 with experience in various industries
Professional Client and Consulting experience with managing onsite and offshore teams.
Efficient Proposal Participation and Management with the ability for Oral Presentation and opening
new consulting accounts, and expert in working along system integrators
Extensive experience in enhancements, configuration and testing of FI/CO modules General Ledger
(GL), Account Payable (AR), Account Receivable (AP), Fixed Assets, Cost Center Accounting
(CO-CCA), Internal Orders (I/O) and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).
Integration of FI with MM and SD with Procure to Pay (P2P) and Order to cash Cycles (OTC)
Implemented S4HANA green field for GL, AP, AR.
Experienced with Rollouts, Support and Upgrade projects.
Expert with Release Management for new applications / bug fixes and control Changes.
Through understanding of SAP system from business process, cross functional and integration view
points
In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, ASAP methodology, system design and
development, gathering user requirements, developing specification and custom report
Experience in Blueprint, Configuration, Unit, Stress, Volume, Regression, User Acceptance and
Integration Testing, Training, Documentation and Production support
Special emphasis on Data Migration specifications with BDC, Legacy System Migration
workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects
Excellent in working with posting validations, substitution rules, forms, interfaces (ALE & EDI),
user-exits, and reporting tools
Knowledge in identifying, testing and documenting of SAP application controls in compliance with
Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).
Experience in cost management and bank Accounting: Inbound/Outbound Process, House Banks,
Bill of Exchange, Manual and Electronic Bank Statement, Exchange Rates, Translation Ratios,
Bank reconciliation and Cash journal.
Worked on taxes configuration for tax procedures TAXUSJ and TAXUSX
Configured tax procedures for purpose Vertex to compute tax
Worked on automatic clearing and all payment methods like ACH, EDI and Lockbox
Assets, Asset Classes, depreciation, and PS Integration
Excellent communication and inter personnel skills and motivation.
Active member in conducting team meetings, customer feedback meetings & self-assimilation
programs, and expert in Agile Methodology.
Managed Project Scoping, blueprint, and responsible for delivery and architectural changes
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Configuration and Integration of SAP RAR with SAP Sales and Distribution and for external data
upload
Developed upload template for loading operational documents into RAR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Siemens Houston, Tx Oct. 2019 – Present
SAP FICO Consultant
Analyzed the existing legacy system, gathered functional requirements through user meetings, gap analysis,
participated in process improvement teams and produced the functional requirements document.
Configured General Ledger by creating Master records, accounts groups, chart of accounts, number ranges
and G/L accounts for each company code, accounts maintenance and preparation to master files.
Led Vertex Integration for all Tax calculations.
Participated in ECC6 S4Hana conversion
Prepared and sized system landscape for SAP S4 HANA adaptation
Migrated GL, AR, AA into S4 as a Greenfield implementation
Migrated master data and transactions using Migration Cockpit (LTMC)
Customized screen layouts for document entry at account/document levels.
Defined fiscal year variant, posting period variant, customized field status variant, customized line layout,
sort variant, and total variant.
Configured and customized Asset Accounting Module. Configured depreciation areas, defined assets
classes, account determinations, screen layout key, allocate number ranges to assets classes, defined the
classes of assets, capitalization procedures and depreciation calculations.
Designed CapEx (Capital Investment) project with Asset Accounting
Designed Lock Box for Check customer in cash application
Designed EBS (Electronic Bank Statement) for Bank Reconciliation and search string design
Designed and configured Automatic Payment Program (APP) for various payment methods
Prepared master data for AR and AP along with Open Item processing settings, Incoming Invoices/Credit
Memos (terms of payment), Outgoing Payment, Incoming Payment, Dunning, Open item Clearing, Down-
payment received, and Down-payment made.
Worked on Transactions, Check Deposit and Payment Transactions related to Bank Accounting.
Set up Cost Center Accounting including Enterprise organization, Master data, Cost Centers, Activity
types.
Tested the settings on the development server and transported the settings onto the testing server for user
testing and confirmation and transported into the production server after user confirmation.
System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL transactions, configuring adjustment accounts for GL,
AP.
Configured settings for Company code, posting period variant, assigned document number ranges,
tolerance groups for customers, G/L accounts and users, Posting keys and FYV.
Implemented company code currencies, year shift in FYV and FSG as part of my configuration
Assessed tools selection for planning, reconciliation
Led various POCs (Proof of Concept) with vendors
Streamline Supply chain operation with various SAP and none-SAP projects like Ariba, VIM, RPA, and
RFID adaptation
Siemens Houston, Oakville Canada Sept. 2016 – Sept. 2019
SAP FICO Consultant
Configuring and Customizing Customer master data, Debtor management, Customer payments, Customer
invoice processing, Order to cash process, Finance documents Global settings (Posting Keys, payment
terms), Dunning.
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Configuring and Customizing vendor master data, vendor account groups, define sensitive fields for dual
control, House banks, Invoice processing, Document parking, Outgoing payment, Reporting, Check printing,
Voiding checks, matching invoice with purchase.
System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL transactions, configuring adjustment accounts for GL,
AP.
Configured settings for Company code, posting period variant, assigned document number ranges,
tolerance groups for customers, G/L accounts and users.
Asset Accounting: Configuring of Asset Accounting, Structuring Fixed asset design, integration with the GL,
defining asset classes, depreciation areas, Configure (Base, Balance and Multilevel) depreciation methods.
Mapped current data, tables and other reports to SAP.
Reviewed and delivered functional specifications to developers in order to meet business requirements.
Maintained Planner Profile, and created distribution and assessment cycles and supporting Month end
process
Configured all COPA costing
CWB Financial Group, Edmonton, Canada August 2012 – Sept. 2016
SAP FICO Consultant
Gathers and analyses user business processes and requirements. Understands client’s requirements, needs,
and functionality of the system product module. Defines, reviews and documents client’s business
requirements and validates solutions with the client
Works with business users to configure the module to translate business requirements into functional
design specifications.
Responsible for FI-GL, AP, AR, SD CO-CCA, IO and PS.
Configured and customized Chart of accounts, Company code Global Parameters, Fiscal year Variants,
Posting Period Variants, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and Tolerance Groups.
Configured Controlling Area Settings, Number ranges, and Maintained Versions.
Configured and Customized CO – General Controlling, Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Overhead
Cost Controlling, Cost Center Accounting; and Internal Orders.
Hands on experience in Costing -based COPA on S4HANA
Design all Vertex Integration with FICO.
Configured Document Splitting: Configured Item Category, Business Transactions, Splitting Method,
Splitting Characteristics, Default Account Assignment, Inheritance, Zero Balance Splitting, and
activated splitting
Configured and Designed SAP New GL: Created Ledgers, Non-Leading Ledgers, Scenarios, Accounting
Principles, Extended Coding Block, and others
Designed integration with Concur for travel expense across various expense types and AMEX
Led VIM open Text Design.
Restructured COPA (Cost Based) and designed new profitability segments and reports.
Configured the entire Asset solution to conduct Asset Acquisition (Capitalization), Asset Transfer,
Asset Retirement (Scrap or Sale), and Depreciation.
Designed AuC (Asset Under Construction) and CapEx (Capital Investment).
Streamline Month-End and Year-End Process, Financial Statements Adjustments, and Consolidations, and
next year Planning (BPC)
Integrated with MDM/MDG for Master Data Centralization
Designed Month Activity for corporate costing where cost estimate, collecting actuals, variance analysis,
WIP, and settlement
Designed various Functional Specs and led complex enhancements with ABAP team using User Exits,
Functional Module, BAPI (s), BADI (s), IDoC, EDI, PI/PO, Middleware and others.
Managed the Entire SAP Project following ASAP Methodology, and Agile Methodology
Co-Led ARIBA Design and all its integration with FICO
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Designed Profit Center & Cost Center Hierarchy
Designed Automatic Payment Program for various Payment Methods
Used both PMW (Payment Medium Workbench) and Classical Payment Media
Enhanced Bank file for local and international Bank
Designed Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) with Search String
Designed enhancement with D&B for Credit Check interface
Interface with Trust Collection for collecting bad debt with customer
Re-engineered the collection and dunning process using SAP dunning and collection strategy
Interface with Check Scanner terminal and posted checks in SAP and integrated with the bank
Customized Aging Report based on dynamic bucket
Automated Customer Account statements and due Notification
Configured and designed Revenue Recognition where I used the Provision Account for deferred
revenue through VKOA account determination
Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Lagos Nigeria May 2011 – July 2012
SAP FICO Analyst
Configured and customized Chart of accounts, Company code Global Parameters, Fiscal year Variants,
Posting Period Variants, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and Tolerance Groups.
Implemented New GL, activated new Ledger, performed document splitting, Parallel Accounting and
periodic processing.
Accounts Receivable: Customer master data, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to
cash process
Accounts Payable: Building AP Business module, vendor master data, vendor account groups, Invoice
processing, Document parking, Outgoing payment, Reporting, Check printing, Voiding checks, matching
invoice with purchase.
Reviewed of General Ledger information, General Ledger Reconciliation and prepare/ review journal
entries.
Configured the entire Account Receivable including credit management (from FI), dunning, and lockbox.
Designed 3rd party selling intercompany selling and capital investment with SAP Asset Accounting.
Designed and configured Lockbox BAI2 file and application server
Designed Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) with Search String.
Configured Cost Object as Cost Center, Internal Order, and WBS and designed allocation, assessment,
distribution, settlement, and indirect allocation in between cost objects
In charge of Setting up (Hands on) Global Template for entire FICO solution including New GL, AR, AP,
Asset Accounting, Product Costing (CO-PC), and COPA
Implementing New GL migrating from JD Edward System: Setting up Document Splitting, Parallel
accounting and all new GL custom fields
Implemented Project Systems: created project Mask, WBS, Network Milestones, and activities
Implemented Budget control with customer project and designed Capital Investment projects
Integrated Project System with Sales BOM, Production and Planning
Configured Assembly and Milestone Billing in Project System
Set up Intercompany transactions and All Account Determinations
Set up and maintained all asset procurement and logistics
Configured currency valuation and translation by defining Valuation Method, Valuation Area, assigned
the method to the Valuation Area, defined Account Principle, assigned Accounting Principle to the ledger
and determined the automatic posting (Account determination)
Executed batch job creating program, variant and frequency; for most Month-end valuations and closing.
Support all types of procurements for Stock Materials, Non-Stock Materials, Service and others
Defined Automatic Payment Programs with various Payment Methods
Designed Master Data maintenance process for Vendors and Materials from flowcharts, authorization
segregation, and change process templates and approval workflow
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Maintained Vendor Invoice OCR and recognition from VIM
Maintained Automatic Vendor Invoice Creation in SAP from VIM system
Customize Payment terms and including multiple ABAP enhancements
Enhanced Solution for Vendor Item Clearing
Implemented Concur and interfaced with FI for Trip Expense capturing, VAT Calculation, Cash Advances,
Currency exchange,
Enhanced Payment forms and worked on EDI with vendors communication
Experience with Change Management and CHARM and Testing in HPQC and handling tickets
Acted as point of contact and escalation for SAP support tickets after GO LIVE
Unilever Nigeria PLC, Lagos Nigeria Feb 2010- Apr. 2011
SAP FUNCTIONAL ANALYST
Analyzed the existing legacy system, gathered functional requirements through user meetings, gap analysis,
participated in process improvement teams and produced the functional requirements document.
Configured General Ledger by creating Master records, accounts groups, number ranges and G/L accounts
for each company code, accounts maintenance and preparation to master files.
Customized screen layouts for document entry at account/document levels.
Prepared master data for AR and AP along with Open Item processing settings, Incoming Invoices/Credit
Memos (terms of payment), Outgoing Payment, Incoming Payment, Dunning, Open item Clearing, Down-
payment received, and Down-payment made.
Worked on Transactions, Check Deposit and Payment Transactions related to Bank Accounting.
Set up Cost Center Accounting including Enterprise organization, Master data, Cost Centers, Activity types.
Configured and customized Account Receivable and Accounts Payable modules: including creation of
Vendor and Customer Master Records. EBS, Bank Interfaces files, Manual Bank statements, Payment
methods, automatic payment methods, MM and SD integration with Finance
System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL transactions, configuring adjustment accounts for GL,
AP.
Configured settings for Company code, posting period variant, assigned document number ranges, tolerance
groups for customers, G/L accounts and users.
Asset Accounting: Configuring of Asset Accounting, Structuring Fixed asset design, integration with the GL,
defining asset classes, depreciation areas, Configure (Base, Balance and Multilevel) depreciation methods.
Configured House Banks, Payment Programs, Automatic Payment Methods, and Alternate Bank Selections
for Payments. Checks Management, checks printing and defining void reason codes.
Data Migration: Master Data Objects Including GL master data, Vendor Master Data, Customer Master
Databank Master Data, Cost elements, cost centers, Profit centers, activity types, work centers
Data Mapping, Definition, Functional specs for data conversion all FICO Master and Transactional objects
Data Conversion for legacy assets, cut over data in including master data and transactional data, Load File
validations, Data conversation issues and load files issues resolutions, Data Load validations from business,
Business acceptances, Change requests,
Functional specifications for customer and vendors report, Data conversion (Aging analysis, Customer
ledger, vendor ledger reports), Technical Design, Transport Request, change request, Change order, UAT,
Unit Testing, Component Testing
Testing & Training: Unit testing, integration testing, UAT, end user training and cut-over
Kiz Nigeria Ltd., Lagos Nigeria Sept. 2002 – Feb. 2010
Cost Accountant
Recorded journal entries and accrued for costs in accordance with GAAP
Prepared account reconciliations and budget comparisons
Assisted Chief Accountant with month-end financial close and reporting
Participated in multi-functional committees and task forces
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Develop and maintain accurate product costs
Audit item costs costing programs and systems for accuracy
Ensure rates are appropriate and are kept updated with changes in the business
Coordinates proper cost absorption in inventory valuation
Assist Sales Team and Pricing Analyst with proposals for new products and business
Communicate variances and cost explanations to Management Team
Evaluate key performance indicators (KPI’s) and communicate issues to Management
Perform cost / benefit analysis for new projects and capital acquisitions
Working alongside AP, AR and cashiers to assist with the processing of invoices, payments and receipts
against hedges, proactively looking to resolve issues
Establish and maintain working relationships with professional colleagues from other disciplines and within
the finance team
Liaison with store personnel to provide assistance with credit card matters
Support the preparation of local and company monthly management reporting to a high standard, including
P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and working capital
Provide ad hoc information & reports to other members of the management team to aid decision-making
Assistance in the preparation of the monthly Management Accounts for NESC
Assisting in the preparation and management of hotel budgets and forecasts
EDUCATION
BACHELOR APPLIED BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND)
(ACCOUNTING) NAIT, EDMONTON CANADA (ACCOUNTING) YABA, LAGOS, NIGERIA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Associate, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (ACCA)
Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ACA - ICAN)
Associate, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI)
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
Certified Agile SAFe Scrum Master
