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Dushyant Pilania

Independent Consultant

Industry Experience

Food Production

Government Administration

Information Technology/IT

Oil/Energy/Solar/Greentech

Pharmaceuticals

Utilities

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Location Supported

Worldwide

Canada

United States

Languages Supported

English

Skills

  • Functional consultant
  • Project management
  • Managed services
  • ERP

Product Specialization

  • SAP S/4HANA
  • SAP ECC

About

• Problem-solver with 12 years of experience implementing SAP, possessing strong knowledge of financial and accounting processes and best practices, with a combination of functional & technical prowess, project management and leadership skills. Gained adroitness, steering cross-functional and cross-cultural teams, helping clients from more than 14 countries, both at client and off-shore locations.
• Completed more than five greenfield SAP implementations, roll outs, SAP up-gradation/migration, mergers and acquisitions and support projects with expert knowledge integrating finance with other SAP modules such as CO, MDG, FM, JVA, PS, FSCM, IM, MM and SD.

Top Project Highlights

ECC to S/4 HANA 1909 Conversion and Data Migration

ECC to S/4 HANA 1909 data cleansing and data migration

ECC to S/4 HANA 1709 Conversion and Data Migration

·   Worked as SAP SME on ECC to SAP S/4 HANA 1709 data cleansing and data migration

S/4 HANA 1610 Greenfield Implementation

·   Accomplished SAP S/4 HANA 1610 Greenfield Implementation of SAP PS, FICO, MM, WM and QM modules and related master data in a record time of 6 months

S/4 HANA 1610 Greenfield Implementation

·   Accomplished SAP S/4 HANA 1610 Greenfield Implementation 

·   Designed and defined detailed blueprint for MDG/MDM, Treasury, Bank account management and BCM processes; BRD, functional/technical specification documents for development, conversion (data migration from Aderant to SAP) and interface requirements across all SAP/non-SAP applications such as Aderant, Siebel, One Source, Peoplesoft, Coupa, Concur, Ariba, and Flextrack

SAP IS-Utilities implementation and SAP AMS support

•   Worked as a SAP FICO/MM SME on the SAP IS-Utilities implementation project and resolved day-to-day SAP issues of the client

SAP ECC6.0 AMS support

•   Identified and facilitated process improvements that centered on providing standard SAP functionality to meet business requirements

SAP Merger of 4 company codes

Merger of data of 4 company codes into 1 company code in SAP

ECC EHP4 to EHP6 Technical upgradation

ECC EHP4 to EHP6 Technical upgradation

ECC 6.0 Greenfield Implementation

Accomplished ECC 6.0 Greenfield Implementation project for a client

Employment

SAP S/4 HANA Migration - SAP S/4 HANA FICO/CO-PC/CO-PA/FSCM/PS/SD/MM

2019 - Present
    • Working as SAP SME on ECC to SAP S/4 HANA 1909 data cleansing, migration of finance, treasury and credit management data using SAP DoC (Downtime optimized Conversion) approach, reducing business downtime from 48 hours to under 15 hours

SAP S/4 Finance Migration- SAP S/4 HANA FICO/CO-PC/CO-PA/FSCM/PS/SD/MM

2018 - 2019
    • Worked as SAP SME on ECC to SAP S/4 HANA 1709 data cleansing and data migration
    • Implemented CVI, Credit Management, Treasury, Collections and Dispute Management, Trade Finance, Foreign trade, Settlement management and new Intrastat on S4

Manager- SAP S/4 HANA FICO/CO-PC/PS/MM/WM/QM

2017 - 2018
    • Accomplished SAP S/4 HANA 1610 Greenfield Implementation of SAP PS, FICO, MM, WM and QM modules and related master data in a record time of 6 months
    • Worked as SAP SME on a Phase 2 (SAP PP, COPA, CO-PC, SD, Treasury, BCM, BAM) of S/4 HANA implementation on Fiori, providing guidance on operational improvements and the application of SAP S/4 HANA best practices

Manager- SAP S/4/FICO/CO-PC/CO-PA/MDG/FSCM/PS/SD/MM/CPM/BPC/BI

2016 - 2017
    • Designed and defined detailed blueprint for MDG/MDM, Treasury, Bank account management and BCM processes; BRD, functional/technical specification documents for development, conversion (data migration from Aderant to SAP) and interface requirements across all SAP/non-SAP applications such as Aderant, Siebel, One Source, Peoplesoft, Coupa, Concur, Ariba, and Flextrack
    • Delivered proposed SAP solutions on Fiori for R2R, C2C, ALM, P2P within project timelines and as per business requirements
    • Accomplished SAP S/4 1610 Greenfield implementation as well as migration from ECC6.0 to S/4 HANA
    • Led the QA efforts to ensure all business scenarios including the test cases, test data, and test scripts are executed successfully with all defects logged and fixed on HP ALM

Manager/Consultant/Trainer- SAP FICO/FI-CA/FI-FM/PS/Security

2015 - 2016
    • Trained and coached more than 50 students on SAP FICO at Metro College of Technology
    • Analyzed and mapped clients’ business requirements, processes and objectives; developed necessary SAP modifications to satisfy clients’ needs
    • Worked as a SAP FICO/MM SME on the SAP IS-Utilities implementation project
    • Resolved complex FICO/FM/MM year-end issues and developed new SAP RICEFW objects
    • Developed roles and responsibilities matrix and built SoD template for City of Kitchener
    • Coordinated and led the annual audit process, liaised with external auditors and the finance Department at City of Kitchener
    • Provide training on new functionality and assistance in the use of SAP and integrated supporting systems to users and end-users

Team Lead- SAP FICO/JVA/PS

2013 - 2014
    • Led the design of reports, forms, interfaces, conversions, enhancements and slashed SLA breach count of SAP FICO/JVA incidents from 10% to 0%
    • Identified and facilitated process improvements that centered on providing standard SAP functionality to meet business requirements
    • Led the multi-functional team of 10 offshore members to resolve SAP finance and joint venture accounting related incidents, issues and enhancements and was awarded the ‘Best Team’ among 9 competing teams
    • Influenced top management and business stakeholders to sharpen up the client’s inter-company procurement (MM) and HR payroll processes through implementation of material ledger and other special ledgers, that got accepted and highly appreciated by the business
    • Bolstered team confidence and coached to close the client’s more than 2-year old open SAP financial joint venture accounting issues with limited or no historical information

Package Solution Consultant- SAP FICO/MDM/FI-FM/JVA/PS/BPC/BI

2012 - 2013
    • Spearheaded the SAP FI/FM/MDM implementation project on a merger of 2.3 bn USD (Cairn India and Vedanta) from preparation, conceptualization, realization to go-live
    • Translated business requirements into detailed functional specifications, test scripts, and other system documentation while adhering to the business standards for the financial functional processes
    • Conferred with the excellence award for managing and accomplishing the completion of SAP technical up-gradation (ECC6.0 EHP4 to EHP6) project in a record time of 2 months         
    • Managed and implemented SAP FICO/FM/JVA for the client’s acquisition of an oil block, facilitated direct entry of transactions into SAP that saved data migration (legacy to SAP) cost of 200,000 CAD
    • Innovated new vendor over-payment check process that salvaged 100+ man hours a month
    • Monitored team compliance to ensure they meet standards and procedures; clarified assignments and deliverables, reviewed the quality of work and managed the integration of team members’ work
    • Directed and conducted business deep-dive sessions, workshops, blueprinting, configuration, user acceptance testing, and trained 50+ core team members and end users

Consultant/Software Engineer- SAP FICO/JVA/PS/IM

2008 - 2012
    • Accomplished greenfield implementation of SAP FICO/Treasury/JVA/PS for HMEL and Devon Energy
    • Resolved complex month-end/year end SAP issues on SAP FICO/JVA/PS
    • Boosted client satisfaction by automating and efficiently integrating client’s legacy systems with SAP saving 200+ man hours of manual work
    • Improved performance of SAP financial reports of the UK’s biggest oil & gas company by developing and implementing technical enhancements that reduced report run time by 30%
    • Designed test strategies and conducted rigorous root cause analysis on defects to deliver high performing SAP FICO solutions
    • Broadcasted complex ideas, root-cause analysis and data points into simple and easy to understand presentations that conferred monetary awards, client appreciations and bonuses

Education

Master of Business Administration
2014-2016

MBA from Schulich School of Business, York University

Bachelor of Engineering
2004-2008

BE from LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Indua

Certification

SAP Financials Certified Associate
2011-Present

SAP Financials Certified

PMP
2016-Present

Project Management Professional by PMI

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