Srinivas Thota

SAP BPC & Group Reporting Architect

Charlotte, NC
281 799 4050 / Srinivasthota1@gmail.com

Summary:
 Strong Techno functional consultant with close to eighteen (19) years of experience in
Implementation, Upgrade, Support, Testing and User training and other roles of
experiences.
 11 + yrs of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) in both BPC Embedded
and Classic. Around four (4) Years of EC-CS Consolidation experience.
 1+ Year of Experience in building SAP Group Reporting, Built One POC and one Green
field Implementation.
 3.5 years of BW/BI experience in developing financial reporting system and rest of
experience in R/3 financial modules.
 Extensive experience with all aspects of configuration and implementation of SAP BPC,
EC-CS, BCS, BW.
 Experience in integration of FI/CO with SD, MM, modules and FI Data to BW system.
 Design and delivered in 4 successful implementations of BPC consolidation projects.
 Involved in the 4 successful implementations of SAP FICO, BW projects.
 Worked in Implementation, production support for BPC application (Microsoft and NW)
 Solid exposure to FI/CO, MM, PP, SD, CS, HR, PS and EC modules in SAP R/3.
 Experience on SAP Business Objects Lumira Dashboard tool.

Summary of SAP Experience:

Client Role From To Skill Set Project type

Royal Building Group Oct 2020 Till today Group Reporting Green field
products /Westlake Reporting 1809 implementation
Chemicals
AbbVie BPC Jan. Sept. BPC 10.1 Classic, Integration of
Consultant 2020 2020 BW Allergan and
AbbVie entities.

Royalty Module
Umbra BPC July Dec. BPC 10.1 Sales Sales Planning and
Consultant 2019 2019 Planning Allocations
SAC cloud
SAC Dashboard

Westlake BPC Jan June BPC Upgrade from Consolidations with

Chemicals Consultant 2019 2019 7.5 MS to 10.1 Ownership model
Classic Planning Models

Production Support Month end close

Support
Actavis Inc , BPC Oct. Dec. BPC HANA NW 10, Consolidations with
Allergan Inc Consultant 2016 2018 BPC 10.1 Embedded Ownership model
Parsippany, NJ BPC Upgrade from Planning Models
7.5 MS to 10.1
Classic
A & E Networks, BPC Sept. Sept. BPC 10 NW BPC Sales, HR
New York Consultant 2015 2016 Planning &
Financial Planning
Actavis Inc , BPC Sept. Aug. BPC HANA NW 10, Consolidations with
Allergan Inc Consultant 2013 2015 Ownership model
Parsippany, NJ Planning Models

QSI Inc. BPC August Sept. BPC 10 NW, EPM Consolidation,

Irvine, CA Consultant 2013 2013 ADD-IN Planning
NBC Universal, BPC Jan August BPC 10 NW, BW 7.3 Capital Planning,
Los Ángeles, CA Consultant 2013 2013 TPM planning
Chartis Insurance BPC Advisor Sept. Dec. BPC 7.5 NW Planning project
New York, NY 2012 2012
Kaydon Corp BPC Feb. Aug. BPC 10.0 MS Legal &
Detroit, MI Architect 2012 2012 - Management
Consolidation
MWV BPC Aug. Jan. BPC 7.5 NW, Intercompany
Architect 2010 2012 BPC 10 upgrade, Reconciliation,
Richmond, VA Intercompany Consolidation
Synopsys Inc. BPC Jul. 2009 July SAP EC-CS Consolidation,
Architect 2010 BPC 7.0 NW Planning
San Jose, CA
Care Stream BPC Jan Jun. BPC 7.0 MS Driver based
HealthCare Architect 2009 2009 Planning
Rochester, NY
PCMC BPC Apr. Dec. BPC 5.1 MS Integrated Financial
Consultant 2008 2008 Planning

Various client on FICO Lead Jan. Mar. FICO SAP FICO

FICO 2002 2008 Implementations Implementations
Professional Summary:

Royal Building products /Westlake Chemicals Oct. 2020 to Till Date

Group Reporting - 1809 release
Green field Consolidation Project

 Built master data Integration for AbbVie Master data mapping to Allergan Master data.
 Master Data loads to BPC with new AbbVie mappings, Changes to Hierarchies, Reporting.
 Developed Sales, Allocation Override and Gross Margin override Input forms.
 Designed and developed Royalty calculation module.
 configuring /defining Master data
 Maintaining Attributes, Breakdown Categories, Sub item & sub item categories
 Setup of Hierarchies for FS items, Consolidation unites, Group and other dimensions.
 Configuration Consolidation functionality like Currency translation, Balance carryforward and
Eliminations.
 Setup Reporting rules, Validation rules.
 Validation reports and standard user reports using Analysis for Office.

AbbVie/Allergan Jan. 2020 to Sept.

2020
BPC Consultant - BPC 10.1 NW
Merger/Integration Project
Royalty Module

 Built master data Integration for AbbVie Master data mapping to Allergan Master data.
 Master Data loads to BPC with new AbbVie mappings, Changes to Hierarchies, Reporting.
 Developed Sales, Allocation Override and Gross Margin override Input forms.
 Designed and developed Royalty calculation module.
 Designed and developed Royalty driver input forms to collect various drivers.
 Loading master data and transaction data from BW.
 Royalty calculation Vendor reports and Vendor Statements.
 Designed custom BADI to derive contract, calculate Royalty etc.
 Built Security, BPF and training documentation for Royalty module.

Group Reporting POC

 Group reporting Proof of concept on S/HANA 1909 system.
 Group reporting for SAP S/4HANA Companies and Non-SAP companies
 Group reporting - Matrix Consolidation
 Group reporting for Acquisition, Merger and divestiture.

Umbra July. 2019 to Dec.

2019
SAC Consultant -
Sales & Profitability planning

In BPC

 Single handedly managed the successful implementation of new Sales Planning, Allocations
and Gross Margin Calculations.
 Developed Sales, Allocation Override and Gross Margin override Input forms.
 Developed Summary report and Validation reports.
 Designed and Tested Staging, Allocation, Override and Periodic Allocation BADIs.
 Liaison between Business and ABAP Team for BADI developments.
 Developed various Script logics to support BADIs and Clear Data.
 Co-ordinated with Business and Offshore to complete project on time and on budget.

In SAC

 Modelling for SAP Analytics Cloud

 Business Intelligence (Story Design & Analytics Designer)
 SAP Analytics Cloud Planning
 SAP Cloud Stories/Boardroom design
 SAP Analytics Cloud reporting and Dashboard design
 Created 10+ input forms (stories) and Reports on SAC and Analytic cloud
 Profit & Loss – Reporting
 Cost Center - Reporting
 Capital Planning and Reporting
 CFO Dashboards – SAC

Westlake Chemicals Jan. 2019 to June 2019

BPC Consultant - BPC 7.5 MS upgrade to BPC 10.1 NW
Month End close Support

 Migrated BPC 7.5 MS application to BPC 10.1 NW classic

 Support month and quarter end closing
 Enhancements related to Intercompany profit Eliminations
 Migration of Historical data
 Migration of EVDRE reports to EPM
 Designed Security and work status
 Data Integrations from BW

Allergan Oct 2016 to Dec. 2018

BPC Consultant - BPC 7.5 MS upgrade to BPC 10.1 NW
Month End close Support

 Delivery Lead and Architect for the implementation of Consolidations.

 Guide the Team with Functional Inputs and design the Consolidation Process. Design,
Review and Approve the development of Business Rules for Balance Carry Forward,
Currency Conversions, IC Eliminations, IC Matching and complex Group consolidation.
 Oversee the activities of the entire Consolidations Team.
 Hands on development of complex Script logic for functionalities like adjusting group level
entries to subgroups, various reclass posting, flow logic
 Ensure reconciliation of Consolidation Related Data. Oversee Posting of Elimination and
Topside Consolidating Entries.
 Ensure proper Training Materials preparation and involved in the End User Training.
 Assist Reporting Units with Monthly Close Questions and Supplemental Data Collection.
 Implemented complex ICP – Intercompany profit eliminations at Product level.
 Supported R&D and Royalty Planning application

A&E Networks Sept 2015 to till Sept 2016

BPC Consultant - BPC 10 Implementation

A+E building advanced SAP BPC Planning, Consolidation and Reporting solution to support the
Budgeting / Forecasting process. The process empowers users, regardless of skill level, to
access and interact with financial data for timely and effective decision making. Core Objectives
include Standardized Process, Provide Predictive Analytics and Drive Business Decisions
related to Finance and Compensation Functions.

 Designed and developed Revenue Planning Model

 Designed and developed Expenses Planning Model
 Designed and developed HR Planning Model
 Supported Consolidations and Master data Integration
 Developed Financial Reports

Actavis Inc./ Allergan September 2013 to August 2016

BPC Consultant - BPC 10 HANA NW Consolidation Project / BPC 10.1 NW Embedded
(POC) & BPC 7.5 MS upgrade to BPC 10.1 NW

 Configured Consolidation Model

 Configured Retained Earnings, Carry forward, Complex Currency translations and CTA
 Configured Intercompany Eliminations, Investment of consolidations and Equity pickup.
 Configured Cash flow configurations
 Developed Input forms & Reports
 Supported Intercompany Reconciliation model
 Implemented BPC embedded consolidation project
 Supported BPC 10 classic planning applications.
 Supported BPC 7.5 classic Consolidation applications.
 Built POC for BPC 10.1 Embedded Consolidations.
 Migrated BPC 7.5 MS to BPC 10.1 Classic

American standard Inc. April 2014 to May 2014

BPC Consultant - BPC 10 NW Consolidation Project

 Cash flow configurations & Reporting

 Fiscal year change from Calendar year to Non-Calendar year

QSI Inc. August 2013 to September 2013

BPC Consultant - BPC 10 NW Consolidation Project

 Configured Consolidation Model

 Configured Currency translations and CTA
 Configured Intercompany Eliminations
 Configured Cash flow configurations
 Developed Reports
 Developed Non calendar fiscal year YTD application.
Able to complete configuration and set go live in less than a month.

NBC Universal, CA Jan. 2013 to July 2013

BPC consultant - BPC 10 NW
Capital Planning project.

Responsibilities:
 Provided custom solution for Workflow (not BPF)
 Involved in custom email approvals.
 Provided solutions on master data automation and Master data on fly.
 Developed BADIs for various planning calculations.
 Developed complex input schedules on EPM 10.
 Developed reports to reconcile Actuals on EPM 10.

Chartis Insurance, NYC (subsidiary of AIG Insurance)

BPC Advisor Sept. 2012 to Dec.
2012.
BPC 7.5 NW

Responsibilities:
 Provided custom solutions for planning project.
 Created Custom Process chains
 Created Custom process types
 Built Input templates
 Custom Data manager packages load financials along with Comments
 Developed BADIs for Allocations
 Developed Custom ABAP Classes
Kaydon Corp., MI
Solution Architect Feb. 2012 to Aug.
2012
BPC 10.0 MS Consolidation Project

Responsibilities:
 Responsible for implementing all phases of project cycle, includes conducting
workshops, gathering user requirements, performing Gap Analysis, designing system
architecture, FSD, TDD, Integration, testing and deployment.
 Gathered requirements
 Handled solution architecting and data migration.
 Configuration of entire solution
 Configured Management consolidation
 Configured Legal Consolidation application with Ownership application
 Configured Fx Translations
 Configured IC Eliminations
 Cashflow Configuration and Reporting
 Data Loads to BPC
 Business process Flow setup
 Created Reports on EPM 10 ADD-IN
 Created Business rules for Carry forward
 Created Business rule Retained Earnings
 Worked with SAP to resolve product error and implement SAP notes

MeadWestvaco, VA Aug. 2010 to Jan 2012

BPC Architect Consultant - NW 7.5 NW, BPC 10 NW

Responsibilities:
 Involved in Blueprint session for legal and management consolidation
 Involved in solution architecting and delivering end to end project.
 Involved in solution architecting and delivering the end to end solution.
 Guided the team with Design Architecture and Business process.
 Created in detailed project plan in sinks to various sub projects
 Developed and tested legal, management consolidation applications
 Developed currency translations, IC eliminations.
 Developed Cash-flow design and cash-flow reports
 Developed Input templates and reports.
 Data Transfer between application
 Master Data and Transaction data Automation from BI
 Developed Custom Measure
 Developed the templates with Accounting view inputs
 Created complex input templates
 Created complex IPE, SAB 104 and LIFO process for consolidation
 Created complex reports like water fall etc.
 Other Reports
  Migrated SAP BPC 7.5 Application set to to SAP BPC 10NW Eviroment
 Upgrade  security enhancements for one Administrator user, ten users, three member
access profiles, three task profiles, and three team profiles
 Upgrade all existing Business Rules, Account Transformation, Currency Conversion,
Elimination, Methods, Intercompany Booking, Validation
 Upgrade manually two Reports and two Input Schedules (All others reports created in
EPM ADD in.)
 Rewrite up to two data manager packages
 Worked with SAP to resolve product error and implement SAP notes

Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA July 2009 to July 2010

BPC Architect - NW 7.0 Version
Involved in a full life cycle of SAP BPC 7.0 NW implementation

Responsibilities:
 Created blueprint and application for legal consolidation
 Migration of Planning application from BPS to BPC
 Designed and configured Application sets, applications, dimensions, advanced logic
formulas and user management / security.
 Preparation of Documentations for Master Data and Transactional data extractions
 Automation of Master Data from BIW
 Automation of Transactional Data from BIW
 Created custom process chains to run Budget related logic programs
 Created and managed various conversion and transformation files to map the data from
different applications.
 Design Security Model for Member Access profile, Team profile, Teams and Users
 Test Scripts for Stress and Volume test planning on Load Runner tool
 Developed reports using EVDRE, EVGTS, EVSND, EVCOM, EVDPS, etc.
 Developed Various Input schedules using EVDRE.
 Developed Script code for currency translation Logic, maintain rate application, rate
dimension, account dimension, rounding function for the reports.
 Go-Live and post go-live production support

Care Stream HealthCare, NY Jan 2009 to June2009

BPC Architect - BPC MS 7.0

Involved in a Realization stage of SAP BPC 7.0 Consolidation implementation

Legal Consolidation System Setup

Responsibilities:
 System setup: Consolidation application, Dimension, Hierarchies
 Consolidation reports (using EvDRE) and Input Schedules
 Setting up Budgeting BPF’s
 Setting up authorization: work status settings, security settings

Prince Court Medical Centre, KL, Malaysia April 2008 to Dec.

2008
BPC MS 5.1 Consultant - Involved in a full life cycle SAP BPC 5.1 implementation
Responsibilities:
 Involved in requirement Study to understand the current Budgeting process
 System Design for both Planning and Budgeting process
 Creation of Application Set, Dimensions, Applications.
 Build Business rules and Multi-tier allocation for complex business scenario
 Developing Input Schedules, Reports Dashboards’
 Security Settings- Member Access profile, Team profile, Teams and Users
 HR planning and Forecasting templates
 Partial master data and transaction data automation using SSIS
 Capex planning templates
 Setting up the COA groups and hierarchies
 Setting up the Entity Groups and dynamic Hierarchies
 Defining the measures (KPIs) within the model
 Created SQL Scripting Logics for Budgeting and planning process

UPM Kymmene, Augsburg, Germany Jan 2006 to Mar

2008
SAP ECC 6.0, BCS 7.0 Consultant
Involved in FICO rollout project & BI Financial Reporting project:

Responsibilities:
FICO:
 Performed a custom archiving project to eliminate non-business data existing on the
SAP system that is being turned over to the organization acquiring the product line.
 Defined functional criteria for masking & archiving data.
 In-charge for SAP FI/CO/AA production support.
 Collected and analyzed users business requirements, identified and defined areas for
improvements, prepared specifications for development, configured, troubleshooting and
supporting for systems users.
 Configured 4.4.5 Financial Year End Accounting.
 I have supported SAP Vertex/Sales & Use tax, any new configuration and development.
BI:
 Gathered requirements from the user and worked closely with senior executives to
define the key performance indicators (KPIs) in different business areas.
 Set up procedure for extracting R/3 data for GL Accounts, Cost elements, AR, AP,
Assets Data.
 Worked extensively on Business Content and installed necessary BI objects for
extracting data from SAP R/3 into BI
 Worked on Data warehouse workbench, Maintained and Created Info Object, Data
Source, Info package, Transformations, routines and DTP
 Developed Infosets and Multiproviders. Created Aggregates for Info Cubes to improve
performance.
 Uploaded master data and transactional data from SAP R/3 via Data staging to PSA,
DSO and Info Cubes.
 Created Infopackages and scheduled them in order to load Master Data and Transaction
Data from SAP R/3 as well as Flat File Source system into SAP BI Data Targets.
 Responsible for re-implementing COPA and BW.
 In-charge for production support and various ongoing small projects.
Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, TX Feb. 2003 to Dec.
2005
SAP FI Integration Consultant

Involved in ECC upgrade project and Roll out for MM, PS, PM modules as FI Integration
consultant:

Responsibilities:
 Configuration of local settings
 Configuration of Intercompany Invoice verification process
 Developed Multiple Incoming Invoice Interfaces
 Co-ordination of E2E, Integration testing, UAT testing.
 Working on Rollout Change request from the business
 Co-ordination with offshore team.
 The area includes billing, accounts receivable, profitability analysis and contracts.
 I have developed the testing plan.
 Responsibilities included preparation of test cases and execution of plan.
 Played a key role between testers and the project manager.

nIVIDIA, CA June 2002 to Jan. 2003

SAP FICO & BCS Consultant

Responsibilities:
 Involved in Understanding client’s Business process and legacy system, preparation of
Business Blueprint.
 Worked on GL account master records, creation of company code, chart of accounts,
Account Groups, Field Status Groups and Account Assignments.
 General Ledger posting, outgoing payment posting, Intercompany Automatic payment
Program, Payment terms.
 Configuring ‘Vendor Account Groups’ for business activities in Finance Accounting.
 Involved in the configuration and Testing of all FI areas
 Involved in Procure to pay process integration.
 Involved in Development of an out bound Interface for Purchasing information from SAP
to JDE
 Responsibilities included interacting with client s business process team; collect all the
business requirements create functional and technical specifications, which would be
used by the construction/programming team.
 Illustrated the flow of data through the lockbox procedure.
 Defined the components of the process.
 Configured lockbox program.
  Wrote to be process for lockbox data flow.
 I also defined the BAI 2 format, which provided different level of detail of the incoming
payment.
 Completed lockbox configuration.
 Configured bankruptcy global process in SAP system for a multinational Company.
 Document the AS-IS business process for bankrupt customers.
 Design the new business for bankrupt customers.
 Write business specifications for interfaces and reports to support the bankruptcy
process.

Sterlite industries, Mumbai Jan 2002 to May

2002
SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:
 Provide Functional and technical support for the GL, AR, AP, and AM modules of the
SAP R3 system.
 Configured and Customized General Ledger, Screen layout rules, automatic account
assignment, financial statement version.
 Configured accounts receivable module, Defined Customer account groups, number
ranges, field status, and tolerance groups.
 Configured Credit Management.
 Configured accounts payable module. Configured and customized regular and one-time
vendors, automatic payment methods for outgoing payments, payment terms, cash
discount, special transaction with down payment. Configured check management,
Automatic and manual check printing.
 Created bank masters house banks and G/L accounts for each bank account and
created reconciliation accounts for vendors and customers.
 Responsible for FI and MM Integration.
 Maintain SAP financial system configurations for all the SAP system environments
(DEV, QC, PROD).
 Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data in SAP R3.

FI- Asset Management:

 Configured chart of depreciation and depreciation areas.
 Asset Accounting derived depreciation areas Configured new depreciation keys and
asset classes due to managerial and tax requirements.
 Worked on grouping Asset master records into categories using Asset classes.
 Configured Assets financial statement version
 Configured the system to post various Asset Transactions.
 Defined maximum amount for low value asset in depreciation areas.
 Worked on postings made for the asset (acquisitions, retirements, depreciation) to the
Company code and business area.
 Create, change, and delete Asset Master Record, Asset sale without customer, Assets
retirement by scrapping
 Asset Reports and sale, Inter-company code transfer related issues resolved
Educational Qualifications:
 Master of Business Administration, specialized in Financial Accounting