Veerachandra

Senior SAP FICO Lead Consultant with 10+ years of end-to-end SAP implementation, rollout, and production support experience delivering mission-critical financial systems for global enterprises including Colgate-Palmolive, L'Oreal, Home Depot, and TAM International through engagements at Navisite, LTI Mindtree, TCS, and Capgemini across Oil & Gas, Defense, Retail, and Consumer Goods — industries where a misconfigured posting rule, a failed payment run, or a missed financial close means regulatory exposure, audit findings, or millions in financial misstatement. Equally fluent configuring SAP FI (GL, AP, AR, AA, Banking, EBS, Lockbox, Treasury & Cash Management, TRM) as designing SAP CO (CCA, PCA, COPA, PC, Internal Orders) across S/4HANA Greenfield, Brownfield, and Rollout implementations. Deeply hands-on with FSCM, RAR (ASC 606/IFRS 15), Central Finance (CFIN), and FI-MM/FI-SD integration — with full ownership from business blueprinting and gap analysis to configuration, LSMW data migration, RICEF delivery, UAT, and end-user training.

Delivered $15M+ in SAP implementations across 4 countries and 20+ company codes — reducing financial close cycles by 37–42% on average, automating $2.4M+ in annual manual reconciliation cost, and achieving zero-defect go-lives across every S/4HANA implementation. Bringing a rare combination of deep FICO functional depth, cross-module integration mastery, and SOX/GAAP/IFRS compliance expertise to enterprise SAP teams where financial data accuracy and on-time delivery are non-negotiable.

Senior SAP FICO Lead Consultant at Navisite (2025-01 – Present)

Client: TAM International (Oil & Gas) · S/4HANA Greenfield Implementation · 8 Company Codes · 4 Countries · Agile / 2-Week Sprints

• Led end-to-end S/4HANA Greenfield FICO implementation as onsite functional lead across 8 company codes and 4 countries
• Owned blueprinting, configuration, SIT/UAT, cut-over, and go-live for a $12M+ enterprise implementation delivered on schedule with zero critical defects.
• Configured FI-GL with document splitting, parallel ledgers (US GAAP + IFRS), and intercompany settings — eliminated 2 weeks of manual quarterly IFRS adjustment work and enabled real-time consolidated P&L for the CFO for the first time in the company's history.
• Designed and implemented FI-AP end-to-end with APP and country-specific DMEE payment formats — automated straight-through processing for 18,000+ vendor invoices monthly, eliminating 3 FTEs of manual payment handling and saving $210K+ annually.
• Integrated Central Finance (CFIN) for real-time FI/CO document replication from ECC to S/4HANA — resolved 100% of mapping errors pre-go-live; configured CO-CCA/PCA hierarchies across 12 business units enabling overhead cost visibility that supported a $3.8M cost reduction initiative.
• Implemented FSCM Credit Management, Dispute Management, and Collections Management — reduced 90+ day outstanding receivables by 31%, recovering $1.7M in previously unmanaged overdue balances within 6 months of go-live.
• Configured CO-PA (account-based) with operating concern, characteristics, and value fields for margin analysis by product line, customer segment, and region — enabled a $2.1M pricing strategy decision by the CFO within 90 days of go-live.
• Built and executed 200+ UAT test scripts for FI-AP, FI-AR, and FSCM using HPQC — achieved zero critical defects at UAT sign-off, enabling on-schedule go-live and protecting $450K in contractual milestone payments.
• Delivered 14 RICEF objects (custom GL reports, BADI enhancements, DMEE formats) — all within sprint timelines with zero post-go-live defects: trained 60+ finance stakeholders, reducing post-go-live support tickets by 39% and saving $85K in hypercare costs
• Led weekly KT sessions with offshore team of 4 consultants — standardized configuration workbooks and test templates adopted across all future project phases, reducing new team member onboarding time by 37%

Senior SAP FICO Consultant at LTI Mindtree (2023-06 – 2024-12)

Client: Safran Electronics & Defense Avionics · S/4HANA Rollout · 5 Entities · North America, Europe & Latin America · Agile

• Led S/4HANA rollout across 5 subsidiary entities in North America, Europe, and Latin America — owned BPML/KDS documentation, LSMW data migration for FI-AP, FI-AR, and FI-AA, and cut-over execution with 100% data accuracy validated against source system before every go-live weekend.
• Configured Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) for BAI2 and MT940 formats across all 5 entities — automated bank reconciliation previously requiring 3 FTEs of daily manual effort, saving $215K annually and reducing reconciliation time by 43%
• Supported Treasury cash management processes including bank account management, liquidity planning, and EBS reconciliation aligned with SAP TRM framework across 5 entities
• Designed Automatic Payment Program (FBZP) with DMEE formats, house banks, and bank determination — enabled straight-through processing for 15,000+ vendor invoices monthly with zero APP failures, eliminating 8+ hours of weekly AP rework
• Configured FI-SD and FI-MM account determination matrix — eliminated 95% of integration-related GL posting errors that were generating 50+ manual journal corrections monthly, freeing finance team from daily firefighting.
• Delivered FI-AA configuration for a $180M+ fixed asset portfolio aligned with US GAAP and IFRS — zero year-end audit findings across all 5 entities
• Configured SAP RAR with SD integration for ASC 606 / IFRS 15 revenue recognition — resolved a recurring audit finding flagged for 2 consecutive years under the legacy system, removing a potential SEC disclosure risk.
• Managed production support queue using ServiceNow — resolved 97% of FI/CO incidents within SLA across 650+ active SAP users; root cause analysis eliminated recurring issues consuming 12+ finance team hours weekly
• Participated in data migration from PS4 to PS5 — prepared BPML/KDS documentation, executed data mapping and validation using LSMW for AP, AR, and Asset Accounting ensuring 100% data integrity post-migration

SAP FICO Consultant at TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) (2021-04 – 2023-06)

Client: Home Depot · SAP S/4HANA Central Finance & Production Support · O2C · Banking · FI/CO · Agile Scrum

• Supported SAP S/4HANA Central Finance (CFIN) implementation for Home Depot — executed initial load and ongoing replication of FI/CO documents from ECC source system to S/4HANA, resolving all mapping errors before go-live and ensuring real-time financial data consistency across 50+ store divisions
• Configured Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) processing using OT83 for BAI2 and MT940 formats — automated daily bank reconciliation across all US retail banking entities, reducing manual bank matching effort by 41% and eliminating end-of-day processing backlogs
• Delivered functional specifications for 8 custom ABAP programs — reduced development rework by 29% through precise specs; guided 2 junior consultants to independent client delivery within 3 projects, eliminating a $45K contractor hire.
• Managed Automatic Payment Program (FBZP) and DMEE payment formats for Home Depot vendor payments — resolved recurring APP failures that were impacting 20,000+ weekly vendor payment transactions, achieving 100% straight-through processing post-fix
• Resolved FI-MM and FI-SD integration issues including account determination for goods receipts, revenue postings, and GR/IR clearing — eliminated 60+ manual GL journal corrections per month generated by misconfigured account assignments
• Provided O2C (Order-to-Cash) production support for GL, AP, and AR modules — resolved 98% of FI/CO incidents within SLA using Footprints ticketing system; configured tax jurisdiction codes for all US states and international vendors ensuring compliance across all Home Depot entities

SAP FICO Consultant at Capgemini (2019-03 – 2021-04)

Client: Simplot USA · SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Support & Configuration · Manufacturing · Agile

• Provided SAP S/4HANA FI/CO production support and configuration