Samir AIT WAKRIM

– Working across several Finance teams within the same international Energy company, covering both application maintenance (RUN/MCO) and transformation projects, including ECC support and Greenfield S/4HANA Finance implementation. – Scope includes FI-GL, AR, AP, Tax, Reporting, Financial Closing, FI-CA, Bank Accounting, and Finance integration across the full Order-to-Cash process. – Functional support and application maintenance across SAP Finance processes – FIT/GAP analysis and Finance solution design based on business and regulatory requirements – Validation of Finance and O2C integration solutions with business stakeholders and Architecture Board – Customizing and configuration activities (SPRO) – Coordination of SIT, UAT, go-live preparation, cutover, and hypercare support – Main topics: General Ledger, Tax, Financial Reporting, and Advanced Financial Closing; FI-CA processes: payments, dunning, returns, refunds, instalment plans, correspondence, write-off, and reconciliation; Bank Accounting: bank master data, payment flows, bank interfaces, incoming and outgoing payments; Order-to-Cash integration: billing flows, revenue account determination (VKOA), pricing impact on FI postings, AR, Credit Management, and reconciliation between Sales, Billing, and General Ledger; High-volume financial flows involving billing systems, operational systems, and Finance integration – Cross-functional contribution: Close collaboration with technical teams (ABAP, interfaces, middleware); Strong ability to bridge business expectations, Finance design, and technical implementation – Also involved in regulatory compliance topics including French e-Invoicing and e-Reporting projects, mainly around FI data mapping, testing, and issue resolution.

– SAP Finance Consultant involved in a large-scale residential customer billing program within a complex, high-volume Energy & Utilities environment, based on SAP ECC 6, with strong integration between Finance and operational systems. – Responsibilities & Scope: Analysis of business and accounting requirements and translation into SAP Finance solutions; Contribution to Finance blueprint definition and workload estimation; Design and documentation of functional specifications for Finance processes; Validation of detailed designs delivered by technical teams; Functional support to Finance key users throughout project phases; Organization and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Post go-live support and stabilization activities – SAP Finance Expertise Developed: Accounts Receivable & Financial Accounting principles; Posting logic, document flow, and reconciliation mechanisms; Payment processing: incoming, outgoing, returns, refunds; Dunning and receivables management; Integration between sub-ledgers and FI General Ledger; Support of tax-related configuration and accounting consistency.

– Project for the residential customer billing system: – Collecting business requirement from End-Users – Analyzing business requirements and their impact in the system – Develop functional specifications related to customization/enhancement of SAP ISU/FICA process – Assess, challenge, and document business requirements – Facilitate requirements gathering workshops/discussions – Analyze, provide alternatives and recommend solution to the area of billing and accounting business processes – Identify and apply continuous improvement processes for operational efficiencies