Suresh Paramasivam

Role: R2R Finance Product Owner / Stream Lead • Owned the end-to-end Record-to-Report product scope for Nordics rollout (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway). • Managed S4 finance team of 17 resources (AP, AR, GL, Assets, Tax, Intercompany). • Prioritized defect backlog and governed critical FI incidents during UAT, go-live, and Hypercare. Acted as single point of accountability for R2R domain stability during go-live and first month-end closing. • Treasury: Streamlined the automatic payment program by configuring automatic payment runs, DMEE, and EBS auto reconciliation setup for Customer, Vendor and GL Postings. • Led stakeholder governance with senior finance leadership, highlighting risks and mitigation plans. Ensured finance product stability across multiple environments (SIT, UAT, Production). • Coordinated data migration validation (GL balances, open items, reconciliations). • Defined escalation framework and ownership model for post go-live stabilization. • Ensured compliance with IFRS / internal control standards.

Client : Lesaffre Role : SAP Finance Manager • Finance Stream Lead — Lesaffre Global S/4HANA Rollout (US & Argentina): Led the FI/CO workstream across regions, owning scope, timeline, and stakeholder alignment. • Managed S4 finance team of 7 resources (AP, AR, GL, Assets, Tax, Intercompany). • End-to-End Finance Deliverables: Delivered GL, AP, AR, and Fixed Assets for US/AR company codes, from config to cutover and hypercare. • Testing Leadership (ITC & UAT): Orchestrated cross-region ITC/UAT; built test cases, drove defect triage in ALM, and coordinated fixes with business and Deloitte offshore teams. • Intercompany & Re-Invoicing: Designed/reviewed cross-company intercompany and service re-invoicing flows; validated postings, tax, and mirror entries for accuracy. • Asset Accounting Migration: Supported AA migration and depreciation setup (US Book, Local, Tax areas); confirmed account determinations and period-end behavior. • Tax - expertise in SAP DRC configuration, including reporting templates, submission processes, and integration with SAP Finance modules and Familiarity with integration points between SAP DRC and AP, AR, Billing, and GL modules. • Month-End Close Support: Assisted with closing activities and reconciliations, ensuring alignment to corporate reporting and CORE template. • Cutover & Data Readiness: Prepared cutover plans, balance migration templates, and master data load files; executed mock runs and validated results. • Mentoring & Governance: Mentored junior consultants; enforced standards for functional design, ALM documentation, and UAT progress reporting.

Client : L’Oréal Role : S4 FICO Consultant - Scrum Master • Core FI Configuration: Set up financial org structure, FI global settings, New GL, and FI (GL, Asset Accounting): document types, number ranges, posting keys, tolerances, field-status variants. • Asset Accounting: Defined asset classes, screen layouts, depreciation areas/keys, and account determinations; validated period-end behavior and AA↔GL/CO integration. • Treasury: Streamlined the automatic payment program by configuring automatic payment runs, DMEE, and EBS auto reconciliation setup for Customer, Vendor and GL Postings. • Custom Bulk-Posting API (3rd-party → S/4HANA): Designed and built an API for high-volume postings (JE, AP, AR, AA, reversals) directly into SAP S/4HANA, eliminating the need for AFI bulk-posting licenses and delivering significant cost savings. • Mass JE Posting (S/4HANA): Developed a Mass Journal Entry program with validations, error handling, and audit logs, boosting throughput and reducing manual effort. • Requirements & Template Alignment: Led legacy-ERP requirements and aligned design to the Global Template Company Code; ran decision workshops and contributed to solution architecture (interfaces, security, posting controls). • Integrations & Specs: Authored 20 interface Functional Specifications (S/4HANA ↔ BlackLine & others); partnered with ABAP/Fiori to deliver apps and reporting artifacts. • Testing & Training: Built E2E scenarios, drove ITC/UAT to closure, and delivered training/handover to support teams. • BlackLine – JE Posting: Designed E2E JE templates and secure connectivity/controls to post journals from BlackLine into S/4HANA. • BlackLine – Account Recs: Configured Account Reconciliations; automated balance extraction from S/4HANA → BlackLine with workflows and auto-certification for AR/GL. • Master Data to BlackLine: Implemented GL, Cost Center, Profit Center interfaces (TIBCO → BlackLine via API)