Anita L. Brittain Skill Summary An accomplished finance/information systems professional with eight years
of SAP R/3 experience and 18 years of financial business experience. 8
years of FI-SPL, 3 years of FI-LC, and 7 years of EC-CS implementations. SAP Implementation Specialty ECCS (Consolidations) and SPL (Special Purpose Ledger) SAP Experience Independent Consultant February 2000 to Present CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS: Auto Europe, Portland, ME March 2007 Part-time assignment to facilitate go-live activities. Reviewed configuration,
converted data, and reports to ensure successful first consolidation.
Provided training for corporate Controller. Broe Companies, Denver, CO January 2007 to April 2007 Added new interunit elimination and reclassification tasks to be used instead of
Consolidation of Investment module within ECCS. Advised client of steps to be
performed in order to begin using already-configured ECCS module. AES Corporation, Arlington, VA September to December 2006 Part-time Special Ledger implementation for US GAAP and Local Accounting method reporting.
Configured SPL ledgers, field movements, ledger selection criteria. Unit
tested all configuration and documented the configuration. Bemis Company, Inc.,, Neenah, WI January 2006 to April 2007 Phase 1 project to implement all FI modules along with CO, MM, and SD modules. I was
responsible for blueprinting and realization for new General Ledger and EC-CS.
Conducted workshops to gather requirements; assisted in blueprinting documentation;
created functional specs for user exits and interfaces; configured new
GL and EC-CS; trained client in the configuration; wrote Report
Painter reports and trained client in how to write reports. Will be
responsible for EC-CS integration testing and go-live at the appropriate
times in the future. IMG World, Cleveland, OH July 2005 to January 2006 Project to upgrade FI-LC to EC-CS. Initially configured a Profit Center Dimension based
on business decision but once that decision was changed, used the FI-LC to
EC-CS migration tool to create the configuration, master data, and transaction
data. Once the configuration and master data were created
from the migration tool, updated configuration as necessary to get the
system to work properly and meet customer requirements.
Wrote financial reports, created end-user and configuration documentation.
Trained the end-user and provided go-live support. Aflac, Columbus, GA June 2005 Two-week project to review the configuration of a live ECCS system and make
recommendations for potential changes. Specifically, reviewed minority interest
reclassification, closing process relative to multiple ledgers and dimensions,
validations, and document types. Reviewed transaction data to determine an
out-of-balance condition within intercompany accounts. Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation, May 2005 Beverly, MA Four-week assignment to fully implement SPL and ECCS. With minimum input from
the client business user, installed and configured SPL and ECCS. Fully configured
data flows, reports, master data, and monitors for consolidation processing,
including currency translation and interunit eliminations. Prepared user documentation
and configuration documentation, and cross-trained support consultants
so they can provide ongoing end-client support. IMG World, Cleveland, OH February 2005 Two-week assignment to provide a work-around for temporary change in fiscal year
reporting. Created new version, copied data from old version to new version,
changed data stream configuration, updated master data for new version, created
documentation for process to make adjusting entries in new version via SPL
and ECCS. Creo, Vancouver, BC November 2004 One-week assignment to assess currency issues, make recommendations, and implement
solutions. Issues surrounded temporal method in ECCS currency translation Reynolds & Reynolds, Kettering, OH September 2004 Two-week assignment to assess currency issues, make recommendations, and implement
solutions. Issues surrounded open item revaluation, ECCS currency translation,
and elimination of intercompany differences related to currency fluctuations. Allstate, Northbrook, IL June - July 2004 Part-time assignment to assist configuration team and users in upgrade from FI-LC
to EC-CS. Answer specific questions and help resolve specific problems
as needed by client. Configure Profit Center Consolidation Dimension. Littelfuse, Inc., Des Plaines, IL December 2003 - March 2004 Full Special Purpose Ledger and ECCS implementation including
reporting along with Profit Center Accounting (Master Data only). Project
management tasks include leading scoping phase of the project, design
documentation, project planning. Full configuration of SPL and ECCS along
with activating PCA for the use of profit center master data for reporting
in SPL and ECCS. Prepare training and testing documentation, write reports,
train users, and transfer configuration knowledge to SAP Business Analyst. Canadian Niagara Power, Inc., Ft. Erie,ON, October to December 2003 Canada Full Special Purpose Ledger implementation including reporting
along with Profit Center Accounting (Master Data only). Provided guidance
to client on master data changes related to profit centers and trading
partners. This implementation strategy was developed in place of ECCS and
employs manual eliminations in SPL. Applied BioSystems, Foster City, CA September 2003 Prepared and delivered 2 day on-site ECCS workshop to provide client
with an understanding of the functionality of ECCS. Helped test some
of the Preparation for Consolidation configuration that
they had already implemented. Mindspeed Technologies, Costa Mesa, CA April/May 2003 Provided 4 days on-site SPL and ECCS configuration services (configuration
and training) and 4 days on-site testing support. Provided part-time remote
support for configuration/integration/go-live questions and report painter
services. Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX - March to July 2003 Provided configuration knowledge for General Ledger (GL), Special Purpose
Ledger (SPL) and Enterprise Controlling - Consolidations (ECCS).
Reviewed business requirements and determined configuration changes
to be made, guiding client employee in making those changes. Reviewed existing reports and determined changes to be made
in light of changes to organizational hierarchy. Assisted in Integration testing and go-live. Resolution Performance Products, April to November 2002 Houston, TX - Consultant Full SPL and ECCS implementation (similar scope as AMD below) Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, CA - March 2001 to April 2002 Using ASAP methodology, gathered, defined, and assisted in documentation
of financial reporting requirements. Major requirements
included local and US GAAP reporting with different fiscal year calendars,
revaluation methods, currencies, and local consolidations. Created FI-SPL tables and configured Special Purpose Ledger early in
Realization Phase to demonstrate the system's ability to meet
local and US GAAP reporting requirements. Major
factor in meeting local requirements was integration with
Fixed Assets module. Fully configured Special Purpose Ledger and EC Consolidations modules
as well as provided significant input into configuration of
General Ledger. Functionality delivered include multiple reporting ledgers
for different currencies, valuation methods, and fiscal
years; currency translation; data from assessments and distributions in
CO modules; planning data from CO modules; rollup of actual and plan data
from SPL to ECCS; interunit eliminations; legal reporting; profit
center reporting. Guided AMD team members in presentation of system configuration and
functionality to end users in Asia and Europe during Blueprint
Validation. Supported four Integration tests by analyzing transactions, resolving
issues, transferring knowledge, and guiding team
members in testing month-end closing process. Documented system configuration and consolidation process. Assisted in
training end users and transferred knowledge during the entire
implementation process. Developed report painter reports for legal reporting, both local and
US GAAP and developed report specifications for ABAP reports. Participated as member of global go-live team to ensure successful
cutover from legacy systems. Global Crossing, Beverly Hills, CA and Morristown, NJ June 2000 to Feb 2001 Participated in workshops to define requirements and develop to-be
processes in 4.6 for General Ledger, closing process, EC-CS, foreign
exchange, and intercompany transactions. Configured ECCS for realtime posting, customer-defined characteristic,
currency translation and interunit eliminations. Assisted ECCS
team members in defining Data and Consolidation Monitors. Lead effort to convert 13 months of historical data by defining
specifications for ABAP programmer, mapping old master
data to new master data, configuring flexible upload method,
testing upload program, and reconciling historical data
to 4.0 FI-LC system. Trained new Consolidation Manager in configuration and use of ECCS
Conducted integration testing and assisted in
defect resolution
process. Supported 4.0 FI-LC, Special Purpose Ledger, and General Ledger,
especially related to the monthly closing process. Specific activities
included: investigating and correcting errors in open item
revaluation and currency translation programs; investigating
and correcting database errors in Special Purpose
Ledger; investigating and correcting report writer report errors;
creating and maintaining report writer reports for new
requirements and additions to companies, accounts, etc. Other responsibilities included reviewing processes and recommending
improvements and providing training to users in
closing processes.LTV Steel, Cleveland, OH - Consultant February 2000 - Apr 2000 Worked with client to understand the problems that occurred in their live
3.1G version of FI-LC for business area consolidations.
Analyzed the problems they were having by researching OSS Notes, analyzing FI-LC
data, reviewing output of Business Area balancing program, and
performing other analysis to determine cause of problems.
After analysis, developed recommended solutions for correcting problems,
obtained user agreement for implementing solutions,
implemented solutions, and reviewed production data for proof of solution
implementation. Reviewed EC-CS release notes and IMG and transferred knowledge regarding
upgrade process to client. Also reviewed currency-related
IMG and advised client of areas to be considered when implementing
multiple currencies. Completed assignment 6-week assignment one week earlier
than planned.Conley, Canitano, and Associates, Inc. February 1997 - Sept 1999 Senior Associate Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN - Consultant December 1998 - September 1999 Configured 4.0B EC-CS legal consolidations and modified FI-SPL
configuration as required. Conducted integration tests
to ensure integrity of configuration and converted data.
Prepared training material and trained Lilly's users in month-
end closing using EC-CS, report creation using Report Painter, and EC-CS
and FI-SPL configuration. Created financial reports
on EC-CS and FI-SPL tables using Report Painter. Supported end-users during
first live close.Kennametal, Inc., Latrobe, PA - Consultant January 1998 to October 1998 Determined business requirements for Legal and Business Area Consolidations.
Configured 3.0F FI-LC Legal Consolidations. Created FI-SPL tables
and ledgers and configured FI-SPL to accumulate data from FI-GL and roll up
to FI-LC. Configured flexible upload to load historical data
into Consolidations. Conducted integration tests to ensure integrity
of configuration and converted data. Created financial
reports using Report Painter. Prepared training and configuration
documentation for FI-LC and FI-SPL and trained Kennametal users in
month-end closing using FI-LC and transferred FI-LC
and FI-SPL configuration knowledge.Buckeye Cellulose, Inc., Memphis, TN - Consultant September 1997 to December 1997 Determined business requirements for Legal Consolidation. Configured
3.0F FI-LC Legal Consolidations. Created FI-SPL
tables and configured FI-SPL to accumulate data
from FI-GL for rollup to FI-LC. Conducted integration
tests to ensure integrity of configuration and converted data.
Created financial reports and trained user in report creation using Report
Painter. Prepared user scripts and configuration documentation for FI-LC
and FI-SPL and trained Buckeye Cellulose users in configuration of
Legal Consolidation module and month-end closing process using FI-LC.Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Collegeville, PA - Consultant February 1997 to August 1997 Created and modified Report Painter reports using Financial Statement
Version and Cost Element Hierarchies in 3.0D.
Analyzed problems in report results and modified account/cost
element hierarchies and report definitions, as necessary.
Created user documentation for Report Painter and trained
RPR employee in report creation/maintenance. Configured, tested,
and implemented Investment Management and Project System for
Marketing & Promotion projects. Prepared user scripts for
Investment Management and Project System, trained RPR users in use of
Investment Management and Project System modules,
and supported RPR users during first live use of system.GE Fanuc Automation NA, Charlottesville, VA October 1989 to February 1997 SAP FI Team Leader April 1995 to February 1997 Provided leadership to FI team implementing SAP R/3 3.0C FI modules
using understanding of the business processes coupled
with knowledge of SAP software functionality. Fully
configured Legal Consolidations and Special Purpose Ledger modules.
Developed integration test plan and executed
integration tests to ensure integrity of configuration and data conversions.
Converted historical data from legacy system processed
historical month-end closings in FI-LC up to go-live date.
Demonstrated software to users, developed documentation
and conducted training. Created financial reports using Report
Painter. Initially configured Financial Accounting Global Settings and
General Ledger. Defined functional scope of the
FI project, coordinated Finance team activities, tasks, and interaction with
SD and PP teams. Acted as liaison between
finance community and FI team to ensure the system was
being configured to meet business requirements.Financial Analyst, Manufacturing Function October 1992 to March 1995 Provided financial support to Vice President - Manufacturing and staff. Supervisor, Accounting Operations October 1989 to September 1992 Maintained ledgers of record for GE Fanuc Automation companies,
coordinated annual external audits, supervised Accounting
Specialist, implemented systems changes as required.General Electric, Syracuse NY December 1979 to October 1989
Various financial positions SAP Courses FI Jumpstart, in-house GE Fanuc Automation NA - April 1995 JSF30 Extended General Ledger, SAP, Philadelphia, PA - May 1995 JSF40 Costing I, SAP, Philadelphia, PA - May 1995 FI210 Consolidation Functions, SAP, Minneapolis, MN - August 1995 Authorization Concept, Boston, MA - February 1996 D30CS Consolidation 3.0 Delta, Philadelphia, PA - June 1996 ASAP Certification, Certificate ID: 0000621719 - November 1997 D40CS Consolidation 4.0 Delta, Parsippany, NJ - September 1998 Education A.S. Business Administration - Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY -
August 1986 B.A. Business Administration - Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA - May
1993 General Electric Financial Management Program, Syracuse, NY - June 1988 References provided upon request