MARK S. PLOTNICK

10 Daly Cross Road                                                                                                                                          Phone: (914) 953-2913

Mount Kisco, New York 10549                                                                                                                       plotnickms@aol.com

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

SUMMARY

 

Ÿ         Over 10 years of SAP FI/CO experience with numerous implementation projects, special projects, and production support.

      FI/CO experience includes General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Credit Management,

      Special Purpose Ledger, Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Profitability Analysis.

Ÿ         Extensive knowledge of Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, and ABAP.

Ÿ         Expertise in such SAP tools as ABAP Queries, Report Writer, Report Painter, Drilldown Reporting, and CATT.

Ÿ         Extensive background in Accounting and Finance.

 

 

EXPERIENCE

                                                                               

Panasonic Company of North America (PNA)                                                                                                    Jan 1998 - Present

(Formerly: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (MECA))                                                                          

Major Projects as FI/CO consultant include:

 

Ÿ         Matsushita Financial Project 2000 (FP2000)                                                     Jan 1998 - Mar 1999

- Project to convert all MECA companies to SAP financials system (FI/CO/Non-Trade Purchasing).  Project consisted of

  11 company codes that were implemented in a roll-out schedule rather than a big-bang implementation.

                -  Re-engineered the procedures and processes of Accounts Payable.

                -  Configured mainly in Accounts Payable and General Ledger.

                -  Designed vendor conversions and custom A/P reports.

                -  Supervised integration tests of the system.

                -  Assisted business owner with user training.

 

Ÿ         Panasonic Industrial Company (PIC) Comet Project                                         Jul 1998 - Feb 2000

                -  Full implementation project based on system of FP2000 template.  Project was on a separate landscape from FP2000

                  system.

                -  Assisted project with financial processes, procedures and configuration.

                -  Configured Export Ledger to consolidate with FP2000 system.

Ÿ         Merger Project of two MECA SAP systems                                                             May 1999 - Nov 1999                        

                - Project to merge FP2000 system into Panasonic Communications Systems Company (PCSC)    

                  SAP system to create new ERP system.

                - Responsible to combined General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Special Purpose

                   Ledgers, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Profitability Analysis.

                -  Analyzed processes and configuration of both systems to enable them to be merged.

                -  Developed conversions of Open Payables, General Ledger, Special Purpose Ledgers, Fixed Assets, and vendors.

               

·         Panasonic Broadcast & Television Service Company (PBTSC)                       Feb 2000 - Sept 2000

and Panasonic Security & Digital Imaging Company (PSDIC) Project

                -   Full implementation project on ERP system. 

                -   Analyzed procedures and processes of PBTSC/PSDIC.

-   Configured mainly in Accounts Receivable, Credit Management, Bank Accounting (Lockboxes) and touch points

     with SD and MM.

                -  Designed numerous reports and interfaces with legacy systems.

                -  Involved in all cycles of testing.

                -  Wrote user documentation and helped train users.

 

Ÿ         Upgrade SAP R/3 3.1H to 4.6C                                                                                                Dec 2000 - Jul 2001                          

                -   Analyzed and compared versions for deltas.

                -   Tested custom programs and reports using new version; modified if necessary.

                -   Configured system to utilize new functionality.

                -   Assisted with documentation for new version and trained users.

 

 

Ÿ         Panasonic Consumer Electronic Company (PCEC) MOVE Project                                Jul 2001 - May 2003

                -  Analyzed procedures and processes of PCEC.

                -  Configured mainly in Accounts Receivable, Credit Management, Bank Accounting (Lockboxes),  Profitability

                  Analysis and touch points with SD and MM.

                -  Designed numerous reports, conversions, user exits and interfaces.

                -  Created reports using Report Writer, Report Painter, ABAP Queries and Drilldown (COPA) reporting.

                -  Involved in all cycles of testing.

                -  Trained users.

 

 

In addition to major projects:                                                                                             May 1998 - Present

Ÿ         Responsible for production support and problem resolution in FI/CO areas.

Ÿ         Designed and developed numerous new requests and minor projects, including, but not limited to, the following:

                - Custom ALE to other PNA (MECA) SAP systems, mainly working with message types FIDCMT and CREMAS.

- Interface payroll system to SAP Accounts Payable to use custom payment program and SAPscript for garnishments

  payment.

                - Interface from SAP Special Purpose Ledgers to MEI (PNA parent company) consolidation system.

                - User exits for various purposes; including exits in FI/CO/PCA substitutions, FI validations, and SD-Billing. 

                -  Numerous reports requested in all areas of SAP.

                -  Interfaced consolidated financial report data to Business Warehouse (BW).

                -  Annual reorganization of cost centers, profit centers, business areas, and sales areas.                                                                                     

 

Hoescht Celanese                                                                                                                                               Dec 1997 - Jan 1998

·                Oversaw the completion of project shortly before the go-live date.

·                     Verified configuration in the FI/CO modules.

·                     Performed any necessary configuration, mostly in Profit Center Accounting.

·                     Troubleshoot all problems dealing with SAP.

 

 

HJM Consulting, Inc.                                                                                                                                            Sep 1997 - Dec 1997

·                     Created proposals for prospective SAP projects.

·                     Performed interviews of prospective consultants.

 

 

DMC Prints, Inc.                                                                                                                                                    Jan 1997 - Sep 1997

The DMC project is a full implementation mainly consisting of FI, CO, SD, MM.  This project follows the ASAP methodology.

As the FI/CO consultant, responsible for:

·                     Designing financial and managerial accounting procedures and processes which fit in with the business of DMC Prints

        and the core model of the global organization.

·                     Configuring General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Special Purpose Ledger, Profit Center

                Accounting, Cost Centers and Internal Orders.

·                     Supporting DMC before and after going live on the FI/CO modules and procedures implemented by the project team.

Also helped in training project team and training of the business users.

·                     Writing reports using SAP’s Report Painter and Report Writer tools.

 

 

Rhone Poulenc Rorer                                                                                                                                             Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

·                     Re-engineered the procedures and processes of Accounts Payable onto the SAP system as the Accounts Payable Project

Lead Consultant.  This consisted of knowledge in FI and MM modules.

·                     Configuration and tested configuration mainly in Accounts Payable module

·                     Documentation of users’ procedures in Accounts Payable module

·                     Supervision of the testing portion of the project.  This testing was done by the users to receive sign-off on the procedures.

·                     Production support and problem analysis of entire FI module.

·                     Creation and modification of financial reports using Report Painter/Report Writer.

 

 

Colgate-Palmolive Company                                                                                                                                   Dec 1995 - Jan 1996

·                     Advised and informed FI/CO lead about configuration for a stand-alone company regarding a global SAP R/3 project.

This project would become a template for Colgate-Palmolive companies around the world.

·                     Performed and tested FI/CO configuration for this stand-alone company using corporate standards. The following were

                areas of configuration:

-               General Ledger

-               Accounts Receivable

-               Accounts Payable

-               Special Purpose Ledger (GLX)

-               Cost Center Accounting

·                     Tested configuration of the sales process and the purchasing process through the SD and MM modules.

 

 

Merisel, Inc.                                                                                                                                                       Sep 1995 - Dec 1995

·                     Production support, which involved problem analysis and resolution, particularly in Accounts Payable module.

·                     Investigation of alternative approaches to identify the most viable solution to meet users’ requirements in Accounts

Payable module.

·                     Configuration and tested configuration in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable modules.

·                     Documentation of users’ procedures in Accounts Payable module.

·                     Reconciliation of inventory between SAP and outside warehouse system that interfaces to SAP.

 

 

Solution 1                                                                                                                                                           Feb 1995 - Aug 1995

  Systems Analyst               

Participated in the design, development, coding and testing of Solution 1 software. This software is a Change Management

system exclusively for SAP R/3.

 

 

Miller, Ellin and Company, CPA Firm                                                                                                           Nov 1988 - Jan 1995

  Staff Accountant                                                                                                                                                                              

Planned and performed financial audits, reviews, and compilations of various clients; wrote and compiled reports of financial

statements on these jobs; prepared income and other types of tax returns for various entities, including corporate, partnership,

estate, and personal; performed corporate projections and personal financial statements; performed client write-ups; consulted

with and trained clients and firm on computer software packages.

 

 

EDUCATION

                Baruch College, M.B.A. in Accountancy, May 1995

                Clark University, B.A. in Business Management and Computer Science, May 1988

 

SAP TRAINING

                SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) Bootcamp

                Delta Training in Financial (Upgrade to version 4.X)

                Certified in Profit Center Accounting

                Certified in Profitability Analysis

                Certified in Product Costing

                Certified in Accelerated SAP

                Certified Consultant of SAP R/3 FI/CO Financials and Controlling