Saad Sarwar

Saad Sarwar

Senior Executive ERP (SAP FICO)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    SAP Project Manager - Certified SAP S/4 HANA FICO Consultant - SAP Solution Delivery Expert

  • Education

    • Bahria University

      2004 - 2006
      Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Accounting and Finance CGPA 3.5 / 4
    • University of the Punjab

      2001 - 2003
      Bachelor's degree Business/Commerce, General
  • Experience

    • Ufone

      Sept 2007 - Mar 2013
      Senior Executive ERP (SAP FICO)

      • SAP FICO: Configuration of Financial Accounting Global settings, Key settings for Company Code, Business Areas, Fiscal Year Variant, Document Types and Document number Ranges, Validations, Tax on Sales and Purchases, G/L Account Groups, Posting Keys, Configuration of G/L Master data, Documents Types & Number Ranges and Field Status Groups. Business transactions-open item clearing, integration, Validations, etc.• Customized Reports: Creating custom Reports on AR and AP by giving functional specifications to the ABAP team for development. Data-up load by using account assignment modules & LSMW. • In House SAP Developments: Developed Payable and Payment approval workflows for MM and FI modules, generation of IDocs for online cheque printing through H2H utility with various banks, distribution of expenses on cost centers using statistical key figures.• Responsibilities in Accounts Dept: Processing of Accounts Payables/Receivables, Master Data, Open Item processing settings. Incoming Invoices/Credit Memos (terms of payment), Outgoing Payment, Incoming Payment, Bank Accounting, Bank Transactions- Check Deposit, Payment Transactions, Cash Journals, Bank payment approval workflows and online cheque printing. Asset Accounting: Creation, transfer, retirement and of fixed assets. Show less

    • Astra Industrial Group

      Apr 2013 - Sept 2014
      SAP FICO Consultant / Super User

      The SAP implementation started here in Mar 2013 and there was requirement of Pre / Post Go-Live support, training and configuration. During the course of implementation worked on the following areas of FI modules.• General Ledger Accounting• Accounts Payable Accounting• Account Receivable Accounting • Fixed Asset Accounting• Funds Management• Bank Accounting• Support: Helping end user to enter Back Log data in the system and close the pending periods. Creation of check list of all the modules for month end closing activities. Generation of monthly financial reports and submit analysis to group.• Trainings: Creation of relevant end user training manuals and conduct several training sessions for end users as well as for the higher management to empower the staff up to the extent that they may be able to utilize SAP optimally.• Configurations: Perform Configuration in SPRO wherever there is a requirement. Configuration of Depreciation keys, Tax codes, tolerance limits for MIRO etc. and any other specific requirement raised by the end user for a particular scenario. Show less

    • Al Anmaa

      Sept 2014 - Dec 2015
      Senior Financial Accountant

      Al Anmaa Co. for Constructional Materials Production is a subsidiary of AIG (Astra Industrial Group) and operates a steel plant in Khor Al-Zubair, Basra governorate, in the south of Iraq. Al Anmaa is owned by Al Tanmiya for Steel Industries, a Jordanian offshore holding company. The plant has a potential production capacity of 435,000 tons per year of steel billets. • Financial Analysis and Reporting: Preparation and generation of Yearly, Monthly, Weekly and Daily structured reports / Financial Statements on timely basis, keeping strict adherence with Accounting Principles. These reports include Balance sheet, Income statement, Cash flow statement, budget, previous year’s analysis, forecast, industry standards, expert advice etc. to be used by the management.• Accounts Payables/Receivables: Supervising Accounts team to follow up AP and AR, including all recurring accounts payable payments, customer invoices, follow-up on aged receivables, and process bank deposits and cash receipts, including credit card payments for timely processing of payments. Set up new customers / vendors and maintain accurate, up-to-date information for existing customers / vendors.• Technical Support: Helping end user to enter general accounting entries and Back Log data in the system. Creation of check list of all the modules for month end closing activities. Generation of monthly financial statements and submit analysis to group Head Office.• Trainings: Creation of relevant end user training manuals and conduct several training sessions for end users as well as for the higher management to empower the staff up to the extent that they may be able to utilize ERP (SAP) system optimally. Show less

    • Siemens

      Dec 2015 - Feb 2020

      NayaTel (Pvt) Ltd. (NTL) offers ultra-broadband Internet, modern telephony and digital video services to business and home users. NTL launched South Asia’s first fiber to the home (FTTH)/fiber to the user (FTTU) network in Islamabad in September 2006. This real triple play project is unique in its nature as it serves complex networking needs of mission critical businesses yet so simple that it has become a symbol of prestige for quality conscious home users. SAP implementation started in Nov 2015. The Solution includes FI, CO, MM, HCM and SD. The following areas were implemented in FI and CO• General Ledger Accounting• Accounts Payable Accounting• Account Receivable Accounting • Fixed Asset Accounting• Bank Accounting• Funds Management• Cost Center Accounting• Cost Element Accounting• Internal Order Accounting• Profit Center Accounting• Profitability Analysis• Product Costing Show less

      • SAP S/4 HANA FI/CO/FM Consultant - SAP S/4 HANA implementation Project at Bestway Cement Limited

        Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
      • SAP S/4 HANA FICO Consultant - SAP S/4 HANA implementation Project at Master Tiles

        Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
      • SAP Support Consultant at PTCL & MPCL

        Aug 2016 - Feb 2018
      • SAP FICO Consultant at Nayatel Implementation

        Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
    • Fresh Del Monte

      Feb 2020 - Oct 2023
      Senior SAP Analyst (FICO) - MENA

      Leading role in SAP S/4 HANA implementations/ support and roll out projects for SAP FI/CO/FM modules at Del Monte MENA and Global entities including USA, Mexico and Japan.

    • BAT

      Nov 2023 - now
      Digital Transformation Lead - SAP
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 1809)

      SAP
      Jul 2020
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    • SAP Global Certification (SAP FI Solution Consultant ECC 6)

      SAP
      Nov 2009