Ricardo D.-SAP CO Consultant (Actual Costing expert)
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Experience
SAP CO-PS Consultant
Carve-out/M&A
Responsible for CO and PS in the acquired company: Integration of Gamesa Electric into ABB’s SAP ecosystem.
SAP CO Consultant
- Provided expert consulting to resolve issues related to Material Ledger, Actual Costing, activity allocation, cost estimates, and inventory valuation.
SAP CO Consultant
Greenfield project (Clean Core Approach) – Private Cloud (Rise)
Co-Responsible for CO-PS: The most important module is Margin Analysis and CO-PC without Actual Costing.
Make to stock and Make to order with variant configuration.
Fiori apps.
SAP CO Consultant
Migration-Smart Brownfield project/DLS (Selective Data Transition)
Responsible for CO-PC (SCF): Migration/system validation and business processes. Solution design to solve migration issues related to Material Ledger/Actual costing tables.
Merging of 2 Controlling Areas, removal of CO-PA.
SAP CO Speaker
- The journey to SAP S/4HANA: Welcome to Material Ledger with Actual Costing.
SAP CO-PS Consultant
Responsible for FI-CO-PS: Service Manager for FI, CO and PS modules in Electric, Generators and GearBoxes Business Units (Spain, India, China and USA). The most important module is CO-PC with Actual Costing.
Company code splitting (Carve-outs), support in month end closing, resolution of incidents, evolutives and internal improvements.
Management of consultants located in India.
SAP CO-PS-IM Consultant
Responsible for CO-PS-IM in a Chemical company.
Workshops to obtain information on possible localisms.
Configured the system, performed UATs and go-live with success.
Focused on Product Costing with Actual Costing.
SAP CO-PC Consultant
Responsible for CO (SAP ECC): Performed technical pre-sales to propose a new analytical model.
Improved product costing to include cost of other companies, more complete real cost and higher relevance of cost centers over profit centers.
SAP CO-PS Consultant
Responsible for CO and PS: Greenfield project. In charge of both modules.
Last phase: Post-Go-Live (first wave).
SAP CO Consultant
Responsible for CO: Greenfield project. In charge of the Controlling module, with Product Costing and PA.
Make to stock.
Last phase: Post-Go-Live (first wave).
SAP PS-IM Consultant
Responsible for PS-IM: Analyzed impact of plant split. Configured system for correct go-live.
Special features: Transfer of value between assets of different company codes via investment projects.
SAP CO Author
- Spanish version of the book ‘Material Valuation and the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA’ by Tom King and Ricardo Díaz. Published December 2022.
SAP CO-PS Consultant
Responsible for CO-PS: Greenfield S/4HANA Private Cloud project for a public sector client with SAP Activate methodology.
Performed the analytical model whose ultimate cost receiving object are the projects.
No CO-PA.
SAP CO Consultant
Repsol Química Business IT Support Responsible (CO-PS):
Chemical: Modules CO (PC-ML/AC), PS, BW, AFOs, PowerBI.
Lubricants: Module CO (PC-ML/AC).
Engineering: Modules PS, BW, AFOs, PowerBI.
Creation and leadership of a cross-team of CO-PC consultants.
Resolution of incidents, evolutives and internal improvements.
ServiceNow management, end user support, internal trainings, estimations and documentation.
Projects:
Reimplementation (Dec 2019–Sep 2021): Change from repetitive to process manufacturing (PP-PI); CO accompaniment; SCRUM methodology; business analysis; unit, regression, integrated and UAT support tests.
Rollout Lubricants Italy (Feb 2021–Apr 2021): Business analysis; functional design; initial team support.
S/4HANA test machine and migration pilot (Oct 2020–Sep 2021 intermittent): Configured FI, CO, SD, PP, MM; process testing.
S/4HANA training and workshops (Feb 2019–Sep 2019): CO and PC-ML/AC; analysis of release 1809; testing in Quality Center.
Engineering dashboards (Sep 2018–Sep 2019): Requirements gathering; Design Studio and PowerBI scorecards; AFO creation; tests; business presentations; user trainings.
Legal Department Intern
Customer service.
Procedural writings.
Negotiation and mediation.
Case study, legal opinions and economic information analysis.
Consulting Department Intern
Creation of commercial and informational franchise dossiers.
Creation of franchise operational manuals.
Analysis and identification of competence.
Junior Researcher
Analysis and evaluation of women's data in the armed forces of NATO member countries.
Creation of NATO's standard form to collect data.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Energy, Chemical, Professional Services, Information Technology, Cosmetics, and Education.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Finance, Business Intelligence, Research and Development, and Accounting.
Summary
Proactivity, knowledge and leadership are the three concepts that best define me.
Throughout my professional journey, I have consistently excelled in building strong client relationships and delivering exceptional results. Over time, I have acquired autonomy and responsibility that have led me to achieve a complete and versatile profile, where real experience exceeds theoretical experience (> 8 years).
I conceive consulting as an ideal integration of consulting company, consultants, and client, where knowledge flows for the correct achievement of projects, with transparency, teamwork and empathy.
I am SAP CO Consultant, specialized in Product Costing with Material Ledger and Actual Costing. The following is only a part of my professional profile, the most relevant experiences. As a CO-PC expert I have collaborated in other projects as expert consultant and in urgent situations.
Skills
S/4hana Migration, Rise With Sap, Clean Core, Carve-Out, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, Margin Analysis
- Sap Co-Pc
- Ml-Ac
- Sap Co-Ps
- Sap Co-Pa
- Sap S/4hana
- Sap Ecc
- Servicenow
- Jira
- Hp Alm
Languages
Education
ICAM-URJC
Master´s Degree in Access to Law · Access to Law · Madrid, Spain
URJC
Double Degree in Law and Business Administration · Law and Business Administration · Madrid, Spain
Certifications & licenses
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing (2020)
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2020)
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Management Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2020)
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Frequently asked questions
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Ricardo is based in Alcobendas, Spain.
Ricardo speaks the following languages: Spanish (Native), English (Advanced).
Ricardo has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Ricardo has worked in at least 10 different roles. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 7 months. Note that Ricardo may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ricardo would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP CO-PS Consultant, SAP CO Consultant, SAP CO Speaker.
Ricardo's most recent position is SAP CO-PS Consultant.
Ricardo is most experienced in industries like Energy, Chemical, and Professional Services. Ricardo also has some experience in Information Technology, Aerospace and Defense, and Education.
Ricardo is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Finance. Ricardo also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Research and Development, and Accounting.
Ricardo has recently worked in industries like Energy, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
Ricardo has recently worked in business areas like Finance, Project Management, and Information Technology.
Ricardo holds a Master in Access to Law from ICAM-URJC and a Bachelor in Law and Business Administration from URJC.
Ricardo has 3 certificates. These include: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing (2020), SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2020), and SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Management Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2020).
Ricardo is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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