Sapear - SAP FICO Consultant (12-14 yrs)

Title: SAP FICO Consultant.

Location: Remote or Pune or Hyderabad.

Experience on complex cross-system integrations, including FP&A systems like Snowflake, SAC or Adaptive (for planning and forecasting), SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR), Vertex and other external systems such as Concur, Blackline, Bloomberg, and others.

Key Responsibilities:

SAP ECC to S/4HANA Migration:

- Plan, design, and execute the migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA, focusing on FICO processes.

- Assess current ECC system configurations, business processes, and financial data to develop migration strategies.

- Drive and manage full-cycle SAP S/4HANA migration projects, from system conversion to new implementations.

- Identify and manage gaps, changes, and enhancements between ECC and S/4HANA functionalities.

- Own data migration efforts, including data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) to ensure data accuracy and integrity.

- Analyze business requirements and provide functional expertise, guidance, and solutions aligned with SAP best practices in finance and controlling processes.

Financial Modules Configuration:

- Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of SAP FICO modules, with a particular focus on Product Costing (CO-PC) and Cost Object Controlling (CO-OM).

- Reconfigure or optimize FICO modules (AR, AP, GL, asset accounting, tax, etc.) to bridge the gap between ECC and S/4 environment.

- Work with technical teams to manage adaptations for Business Processes, reporting, workflows, and analytics in cross systems environment.

Process Optimization and Design:

- Analyze and optimize financial processes during the migration to align with the new capabilities of S/4HANA.

- Support change management initiatives, ensuring minimal disruption during S/4HANA migration and go-live phases.

- Stay updated on the latest SAP technologies and trends, providing recommendations for continuous improvement in financial processes.

Cross-Module Integrations:

- Ensure seamless integration of FICO modules with other key modules such as SD (Sales & Distribution), MM (Materials Management), and PP (Production Planning).

- Collaborate with business process owners, IT teams, and external vendors to ensure seamless integration between finance, controlling, and other SAP modules (e., MM, SD, PP).

Data Migration and Validation:

- Work closely with the data migration process teams for all financial and controlling data from ECC to S/4HANA.

- Validate and reconcile migrated data to ensure accuracy and compliance with business requirements.

- Troubleshoot and resolve any issues arising from data migration or system inconsistencies.

Stakeholder Management and Collaboration:

- Work closely with business leaders, finance, and IT teams to gather requirements, define solutions, and manage expectations throughout the migration project.

Training, Testing and Documentation:

- Develop and execute test cases for financial processes to validate system functionality in synchronization with ECC and S/4HANA.

- Document all configurations, process changes, and new functionalities to ensure alignment and future reference.

- Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance user adoption and understanding of new systems and process.

Skills:

- Ability to integrate and streamline multi-system landscapes.

- This role requires both deep technical and functional expertise.

- Expertise in SAP FICO modules (AR, AP, GL, tax, asset accounting, consolidation, FSCM Credit Management, Bank account Management) with deep integration knowledge of SD, MM, and PP.

- Advanced skills in manufacturing industry costing and controlling processes.

- Strong knowledge of S/4HANA functionalities, Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, and FIORI.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to support complex, cross-functional processes.

- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred:

- SAP certification in FICO and/or S/4HANA is highly desirable.

- Experience in global SAP implementations or rollouts, with complex multi-system interfaces.

- Knowledge of cloud-based and on-premises integration technologies (e., SAP Cloud Platform Integration, SAP Data Services, Migration Cockpit).

Qualifications:

- Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, IT, or a related field.

- SAP FICO certification is preferred.

- Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience in SAP FICO with a strong focus on ECC to S/4HANA migrations.

- Strong knowledge of finance and accounting principles combined with deep SAP technical expertise.

- Familiarity with SAP Fiori and user experience improvements.

- Strong understanding of taxation and compliance within an SAP environment.