SAP FICO Consultant/Lead

Job Description About Us At Thoucentric, we deliver end-to-end consulting solutions to solve critical business challenges across industries. With deep domain expertise, advanced technology, and a results-driven approach, we help organizations streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and drive growth. Headquartered in Bangalore with a global presence across India, US, UK, Singapore, and Australia, we work on Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, and Process & Technology Solutioning, supporting clients in Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Sales & Distribution. Our team of 500+ consultants builds innovative solutions through Thoucentric Labs using AI/ML and works on market-focused capabilities, client-specific challenges, and systems that improve both client outcomes and employee experience. Recognized as a Great Place to Work and among the 50 Best Firms for Data Scientists, we foster growth, execution excellence, and impactful contributions for both clients and the organization. Job Description At Thoucentric, we work on various problem statements: - Building capabilities that address a market need, based on ongoing research efforts. - Solving specific use cases for current or potential clients based on on-ground challenges. - Developing new systems to help us become a better employer and partner to clients. All of these require the best minds to work on them day-to-day. Your contribution to organization development is as important as outward-facing consulting. We are invested in both employee growth and client success. Key Responsibilities Consultant Responsibilities - Requirement Analysis: Review functional problem statements or change requests shared by business or IT stakeholders. Analyze the business impact and ensure requirements are clearly documented. - Solution Review & Validation: Collaborate with the implementation team to understand proposed solution or configuration changes in SAP FICO. Review functional specs, configuration rationale, and test scenarios shared by the SI team. - Client Guidance & Advisory: Evaluate proposed solutions for alignment with business goals, existing processes, and SAP best practices. Support the client's finance team in understanding implications, and recommend acceptance, modification, or rejection. - Stakeholder Communication: Act as a bridge between the system integrator and client business teams. Document decisions, deviations, and rationale. - Testing & Validation Support: Assist in reviewing test cases and validating UAT results. - Documentation: Maintain clear documentation of solution reviews, accepted changes, and recommendations provided to the client. Lead-Specific Responsibilities These responsibilities apply to candidates with 8+ years of experience: - Lead end-to-end SAP FICO implementations, including planning, budgeting, and resource management. - Mentor and guide junior consultants and functional team members. - Manage cross-module integration with SAP MM, SD, PP, and PS. - Perform Fit-Gap analysis, prepare Functional Specifications, and oversee S/4HANA migration activities. Requirements Key Skills & Qualifications (Consultant Level) - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field - 4+ years of experience in SAP FICO (hands-on configuration or support) - Understanding of SAP FICO core modules: GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting - Ability to analyze solution proposals and explain system behavior in business terms - Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders - Familiarity with SAP implementation lifecycle and change request processes - Prior exposure to client-facing or project coordination roles is a plus Nice to Have (Consultant Level) - Exposure to S/4HANA Finance - Understanding of integration with SD/MM modules - Experience working with or alongside a system integrator (Accenture, Deloitte, etc.) Additional Requirements For SAP FICO Lead - 8+ years of hands-on SAP FICO experience with at least 2 full lifecycle implementations - Strong project management and stakeholder management skills - SAP FICO certification (preferred) - Knowledge of S/4HANA Central Finance and Group Reporting - Experience with global deployments and Agile project methodologies - Ability to mentor junior consultants and lead a team Benefits - Opportunity to define your career path rather than following one enforced by a manager - Work with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike in a great consulting environment - A dynamic yet supportive work environment that encourages personal development - Be part of One Extended Family bonding beyond work through sports, get-togethers, and shared interests - Work in an enriching environment with Open Culture, Flat Organization, and Excellent Peer Group - Contribute to the exciting growth story of Thoucentric Skills:- SAP FICO, S4 HANA, GL and Asset accounting