Associate Principal Consultant, EBS

Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior SAP Consultant with deep expertise in SAP ECC to manage and evolve our global SAP ERP landscape. This is an individual contributor role responsible for end-to-end ownership of SAP operations, enhancements, and projects in collaboration with business stakeholders and our managed support partner. The candidate should demonstrate a strong understanding of business processes, ERP governance, and technology delivery in a mid-sized global environment. The individual will oversee the financial applications not limited to ERP to deliver business value.
Key Responsibilities
ERP Ownership & Governance

•    Act as the primary internal owner of the SAP ECC system and related interfaces.

•    Serve as the interface between business teams and managed service provider, ensuring SLAs, issue resolution, and enhancements are executed effectively.

•    Provide functional and technical oversight on SAP processes across the global enterprise.

•    Ensure system stability, compliance, and performance through proactive monitoring, incident triaging, and capacity planning.

Business Engagement & Process Leadership

•    Partner with Business Teams to understand pain points and translate them into SAP solutions.

•    Drive continuous process improvement, digitalization, and simplification across core SAP modules.

•    Manage and prioritize the SAP backlog in alignment with business goals.

•    Conduct periodic business reviews & process walk-throughs to drive improvements.

Project Management & Delivery

•    Lead small to medium ERP projects, including system enhancements, rollouts, and integrations.

•    Liaise with cross-functional teams, vendors, and internal IT to ensure timely delivery.

•    Support testing, training, and change management.

Risk, Compliance & Documentation

•    Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit standards. Ensure audit closures without major observations.

•    Maintain up-to-date documentation for processes, interfaces and customizations.

•    Proactively identify and mitigate risks, gaps, or system vulnerabilities.
Required Technical & Functional Skills
SAP Functional Competencies

•    Deep hands-on experience in SAP FI/CO, AA, SD, MM (Services)

•    Working knowledge of SAP RAR and BPC.

•    Ability to troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis across multiple SAP modules.

•    Understanding of SAP security roles and authorizations.

•    Experience with interfaces and middleware (e.g., IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, flat files, APIs).

•    Exposure to period-end closing, intercompany processes, asset capitalization, and deferred revenue scenarios.

•    Integration with multiple 3rd party systems – billing, CRM, analytics, payment gateways, tax engines (like OneSource / Avalara), etc.

Technical Awareness (Nice to Have)

•    Knowledge of SAP ECC architecture, hosting (on-prem/cloud), and backup/disaster recovery best practices.

•    Familiarity with ABAP debugging and reading technical specs.

•    Understanding of SAP Notes application, patch management, and basic transport processes.

•    Familiarity with RPA, AI/ML tools and their application in business process optimization.

Soft Skills & Behavioural Competencies

•    Strong business acumen and the ability to translate technical language for business stakeholders.

•    Self-starter – capable of working independently with minimal supervision.

•    Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills.

•    Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

•    Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities and projects.

•    A collaborative mindset and ability to work across time zones and cultures.

Qualifications & Experience

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Accounting, or a related field.

•    10–14 years of hands-on SAP ECC experience in global environments.

•    Proven experience working with managed services/SI partners.

•    Experience in a global mid-sized company or multi-entity setup is a strong advantage.

•    SAP certifications (e.g., FI/CO, SD, BPC) are a plus.