SAP FICO Consultant

Role & Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and implement SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) modules including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), and Fixed Assets (FA). Ensure compliance with accounting standards and business controls.
• Lead end-to-end integration of SAP FI with Ariba for procurement automation and invoice reconciliation, ensuring seamless workflows between purchasing and accounts payable.
• Support and configure SAP Group Reporting for financial consolidation, multi-entity reporting, and elimination of intercompany transactions. Collaborate with FP&A to design consolidated and comparative financial reports.
• Lead the functional integration of SAP FI with legacy financial systems via middleware or APIs, ensuring secure, consistent, and auditable data exchange. Support data migration and reconciliation activities.
• Engage with business analysts and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements, define process improvements, and translate them into SAP configurations and technical solutions aligned with business goals.
• Develop detailed functional and technical specifications, support development, and conduct end-to-end system testing including unit testing, regression testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Perform technical configuration and customizations, coordinate defect resolution, support enhancements, and ensure solutions meet user requirements and compliance standards across integrated modules.
• Provide comprehensive support during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with developers to debug ABAP and CDS views, analyze code logic, and support enhancements and bug fixes in custom developments to improve process efficiency.
• Ensure alignment with SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall), internal IT policies, audit, and compliance regulations, including documentation, peer reviews, and governance reporting.
• Prepare and deliver end-user training, create detailed manuals, SOPs, and conduct interactive sessions and Q&A for finance and operations teams to ensure solution adoption.
• Work closely with global and cross-functional teams (Data Architects, BI/Reporting, Middleware, Infrastructure) to design integrated financial solutions and enable analytics readiness.
• Actively participate in project planning by providing realistic estimates, identifying risks, contributing mitigation strategies, and ensuring milestone achievement.
• Support go-live activities including cutover planning, data migration validation, hypercare, and transition to operations with detailed knowledge transfer documentation.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance including new features like Universal Journal, Advanced Asset Accounting, and Central Finance framework.
• Strong exposure to SAP Group Reporting including group structures, consolidation logic, flexible reporting hierarchies, and reporting tools like AFO and SAC.
• Experience with SAP Ariba integration: indirect procurement, invoice management, supplier collaboration, PO flipping, and digital approval workflows.
• Experience with SAP Concur: travel request to reimbursement lifecycle, expense policy configurations, integration with payroll and accounting for postings.
• Experience integrating SAP MM with Ariba and hands-on in configuring Procurement-to-Pay (P2P) cycles.
• Proficiency functional knowledge in integration techniques including APIs, middleware (SAP PI/PO, SAP BTP), and batch interface design for legacy systems such as Oracle, JDE, or homegrown apps.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors or Master's degree in IT, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline with a strong foundation in ERP finance systems.
• 5-10 years of experience as a functional consultant with deep expertise in SAP FI (GL, AP, FA) configuration, including experience in localization, tax procedures, and financial closing processes.