Senior SAP FICO Consultant

Key Responsibilities:

Implementation and Configuration:

- Configure SAP FI modules to meet business and client requirements, with a focus on financial accounting processes such as general ledger (GL), accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and asset accounting (AA).

- Implement balance upload activities and ensure proper document splitting configurations to align with business processes.

- Perform cutover activities and manage rollout for SAP FICO implementations, ensuring a smooth transition to production.

- Provide S/4HANA configuration expertise, especially for FI modules and Fiori applications.

- Conduct testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution during implementation phases, ensuring proper integration between FI and other SAP modules.

Business Analysis and Customization:

- Gather and analyse client requirements, focusing on FI processes such as financial closing, tax management, and financial reporting.

- Collaborate with business users to ensure effective use of the SAP FI system, making necessary adjustments to configurations to meet their needs.

- Develop functional specifications for customizations, enhancements, and optimizations of FI processes.

Support and Maintenance:

- Provide ongoing support for SAP FI users, managing issues and ticket resolutions in accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger.

- Support month-end and year-end closing processes in FI, ensuring that financial reports and statutory returns are accurately generated.

- Ensure data integrity within FI modules, troubleshooting and fixing issues related to posting, clearing, and reconciliation of transactions.

Training and Documentation:

- Develop training materials and deliver FI-specific training to end-users, ensuring they are well-equipped to manage FI transactions and reporting.

- Maintain detailed documentation of FI system configurations, including customization steps, document splitting configurations, and system enhancements.

Project Management:

- Lead and manage SAP FICO projects, with a focus on FI, ensuring rollout/cutover activities are executed smoothly.

- Coordinate with other functional teams to integrate FI modules with MM, SD, and PS for seamless financial reporting.

- Identify project risks and issues in the FI implementation process and mitigate them effectively.

S/4HANA and Advanced Functional Expertise:

- In-depth knowledge of S/4HANA FI configuration, including new features such as Universal Journal and Fiori applications.

- Strong experience with document splitting, ensuring correct financial reporting in multiple ledgers.

- Expertise in balance upload activities for financial transactions, including foreign currency handling and financial closing processes.

Controlling (CO) Module:

- Basic understanding of Controlling (CO), particularly in cost center, profit center, and internal order management, as it relates to FI processes.

- CO knowledge should support FI but is not the main focus of this role.

Cross-Functional Integration:

- FI integration with other SAP modules (MM, SD, PS) to ensure seamless financial transactions and reporting.

- Knowledge of cross-module integration to manage financial transactions with supply chain and order management processes.

Required Skills and Competencies:

- Mandatory: 5-7 years of hands-on experience in SAP FI (Financial Accounting), with deep expertise in general ledger (GL), accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and asset accounting (AA).

- Expertise in S/4HANA FI configurations, including document splitting, balance upload, and financial closing activities.

- Strong experience in month-end activities and financial reporting, ensuring accurate financial statements.

- Experience in SAP FI rollout/cutover activities and project execution.

- Strong client-facing skills and the ability to engage with key stakeholders to gather requirements and provide functional expertise.

- Proficiency in SAP Fiori applications for FI and integration with S/4HANA.

- Desirable: Basic knowledge of CO (Controlling), particularly in areas that integrate with FI, such as cost centers and profit centers.

- Exposure to cross-functional modules like BPC, REFX, FM, and BCM.

- Willingness to enhance knowledge in cross-functional modules while continuing to build expertise in FI.

Domain Expertise:

- Finance/Accounting: 2-5 years of domain experience preferred, especially in financial reporting, closing processes, and statutory returns.

Qualifications:

- Graduate: B.Com, BBA, BCS, or related fields.

- Post Graduate (preferred): MCA, MBA, M.Com, CA, ICWA.

Work Location:

- Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India (Hybrid Mode).