Associate Principal Consultant, EBS

Role Overview: As a Senior SAP Consultant, you will be responsible for the management and evolution of the global SAP ERP landscape. Your role will involve owning end-to-end SAP operations, enhancements, and projects in collaboration with business stakeholders and the managed support partner. You should have a strong understanding of business processes, ERP governance, and technology delivery in a mid-sized global environment to ensure the delivery of business value through financial applications. Key Responsibilities: - Act as the primary internal owner of the SAP ECC system and related interfaces. - Serve as the interface between business teams and the managed service provider to ensure SLAs, issue resolution, and enhancements are effectively executed. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit standards, ensuring 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: - 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. 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.,