FICO Consultant

Role & responsibilities

SAP FI Configuration & Support:

• Design, configure, and support core

  SAP FI

  components:

• General Ledger (GL)

• Accounts Payable (AP)

• Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Asset Accounting (AA)

• Withholding Tax (WHT)

• FI Period-End Closing Activities

• Ensure compliance with local and international accounting standards.
• Support financial audits and statutory reporting.

SAP CO Configuration & Support:

• Configure and support

  Controlling

  components:

• Cost Center Accounting (CCA)

• Internal Orders (IO)

• Product Costing (Material Ledger, Cost Estimates, Work in Progress)

• Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

• Margin Analysis (Universal Journal-based)

• Implement effective cost tracking and profitability reporting structures.
• Partner with business units for accurate budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Advanced SAP Capabilities:

• Configure and enhance

  Advanced Financial Closing

  functionalities to streamline and automate closing activities.
• Implement

  Advanced Receivable Management

  including:
• Credit Management
• Collections and Disputes
• Receivables Reporting
• Support

  Treasury Management

  processes:
• Cash and Liquidity Management
• Bank Communication Management
• Treasury Risk Management (if applicable)

Project & Stakeholder Management:

• Gather and analyze business requirements, translate into technical design and SAP solutions.
• Participate in blueprinting, fit-gap analysis, and implementation cycles (using SAP Activate or Agile methodology).
• Work cross-functionally with teams in MM, SD, PP, and external systems for end-to-end integration.
• Provide training, documentation, and post-go-live support to key users and finance teams.

Preferred candidate profile

• CA or Bachelors/master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Information Systems or related discipline.
• Minimum

  5+ years

  of hands-on SAP FI CO experience, with

  2+ full lifecycle S/4HANA implementations

  .
• Strong knowledge in:
• FI: GL, AP, AR, AA, Withholding Tax, Period-End Close
• CO: Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Profitability & Margin Analysis
• Treasury, Advanced Financial Closing, and Advanced Receivables
• Deep understanding of

  Universal Journal (ACDOCA)

  and

  S/4HANA innovations

  in finance.
• Experience with

  Fiori apps

  ,

  S/4HANA Finance best practices

  , and

  real-time reporting

  .
• Knowledge of SAP HR payroll & positive time management will be added advantage.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP Certifications in FI/CO or S/4HANA Finance
• Exposure to

  Central Finance

  ,

  SAP Group Reporting

  , or

  SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

• Understanding of

  financial compliance standards

  and

  SOX/internal controls