Sap Fico Consultant

Key Responsibilities

1. SAP FICO Functional Expertise

• Lead requirements gathering, business process mapping, gap analysis, and solution design for SAP FI and CO modules.
  
• Configure and support SAP Finance (FI) processes including:
  
• General Ledger (GL)
  
• Accounts Payable (AP)
  
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
  
• Asset Accounting (AA)
  
• Bank Accounting
  
• Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) & Lockbox
  
• Special Purpose Ledger
  
• Configure and support SAP Controlling (CO) processes including:
  
• Cost Center Accounting
  
• Profit Center Accounting
  
• Internal Orders
  
• Product Costing
  
• COPA (Profitability Analysis)
  
• Actual/Planned Costing Cycles, Allocations, Assessments
  

2. S/4HANA FICO Experience (Preferred)

• Hands-on experience with

  Universal Ledger

  ,

  A-CDOCA

  , and S/4HANA FICO innovations.
• Experience in

  Central Finance

  is an added advantage.
• Expertise in SAP Fiori apps related to Finance.
  

3. Integration & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with technical and functional teams across SAP modules: MM, SD, PP, PS, HR, and SuccessFactors.
  
• Collaborate with ABAP developers for functional specifications, RICEFW objects, enhancements, and debugging.
  
• Provide end-to-end integration support including testing, data validation, workflow alignment, and interface monitoring.
  

4. Finance Transformation & Business Partnering

• Work directly with finance controllers, accounting teams, and business units to translate requirements into feasible SAP solutions.
  
• Lead Financial Closing processes and ensure system readiness for month-end / year-end activities.
  
• Drive improvements in financial consolidation, reporting, and compliance processes.
  
• Assist in implementing internal controls, SOX audits, and financial governance frameworks.
  

5. Project Management & Delivery

• Manage full lifecycle SAP projects (implementations, rollouts, upgrades, migrations).
  
• Prepare functional documents: BRD, FDD, test scripts, UAT scenarios, user manuals.
  
• Provide day-to-day production support and ensure SLAs are met.
  
• Conduct UAT, CUT (Customer Testing), SIT, and regression testing.
  
• Resolve complex incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent solutions.
  

6. Financial Reporting & Data Management

• Expertise in:
  
• SAP Reports (FBL1N, FBL3N, FBL5N, FAGLL03 etc.)
  
• Costing sheets, standard costs, cost roll-ups
  
• Payment methods & automatic payment programs (APP, DME)
  
• FI-GL and CO reporting
  
• Work with BI/BO teams to support financial analytics and dashboards.
  
• Support data migration activities: LSMW, BAPIs, data templates, validation and reconciliation.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum

  12+ years

  experience in SAP FICO with strong functional and business-facing capabilities.
• At least

  23 full lifecycle SAP implementations

  with hands-on configuration experience.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP financial processes and statutory requirements.
  
• Excellent understanding of financial operations including:
  
• Budgeting
  
• Forecasting
  
• Month-end closing
  
• Taxation (GST/TDS desirable)
  
• Intercompany transactions
  
• Strong communication skills, stakeholder management, and ability to work with global teams.
  
• Hands-on experience with RICEFW specification creation and validation.
  
• Must be capable of leading workshops, solution design sessions, and end-user training.
  
• Ability to handle high-pressure environments, tight deadlines, and multitasking.
  

Good to Have

• SAP Certification in FI/CO.
  
• Exposure to

  Central Finance

  ,

  Group Reporting

  ,

  Treasury / Cash Management

  .
• Experience in

  Agile delivery methodologies

  .
• Experience with

  ServiceNow/JIRA

  for incident management and workflow tracking.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
  
• Excellent presentation and documentation skills.
  
• Ability to lead conversations with senior finance leaders.
  
• Flexibility, ownership, and a strong customer-centric approach.