SAP FICO/Group Reporting Consultant

Role Overview: You are an experienced SAP FICO + Group Reporting Consultant with 7+ years of overall experience, including 3+ years in SAP FICO and 3+ years in Group Reporting. You have successfully completed at least one end-to-end implementation in both modules. The role requires strong domain expertise, client-facing skills, and flexibility to travel across domestic client locations (average 23 weeks per location). Key Responsibilities: - Lead and manage end-to-end SAP FICO and Group Reporting implementations, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones. - Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, map business processes, and design SAP solutions aligned with organizational goals. - Work extensively on SAP Group Reporting (Consolidation) including data modeling, consolidation processes, group reporting structures, intercompany eliminations, reporting, and analysis. - Perform system testing (unit testing, integration testing, UAT) and ensure quality deliverables throughout project phases. - Provide functional support and training to end-users, ensuring smooth adoption of SAP solutions. - Troubleshoot and resolve issues across both FICO and Group Reporting domains in collaboration with technical and business teams. - Prepare detailed project documentation including functional specifications, process flows, test scripts, training material, and status reports. - Act as a trusted advisor to clients, bringing in best practices for financial accounting, controlling, and group reporting processes. - Coordinate with cross-functional teams and ensure effective communication between business and technical teams. Qualifications Required: - Overall Experience: Minimum 7+ years in SAP consulting. - SAP FICO: At least 3+ years of hands-on experience, with expertise in core modules and sub-modules (GL, AP, AR, AA, CO, Product Costing, PCA/CCA). - SAP Group Reporting: At least 3+ years of implementation/support experience in SAP Group Reporting/Consolidation (with S/4HANA). - Implementation Experience: Minimum 1 end-to-end domestic implementation in FICO and 1 end-to-end domestic implementation in Group Reporting. - Strong understanding of financial accounting principles, controlling processes, and group consolidation requirements. - Knowledge of integration with other SAP modules (SD, MM, PP) will be an advantage. - Good exposure to data migration, cutover activities, and post-go-live support. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and client-facing skills. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams. - Willingness to travel to client locations for an average of 23 weeks per assignment.,