About the role
AI summarisedLead SAP FICO consultant role at a technology/consulting firm, responsible for leading SAP S/4HANA Finance implementations, managing a team of analysts, and driving business transformation through process re-engineering and system configuration.
BusinessFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coach junior SAP Finance analysts, manage workplan and deliverables, timeline, resource and budget for the project team
- Lead and facilitate business process workshops to gather, analyze, and document requirements
- Re-engineer and design optimized to-be business processes leveraging SAP S/4HANA capabilities
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications and work closely with technical teams for detailed technical designs
- Perform system configuration and customization of SAP Finance and Controlling PS and its integration with related modules (e.g., MM, SD)
- Design and support the implementation of interfaces between SAP FICO and external systems
- Plan and execute data migration activities including mapping, transformation, and validation strategies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (both internal and external) to ensure a cohesive and integrated SAP solution
- Manage testing phases (unit, integration, UAT) and resolve defects in a timely manner
- Contribute to cutover planning and provide post-go-live support
- Co-create innovative and future-ready solutions that are scalable, sustainable, and aligned to industry best practices
- Prepare and deliver presentations, training, and documentation for stakeholders and end-users
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of hands-on System Implementation Experience in SAP FICO
- Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA implementations or upgrades
- Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes in project-based organizations
- Experience with integration points to external systems and related SAP modules (e.g., FI/CO, SD, MM)
- Proven experience in functional design, configuration, and data migration
- SAP certification in S/4HANA (desirable)
- Techno Design experience specific to data modeling, class definition, UI design and workflow design
- Debug SAP standard and custom program to understand the as-is system design
- Experience Functional, Integration and User Acceptance testing of large SAP implementations
- Understanding of defining and setting up Batch processing and Regression Testing
- Flexibility and ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines
- Ability to define and document integration test scenarios
- Possessing leadership skill demonstrated by team-leading experience in consulting background
- Ability in managing multiple stakeholders
- Exposure to several different client industries
- Experience in pre-sales activity is preferable