We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced SAP FICO Consultant with strong expertise in Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) along with functional exposure to Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) modules. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 7+ years of SAP implementation, rollout, enhancement, and support experience in manufacturing environments.
The candidate will be responsible for analyzing business requirements, configuring SAP solutions, supporting business users, driving process improvements, and ensuring seamless integration between Finance, Procurement, Inventory Management, and Production functions. Experience in SAP S/4HANA and end-to-end business processes is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities -
SAP FICO Functional Responsibilities
- Configure, support, and optimize SAP FICO processes including:
- General Ledger (GL)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Asset Accounting (AA)
- Bank Accounting
- Cost Center Accounting (CCA)
- Internal Orders
- Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
- Product Costing
- Profitability Analysis (COPA)
- Month-End and Year-End Closing Activities
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into SAP functional solutions.
- Prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specifications (FS), Configuration Documents, and User Manuals.
- Conduct system testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-go-live support.
Integration & Cross-Functional Responsibilities
- Support integration between SAP FICO, MM, PP, SD, and other business modules.
- Ensure smooth financial integration of:
- Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
- Order-to-Cash (O2C)
- Record-to-Report (R2R)
- Production-to-Finance processes
- Manage automatic account determination, valuation, inventory accounting, and production settlement processes.
- Support material valuation, standard costing, inventory reconciliation, and variance analysis.
MM & PP Exposure
- Understand and support MM processes including:
- Procurement
- Inventory Management
- Goods Receipt / Goods Issue
- Vendor Management
- Material Master Data
- Understand and support PP processes including:
- Production Orders
- Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Routing
- Work Centers
- Production Confirmation
- Cost Settlement
Project & Support Activities
- Participate in SAP implementation, rollout, migration, upgrade, and enhancement projects.
- Support SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives.
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve incidents within agreed SLAs.
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and external consultants.
- Provide end-user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
- Support audit requirements, compliance initiatives, and process governance activities.
- Contribute to continuous process improvement and SAP best practices.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
Experience
- Minimum 7+ years of hands-on SAP FICO configuration and support experience.
- Experience in at least 2-3 end-to-end SAP implementation or rollout projects.
- Experience in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
- Manufacturing industry experience preferred.
Required Technical Skills
SAP FICO
- Strong knowledge of:
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Asset Accounting
- Cost Center Accounting
- Profit Center Accounting
- Product Costing
- COPA
- Period-End Closing Activities
SAP MM & PP Exposure
- Good understanding of:
- Procurement Cycle
- Inventory Management
- Material Valuation
- Production Planning Processes
- Production Order Settlement
- Inventory Accounting Integration
SAP S/4HANA
- Knowledge of:
- Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
- Business Partner Concept
- Fiori Applications
- S/4HANA Finance Simplification
Preferred Skills
- Experience in SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration projects.
- Exposure to SAP Fiori applications.
- Knowledge of SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, or SAP Activate methodology.
- Experience working in manufacturing, automotive, engineering, or industrial sectors.
- Understanding of GST, statutory compliance, and financial reporting requirements.
- Exposure to SAP Analytics, Embedded Reporting, or SAC will be an added advantage.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong documentation and presentation skills.
- Team player with a proactive and customer-focused approach.
Key Competencies
- Business Process Analysis
- Financial Process Optimization
- SAP Configuration & Support
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Change Management
- User Training & Support
- Project Execution
- Continuous Improvement
