Lead and deliver 23 full lifecycle SAP SD implementations, including Blueprinting, Solution Design, Configuration, Testing (UT/SIT/UAT), Go-Live, and Hypercare support.
Act as a Senior SD Consultant with Taxation expertise, ensuring compliant and optimized tax solutions within SAP S/4HANA.
Configure And Manage Pricing Procedures, Including
Condition Types and Access Sequences
Tax condition configuration
Tax routines (VOFM)
Reverse tax calculations
Volume-based and jurisdiction-based taxes
Design And Implement Tax Determination Rules, Including
Tax classifications (Customer/Material)
Tax Codes
GST configuration (India localization)
VAT and indirect tax setup
Lead And Optimize The Order-to-Cash (O2C) Process
Sales Order processing
Delivery processing
Billing & Invoice generation
Integration with FI (account determination & posting)
Drive strong integration between SAP SD and FICO, ensuring accurate tax postings, revenue recognition, and reconciliation.
Collaborate with MM module for tax integration in intercompany, STO, and procurement-related scenarios impacting SD billing.
Implement and support SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) for :
E-Invoicing
E-Way Bill (India)
Statutory reporting & digital compliance
Integrate SAP SD/FI with third-party tax engines such as :
Vertex
ONESOURCE
Avalara
Manage global rollout and localization projects in S/4HANA environments, ensuring country-specific tax compliance.
Support regulatory reporting requirements such as :
SAFT
Intrastat
E-Document Cockpit
Perform tax impact analysis for new business models and regulatory changes.
Conduct workshops with Finance, Tax, Sales, and IT stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable SAP solutions.
Prepare Functional Specifications (FS) for tax enhancements, reports, and integrations; coordinate with ABAP teams for developments.
Debug and analyze tax-related document inconsistencies, pricing errors, and ledger posting issues (basic ABAP debugging preferred).
Ensure accurate Account Determination and Revenue Posting aligned with indirect tax regulations.
Support testing cycles including complex tax scenario validation and cross-module integration testing.
Provide Hypercare and post-go-live stabilization for taxation and billing-related issues.
Maintain documentation :
Business Process Documents (BPD)
Pricing & Tax Configuration Documents
Functional Design Documents (FDD)
Compliance Reporting Documentation
Ensure adherence to indirect tax regulations including GST, VAT, Withholding Tax, and excise-related processes.
Act as a bridge between Tax Teams and Technical Teams, ensuring business requirements are correctly translated into system configuration.
Ideal Candidate
Strong SAP SD Senior Consultant -Taxation & S/4HANA Profile
Mandatory (Experience 1) Must have minimum 7+ years of hands-on experience in SAP SD (Sales & Distribution) with SD as core module in previous roles.
Mandatory (Experience 2) Must have minimm 1 end-to-end SAP implementation with strong hands-on experience in Taxation.
Mandatory (Experience 3) Must have strong expertise in Pricing and Taxation including Tax Determination Rules, Tax Classifications, GST Tax Conditions (India), and Tax Codes.
Mandatory (Experience 4) Must have strong functional knowledge of Order-to-Cash (O2C) process including Sales Order, Delivery, Billing, and Integration with FI.
Mandatory (Experience 5) Must have hands-on experience in S/4HANA (preferably in global rollout or localization projects).
Mandatory (Experience 6) Must have experience in integrating SAP SD/FI with third-party tax engines such as Vertex, ONESOURCE, or Avalara.
Mandatory (Experience 7) Must have strong experience in Pricing Procedure configuration including tax routines, reverse calculations, and volume-based taxes.
Mandatory (Experience 8) Must have hands-on exposure to SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) for e-invoicing and statutory reporting.
Mandatory (Integration Knowledge) Must have strong integration experience with FICO (Financial Accounting) and MM (Materials Management).
Mandatory (Tax Domain Knowledge) Must have deep understanding of Indirect Taxes (GST/VAT), Withholding Tax, and excise-related processes.
Mandatory (Project Exposure) Must have worked on minimum 23 full lifecycle SAP implementations (Blueprint to Go-Live).
Preferred (Experience 1) Experience in regulatory reporting such as SAFT, Intrastat, and e-Document Cockpit.
Preferred (Experience 2) Ability to debug ABAP for resolving tax-related document errors or ledger inconsistencies.
Preferred (Education) BE/BTech, MCA, MTech, MBA, CA, or ICWA background preferred.
Preferred (Soft Skills) Strong stakeholder management skills to liaise between Tax teams and Technical teams.
