SAP FICO Consultant
Posted 5 days ago by McKinsol Consulting Inc
Negotiable
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Remote
Remote
Summary: The role of SAP FICO Consultant involves joining an S4 implementation project during the design phase, focusing on SAP FICO modules such as Financial Accounting and Controlling. The consultant will manage various phases including design, configuration, testing, and deployment while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include conducting requirement workshops, aligning financial processes with S/4HANA innovations, and leading data migration activities. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in financial processes and strong leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Core team member of FICO workstream in the S/4HANA implementation, managing design, configuration, testing, and deployment phases.
- Conduct requirement workshops with finance and controlling stakeholders to gather and document business needs.
- Design and configure SAP FICO modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, and Profitability Analysis.
- Align financial processes with S/4HANA innovations such as Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, and Central Finance concepts.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end business integration.
- Work closely with technical teams for custom developments and enhancements.
- Lead data migration and validation activities for finance-related master and transactional data.
- Manage testing cycles and provide end-user training and support during go-live and stabilization.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, providing insights on process improvement and best practices.
- Prepare functional specifications, design documents, and test scripts.
- Provide expertise on SAP best practices and S4-specific features.
- Gather requirements, perform analysis, write functional specifications, design and configure system, lead training, develop system documentation, and interface solutions.
- Plan, prepare, and execute Fit-Gap / Fit-to-Standard Workshops.
- Work with third parties to integrate S4 with respective systems.
- Manage full life cycle implementations of S/4 HANA in SAP Finance and/or Controlling.
- Strategize data migration from legacy systems to S/4HANA and execute Unit/Integration testing.
- Collaborate with the project team to design and configure SAP FICO processes.
- Conduct fit-gap analysis and identify system requirements.
- Develop functional specifications and design documents.
- Support configuration and testing activities.
Key Skills:
- Deep expertise in Financial Accounting and Controlling processes, including integration with SD/MM/PP.
- Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- Strong command over financial regulations, accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP), and cost management processes.
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage large client engagements, and drive enterprise-level transformations.
- Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and consulting skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
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Working Arrangements: remote
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Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are looking for an experienced SAP FICO consultant to join our S4 implementation project in the design phase. The ideal candidate will have expertise in SAP FICO modules, including: - Financial Accounting (FI) - Controlling (CO) - Asset Accounting (AA) - Bank Management Required Skills - SAP S4,- Financial Accounting (FI) - Controlling (CO) - Asset Accounting (AA) - Bank Management Job Duties - LOCATION: Atlanta or Dallas preferred. Core team member of FICO workstream in the S/4HANA implementation, managing design, configuration, testing, and deployment phases. ? Conduct requirement workshops with finance and controlling stakeholders to gather and document business needs. ? Design and configure SAP FICO modules including: o General Ledger (GL) o Accounts Payable (AP) o Accounts Receivable (AR) o Asset Accounting (AA) o Cost Center Accounting (CCA) o Profit Center Accounting (PCA) o Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) ? Align financial processes with S/4HANA innovations such as Universal Journal (ACDOCA), New Asset Accounting, and Central Finance concepts. ? Collaborate with cross-functional teams (MM, SD, PP, HR, etc.) to ensure end- to-end business integration. ? Work closely with technical teams (ABAP, Basis, Security, Fiori) for custom developments and enhancements. ? Lead data migration and validation activities for finance-related master and transactional data. ? Manage testing cycles (SIT, UAT) and provide end-user training and support during go-live and stabilization. ? Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, providing insights on process improvement and best practices. ? Prepare functional specifications, design documents, and test scripts. - Provide expertise on SAP best practices and S4-specific features - Solution designing and support experience in financial reporting, profitability reports and COPA, integration with MM, SD, PP modules asset accounting, and profit center accounting - Gather requirements, perform analysis, writing functional specifications, designing and configuring system and, leading training, developing system documentation, and interface solutions - Planning, preparation and execution of Fit-Gap / Fit-to-Standard Workshops - Work with third party to integrate S4 with the respective system (Banks, Concur, Cybersource, etc..) - Managing full life cycle implementations of S/4 HANA in SAP Finance and/or Controlling - Strategizing data migration from legacy systems to S/4HANA and executing Unit/Integration testing. - Collaborate with the project team to design and configure SAP FICO processes - Conduct fit-gap analysis and identify system requirements - Develop functional specifications and design documents - Support configuration and testing activities Job Requirements - - Deep expertise in Financial Accounting and Controlling processes, including integration with SD/MM/PP - Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance. - Strong command over financial regulations, accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP), and cost management processes. - Proven ability to lead teams, manage large client engagements, and drive enterprise-level transformations. Desired Skills & Experience - Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and consulting skills.