SAP S/4 Finance Consultant
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Job description
Senior SAP S/4HANA Finance Consultant is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing finance processes within the S/4HANA landscape. With deep expertise in FICO modules and extensive experience across multiple full-cycle implementations, this consultant will work closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, and technical teams to deliver best-in-class financial solutions aligned with industry standards and organizational goals., * Leading the Finance Stream and Conduct workshops with finance stakeholders (CFO, Controllers, Treasury, AP/AR teams).
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Perform fit-gap analysis and document business requirements.
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Advise on SAP S/4 best practices for Finance & Controlling.
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Lead design of end-to-end financial processes, including: o General Ledger (New GL) o Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) o Asset Accounting (AA) o Controlling (CO) - CCA, PCA, COPA, Internal Orders o Bank Accounting & Cash Management o Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) o Product Costing o Financial Close & Reporting
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Drive integration between Finance and other modules like MM, SD, PP, PS, EWM, SuccessFactors, Concur, Ariba, Treasury systems.
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Collaborate with technical teams for interfaces, IDocs, AIF, middleware, and third party integrations.
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Experience with: o Universal Journal (ACDOCA) o New Asset Accounting o Margin Analysis (PCA/CO-PA) o Central Finance (optional but preferred) o Embedded Analytics, Fiori apps, CDS views o Parallel ledgers & multi-GAAP reporting
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Project Delivery by leading and execute all SAP Activate phases: Discover * Prepare * Explore * Realize * Deploy * Run
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Prepare functional specs, configuration docs, test scripts, and training materials.
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Support SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hyper care activities.
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Collaborate with ABAP team on WRICEF developments.
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Work with senior finance leadership and business process owners.
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Provide training and knowledge transfer to end-users and support teams.
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Ensure smooth change management and adoption across the organization.
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Provide L3 support and solution enhancements post go-live.
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Recommend improvements, automation opportunities, and process optimization.
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Drive continuous improvement using analytics and KPI monitoring.
Requirements
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Must Have experience in SAP FICO including S/4HANA with at least 2 full-cycle SAP S/4 implementations
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Strong expertise in: o GL accounting o AP/AR o Asset accounting o Cost center & profit center accounting o Internal orders o CO-PA o Tax, FSCM (preferred), Treasury (optional)
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Strong understanding of S/4HANA architecture and finance data models.
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Experience with Fiori, ACDOCA, Universal Journal, and embedded reporting.
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Ability to write or review functional specs (WRICEF).
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Experience with integration technologies (IDoc, BAPI, OData).
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Excellent communication and presentation skills.
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Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving abilities.
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Leadership in large/global teams.
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SAP S/4HANA Finance Certification ( Nice to Have).
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Good to Have Accounting or finance background (CA, CPA).
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Experience with Central Finance, Group Reporting, or Treasury.