SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant

The client is embarking on its SAP S/4HANA transformation journey, migrating from a legacy SAP ECC landscape that includes SAP SRM. The new S/4HANA solution will consolidate procurement functionality into S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement, integrated with SAP Ariba for sourcing, contracts, and supplier collaboration. A core part of the program is the modernization of Public Sector Grants Management to support the agency’s federal and state grant lifecycle, including FTA (Federal Transit Administration) funding. PrideVel is seeking an experienced SAP MM / FICO Consultant with Public Sector Grants Management expertise to join the implementation team. The consultant will lead functional design, configuration, and delivery across procurement, finance, controlling, and grants management workstreams, partnering closely with the client and the GSI prime. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Functional Design & Configuration

• Lead design and configuration of SAP MM in S/4HANA: Materials Management, Procurement, Inventory Management, Logistics Invoice Verification, and Source Determination.

• Configure SAP FICO across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, new Asset Accounting (FI-AA), Bank Accounting, and Controlling (CCA, PCA, Internal Orders, Product Costing where applicable).

• Configure Public Sector Management - Grants Management (PSM-GM) and the integration with Funds Management (FM), Funds Reservation, and Budget Control System (BCS).

• Design grant master data, sponsored programs, sponsored classes, budget structures, billing rules, and revenue recognition aligned with federal grant compliance (FTA, Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200). SRM-to-S/4HANA Transition

• Lead functional analysis and process mapping of legacy SAP SRM scenarios (shopping carts, contracts, RFx, supplier collaboration) into the target S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement and SAP Ariba footprint.

• Conduct fit-gap analysis, identify Clean Core opportunities, and document target-state process flows.

• Define the strategy for catalog content, contract management, and operational procurement flows in the post-SRM landscape. PrideVel Business Solutions LLC 1755 Park St, Suite 200, Naperville IL 60563 | www.pridevel.com Page 2 of 3 Ariba Integration

• Define and validate integration scenarios between S/4HANA and SAP Ariba (Sourcing, Contracts, Buying & Invoicing, Ariba Network) via Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) or SAP Integration Suite.

• Partner with integration and technical teams on iFlow design, error handling, and reconciliation across PO, GR, invoice, and payment flows.

• Drive end-to-end testing of procure-to-pay scenarios between S/4HANA and Ariba. Project Delivery

• Conduct discovery and design workshops with business stakeholders; document business requirements and produce functional specifications.

• Author configuration rationale documents (CRDs), functional specifications (FSDs), test scripts, cutover plans, and hypercare runbooks.

• Support data migration activities including Business Partner conversion, master data harmonization, and open document migration (open POs, open invoices, open grants, open commitments).

• Lead UAT facilitation, training enablement, and hypercare support post go-live.

• 10+ years of total SAP consulting experience, including at least 2 full-lifecycle SAP implementations and at least 1 S/4HANA implementation (Greenfield, Brownfield, or Selective Data Transition).

• Hands-on configuration experience across SAP MM and SAP FICO in both ECC and S/4HANA environments.

• Minimum 3+ years of experience with SAP Public Sector Management - Grants Management (PSM-GM) and Funds Management (FM).

• Prior experience with SAP SRM (Classic, Extended Classic, or Standalone) and demonstrated experience with SRM-to- S/4HANA or SRM-to-Ariba transitions.

• Demonstrated experience with SAP Ariba integration to S/4HANA (Sourcing, Contracts, Buying & Invoicing, Network).

• Public sector, transit, or transportation industry experience strongly preferred. Functional & Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of S/4HANA simplifications: Business Partner, ACDOCA Universal Journal, simplified procurement, new Asset Accounting, Material Ledger.

• Familiarity with federal grant lifecycle (pre-award, award, post-award, closeout), Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200, and FTA grant programs (e.g., Section 5307, 5337, 5339).

• Strong cross-module integration knowledge: MM FI, MM CO, GM FM FI.
• Familiarity with Fiori applications for procurement, finance, and grants management.

• Working knowledge of SAP Activate methodology and Agile/Scrum delivery. Soft Skills

• Strong workshop facilitation, requirement elicitation, and stakeholder communication.
• Comfortable operating in GSI-led delivery environments with multiple partners.

• Self-directed, accountable, and comfortable in fast-paced consulting engagements with shifting priorities. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• SAP certifications in S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement, S/4HANA Financial Accounting, or SAP Public Sector.
• Exposure to SAP BTP, CDS views, Clean Core principles, and side-by-side extension patterns.
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Solution Manager, and modern test management tools.

• Familiarity with transit-industry reporting (NTD reporting, FTA reporting cycles) and public sector chart of accounts design.

• Experience with data migration tools (LTMC / Migration Cockpit, BODS, SNP CrystalBridge)., * Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• MBA or relevant professional certifications (CPA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma) a plus. ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

• Duration: 6 months, with extension based on program needs.
• Location: Houston, TX. 5 days onsite presence required at client cadence.
• Travel: Travel to client site as required; expenses per PrideVel travel policy.
• Start Date: Immediate.

Skills: Acceptance Testing, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Agile Programming Methodologies, Ariba, Billing, Brownfield Redevelopment, Budgeting, Business Administration, Business Solutions, Cadence, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Cloud Computing, Code of Federal Regulations, Consulting, Content Management, Contract Management, Control Systems, Data Migration, Error Handling, Federal Government, Federal Grants, Finance, Finance Software, Financial Accounting, Functional Analysis, Fund Management, Funding, Gap Analysis, General Ledger Accounting, Government, Grant Administration/Management, Information Technology & Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Lean Six Sigma, Logistics, Materials Management, Process Flow, Procure to Pay/Purchase to Pay (P2P), Procurement Software, Product Costing, Project Management Professional (PMP), Public Transport, Purchasing/Procurement, Reconciliation, SAP, SAP Administration, SAP ECC (fka SAP R/3 and SAP ERP), SAP FICO, SAP MM, SAP Supplier Relationship Management, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Shopping Carts, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Technical/Engineering Design, Test Scripts, Test Tools, Testing, Travel Policy, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills