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# Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Functional Lead

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment
- **Location:** Wilmington, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Information Systems, SAP (Applications), SAP CO, SAP FI, SAP FI/CO, SAP Project System, RISE with SAP, Sap Fiori, SAP S/4HANA
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75903437-senior-sap-s-4hana-fico-functional-lead

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field
 * 7+ years of SAP FICO experience
 * Minimum 3 years of SAP S/4HANA experience
 * Hands-on SAP Product Costing configuration experience
 * Experience configuring:
 * Costing variants
 * Cost component structures
 * Activity rates
 * Overheads
 * Standard cost estimates and releases
 * End-to-end implementation experience with S/4HANA Account-Based Margin Analysis
 * Material Ledger configuration experience
 * Actual Costing configuration and month-end close experience
 * Manufacturing accounting experience
 * Production/process-order accounting experience
 * Experience with:
 * Work in Process (WIP)
 * Variance calculation
 * Settlement
 * Reconciliation
 * Process manufacturing experience within:
 * Pharmaceuticals
 * Life Sciences
 * Chemicals
 * Food Manufacturing
 * Other batch-managed manufacturing environments
 * Ability to independently take projects from requirements through deployment and stabilization
 * Strong understanding of financial close processes and regulatory compliance
 * Excellent stakeholder communication skills

Desired Skills & Experience

 * SAP Certification (FICO or S/4HANA)
 * RISE with SAP experience
 * Experience supporting or leading a RISE implementation
 * SAP Fiori experience
 * Embedded Analytics experience
 * Experience integrating SAP Project Systems (PS)
 * WBS integration experience
 * Experience within pharmaceutical, CDMO, CMO, or private-equity-backed manufacturing environments
 * Regulated manufacturing industry experience

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

 * SAP S/4HANA
 * SAP FICO
 * SAP FI
 * SAP CO
 * Product Costing
 * Material Ledger
 * Actual Costing
 * Account-Based Margin Analysis
 * RISE with SAP
 * SAP Fiori
 * Embedded Analytics
 * SAP Project Systems (PS)
 * Manufacturing Accounting
 * Production & Process Order Accounting
 * MM Integration
 * PP Integration

## Description

* Serve as the SAP FICO functional SME in a post-go-live RISE with SAP environment
 * Configure and support Product Costing functionality
 * Configure and maintain Material Ledger and Actual Costing processes
 * Deliver profitability reporting across customer, product, manufacturing site, batch, project, and contract dimensions
 * Support production and process-order accounting activities
 * Manage WIP calculations, variance calculations, settlements, and reconciliations
 * Support month-end close processes and financial reporting activities
 * Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Manufacturing, and Operations stakeholders
 * Drive business process improvements and continuous improvement initiatives
 * Partner with technical teams on enhancements, reports, and integrations
 * Lead testing, training, and deployment efforts
 * Participate in SAP governance and Change Board activities
 * Create and maintain functional design documentation, process documentation, and SOPs
 * Contribute to future SAP roadmap planning and optimization efforts