SAP Functional Specialist (Only Local to TX)

Looking for an experienced SAP Functional Lead specializing in financial transformations and SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA conversions. This role leads discovery workshops, fit-to-standard analyses, process redesign, data conversion, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization across complex enterprise environments., · Lead full lifecycle ECC to S/4HANA conversion workstreams: discovery, fit-to-standard, design, configuration, testing, cutover, hypercare, and stabilization.

· Assess custom ECC configurations and processes to identify S/4HANA simplification impacts, document gaps, and drive standard or redesigned S/4HANA solutions.

· Prepare and validate financial conversion data (master data, open items, balances, asset values, reconciliation, and post-load validation).

· Execute conversion readiness tasks, custom code/process remediation, mock conversions, cutover execution, and defect resolution.

· Design and support interfaces between SAP Finance and third-party systems (procurement, travel & expense, tax, payroll, banking, reporting).

· Create detailed functional specifications, configuration guides, process flows, test evidence, runbooks, and audit controls.

· Troubleshoot complex finance postings, period-close bottlenecks, interface errors, batch jobs, and performance issues.

· Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Engineering, or technical discipline (Master’s preferred); 1+ years of production experience building and deploying large-scale solutions.

· Core S/4HANA Expertise: Hands-on SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA conversion project experience involving finance workstreams.

· SAP Module Integration: Deep understanding of FICO integration with MM, SD, PP, PM, HR, Treasury, PS, and CO-PA.

· Communication: Ability to communicate clearly (written and verbal) across all organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

· Industry Experience: Airline industry background.

· Cloud & Tools: Experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition via RISE with SAP (clean core knowledge).

· Reporting & Planning: Experience with SAP Group Reporting (consolidation structures, eliminations, currency translations) and SAP Analytics Cloud Planning (SAC-P).

· Methodologies & Ecosystem: Familiarity with SAP Fiori finance apps, embedded analytics, segregation of duties (SoD), change management, and Agile methodologies.

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