Senior SAP FICA & Payments Functional Consultant

• Provide senior-level Payments, and Dunning SAP FICA, SAP A/R functional expertise to support utility transformation objectives including Payment and Collection process, and assistance programs.

• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into:

• Functional designs
• Business blueprints
• Configuration documentation
• Process maps
• Functional specifications
• Test scripts

• Lead design and configuration across:

• Customer payments
• Payment lots
• Payment processing
• Cash application
• Lockbox
• ACH/EFT
• Credit card integrations
• Refund processing
• Write-offs
• Security deposits
• Dunning
• Collections
• Treasury integration
• Financial reconciliation

• Support integration between:

• SAP IS-U Billing
• SAP DMSO
• SAP FI/CO
• SAP C4
• Notifications systems
• External banking/payment systems

• Oversee:

• Collections Process
• Payment processing
• Payment exception handling
• Revenue recognition
• Regulatory compliance
• Audit readiness

• Participate in:

• Reviewing business process and system configurations
• Functional Unit Testing
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Defect resolution
• Deployment
• Hypercare
• Lead financial process optimization and operational efficiency improvements
• Manage workstreams, project plans, and deliverables
• Coordinate onshore and offshore teams
• Verify quality and completeness of project deliverables

• Collaborate with:

• Finance leadership
• Treasury teams
• Billing teams
• Customer service stakeholders
• Compliance teams
• Support enterprise data migration, reconciliation, and cutover planning
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• Previous Public Utility industry experience (required)
• 7+ years of hands-on SAP FICA implementation experience, Utilities Experience

• Deep expertise in:

• SAP FICA
• SAP FI/CO
• Payment processing
• Utility receivables
• Collections
• Treasury/payment integration

• Strong design and configuration experience in:

• Payment lots
• Cash processing
• Customer receivables
• Dunning
• Security deposits
• Payment plans
• Refunds
• Financial reconciliation
• Full lifecycle SAP implementation experience

• Strong integration experience with:

• Billing
• Customer Service
• CRM
• Banking/payment systems

• Experience supporting:

• Regulatory utility finance requirements
• Audit controls
• Compliance frameworks
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to work directly with finance and executive business stakeholders
• Experience in enterprise-scale transformation programs

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation experience
• SAP FICA Expertise

• Experience with:

• Digital payment modernization
• Lockbox integrations
• Payment gateway integrations
• Utility rate and billing structures
• Revenue forecasting
• Dunning and Collection procedures
• Financial analytics
• Prior regulated electric and/or gas utility transformation experience
• Agile or hybrid project methodology experience
• Leadership experience managing large-scale SAP finance programs
• Exposure to SAP Analytics Cloud or enterprise reporting platforms, * A highly experienced SAP FICA, Dunning, & Payments functional leader
• Strong in utility financial architecture and modernization
• Comfortable leading enterprise-scale financial transformation initiatives
• Skilled in complex payment ecosystems and regulatory compliance
• Experienced in public utility billing and finance operations
• Strong in stakeholder communication and executive collaboration
• Detail-oriented, strategic, and delivery-focused
• Capable of managing cross-functional global teams
• Flexible with travel requirements
• Dedicated to optimizing financial performance and operational excellence