Deputy Manager, SAP FICO

SAP Finance – FI

• Provide hands-on expertise across SAP Financial Accounting processes including:
  • General Ledger – GL
  • Accounts Payable – AP
  • Accounts Receivable – AR
  • Asset Accounting – AA
  • Bank Accounting
  • Cash and Bank Management
  • Tax accounting
  • Intercompany accounting
  • Foreign currency transactions and valuation
  • Period-end and year-end closing
• Configure and support organizational structures, chart of accounts, fiscal year variants, posting periods, document types, number ranges, and financial master data.
• Support incoming/outgoing payments, automatic payment programs, electronic bank statements, payment files, and bank integrations.
• Support customer/vendor financial processes and Business Partner integration in SAP S/4HANA.
• Support financial reporting, reconciliation, accruals, provisions, allocations, and statutory requirements.

SAP Controlling – CO

• Provide hands-on expertise in relevant SAP Controlling areas such as:
  • Cost Centre Accounting
  • Profit Centre Accounting
  • Internal Orders
  • Product Costing
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Overhead Cost Controlling
  • Actual costing / Material Ledger where applicable
• Support planning, budgeting, allocation, settlement, variance calculation, and management reporting processes.
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams on product costing and inventory valuation requirements.

SAP S/4HANA

• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture and key differences from SAP ECC.
• Knowledge of:
  • Universal Journal – ACDOCA
  • Business Partner approach
  • New Asset Accounting
  • Material Ledger
  • Fiori applications
  • Embedded analytics
  • S/4HANA financial closing capabilities
• Support solution design using standard SAP functionality wherever practical.
• Encourage configuration-first and clean-core approaches, minimizing unnecessary custom developments.

Integration Responsibilities

• Understand and support FICO integration with:
  • Materials Management – MM
  • Sales & Distribution – SD
  • Production Planning – PP
  • Quality Management – QM
  • Plant Maintenance / EAM
  • Warehouse Management / EWM
  • SAP MDG
  • Treasury and banking solutions
  • SAP Analytics / SAC
  • Tax and statutory applications
  • Procurement and expense applications
  • Third-party banking and payment platforms
• Work with integration and development teams for interfaces between SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Support interface requirements, mapping, reconciliation, monitoring, and error-handling procedures.

Pharmaceutical / Compliance Responsibilities

• Work within pharmaceutical industry requirements involving controlled and regulated business processes.
• Understand the importance of:
  • GxP
  • Computerized System Validation – CSV
  • Data Integrity
  • Audit trails
  • Segregation of Duties – SoD
  • SOX / internal financial controls
  • Electronic records and appropriate regulatory controls
• Participate in preparation and review of applicable documentation such as:
  • Business requirements
  • User Requirements Specifications
  • Functional Specifications
  • Configuration documents
  • Risk assessments
  • Test scripts
  • Traceability documentation
  • SOPs and work instructions
• Support IT-CSV and QA teams during validation activities where SAP FICO functionality is within validated scope.
• Ensure system changes follow approved change-control procedures.

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on SAP FICO experience.
• Strong practical experience in SAP FI and relevant CO processes.
• Experience in at least one full-cycle SAP implementation, rollout, or major transformation program.
• Hands-on SAP configuration experience is essential.
• SAP S/4HANA implementation or support experience strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of end-to-end Finance processes and integration with other SAP modules.
• Experience preparing functional specifications and coordinating with development teams.
• Experience in testing, defect management, cutover, and production support.
• Ability to independently analyze SAP issues and identify root causes.
• Strong understanding of SAP master data and transactional data relevant to Finance.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with Finance business users, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners.

• Experience: Minimum 8+ years
• Industry: Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences preferred
• Employment Background: Candidates from product companies, pharmaceutical organizations, consulting firms, or IT service organizations are welcome.
• Education: Any recognized educational background; relevant SAP experience and functional expertise are more important.
• Certification: SAP S/4HANA Finance / FICO certification preferred but not mandatory.