SAP FICO Consultant with IS-Retail experience

We are looking for an experienced SAP FICO Consultant with 10–12+ years of SAP experience, including strong hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA and SAP IS-Retail implementation environments.

The ideal candidate should have participated in at least 1–2 end-to-end SAP IS-Retail implementation projects, with a strong understanding of the integration between Finance, Controlling, Retail business processes, Materials Management, Sales & Distribution, and Retail-specific processes.

The consultant will be responsible for business process analysis, SAP FICO configuration, integration, testing, data migration support, cutover and post-go-live support across SAP S/4HANA and IS-Retail landscapes.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. SAP FICO Functional Responsibilities

• Lead or independently handle SAP FI/CO functional activities across implementation and support projects.
• Configure and support:General Ledger (GL)Accounts Payable (AP)Accounts Receivable (AR)Asset Accounting (AA)Bank AccountingTax configurationFinancial ClosingControlling (CO)Cost Center AccountingProfit Center AccountingInternal OrdersProduct Costing / Margin Analysis as applicable
• Work extensively with SAP S/4HANA Finance and the Universal Journal / ACDOCA.
• Support financial reporting, month-end/year-end closing and reconciliation processes.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Prepare functional specifications for required developments and integrations.

B. IS-Retail Experience

The candidate should have practical experience in SAP IS-Retail, preferably from at least 1–2 implementation projects.

Experience should include understanding of:

• Retail master data and organizational structures.
• Retail purchasing and sales processes.
• Integration between IS-Retail, MM, SD and FI/CO.
• Merchandise management processes.
• Store and distribution center processes.
• Retail pricing and inventory-related accounting.
• Stock movements and their financial impact.
• Goods receipts, goods issues and inventory valuation.
• Vendor and customer accounting integration.
• Sales and settlement processes.
• Revenue and cost postings generated from retail transactions.
• Retail-specific interfaces and third-party integrations.
• Understanding of the financial impact of retail business transactions.

3. Integration Responsibilities

The consultant will work closely with other functional and technical teams to ensure seamless integration between FICO and:

• SAP IS-Retail
• SAP MM
• SAP SD
• SAP EWM / WM, where applicable
• SAP PP, where applicable
• SAP PS, where applicable
• SAP Treasury / Banking, where applicable
• SAP SuccessFactors or other peripheral systems, where applicable
• Third-party retail, POS, payment and banking systems.