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Senior Lead Engineer - SAP Fico

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The FI/CO consultant is responsible for the design, configuration and delivery of SAP FI/CO solutions to support financial management, accurate reporting and scalable global operations. The role focuses on implementing and optimizing end-to-end Record-to-Report processes, enabling standardized finance practices across multi-entity landscapes, and ensuring seamless integration with other SAP modules. It also involves driving fit-to-standard solutions, supporting global roll outs, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and group reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities:


  • Design, configure and deploy SAP FI/CO solutions, including extensive configuration across core finance and controlling processes.
  • Ensure end-to-end implementations, support, and global template roll outs across multi-country, multi-entity landscapes.
  • Implement configuration in FI (GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Bank, Tax) and CO (Cost Center, Profit Center, Product Costing, Internal Orders, COPA).
  • Manage group-level financial design, including multi-entity structures, company codes, profit center hierarchies, and segment reporting
  • Configure financial consolidation readiness and P&L roll-ups at group/company level, ensuring accurate reporting across regions and legal entities.
  • Assist in inter company transactions, eliminations, parallel ledgers, multi-currency accounting, and group reporting frameworks.
  • Perform fit-gap analysis and align solutions with SAP best practices towards a fit-to-standard approach.
  • Expertise in Record-to-Report (R2R) including financial close, reconciliations, and statutory reporting.
  • Integrate with SD, MM, and other modules ensuring seamless OTC, P2P, and finance postings.
  • Hands-on involvement in configuration, SIT/UAT testing, defect resolution, and production support.
  • Assist with data migration and financial data validation, including opening balances and reconciliation.
Mandatory Skills:

  • SAP experience with strong hands-on expertise in SAP FI/CO, including extensive configuration across core finance and controlling processes.
  • Actively involved in design workshops, working with global finance stakeholders to define standardized processes and scalable SAP solutions.
  • Strong integration experience with SD, MM, and other modules ensuring seamless OTC, P2P, and finance postings.
  • Expertise in Record-to-Report (R2R) including financial close, reconciliations, and statutory reporting.
  • Hands-on involvement in configuration, SIT/UAT testing, defect resolution, and production support.
  • Experience in data migration and financial data validation, including opening balances and reconciliation



Requirements

Preferred Skill: Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (Universal Journal, Group Reporting) and global rollout methodologies highly desirable.
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business Administration or related field. MBA (Finance) / CA / ICWA preferred.

Professional Certification Preferred:
  • SAP Certified Application Associate – Financial Accounting with SAP ERP/S4HANA
  • SAP Certified Application Associate – Management Accounting (Controlling)
  • SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting Certification
  • SAP S/4HANA Management Accounting Certification
Job Specific Skills:

  • SAP FI Configuration (GL, AP, AR, AA, Bank Accounting)
  • SAP CO Configuration (CCA, PCA, Internal Orders, COPA, Product Costing)
  • SAP S/4HANA Finance
  • Financial Closing Processes
  • Integration with MM, SD, PP, and HCM Modules
  • Functional Specifications Preparation
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • SAP Reporting and Financial Analytics
  • Incident Management and Production Support

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