Functional Lead + SAP FI Consultant

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

1 SAP FI GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting (10 yrs) 9 SAP MM Procurement, GR/IR, Invoice Verification, Valuation

2 SAP CO Cost Center Acctg, Profit Center Acctg, Internal Orders 10 SAP PP MTO / MTS / ETO Production Orders, MRP, Capacity Planning

3 SAP Product Costing (Cost Estimates, WIP, Variance Settlement) 11 Discrete Manufacturing Shop Floor integration, Confirmations

4 SAP COPA (Profitability Analysis costing-based & account-based) 12 SAP Project System (PS) WBS, Networks for ETO scenarios

5 Revenue Planning, Cost Planning, Budgeting & Rolling Forecasting 13 Reorganization in SAP Company Code, Cost Center, Profit Center reorg

6 SAP S/4HANA Finance Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting 14 AI / ML in SAP Intelligent RPA, Joule, Predictive Accounting

7 SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning, FP&A, Reporting 15 SAP Activate Methodology Fit-to-Standard, Agile delivery

8 Intercompany, Transfer Pricing & Legal Consolidation 16 MS Excel Advanced, Power BI / SAC dashboards, BW/4HANA

Key Responsibilities:

A.SAP FICO Design, Configuration & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end SAP FICO implementation, rollout, and support covering GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Bank/Treasury, Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Internal Orders, Product Costing, and COPA.
• Configure and optimize SAP S/4HANA Finance Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, Predictive Accounting, and Group Reporting.
• Design and own the Chart of Accounts, Controlling Area structure, Profit Center hierarchy, and Cost Center hierarchy in alignment with organizational design changes and SAP reorganization tools.
• Lead SAP system reorganization events: company code mergers/splits, cost center/profit center restructures, and legal entity changes using SAP EC-CS and reorganization workbench.
• Implement Intercompany reconciliation, Transfer Pricing configurations, and Multi-ledger (parallel accounting) setups.

B.Finance Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting (FP&A)

• Own and deliver Revenue Planning, Cost Planning, Headcount Cost Planning, Capex Budgeting, and Rolling Forecast processes integrated between SAP FICO and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Design driver-based planning models, allocation cycles (assessment / distribution), and top-down/bottom-up planning workflows.
• Configure SAC Planning models for Cost Center Planning, Profit Center Planning, and Project Planning feeding actuals from S/4HANA.
• Leverage SAP Predictive Accounting and SAC Smart Predict for AI-powered scenario forecasting and automated planning propositions.
• Support variance analysis (ACT vs. PLAN vs. FORECAST) and management reporting in SAC and SAP Fiori analytics.

C.SAP MM & PP Integration Discrete Manufacturing

• Act as cross-functional process expert bridging SAP FICO with SAP MM (Procurement-to-Pay) and SAP PP (Plan-to-Produce) in a Discrete Manufacturing environment.
• Configure and validate Material Valuation (Standard / Moving Average Price), GR/IR clearing, Invoice Verification (LIV), and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) flows into FI.
• Lead MTO (Make-to-Order), MTS (Make-to-Stock), and ETO (Engineer-to-Order) cost object controlling production order costing, WIP calculation, variance settlement to COPA.
• Integrate SAP PS (Project System) WBS cost controlling with FICO for ETO project-based manufacturing scenarios.
• Configure and validate MRP / Capacity Planning outputs impacting cost and financial commitments.

D.AI Adoption & Intelligent Finance

• Champion AI-powered finance capabilities: SAP Joule, Predictive Accounting, Cash Application AI, Intelligent Dunning, and Automated GR/IR reconciliation.
• Drive adoption of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) / Intelligent RPA in procure-to-pay and order-to-cash finance processes.
• Evaluate and implement AI-assisted anomaly detection in journal entries and spend analytics.
• Collaborate with data science teams to integrate Python/ML models with SAC for predictive budgeting and demand-driven cost forecasting.

E.Stakeholder Management & Program Leadership

• Serve as the primary Finance functional lead for SAP program delivery own functional design documents (FDD), solution design workshops, and fit-gap analysis.
• Manage relationships with CFO, Controller, Plant Finance, and FP&A teams; translate business requirements into SAP solution designs.
• Lead a team of FICO consultants and coordinate with MM, PP, SD, and BW/BI functional leads for end-to-end process alignment.
• Own UAT planning, test script development, defect triage, and cutover/go-live support for Finance workstream.
• Conduct training, knowledge transfer, and post-go-live hypercare for finance super-users and business stakeholders.
• ETO and MTS scenarios. Month end, Quarter end, Year-end closing. Annual costing process.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Strategic Finance Leadership -- Ability to connect SAP technical design with CFO-level financial strategy; influence senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and IT
• Program & Project Management -- Experienced in SAP Activate / ASAP; manages project plans, RAIDs, resource allocation, and milestone delivery across global rollouts
• Cross-functional Collaboration -- Bridges Finance, Manufacturing (MM/PP), Supply Chain, and IT; facilitates integrated design across organizational silos
• Change Management & Adoption -- Leads finance process transformation; drives user adoption through training, communication plans, and executive sponsorship
• Team Leadership & Mentoring -- Manages and mentors a team of 3 8 FICO consultants; conducts design reviews, quality gates, and performance coaching
• Analytical & Problem-Solving -- Root-cause analysis of complex FICO/CO issues; financial modelling validation; proactive escalation management
• AI & Innovation Mindset -- Continuously evaluates emerging SAP AI capabilities (Joule, Predictive Accounting) and applies them to finance efficiency use cases
• Communication & Executive Reporting -- Presents solution options, program status, and finance metrics to C-suite; clear written documentation of technical designs