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ROLE: SAP FICO RTR
LOCATION: ONSITE RIVERWOODS, IL (Riverwoods Only (Need to Work from Client Office 3 Days a Week)
We are looking for a highly experienced SAP FI/CO – RTR Lead with 10 years of deep expertise in SAP Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), and end‑to‑end Record-to-Report processes.
The ideal candidate will lead solution design, delivery execution, stakeholder management, and cross-functional integration for global SAP programs.
This role requires strong functional mastery, hands-on configuration capabilities, and a proven track record of leading large delivery teams across multi‑region implementations, migrations, and S/4HANA transformations.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and implementation of SAP FI/CO and RTR solutions across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Product Costing, PCA, and COPA.
- Drive blueprint workshops, fit-gap analysis, and end‑to‑end solution mapping
- Create detailed functional specifications, configuration documentation, test scenarios, and process flow diagrams
- Ensure alignment with global financial processes, statutory requirements, and compliance standards
- Take ownership of delivery across all phases: design, build, testing, deployment, and hypercare
- Manage and guide cross-functional teams including FI, CO, Integration, ABAP, and Data teams
- Lead RTR process standardization across global entities and business units
- Drive governance, issue management, risk mitigation, and progress reporting to leadership
- Ensure high-quality delivery outcomes aligned with project scope, timeline, and budget
- Design and optimize closing cycles, reconciliations, reporting frameworks, and financial controls.
- Define KPIs and ensure process adherence through automation and SAP best practices.
- Perform hands-on SAP configuration
- Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, and defect management.
- Design and execute cutover strategies, data migration validation, and readiness plans.
- Lead go-live activities and provide stabilization support.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to CFO organization, Finance Controllers, and Business Process Owners.
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable SAP solutions.
- Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration across IT, business, and global delivery teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 15 years of experience in SAP FI/CO and RTR.
- Minimum 3–4 full-cycle SAP implementations as FI/CO Lead.
- Strong knowledge of global finance processes, IFRS/GAAP, tax, compliance, and statutory reporting.
- Expertise with S/4HANA Finance.
- Proven experience leading large delivery teams in onsite/offshore model.
- Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience working with multi-country rollouts and complex global landscapes.