SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant

Job Description: Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant

Location: Chennai (Onsite)

Experience: 12–14+ Years

Role Nature: Individual Contributor + Team Mentor (Multi-Project Delivery)

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled, hands-on Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant who can independently drive complex finance implementations with minimal supervision.

This is a delivery-focused role, not a pure people management position. The candidate will act as a functional expert and mentor, owning critical configurations, ensuring delivery quality across multiple projects, and guiding junior consultants to become independent contributors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end S/4HANA FICO implementations (blueprint to go-live & hypercare)
• Own AMS support, enhancements, and stabilization activities
• Handle India localization (GST, e-Invoicing, e-Way Bill) and support global rollouts
• Drive finance transformation and process optimization
• Manage integration with MM, SD, and PP modules
• Lead data migration, reconciliation, and financial validation
• Provide techno-functional expertise (debugging, enhancements)
• Mentor and train internal team members
• Manage client communication and escalations independently
• Ensure quality of configuration and solution delivery across projects

Core Functional Expertise

• Strong hands-on configuration in:
  • Universal Journal, Parallel Ledgers, Document Splitting
  • GL, AP, AR
  • Asset Accounting (full lifecycle)
  • Banking & BRS (EBS + manual reconciliation)
  • Cost Center, Profit Center, Internal Orders
  • COPA (account-based preferred)
  • Budgeting & Availability Control
  • Financial closing & reporting

Statutory & Compliance (Mandatory)

• Strong hands-on experience in:
  • GST configuration and reporting
  • e-Invoicing (IRN generation, GSP/API integration exposure)
  • e-Way Bill
  • TDS / withholding tax
• Ability to independently troubleshoot statutory and integration issues
• Exposure to global taxation / localization is an advantage

Techno-Functional Skills (Non-Negotiable)

• Strong ABAP debugging capability (User Exits, BAdIs, enhancements)
• Experience in:
  • Data migration (Migration Cockpit / LSMW)
  • Interfaces (IDoc / API / middleware)
  • Reports and enhancements
• Working knowledge of:
  • Fiori apps (Finance)
  • CDS views (basic understanding)

Implementation & Delivery Expectations

• Minimum 5–6 full lifecycle implementations (at least 2 in S/4HANA)
• Experience in cutover planning and execution
• Ownership of hypercare and critical issue resolution
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously (2–3 projects)

Requirements

• Strong hands-on configuration experience (not coordination-focused)
• Experience in India and at least one overseas engagement

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree is mandatory
• Finance background (CA / ICWA / M.Com / MBA Finance) is preferred

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to SD / PP integration
• Experience in global rollout projects
• Knowledge of Fiori apps and CDS views
• Exposure to cloud / RISE with SAP environments

Key Attributes

• Strong ownership mindset with delivery focus
• Ability to mentor and uplift team members
• High attention to configuration quality and detail
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, multi-project environments

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Must Have (Mandatory)

• 12–14+ years in SAP FICO
• Minimum 5–6 end-to-end implementations clearly mentioned
• At least 2 S/4HANA implementations
• Strong hands-on in:
  • GL, AP, AR
  • Asset Accounting (full lifecycle)
  • Banking / BRS
  • Costing (CCA / PCA / COPA basics)
• Statutory:
  • GST (configuration level)
  • e-Invoicing (IRN / integration exposure)
  • TDS / withholding tax
• ABAP debugging exposure (must be mentioned)