Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FI/CO) Consultant with 10+ years of experience to lead process assessment, standardization, and optimization within a large-scale S/4HANA business transformation program. The consultant will provide SAP expertise and transformation leadership, particularly in banking and financial services, and guide finance leadership in transitioning from customized legacy ECC processes to standard SAP S/4HANA functionality.
Key Responsibilities
• Assess the current FI/CO landscape and identify custom or non-standard solutions that can be replaced with standard S/4HANA functionality.
• Lead transformation workshops across General Ledger, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting, Controlling, and Treasury to identify process gaps and standardization opportunities.
• Develop process standardization roadmaps and communicate the business value of transitioning from customized solutions to standard SAP functionality.
• Partner with technical teams to assess custom ABAP code, user exits, BADIs, and Z-objects and determine whether they should be decommissioned, retrofitted, or replaced.
• Apply expertise in the S/4HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA), simplified data models, and New Asset Accounting to redesign financial processes.
• Identify opportunities to leverage SAP AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation, including cash application automation, anomaly detection, and predictive accounting.
• Prepare fit-gap analyses and functional specifications as required.
• Deliver high-quality results within aggressive timelines while maintaining stakeholder confidence.
• Provide knowledge transfer and enablement to the internal SAP team.
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of SAP FI/CO consulting experience, including at least 3 end-to-end S/4HANA implementations or transformations.
• Expertise in S/4HANA Finance, including Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, Central Finance concepts, and Management Accounting.
• Experience with brownfield conversions, post-migration optimization, and custom code remediation.
• Strong experience in banking, financial services, or multilateral/development finance institutions.
• Experience with public sector finance processes, compliance, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of process standardization and business transformation methodologies.
• Ability to independently design and facilitate executive-level and working-level transformation workshops.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional specifications and partnering with ABAP developers to make standard-versus-custom decisions.
• Familiarity with SAP Business AI capabilities for Finance, including Joule, SAP Analytics Cloud predictive analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for engaging senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced environments with compressed timelines.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with SAP Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) or In-House Cash.
• Familiarity with IPSAS or IFRS reporting requirements.
• Experience in finance transformation change management.
• Experience with multilateral development banks, central banks, or similar international financial institutions.
Certifications
• SAP FI/CO or S/4HANA Finance certification preferred.
