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Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA FI Consultant to lead and support the design, implementation, and optimization of financial processes in SAP S/4HANA. The consultant will work closely with finance stakeholders and cross-functional SAP teams to deliver compliant, efficient, and scalable financial solutions aligned with business objectives.

Key ResponsibilitiesFunctional Consulting & Implementation

  • Lead and support SAP FI implementations and rollouts in S/4HANA

  • Configure and customize SAP FI modules, including:

    • General Ledger (FI-GL)

    • Accounts Payable (FI-AP)

    • Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)

    • Asset Accounting (FI-AA)

    • Bank Accounting & Cash Management

  • Design and implement New GL and Universal Journal (ACDOCA)

  • Translate business requirements into functional specifications

  • Conduct fit-to-standard workshops and solution design sessions

  • Configure:

    • Company codes and financial structures

    • Chart of accounts

    • Fiscal year variants

    • Posting periods and document types

  • Ensure integration with MM, SD, CO, and Treasury

S/4HANA-Specific Responsibilities

  • Work with S/4HANA Finance innovations, including:

    • Universal Journal (ACDOCA)

    • Business Partner approach

    • S/4HANA Asset Accounting

  • Support ECC to S/4HANA Finance migrations

  • Perform Finance data migration and reconciliation

  • Implement and optimize Fiori apps for Finance

  • Support Finance Simplification Item List resolution

  • Assist with CVIs and data cleansing activities

Reporting, Compliance & Controls

  • Design statutory, managerial, and financial reports

  • Support month-end and year-end closing processes

  • Ensure compliance with:

    • IFRS / local GAAP

    • Internal controls and audit requirements

  • Support tax, withholding tax, and local regulatory reporting

Support & Optimization

  • Provide L2/L3 production support for FI-related issues

  • Perform root-cause analysis and continuous improvement

  • Support testing cycles (unit, integration, UAT)

  • Prepare user documentation and deliver training

  • Collaborate with ABAP teams for reports, enhancements, and interfaces

Stakeholder & Project Collaboration

  • Act as a key finance advisor to business stakeholders

  • Mentor junior FI consultants

  • Participate in project planning, estimation, and status reporting

  • Support global template design and rollouts


Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

  • 5+ years of SAP FI experience, including S/4HANA Finance

  • Strong hands-on experience with:

    • FI-GL, AP, AR, AA

    • Universal Journal and New Asset Accounting

  • Solid understanding of FI integration with MM and SD

  • Experience in end-to-end SAP implementation projects

  • Strong finance and accounting process knowledge

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Technical & Functional Skills

  • S/4HANA Finance Fiori apps

  • Financial closing cockpit / advanced financial close

  • Profit Center Accounting integration

  • Document splitting

  • Interfaces and IDOCs (functional understanding)

  • Basic ABAP debugging and data analysis skills (preferred)


Preferred technical and professional experience

  • Experience with SAP CO or SAP Treasury

  • Knowledge of Central Finance

  • SAP S/4HANA Finance certification

  • Experience with global/multi-country rollouts

  • Exposure to SAP Activate or Agile methodologies

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