SAP FICO Functional consultant

Normal, IL

Long-term

As an SAP FI-CO  Functional Consultant, you will support the Finance/Accounting business process area by improving the customer experience and operational efficiency.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  1. High level of expertise in SAP FICO module as a consultant
  2. On-demand support to Global Business Process and Operational Divisions Teams as well as partners in charge of the administration of data centers (database administration, upgrades, performance,)
  3. Accountable for Solution issues escalated to the Global Support team. Ensure that tickets are properly responded to, fixed, tested, and follows-up until they are properly closed according to the process defined. Support provided is functional (analysis, feedback, recommendation …).
  4. Analyze the content of releases in his/her area and recommend the best organization as far as testing is concerned.
  5. Liaise with regional/local support teams and testing factory to ensure that the release validation process is done properly
  6. Analyze, challenge, validate recommendations and actions in his/her area
  7. Liaise with Global Data Excellence and Business Process Leaders organization regarding problem-solving and enhancement
  8. Support deployments (scoping, design, localization, testing, GoLive, transition to AM)
  9. SAP and functional knowledge of Financial and Controlling Processes.

Technology Skills:

  1. 8 to 10 years of Experience in SAP FICO module
  2. Around 8+ years of SAP experience as a consultant with complex and multiple projects (both complete Core template design/build/validation, roll-out, and support) in the area of SAP – FI and CO with hands-on experience in the following areas

         FI: G/L, AP, AR, Treasury, Assets, Closing, and Reporting
        CO: CCA, PCA, Internal order, CO-PA, CO-PC

  1. Very good experience in Controlling submodules like CO-Product Costing and CO-Profitability Analysis and CO-Profit center Accounting is a must.
  2. SAP Functional configuration expertise in General Ledger (FI- GL), Controlling (CO), Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), Asset Accounting (AA), Project Systems (PS) Profitability Analysis (PA), New GL,
  3. Experience in Financial Month-end Activity, Financial Closing Cockpit(Task template, Tasklist), and Intercompany reconciliation process.
  4. SAP S4HANA implementation or conversion project experience with Simple Finance / Central Finance exposure will be given preference
  5. Project experience activities to include preparation, synchronization, conversion and post processing, table mapping for HANA, and comprehensive knowledge of BP roles and functionality of S4 HANA Finance is preferred. Should have an overview of the Deployment option for S4H.
  6. Good to have knowledge in Fiori Apps, Fiori Launchpad, Fiori Launchpad Designer configuration & feature, and Fiori application types.
  7. Experience in leading and validating cutover activities is required 
  8. Experience in integration with other modules such as MM, SD, PP, PM should have and other 3rd party tools integration experience is preferable
  9. Very good knowledge of SAP functional (processes, available functionalities, …) and technical background (customizing, environment, transport orders, …), different stages of projects (run, deployments, testing, …) as well as project management skills (planning follow-up, teamwork, multiple teams’ interaction, …)
  10. SAP S/4 HANA  and Fiori Certification are preferred.
  11. Experience is the Automobile industry is preferable.