SAP FICO Managing Consultant

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• Bachelor's degree or Master’s in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, MBA (Finance or equivalent) or a related field.
• 10 to 12 years of hands-on experience as a FICO Consultant out of which at least 5 years of experience at Lead level in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules, including configuration, customization, and integration with other SAP modules.
• Proven experience leading full-cycle SAP FICO AMS Support projects, from requirements gathering to post-implementation support.
• Expert understanding of Interfaces, IDocs, eDocument.
• Should be able to read and debug ABAP program.
• Good understanding of SAP PS (Project System), FI-MM and FI-SD integration.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles, processes, and best practices and COPA.
• SAP certification(s) in FICO modules is highly desirable.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance is a plus.

• Lead end-to-end SAP FICO Support projects, including gathering business requirements, designing solutions, configuring systems, and overseeing testing and deployment.
• Provide expert guidance and support for SAP FICO module enhancements, upgrades, and integrations with other SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for all FICO-related issues, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Conduct workshops, training sessions, and knowledge transfer sessions to empower end-users and support teams.
• Responsible for timely project deliverables of a team of 10+ FICO consultants.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand financial processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend SAP FICO solutions.
• Stay current with SAP best practices, industry trends, and upcoming releases to recommend innovative solutions.
• Work on CR’s / min projects / bug fixes in FICO area.
• Co ordination with other application team members on processes which runs across multiple applications including SAP.
• Work closely with internal finance team.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to clearly and concisely communicate with others.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Understand business processes for focus area or module.
• Ability to do research and perform detailed tasks.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Understand business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify and understand touch points between modules.
• Understand how to solve detailed SAP problems.
• Understand and can explain best business practices, especially those that SAP enables.

• Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
• Able to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
• Solid foundation for consulting “soft” skills necessary on client engagements.
• Able to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
• Able to identify upsell opportunities and assists in management of scope.

• Ability to lead and mentor a team of FICO consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Lead a team of 10+ FICO consultants, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance feedback.
• Seeks ways to increase the project team effectiveness.
• Works well as a member of a team.
• Seeks ways to increase their level of contribution and therefore team effectiveness.