Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
Work Authorization: (independent visa)
Location: Hybrid – Washington DC – 10% Travel required – Expenses paid when travelling.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FI/CO) Consultant to lead process assessment, standardization, and optimization within a large-scale S/4HANA business transformation program. The ideal candidate brings deep SAP expertise, transformation leadership, and experience in banking or financial services. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to finance leadership, guiding the transition from custom ECC legacy processes to SAP-standard S/4HANA functionality.
Key Responsibilities
Assess the current FI/CO landscape and identify custom or non-standard solutions that can be replaced by standard S/4HANA functionality.
Lead transformation workshops across General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, and Treasury to identify process gaps and standardization opportunities.
Develop process standardization roadmaps and articulate the business value of moving from custom 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 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.
Produce fit-gap analyses and functional specifications where required.
Deliver high-quality results under aggressive timelines while maintaining stakeholder confidence.
Provide knowledge transfer and enablement to the client's internal SAP team.
Required Qualifications
8-10+ years of SAP FI/CO consulting experience with 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- and working-level transformation workshops.
Experience translating business requirements into functional specifications and partnering with ABAP developers on standard-vs-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 with senior business and technical stakeholders.
Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced environments with compressed timelines.
SAP FI/CO or S/4HANA Finance certification preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with SAP Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) or In-House Cash.
Familiarity with IPSAS or IFRS reporting requirements.
Finance transformation change management experience.
Experience with multilateral development banks, central banks, or similar international financial institutions.
