SAP S/4 HANA Finance Functional Consultant || (USC) Only

Role: SAP S/4 HANA Finance Functional Consultant

Location: San Jose, CA, US (Local only)

Engagement: Contract / Consultant (S/4 Upgrade Program)

Duration: 18+ months

Start Date: ASAP

Hourly Rate: $80 per hour/ on C2C

Work Setting: Onsite

Requirements added by the job poster

• 5+ years of work experience with SAP S/4HANA
• 5+ years of work experience with SAP FI
• 5+ years of work experience with SAP HANA

About the role:

• We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4 HANA Finance Functional Consultant who will partner with our Finance and Accounting teams during a major S/4 upgrade/implementation program. This role is not a handson configuration role the primary SI partner will perform configuration and build.
• Instead, this consultant will act as a design advisor and functional guardian, ensuring the solution meets business needs, aligns with best practices, and fits our endtoend Finance processes. The consultant will focus on solution design review, functional documentation, integration validation, and user testing.

What You ll do:

1. Solution Design Support

• Participate in Fit/Gap sessions led by the System Integrator; ensure business requirements are accurately captured.
• Review SIproposed solution designs, configuration approaches, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Provide expert feedback on S/4 functionality across:
• FI: GL, AP, AR, AA, Banking
• CO: Cost Centers, Internal Orders, Product Costing
• COPA/Margin Analysis: Accountbased COPA
• Universal Journal and financial closing
• Ensure the design aligns with:
• Industry best practices
• Company financial policies
• S/4 simplification items and futureready capabilities

2. Functional Design & Documentation

• Support the creation or refinement of Business Requirements Documents, Functional Design Documents, and Process Maps.
• Validate SI-created documents, identifying gaps, risks, or impact areas.
• Support integration design across MM, SD, PP, and supply chain finance flows.

3. Testing & Quality Assurance

• Develop test scenarios, scripts, and expected results for UAT and integration testing.
• Support execution of:
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• Validate test results, troubleshoot issues, and work with SI to drive resolution.
• Assist in defining acceptance criteria, cutover activities, and readiness checkpoints.

4. Finance Business Partnering

• Act as the bridge between:
• Finance & Accounting SMEs
• System Integrator technical and functional teams
• IT program leadership
• Translate business needs into SAPaligned requirements.
• Recommend process improvements leveraging S/4 capabilities such as:
• Margin Analysis
• Universal Allocation
• Fiori apps for Finance
• Embedded Analytics

5. Support Change, Training, and Hypercare

• Assist with training materials and enduser education.
• Support defect triage, signoffs, and hypercare during golive stabilization.
• Ensure smooth transition of knowledge to Finance users and internal support teams.

On your first day, we'll expect you to have:

Functional Experience

• 8+ year s experience in SAP Finance/Controlling.
• Strong S/4 HANA Finance knowledge across FI, CO, and COPA/Margin Analysis.
• Experience with Finance transformation programs or S/4 upgrades where an SI handled configuration.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end processes including:
• Order to Cash
• Procure to Pay
• Record to Report
• Product Costing & Inventory Valuation

Design & Testing Skills

• Ability to challenge assumptions, identify gaps, and guide SI toward better solutions.
• Strong ability to develop test scenarios and lead UAT cycles.
• Skilled at reviewing configuration and technical specs even without configuring directly.

We d Be Excited If You Also Have

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• Experience in manufacturing or semiconductor industries.
• Familiarity with advanced financial closing tools, group reporting, or Central Finance.
• Knowledge of automation and analytics (e.g., Python, RPA, Copilot for Finance) is a plus.
• Excellent communicator across Finance, IT, and SI teams.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable leading discussions.
• Strong problem-solving and documentation skills.