Sr. SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant / Solution Architect | Contract | Remote (CST)
Sr. SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant / Solution Architect
Job Type: Contract
Location: Remote
Duration: Long-Term
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA FICO Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of SAP Finance solutions across complex enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience across SAP FICO and S/4HANA Finance, with a proven background in solution architecture, finance transformation, S/4HANA implementations/conversions, integration, and end-to-end solution design.
This role requires a senior-level professional who can work closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, technical teams, and project leadership to define scalable SAP Finance solutions and drive successful implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and solution design for SAP S/4HANA Finance and FICO initiatives.
- Design end-to-end solutions across Financial Accounting and Controlling processes.
- Provide architectural guidance for FI-GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, CO, Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and CO-PA/Margin Analysis.
- Lead SAP ECC to S/4HANA Finance transformation, conversion, and implementation activities.
- Define Finance architecture, integration strategy, process design, and solution roadmaps.
- Provide expertise on S/4HANA Finance capabilities including Universal Journal, ACDOCA, New Asset Accounting, New GL, parallel ledgers, document splitting, and Margin Analysis.
- Work with cross-functional teams to design FI integration with MM, SD, PP, PS, Procurement, Supply Chain, and other SAP modules.
- Lead requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, configuration strategy, and functional specifications.
- Support data migration, reconciliation, testing, cutover, and post-go-live activities.
- Evaluate existing Finance processes and recommend improvements aligned with S/4HANA best practices.
- Collaborate with technical teams on Fiori, CDS Views, APIs, reporting, analytics, and integration requirements.
- Provide architectural governance and ensure solutions follow enterprise standards and SAP best practices.
- Mentor senior consultants and provide technical/functional direction across Finance workstreams.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of SAP Finance/FICO experience.
- Strong experience as an SAP FICO Architect, Finance Architect, Solution Architect, or equivalent senior leadership role.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- Proven experience with S/4HANA implementation, conversion, or migration projects.
- Strong knowledge of SAP FI and CO processes.
- Experience with Universal Journal / ACDOCA and the S/4HANA Finance data model.
- Strong understanding of FI/CO integration with MM, SD, PP, PS, and other SAP processes.
- Experience with New GL, Asset Accounting, CO-PA/Margin Analysis, Cost Center and Profit Center Accounting.
- Strong solution design, architecture, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in large enterprise SAP transformation programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP Activate implementation experience.
- Experience with Greenfield and/or Brownfield S/4HANA programs.
- Central Finance experience.
- SAP Fiori and CDS Views knowledge.
- Embedded Analytics / SAP Analytics Cloud exposure.
- Experience with SAP BTP, APIs, OData, or integration technologies.
- Strong experience with finance transformation and process optimization.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Key Skills
SAP FICO | SAP S/4HANA Finance | S/4HANA Conversion | S/4HANA Migration | Solution Architecture | FI/CO | Universal Journal | ACDOCA | GL | AP | AR | Asset Accounting | CO-PA | Margin Analysis | New GL | SAP Activate | FI-MM | FI-SD | FI-PP | Fiori | CDS Views