Principal SAP FICO Consultant

Role: Principal SAP FICO Consultant

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Full time

JD:

This position requires an expert contributing to different phases of the consulting lifecycle. You will be intensely involved in business process consulting; you will define the problem, propose and create the solution. You will also play an important role in the development, configuration and deployment of the overall solution. You will guide teams on project processes, deliverables and contribute to the proposal development, client training and internal capability building and help detail the project scope. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 11 years of experience with Information Technology.
• The work location for this position is Jacksonville, FL. Candidates must be willing to work from this location regularly.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 11+ years experience in SAP Area of expertise is needed across the FICO submodules with an emphasis on Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Banking and Financial Month end processes process. The details are elaborated below:
• Lead Finance teams and ensure on-time delivery across the various sub-areas
• Must have in depth understanding of FICO processes covered or related to GL, AR, AP, AA, IO, CCA, PC, COPA, Integration, tax processes etc.
• Strong Finance domain and accounting knowledge
• Configuration experience across all S/4 Finance sub-modules (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Cost Center /Profit Center Accounting etc.
• Good understanding of period end closing process in S/4HANA
• Accounts Payable with focus on Payment Execution, Workflow Approval, Outputs, and Bank Integration
• Payment Outputs and Mediums EFT, Checks, Positive Pay, Factoring
• Payment Output Integration with several banks, providers, & supplier portals
• Design for Non-PO Invoice solution with approval matrix workflow
• Working knowledge of System Landscape Transformation Server (SLT), Application Interface Framework (AIF), Application Link Enabling (ALE), and Master Data Governance (MDG).
• Experience across different SAP FICO projects along with at least two S/4 Finance implementation projects.
• Strong client facing experience, great communication and presentations skills
• Good understanding of the functional integration aspects with other SAP modules.
• Experience in working with standard FIORI apps.
• Knowledge of the new features introduced by SAP in S/4 latest version.
• Responsible for functional documentation of solutions and transfer of knowledge within the team.
• Organize and facilitate workshops. Perform end-user training and support.
• Experience of working in Agile methodology will be an advantage.
• Should be familiar with tools like Service Now, Autosys, Charm, Jira.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Planning and Co-ordination skills.
• Ability to work with offshore teams and coordinating work delivery between onsite and offshore.
• Full life cycle implementation cycle with Blueprinting, fit gap analysis, configurations, data migrations, cutovers and go- live experience
• Experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Relevant SAP certifications in SAP FICO