SAP FICO Architect

Job Title: SAP FICO Architect

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ/Alpharetta, GA (Onsite)

Contract - W2

We are looking for an accomplished SAP Financials professional to fill a SAP FICO Architect positi.

This individual will need to be well versed in the SAP technology (S/4, AO, Fiori Apps , BPC and SAC); knowledgeable in Accounting, Finance, SD, MM, Tax, Lease Management etc; actively participated and led multiple SAP S/4 implementations, and successfully supported the SAP Financials initiatives. He/ she must demonstrate solid experience in working with multiple teams across an SAP landscape.

Job Description:
The SAP Financials Architect works directly with our business partners and stakeholders (Directors, VP’s and above) to understand their strategic goals to launch major initiatives to solve business problems.  The associate facilitates the reengineering of business processes required to support these business challenges by recommending best-fit technology solutions.

The primary role of this position will be to focus on the cross-module integration within FICO along with BW, BPC, PTP and OTC processes. Have broad based SAP S/4 experience to be able to act as the technical owner of overall integration for ERP design. Requires strong FICO background with extensive experience handling the integration responsibilities.

Design and perform configuration in SAP S/4 (1909 and beyond) software functionality of  AP,AR, New General Ledger, New Asset Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, RAR, Lease Management, Project Costing, Results Analysis and Profitability Analysis à20%

• Work with the Business and technical leads to plan, co-ordinate and execute technical projects from task assignment to completion à10%
• Mentor and  coach other members of the SAP Technical and Business teams à 5%
• Organizes work efforts and prioritizes the tasks to be achieved to meet SLAs and deliverablesà5%
• Track Risks and issues associated with the Project and Production support deliverables. Keep the team updated about the progress for timely completion of assigned tasks à5%
• Execute the project deliverables by collaborating with the on-site technical and business teams à5%
• Analyze existing business processes, working with the business units to identify best practices by covering the SAP cross functional integration with all modules à5%
• Analyze and support application of support packs and system upgrades to future SAP releases à5%
• Analyze the root cause of system functionality defects and provide design assistance to resolve the issues. Address and resolve system functionality support issues via configuration, SAP note application and recommending developmentsà10%
• Develop/design functional specifications for customized development and provide functional support for the development team à15%
• Conduct system integration testing and assist business users in completing user acceptance testing where functionality validation is completed before recommending the release of changes to the production environment à10%
• Collaborate with the business systems leaders to identify research and propose functionality improvement opportunities in the financial systems technology roadmap à5%

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or IT related
• Deep knowledge of SAP FICO and Accounts Payables with hands on configuration experience in General Ledger, Controlling, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank interfaces, Profitability Analysis, Tax and Treasury modules. Good functional knowledge on SD and MM and their integration points with Accounting and Finance modules.
• Has three full life cycle implementations of SAP.
• Strong leadership and collaboration capabilities
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical specifications to clients, implementation teams and functional teammates
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Certifications are a plus.