Senior SAP S/4 FICO Finance Lead

Senior SAP S/4 FICO Finance Lead

Position Type: Long -Term Contract

Location: Remote

The Role:

Madiba is currently in search of an SAP S/4 FICO Finance Lead for a 6-12 month remote project. The role will be responsible for supporting and implementing global SAP S/4 FICO Finance solutions as well as playing a key role as a technical lead and cross-functional finance expert throughout the lifecycle of projects and production support.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Senior SAP S/4 FICO functional experience and excellent understanding of finance business processes within an S/4 environment
• Knowledge of Accounting/Finance business processes and of SAP S/4 FICO integration with FI, AP, AR, GL, FM and PS modules
• Lead the gathering and validation of requirements, design, implementation and support of SAP Financials.
• Experience working with Operations and Finance business stakeholders to manage solution delivery through the development lifecycle, provide training and guidance, and create process and training documents
• Solution designing and support experience in financial reporting, profitability reports and COPA, cost planning and budgeting, product costing, integration of various modules, asset accounting, and profit center accounting
• Gather requirements, perform analysis, writing functional specifications, designing and configuring system and, leading training, developing system documentation, and interface solutions
• Perform and lead system testing
• Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Integration point configuration experience
• Strong knowledge of ASAP Methodology, System Development Lifecycle (SDLC), service-oriented architecture and Enterprise Application Integration tools
• Experience with controls-based environment with ITAR and SOX experience
• Ability to effectively coordinate and manage cross-functional and technical activities with strong negotiation and leadership skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8-10 years relevant experience supporting and implementing global FICO Finance solutions
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or Information Systems
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA integration or deployment is required
• Direct Cash Flow experience
• Intercompany Processes knowledge
• Purchasing workflow knowledge
• CPA, Chartered ACC or related certification a plus
• Certification in SAP FI/CO and other modules is highly desired