SAP FICO Consultant / SAP Group Reporting Consultant (Onsite / Houston,TX)

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

SAP FICO
SFTP
SAP
Workflow
Testing
SD
SAP PP
Master Data Management
SAP HANA
SAP ERP
GL
Financial Accounting
General Journal
Change Management
Customer Service
Proposal Writing
SAP Configuration
SAP MM
Group Reporting

Job Details

SAP FICO Consultant Group Reporting Exp

Houston, TX

Team, here is an updated Job Description. The priority is a local to Houston candidate. They must have great communication skills! This is a non-negotiable for this role. An ideal candidate will have a finance or accounting background and understand that part of the business.

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive SAP FICO Consultant to support and enhance our Finance operations within SAP S/4HANA, with a specific emphasis on Group Reporting and core financial accounting processes. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise across SAP FICO modules and possess a solid background in accounting and financial operations, including journal workflows, bank integrations, intercompany transactions, and financial close activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and support the implementation, configuration, and optimization of SAP FICO modules (GL, AP, AR, AA, CO-PA, CO-PC, etc.).
  • Design and deploy consolidated financial reporting structures using SAP Group Reporting within S/4HANA.
  • Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate data mapping, intercompany eliminations, and reporting hierarchies.
  • Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot issues related to manual journal entry workflows, payment proposal processing, and master data integrity.
  • Manage bank integration processes using SFTP and assist with issue resolution and vendor-related failures.
  • Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable SAP FICO solutions.
  • Coordinate configuration changes in collaboration with technical teams; serve as a liaison between finance and IT.
  • Prepare business requirement documents (BRDs) and support testing and validation during finance-related projects.
  • Provide end-user training and documentation for new solutions and processes.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, including SAP MM, SD, and PP.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in SAP FICO implementations and/or production support.
  • 2+ years of experience with S/4HANA environment.
    Direct experience with SAP Group Reporting in ECC and S/4HANA
  • Proven experience supporting financial consolidation and reporting processes in SAP.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Financial close and period-end processes
    • Journal entry workflows and approvals
    • Bank integration (SFTP, payment proposals)
    • Intercompany transactions
  • Solid grounding in financial accounting principles and practices.
  • Ability to assess and direct SAP configuration changes (though hands-on config is not required).
  • Familiarity with ticketing systems (e.g., JIRA) and transport/change management processes.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with a strong customer-service mindset.

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