Sap Fico

SAP FICO (Record to Report) – Functional Consultant Role Summary Perform analysis, design, configuration, testing, implementation, and support of SAP FICO solutions that enable Record to Report processes. The role will support core Finance applications and serve as a functional SME for general ledger, financial close, intercompany accounting, asset accounting, reconciliations, allocations, and financial reporting. The successful candidate will translate Finance business requirements into scalable, controlled, secure, and reliable SAP solutions. This role requires strong SAP FICO functional expertise, practical knowledge of end-to-end R2R processes, and the ability to support critical month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities. What You’ll Do - Support Core Finance applications, with a primary focus on SAP Record to Report processes. - Analyze business requirements and participate in solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support. - Configure and support SAP FI and CO functionality based on business requirements. - Support SAP General Ledger processes, including: - Chart of accounts and ledgers - Company codes and fiscal year variants - Document types, posting periods, number ranges, and posting controls - Journal entries, recurring entries, accruals, and reversals - Validations, substitutions, and financial controls - Foreign currency valuation and open-item clearing - Support period-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including issue resolution, close monitoring, reconciliations, and business-user support. - Support intercompany accounting, allocations, settlements, cost center accounting, profit center accounting, and internal orders. - Provide functional support for integration points with SAP MM, SD, HR/payroll, banking, tax, and external Finance systems. - Analyze and resolve complex third-level support incidents, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions. - Coordinate with subject matter experts, development, quality assurance, usability, training, transport management, and other internal teams. - Support interfaces, data conversions, data mapping, reconciliation, and related documentation. - Create, monitor, and troubleshoot SAP batch jobs and job dependencies as required. - Participate in requirements gathering, impact assessments, functional specifications, test planning, defect resolution, and deployment activities. - Support unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing, and production validation. - Provide timely and consistent support for enhancements, fixes, and business-critical Finance processes. - Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours support when required. - Create and maintain process documentation, configuration documentation, knowledge articles, and end-user training materials. - Provide input to Finance technology standards, operating procedures, and SAP FICO best practices. - Identify opportunities to improve R2R process efficiency, standardization, automation, controls, and user experience. - Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and support the adoption of new SAP Finance capabilities. The Team A unique opportunity to join a growing SAP Finance team that drives consistency, quality, control, and efficiency across Finance services. The team supports core Finance applications and partners with business stakeholders to improve R2R processes, resolve operational issues, and deliver scalable SAP solutions. The shared-services environment requires close collaboration across business units, technology teams, Finance stakeholders, and other internal resources. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a complex environment where process standardization, service quality, documentation, and stakeholder communication are critical to success. Qualifications Required - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, MCA, or an equivalent discipline. - 3–5 years of hands-on SAP FICO functional experience , with SAP Record to Report as a primary area of responsibility. - Strong working knowledge of SAP FI configuration in IMG based on business requirements. - Practical experience with SAP General Ledger and core R2R processes. - Experience supporting at least one end-to-end SAP FI implementation, rollout, major enhancement, or Finance transformation. - Experience with two or more of the following: - General Ledger - Period-end and year-end closing - Intercompany accounting - Asset accounting - Bank accounting - Accruals and recurring entries - Foreign currency valuation - Reconciliations and clearing - Allocations and settlements - Financial reporting - Working knowledge of SAP CO, including: - Cost elements - Cost centers - Activity types - Profit centers - Internal orders - Allocations and settlements - Experience supporting integration between SAP FI/CO and MM, SD, HR/payroll, banking, or external Finance systems. - Working knowledge of SAP batch-job scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting. - Ability to support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and provide timely support to Finance users. - Ability to analyze business processes, gather requirements, document functional designs, and maintain data-mapping documentation for interfaces and conversions. - Experience with testing, defect analysis, transport coordination, and production deployment support. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and multitasking skills. - Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex SAP and Finance concepts to nontechnical stakeholders. - Ability to work effectively with distributed teams, business users, SMEs, developers, QA teams, and support functions. Preferred - Working knowledge of SAP Record to Report processes - Exposure to General Ledger, month-end close, quarter-end close, and year-end close activities - Knowledge of financial reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and intercompany processes - Working knowledge of SAP FICO - Exposure to SAP AI roadmap