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Job Title: SAP FI-CO Consultant
Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai
Position Type: Full-Time.
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated SAP FI-CO Consultant with a minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in SAP Finance and Controlling.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting, enhancing, and implementing SAP FI-CO solutions across the ISEA (India & South East Asia) region. The role will involve close collaboration with Finance, Controlling, Business, IT teams, and external SAP partners across multiple countries.
The candidate should have strong functional expertise, a good understanding of business processes, and the ability to translate business requirements into practical SAP solutions.
SAP S/4HANA implementation experience will be an added advantage.
This is a regional role, and the position may require travel within the region for implementation projects, workshops, UAT, training, go-live, business discussions, and other project activities. Willingness and flexibility to travel should not be a constraint for this role.
Key Responsibilities
· Provide functional expertise and ownership for SAP FI and CO processes across the region.
· Analyze business requirements and translate them into effective SAP solutions.
· Configure and support SAP FI processes including:
· General Ledger (GL)
· Accounts Payable (AP)
· Accounts Receivable (AR)
· Asset Accounting (AA)
· Bank Accounting
· Taxation
· Financial Closing
· Configure and support SAP CO processes including:
· Cost Center Accounting
· Profit Center Accounting
· Internal Orders
· Product Costing
· Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
· Support integration between FI-CO and other SAP modules, particularly MM, SD, PP and QM.
· Analyze and resolve production issues and provide appropriate root-cause analysis and corrective solutions.
· Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities from the SAP perspective.
· Ensure SAP solutions are aligned with business requirements, internal controls, and statutory/localization requirements.
Implementation & Project Responsibilities
· Participate in and/or lead SAP implementation, rollout, enhancement, upgrade, and migration projects.
· Support regional SAP template implementation and harmonization of business processes across countries.
· Gather requirements from business stakeholders and prepare functional solution designs.
· Prepare functional specifications and coordinate with ABAP/technical teams for developments and enhancements.
· Prepare and execute unit testing, integration testing, UAT, regression testing, and support production deployment.
· Support cutover, data migration, go-live, and post-go-live/hypercare activities.
· Work closely with external SAP implementation and support partners.
· Identify opportunities for process standardization, automation, simplification, and continuous improvement.
Regional Responsibilities
· Work with Finance and business stakeholders across India and South East Asia.
· Understand differences in business processes and statutory requirements across countries and provide appropriate SAP solutions.
· Coordinate regional workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, testing, training, and implementation activities.
· Act as a key FI-CO contact for regional SAP initiatives.
· Ensure knowledge and solutions are shared across countries and avoid unnecessary duplication of processes and developments.
· Support regional projects that may involve multiple time zones, cultures, and business practices.
SAP S/4HANA Experience – Added Advantage
Experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation or migration will be highly desirable.
Knowledge of the following would be an advantage:
· S/4HANA Finance
· Universal Journal / ACDOCA
· New Asset Accounting
· Business Partner
· Fiori applications
· S/4HANA migration/conversion
· SAP Activate methodology
· Simplification items and S/4HANA business process changes
Required Skills & Experience
· Minimum 8 years of SAP FI-CO experience.
· Strong hands-on experience in SAP FI and CO configuration and support.
· Experience in at least one or more end-to-end SAP implementation or rollout projects.
· Strong understanding of Finance and Controlling business processes.
· Good integration knowledge with MM, SD, PP and QM.
· Experience in handling business requirements and converting them into SAP solutions.
· Experience in preparing functional specifications and working with ABAP/technical teams.
· Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
· Experience working with business users, IT teams, SAP consultants, and external implementation partners.
· Experience in a multinational or regional SAP environment would be preferred.
· SAP FI-CO certification would be an advantage.
Behavioral Competencies
We are looking for someone who brings not only SAP expertise but also the right mindset and attitude to work in a regional environment.
· Can-do attitude – approaches challenges with a positive, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.
· Ownership and accountability – takes responsibility for deliverables and follows issues through to closure.
· Problem-solving mindset – focuses on finding solutions rather than simply identifying problems.
· Proactive approach – anticipates potential issues and takes action rather than waiting for instructions.
· Business-oriented thinking – understands that SAP is a tool to support and improve business processes.
· Team player – works collaboratively with business, IT, consultants, and regional teams.
· Strong communication skills – able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
· Adaptability and flexibility – comfortable working with different countries, cultures, processes, and changing priorities.
· Continuous improvement mindset – constantly looks for opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve processes.
· Willingness to learn – open to new technologies, SAP innovations, and evolving business requirements.
· Ability to work independently – capable of taking responsibility and making appropriate decisions within the area of expertise.
· Resilience and composure – able to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
· Customer-focused approach – understands stakeholder needs and strives to provide practical and sustainable solutions.
· Regional mobility – willing to travel within the region when required; travel should not be a constraint.
Education
· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
· Professional qualification in Finance/Accounting or SAP certification would be an advantage.
What We Expect From the Candidate
The ideal candidate should be more than SAP FI-CO support consultant. We are looking for someone who can:
Understand the business → Challenge where appropriate → Design the right solution → Take ownership → Deliver → Follow through.
The person should be comfortable operating in a regional, multicultural and dynamic environment, working with stakeholders at different levels and taking ownership of SAP FI-CO initiatives from requirement through implementation and stabilization.