SAP FICO Practice Lead

Experience: 10+ Years

Technology: SAP S/4HANA, SAP FICO

Project Experience: Domestic Projects, End-to-End Implementations

Job Summary

SAP FICO Practice Lead with 10+ years of experience in SAP Finance and Controlling, including strong expertise in end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations, domestic projects, business process transformation, solution design, and functional leadership . Responsible for leading FICO implementation and support initiatives, managing stakeholders, driving business requirements, and delivering scalable SAP Finance solutions aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead SAP FICO end-to-end implementation projects, from requirement gathering and business blueprinting through configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
- Act as the FICO Practice Lead / Functional Lead , providing direction to consultants and ensuring successful project delivery.
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into appropriate SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions .
- Conduct workshops with Finance, Accounting, Controlling, and business stakeholders to understand current processes and define future-state solutions.
- Configure and support SAP FI modules , including:
- General Ledger (GL)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Asset Accounting (AA)
- Bank Accounting
- Taxation
- Accounts Closing
- Configure and support SAP CO , including:
- Cost Center Accounting
- Profit Center Accounting
- Internal Orders
- Product Costing
- Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
- Planning and Budgeting
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance innovations , including Universal Journal, Business Partner, New Asset Accounting, and integration between FI and CO.
- Design and implement financial processes covering P2P, O2C, R2R, fixed assets, banking, taxation, intercompany, and period/year-end closing .
- Manage integration of FICO with MM, SD, PP, PS,



and other SAP modules .
- Prepare functional specifications for developments, interfaces, reports, conversions, enhancements, and forms.
- Work closely with ABAP and technical teams to ensure successful development and integration.
- Lead data migration activities , including legacy data analysis, mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation.
- Define and execute unit testing, integration testing, UAT, regression testing, and cutover activities .
- Prepare project deliverables including business process documents, configuration documents, functional specifications, test scripts, training materials, and user manuals.
- Support cutover, go-live, stabilization, and hypercare activities.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide root-cause analysis and permanent solutions.
- Ensure compliance with SAP best practices, accounting standards, internal controls, and project methodology .
- Manage client and business stakeholder relationships and provide regular project status updates.
- Mentor and guide junior and senior FICO consultants and contribute to capability development within the FICO practice.
- Participate in pre-sales activities, solution demonstrations, effort estimation, proposal preparation, and client presentations where required.

SAP S/4HANA Expertise
- SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation and migration
- Universal Journal / ACDOCA
- New Asset Accounting
- Business Partner / Customer-Vendor Integration
- New GL and parallel ledgers
- Document splitting
- Foreign currency valuation




- Automatic payment program
- Electronic bank statement
- Intercompany accounting
- Financial closing
- Tax configuration
- Integration with MM, SD, PP and other modules
- Fiori applications and S/4HANA Finance processes

Leadership & Delivery Responsibilities
- Own FICO deliverables across the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate with onsite/offshore teams and business stakeholders.
- Track scope, risks, dependencies, issues, and deliverables.
- Review functional solutions and configuration delivered by team members.
- Ensure adherence to project timelines, quality standards, and implementation methodology.
- Conduct knowledge-transfer sessions and mentor team members.
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization of FICO processes.

Required Skills
- 10+ years of hands-on SAP FICO experience.
- Strong experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance .
- At least one strong end-to-end implementation experience.
- Experience working on domestic SAP projects and with Indian business processes.
- Strong FI and CO configuration knowledge.
- Excellent understanding of Finance and Accounting business processes.
- Solid integration knowledge across SAP modules.
- Experience in testing, migration, cutover, go-live, and post-production support.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to independently lead FICO workstreams and manage a team of consultants.

Preferred Qualifications
- SAP S/4HANA Finance certification is an advantage.
- Experience in multiple implementation/support projects.
- Experience with SAP Activate methodology .
- Exposure to SAP Fiori and S/4HANA reporting.
- Experience in process transformation and SAP solution optimization.
- Strong experience interacting with Finance Heads, Controllers, Business Process Owners, and senior management.

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