Role Overview

- We are seeking an experienced

SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional Consultant who will partner with our Finance and Accounting teams during a major S/4 upgrade/implementation program. This role is not a hands‑on configuration role

—the primary SI partner will perform configuration and build.

- Instead, this consultant will act as a design advisor and functional guardian

, ensuring the solution meets business needs, aligns with best practices, and fits our end‑to‑end Finance processes. The consultant will focus on solution design review, functional documentation, integration validation, and user testing

.

Key Responsibilities

1.

Solution Design

Support

- Participate in

Fit/Gap sessions led by the System Integrator; ensure business requirements are accurately captured.

- Review SI‑proposed solution designs, configuration approaches, process flows, and functional specifications

.

1. - Provide expert feedback on S/4 functionality across:

- FI:

GL, AP, AR, AA, Banking, Intercompany &

- Consolidations

- CO:

Cost Centers, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Profit Center

- COPA/Margin Analysis:

Account‑based COPA

- Universal Journal and financial closing

- - Ensure the design aligns with:

- Industry best practices

- Company financial policies

- S/4 simplification items and future‑ready capabilities

2.

Functional

Design &

- Documentation

- Support the creation or refinement of

Business Requirements Documents

,

Functional Design Documents

, and

Process Maps

.

- Validate SI-created documents, identifying gaps, risks, or impact areas.

- Support integration design across MM, SD, PP, and supply chain finance flows.

3. Testing &

- Quality Assurance

- Develop test scenarios, scripts, and expected results for UAT and integration testing.

1. Support execution of:

2. User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

3. Integration Testing

4. Regression Testing

5. Validate test results, troubleshoot issues,



and work with SI to drive resolution.

6. Assist in defining acceptance criteria, cutover activities, and readiness checkpoints.

4.

Finance Business

Partnering

- Act as the bridge between: Finance &
- Accounting SMEs

- System Integrator technical and functional teams

- IT program leadership

- Translate business needs into SAP‑aligned requirements.

- Recommend process improvements leveraging S/4 capabilities such as: Margin Analysis

- Corp and Site-Specific Allocations

- Fiori apps for Finance

- Embedded Analytics

5.

Support

Change, Training, and Hypercare

- Assist with training materials and end‑user education.

- Support defect triage, sign-offs, and hypercare during go‑live stabilization.

- Ensure smooth transition of knowledge to Finance users and internal support teams.

Required Qualifications

Functional Experience

- 8+ years experience in SAP Finance/Controlling.

- Strong S/4HANA Finance knowledge across FI, CO, and COPA/Margin Analysis.

- Experience with

Finance transformation programs or S/4 upgrades where an SI handled configuration.

1. Solid understanding of end-to-end processes including:

2. Order to Cash

3. Procure to Pay

4. Record to Report

5. Product Costing &
- Inventory Valuation

Design &

- Testing Skills

- Ability to challenge assumptions

, identify gaps, and guide SI toward better solutions.

- Strong ability to develop test scenarios and lead UAT cycles.

- Skilled at reviewing configuration and technical specs—even without configuring directly.

Soft Skills

- Excellent communicator across Finance, IT, and SI teams.

- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable leading discussions.

- Solid problem-solving and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.

- Experience in manufacturing or semiconductor industries.

- Familiarity with advanced financial closing tools

, group reporting, or Central Finance.

Knowledge of automation and analytics

(e.g., Python, RPA, Copilot for Finance) is a plus.

📌 SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional Consultant (India)
🏢 Mriti InfoSystems
📍 India