Senior SAP FICO Functional Lead (ECC)

Location: Greenwich, CT (Hybrid Preferred | Remote Considered)

Duration: 6–12 Month Contract with Potential for Full-Time Conversion

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a seasoned SAP FICO Functional Lead to support a large enterprise ECC environment. This is a highly visible role that requires a unique combination of strong functional expertise, executive presence, and exceptional stakeholder management skills.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to business and IT leadership, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive finance-related initiatives, improve business processes, and deliver high-quality SAP solutions. This position requires someone who is equally comfortable discussing business strategy with executives as they are defining functional requirements with technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SAP FICO functional lead supporting Finance and Accounting business processes.
• Partner with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and IT teams to understand strategic objectives and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Lead business process discussions, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design workshops.
• Provide functional expertise across SAP ECC Finance (FI) and Controlling (CO).
• Analyze business requirements and recommend scalable, best-practice SAP solutions.
• Work closely with technical teams to ensure successful configuration, development, testing, and deployment.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Finance and other business areas.
• Drive issue resolution, facilitate decision-making, and build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Support production enhancements, process improvements, and ongoing optimization initiatives.
• Provide leadership throughout project delivery while maintaining strong relationships across business and IT organizations.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on SAP FICO functional consulting experience.
• Strong experience supporting SAP ECC Finance and Controlling modules.
• Deep understanding of core Finance business processes, including:
  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Fixed Assets
  • Cost Center Accounting
  • Profit Center Accounting
  • Internal Orders
  • Financial Reporting
• Demonstrated experience working directly with executive leadership and senior business stakeholders.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to influence decision-making across multiple business organizations.
• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in complex enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating Finance with MM, SD, or other SAP modules.
• Background supporting enterprise implementations, enhancements, or process improvement initiatives.
• PMP, SAP certification, or equivalent experience is a plus.

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid work arrangement preferred with occasional onsite meetings in the Greenwich, CT area.
• Highly qualified remote candidates located within the United States will also be considered.
• Candidates should be available to support Eastern Time business hours.

Employment Type

• 6–12 Month Contract
• Strong potential for contract-to-hire based on performance and business needs.

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment sponsorship.
• No third-party agencies please