SAP Fico Consultant

• Lead SAP implementation projects from requirements gathering through go-live and hypercare support.
• Drive design discussions and ensure timely resolution of functional and technical issues.
• Lead teams through requirement workshops, Fit-Gap analysis, solution design, testing, deployment, and end-user training.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and system integrators to ensure successful project delivery.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performance team culture.

Solution Design & Configuration

• Work with system integrators to design, document, and deliver SAP configurations and customizations.
• Manage enhancements, interfaces, reports, workflow solutions, and data conversion activities.
• Ensure application development environments and tools support business requirements and integration needs.
• Evaluate and recommend new SAP features, technologies, and release enhancements aligned with enterprise IT strategy.

Business Analysis & Documentation

• Maintain Jira project artifacts and ensure accurate tracking of project status and deliverables.
• Create and manage use cases, user stories, functional specifications, process flows, and business requirements documentation.
• Communicate project progress, risks, and issues effectively to stakeholders.

Testing & Release Management

• Plan, coordinate, and support functional, integration, security, and user acceptance testing.
• Lead defect resolution and validation activities.
• Support release management, cutover planning, deployment, and post-production stabilization.
• Coordinate data profiling, extraction, cleansing, migration, and validation activities.

Continuous Improvement & Support

• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance business processes and SAP system efficiency.
• Support operational sustainability and team capability development.
• Design, validate, and support business and operational reporting solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading SAP implementations or major SAP transformation projects.
• Strong knowledge of SAP business processes and system functionality.
• Experience conducting Fit-Gap analysis, requirements gathering, testing, and user training.
• Experience working with system integrators, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience with Jira or similar Agile project management tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience with Agile, iterative, and test-driven delivery methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with IERP implementations (clarification required on specific platform).
• Experience managing large-scale SAP deployments across multiple business functions.
• Knowledge of SAP reporting solutions and report design/testing.
• Experience supporting release management, data migration, and post-go-live support activities.