Senior SAP FICO (Finance & Controlling) Consultant (Remote)

• Provide L2/L3 AMS support for SAP FICO, troubleshooting issues, resolving service requests, and handling system enhancements.

• Manage finance and controlling processes, including GL, AR, AP, AA, CO-PA, CO-PC, and CO-OM.

• Handle taxation, payment processing, bank reconciliation, and financial closing activities.

• Ensure seamless integration between SAP FICO and other modules such as MM, SD, PP, and HR.

• Support SAP S/4HANA Finance functionalities, including New GL, Universal Journal (ACDOCA), and Profitability Analysis (COPA).

• Troubleshoot asset accounting, tax calculation, and foreign currency revaluation issues.

• Work on Electronic Bank Statements (EBS), Treasury & Risk Management (TRM), and FSCM (Financial Supply Chain Management).

• Support SAP FICO integration with external systems (banks, third-party tax solutions, payment gateways, etc.).

• Perform root cause analysis for recurring issues and drive system improvements.

• Collaborate with business users to optimize financial workflows and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, GAAP, and local statutory reporting requirements.

• Adhere to ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management processes.

• Provide end-user training, documentation, and knowledge transfer to finance teams.

• Communicate effectively with Portuguese-speaking stakeholders in LATAM, Europe, or other regions.

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• Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of SAP experience, with at least 5 years in SAP FICO AMS support.

• Strong knowledge of SAP FI (GL, AR, AP, AA) and CO (PA, PC, OM, CCA, PCA).

• Hands-on experience in financial closing, tax reporting, asset management, and bank reconciliation.

• Expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and FIORI-based financial applications.

• Experience with SAP integration tools (IDocs, BAPIs, BADI, ALE, and SAP BTP Integration Suite).

• Familiarity with SAP FSCM, Treasury, Credit Management, and Revenue Recognition.

• Knowledge of local taxation, e-invoicing, and compliance regulations in Portuguese-speaking countries.

• Strong experience using ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Remedy, etc.) for AMS support.

• Fluent in Portuguese and English (written and spoken).

-Process Flows

-Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members

-Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility

-Participate in data conversion and data maintenance

-Provide best practice and industry specific solutions

-Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions

-Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed.

-Participate as a team member of the functional team

-Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bilingual Portuguese and English language skills 

• 8+ years of SAP experience, with at least 5 years in SAP FICO AMS support.

• Strong knowledge of SAP FI (GL, AR, AP, AA) and CO (PA, PC, OM, CCA, PCA)

• Expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and FIORI-based financial applications

• Experience with SAP integration tools (IDocs, BAPIs, BADI, ALE, and SAP BTP Integration Suite)

• Familiarity with SAP FSCM, Treasury, Credit Management, and Revenue Recognition

• Knowledge of local taxation, e-invoicing, and compliance regulations in Portuguese-speaking countries

• Strong experience using ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Remedy, etc.) for AMS support