Lead SAP FICO (Financial Accounting & Controlling) Consultant

Position: Lead SAP FICO (Financial Accounting & Controlling) Consultant

Location: Remote

Duration: 12+ months contract

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Lead SAP FICO (Financial Accounting & Controlling) Consultant to drive a brownfield S/4HANA implementation. The ideal candidate will lead the functional design, configuration, and conversion of existing SAP ECC Finance and Controlling processes into S/4HANA, ensuring data integrity, business continuity, and adoption of new S/4HANA finance capabilities (Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, Central Finance readiness, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end FICO workstream for the brownfield conversion, from system assessment and blueprint through realization, cutover, and hyper-care.
• Analyze the existing ECC FICO landscape, identify custom objects, and define the conversion approach (system conversion vs. selective data transition).
• Own functional design decisions and drive fit-gap analysis against S/4HANA standard functionality, championing "clean core" principles.
• Provide technical and functional leadership to a team of FICO consultants, reviewing configuration and deliverables for quality.

Configuration & Delivery

• Configure and validate core FICO modules: General Ledger (New GL/Universal Journal), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting (New Asset Accounting), Bank Accounting, and Tax.
• Configure Controlling components: Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing (CO-PC), and Profitability Analysis (Account-based COPA).
• Manage S/4HANA-specific finance conversion activities: Universal Journal (ACDOCA) migration, ledger and currency setup, New Asset Accounting migration, Material Ledger activation, and Credit Management (FSCM).
• Handle customizing for integration touchpoints with MM, SD, PP, and PS modules.

Migration, Testing & Cutover

• Define and execute finance data migration and reconciliation strategy, ensuring balances tie out pre- and post-conversion.
• Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, and support defect resolution.
• Plan and manage financial cutover activities, including period-end and go-live reconciliation.

Skill Requirements

Experience

• 10+ years of SAP FICO experience with a minimum of 7+ years in a lead/senior functional role.
• At least 2 full-lifecycle S/4HANA implementations, with hands-on brownfield (system conversion) experience being mandatory.
• Deep expertise in both Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) sub-modules.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of S/4HANA Finance innovations: Universal Journal (ACDOCA), New Asset Accounting, New GL, Material Ledger, Account-based COPA, and Central Finance concepts.
• Understanding of the brownfield conversion toolset (SUM/DMO, pre-conversion checks, custom code remediation, Simplification Item checks).
• Proficiency in cross-module integration (FI-MM, FI-SD, CO-PP) and knowledge of parallel ledgers, multi-currency, and IFRS/GAAP requirements.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori apps for Finance and understanding of embedded analytics.