FICO Consultant – SAP S/4HANA

Role Accountabilities

SAP FICO Solution Design & Delivery

• Design, configure and support SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Controlling, Internal Orders, Profit Centre Accounting and Project Systems Finance integration.
• Translate business requirements into scalable SAP designs and produce functional specifications to support technical development activities.
• Ensure solutions align with BT architecture, security and financial control standards.
• Support finance process optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Finance Transformation & Integration

• Support integration design across SAP FICO and related modules including RAR, MM, SD, PS and BW.
• Design financial posting logic, reconciliation controls and reporting requirements.
• Support month-end, year-end and statutory reporting processes.
• Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to ensure robust process governance and compliance.

Data Migration & Cutover Support

• Support finance data migration activities during SAP transformation programmes.
• Assist with data mapping, cleansing, validation and reconciliation processes.
• Work in Data Migration teams to migrate General Ledger balances, open AP/AR items, Fixed Asset data, Cost Centres, Profit Centres, Internal Orders and project-related master data.
• Support migration mock runs, dress rehearsals and cutover execution.
• Participate in reconciliation activities between legacy systems and SAP S/4HANA.

Testing, Deployment & Support

• Participate in SIT, UAT, regression testing and defect resolution.
• Support release planning, deployment and hypercare activities.
• Investigate and resolve functional issues across Finance processes.
• Create and maintain functional specifications, design documents and operational procedures.
• Support business users through knowledge transfer and training activities.

Stakeholder Management

• Work collaboratively with Finance, Business Process Owners, Architecture teams and System Integrators.
• Provide clear communication of risks, dependencies and delivery status.
• Contribute to programme governance and design review forums.
• Support internal and external audit activities where required.

Essential

• Strong hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance or ECC FICO.
• Deep understanding of GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting and Controlling.
• Experience of Finance process configuration and support.
• Knowledge of Finance integration with MM, SD, RAR, and Project Systems.
• Exposure to finance data migration activities.
• Experience in data validation, reconciliation and defect management.
• Strong analytical, documentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.