Senior Consultant - SAP S4 Hana (FICO)

Job Description: Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant Location: Chennai (Onsite) Experience: 12–14+ Years Role Nature: Individual Contributor + Team Mentor (Multi-Project Delivery) Position Summary We are looking for a highly skilled, hands-on Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant who can independently drive complex finance implementations with minimal supervision.

This is a delivery-focused role, not a pure people management position. The candidate will act as a functional expert and mentor, owning critical configurations, ensuring delivery quality across multiple projects, and guiding junior consultants to become independent contributors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end S/4HANA FICO implementations (blueprint to go-live & hypercare)
• Own AMS support, enhancements, and stabilization activities
• Handle India localization (GST, e-Invoicing, e-Way Bill) and support global rollouts
• Drive finance transformation and process optimization
• Manage integration with MM, SD, and PP modules
• Lead data migration, reconciliation, and financial validation
• Provide techno-functional expertise (debugging, enhancements)
• Mentor and train internal team members
• Manage client communication and escalations independently
• Ensure quality of configuration and solution delivery across projects Core Functional Expertise
• Strong hands-on configuration in: o Universal Journal, Parallel Ledgers, Document Splitting o GL, AP, AR o Asset Accounting (full lifecycle) o Banking & BRS (EBS + manual reconciliation) o Cost Center, Profit Center, Internal Orders o COPA (account-based preferred) o Budgeting & Availability Control o Financial closing & reporting Statutory & Compliance (Mandatory)
• Strong hands-on experience in: o GST configuration and reporting o e-Invoicing (IRN generation, GSP/API integration exposure) o e-Way Bill o TDS / withholding tax
• Ability to independently troubleshoot statutory and integration issues
• Exposure to global taxation / localization is an advantage Techno-Functional Skills (Non-Negotiable)
• Strong ABAP debugging capability (User Exits, BAd. Is, enhancements)
• Experience in: o Data migration (Migration Cockpit / LSMW) o Interfaces (IDoc / API / middleware) o Reports and enhancements
• Working knowledge of: o Fiori apps (Finance) o CDS views (basic understanding) Implementation & Delivery Expectations
• Minimum 5–6 full lifecycle implementations (at least 2 in S/4HANA)
• Experience in cutover planning and execution
• Ownership of hypercare and critical issue resolution
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously (2–3 projects) Requirements
• Strong hands-on configuration experience (not coordination-focused)
• Experience in India and at least one overseas engagement Educational Qualification
• Bachelor’s degree is mandatory
• Finance background (CA / ICWA / M.Com / MBA Finance) is preferred Preferred Skills
• Exposure to SD / PP integration
• Experience in global rollout projects
• Knowledge of Fiori apps and CDS views
• Exposure to cloud / RISE with SAP environments Key Attributes
• Strong ownership mindset with delivery focus
• Ability to mentor and uplift team members
• High attention to configuration quality and detail
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, multi-project environments HR Screening Checklist – Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant Instructions
• Use this checklist before sharing profiles
• If any critical “Must Have” is missing → Reject
• Share profiles only if 80% criteria is met --- Must Have (Mandatory)
• 12–14+ years in SAP FICO
• Minimum 5–6 end-to-end implementations clearly mentioned
• At least 2 S/4HANA implementations
• Strong hands-on in: o GL, AP, AR o Asset Accounting (full lifecycle) o Banking / BRS o Costing (CCA / PCA / COPA basics)
• Statutory: o GST (configuration level) o e-Invoicing (IRN / integration exposure) o TDS / withholding tax
• ABAP debugging exposure (must be mentioned)