SAP finance and Costing Lead

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Lead SAP FICO functional consulting, solution design, configuration, implementation, and support across business units and manufacturing locations. Own core SAP FI processes including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Tax Accounting, Closing Cockpit, and financial reporting. Lead SAP CO processes including Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, COPA, Material Ledger, and profitability analysis. Work with Finance and Costing teams to strengthen standard costing, actual costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost visibility. Ensure strong integration of FICO with MM, SD, PP, QM, PM, WM/EWM, taxation, banking, and other critical applications. Support Indian statutory and regulatory requirements including GST, TDS, TCS, e-invoicing, e-way bill, audit schedules, internal controls, and financial compliance reporting. FICO workstream lead for SAP S/4HANA transformation, SAP RISE migration, finance process improvement, and digital finance initiatives. Drive standardization of finance and controlling processes across plants, business units, and legal entities while improving governance and control effectiveness. Prepare/review functional specifications, process flows, configuration documents, test scripts, user manuals, SOPs, validation documents, and training materials. Coordinate with ABAP, Basis, integration, security, and infrastructure teams for developments, interfaces, enhancements, authorizations, and issue resolution. Support integrations through IDOCs, APIs, SAP CPI, bank interfaces, tax interfaces, middleware, and third-party application connections. Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing support, ensuring timely issue resolution, data accuracy, and business continuity. Drive master data governance for GL accounts, cost centers, profit centers, internal orders, assets, tax codes, cost objects, and related finance master data. Mentor junior SAP FICO team members, provide user training, and build internal SAP Finance capability across the organization.
  

Job Requirements :

• 10-18 years of experience in SAP Finance & Controlling (FICO) module configuration and implementation.
• Strong knowledge of FICO functionalities including General Ledger Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Internal Orders, COPA (Cost Object Profit Analysis), Margin Analysis, and Profitability Analysis.
• Experience with SAP HANA platform is essential for this role.