Sap Finance Control Consultant

Note: This role is for candidste with valid work permit in Germany

Key responsibilities

Finance Solution Architecture

• Own and define end-to-end SAP FICO architecture for S/4HANA implementations, conversions, and global rollouts
• Design scalable and compliant finance solutions covering:
  • Financial Accounting (FI)
  • Controlling (CO)
  • Universal Journal
  • Asset Accounting
  • Group & Legal Reporting
• Ensure adherence to SAP Best Practices, clean core principles, and extensibility guidelines

S/4HANA Transformation Leadership

• Lead ECC to S/4HANA finance transformation initiatives (Greenfield, Brownfield, or Landscape Transformation)
• Drive adoption of S/4HANA innovations such as:
  • Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
  • New Asset Accounting
  • Document Splitting
  • Fiori-based Finance processes
• Guide finance simplification, data harmonization, and process standardization

Industry-Specific Expertise

• Apply domain knowledge for:
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare: regulatory compliance, parallel accounting, margin analysis
  • Energy, Resources & Utilities: asset-intensive accounting, joint ventures, cost allocations, regulatory reporting
• Ensure solutions support audit readiness, validation requirements, and industry compliance standards

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Act as Finance Domain Architect and trusted advisor to business and IT leadership
• Review and approve functional designs, configurations, and custom developments
• Collaborate with COE teams, business controllers, auditors, and system integrators
• Support cutover, testing strategy, and production stabilization

Integration & Reporting

• Lead integration with:
  • MM
  • SD
  • PM
  • PS
  • EWM
  • TM
  • SAP Group Reporting
  • Central Finance
  • Treasury
  • and external systems
• Enable embedded analytics, financial KPIs, and statutory reporting

Must Have Skills/Knowledge

• Worked as Finance Architect or lead in implementation projects in customer facing role and managing project team of 15+ associates

Good to Have Skills/Knowledge

• Experience with:
  • Central Finance
  • SAP Group Reporting
  • SAP Treasury & Risk Management
  • SAP GRC
• Prior experience working with German clients
• Exposure to global template and multi-country rollouts