SAP Finance Consultant – Manufacturing Practice

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior client-facing advisor for SAP Finance transformation programs (greenfield, brownfield, selective/system conversion)
• Lead due diligence, value proposition, and business case discussions with client finance leadership
• Own end-to-end solution vision for large/complex SAP FICO engagements — from finance process assessment through to hypercare
• Provide oversight and quality assurance on FICO solution architecture, design, and configuration across engagements (GL, AA, AP, AR, Bank Accounting, Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, COPA, Group Reporting, Central Finance, Treasury/Cash Management as applicable)
• Guide fit-to-standard workshops, ensure adherence to SAP and industry best practices
• Review and validate high-level and detailed design documents, integration approaches and data migration strategy for financial master/transactional data
• Ensure delivery governance: risk management, quality checkpoints, and adherence to timelines/budgets across projects under the practice
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities; support proposal development, RFP responses, and client pitches
• Build, mentor, and lead a team of SAP FICO Consultants and Senior Consultants
• Foster a high-performance culture and conduct performance reviews
• Stay current with SAP roadmap (S/4HANA Finance innovations, RISE with SAP, BTP-based solutions)

Requirements

• 15+ years of SAP FICO experience, including at least 5+ years in a lead role
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, end-to-end S/4HANA Finance implementations (greenfield and/or brownfield) as FICO/R2R lead
• Strong experience working in the manufacturing sector
• Strong expertise across core FICO processes
• Experience in integration across non-finance process areas like S2P, O2C, P2F
• Good experience in presales — proposal writing, effort estimation, solutioning for RFPs
• Excellent stakeholder management skills — experience engaging with CFOs and/or senior finance leadership
• SAP certification(s) in S/4HANA Finance preferred
• Exposure to SAP Activate methodology and project governance frameworks
• Willingness to travel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in leading large-scale SAP FICO implementations, with a strong focus on finance process assessment, solution architecture, and governance. Proven ability to engage with senior finance leadership and mentor teams while driving adherence to best practices and project timelines.