SAP FICO Consultant
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Full Time
Finance
Senior Executive
Role Summary
We are looking for an SAP FICO Consultant to design, configure and support Finance and Controlling processes on SAP S/4HANA 2023. The role covers end-to-end finance processes, with a strong focus on Margin Analysis, and works closely with the business, other SAP modules and the technical team.
Key Responsibilities
• Gather business requirements, run fit-gap workshops and translate needs into SAP FI/CO solutions.
• Configure and support FI: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting and Bank Accounting.
• Configure and support CO: Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders and Product Costing.
• Design, configure and support Margin Analysis (account-based profitability in the Universal Journal): characteristics, derivation, valuation, settlement and profitability reporting.
• Support bank integration, the payment run (F110), electronic bank statements (MT940/CAMT.053) and automatic reconciliation.
• Handle integration with MM, SD and HR/payroll (account determination, payroll posting).
• Lead and support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Write functional specifications for reports, interfaces, forms and enhancements, and work with ABAP developers to deliver them.
• Plan and run unit, integration (SIT) and user acceptance (UAT) testing.
• Prepare data migration templates and validate financial balances at cutover.
• Train key users and end users, and write user manuals and process documents.
• Provide post go-live support and solve incidents within the agreed SLAs.
Requirements
• 3 to 5 years of hands-on SAP experience in the role's area.
• Took part in at least 3 full end-to-end (E2E) SAP implementations: blueprint, build, testing, cutover, go-live and hyper care.
• Practical knowledge of SAP S/4HANA 2023 (SP03): its new features, simplification items and Fiori apps. SAP FICO Consultant – Page 1
Technical Skills
• Strong knowledge of the S/4HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA), document splitting, parallel ledgers and Business Partner.
• Good knowledge of Margin Analysis in S/4HANA and its difference from costing-based CO-PA.
• Knowledge of New Asset Accounting, Bank Account Management and Cash Management.
• Familiar with Fiori apps for Finance and with embedded analytics.
• Knowledge of the S/4HANA 2023 finance simplification items.
• Awareness of SAP AI features for Finance, e.g., intelligent matching for cash application and GR/IR, and Joule in finance scenarios.
AI Knowledge
• Good working knowledge of AI and how it applies to SAP: SAP Business AI, Joule (SAP's AI copilot) and the AI features built into S/4HANA and SuccessFactors.
• Uses generative AI tools (e.g., Joule, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) responsibly to speed up analysis, documentation, testing and troubleshooting.
• Understands AI data-privacy and governance basics: no confidential company or employee data in public AI tools.
Soft Skills & Education
• Strong communication skills in English; Arabic is a plus.
• Can work with business users, functional and technical teams, and vendors.
• Problem-solving mindset, ownership, and ability to work under deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
Nice to Have
• SAP Certified Associate – SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Financial Accounting, or a similar FICO certification.
• Experience with Treasury, Group Reporting or Central Finance.
• Experience with ECC to S/4HANA conversion projects.
• Exposure to SAP BTP or SAP Analytics Cloud.
We are looking for an SAP FICO Consultant to design, configure and support Finance and Controlling processes on SAP S/4HANA 2023. The role covers end-to-end finance processes, with a strong focus on Margin Analysis, and works closely with the business, other SAP modules and the technical team.
Key Responsibilities
• Gather business requirements, run fit-gap workshops and translate needs into SAP FI/CO solutions.
• Configure and support FI: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting and Bank Accounting.
• Configure and support CO: Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders and Product Costing.
• Design, configure and support Margin Analysis (account-based profitability in the Universal Journal): characteristics, derivation, valuation, settlement and profitability reporting.
• Support bank integration, the payment run (F110), electronic bank statements (MT940/CAMT.053) and automatic reconciliation.
• Handle integration with MM, SD and HR/payroll (account determination, payroll posting).
• Lead and support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Write functional specifications for reports, interfaces, forms and enhancements, and work with ABAP developers to deliver them.
• Plan and run unit, integration (SIT) and user acceptance (UAT) testing.
• Prepare data migration templates and validate financial balances at cutover.
• Train key users and end users, and write user manuals and process documents.
• Provide post go-live support and solve incidents within the agreed SLAs.
Requirements
• 3 to 5 years of hands-on SAP experience in the role's area.
• Took part in at least 3 full end-to-end (E2E) SAP implementations: blueprint, build, testing, cutover, go-live and hyper care.
• Practical knowledge of SAP S/4HANA 2023 (SP03): its new features, simplification items and Fiori apps. SAP FICO Consultant – Page 1
Technical Skills
• Strong knowledge of the S/4HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA), document splitting, parallel ledgers and Business Partner.
• Good knowledge of Margin Analysis in S/4HANA and its difference from costing-based CO-PA.
• Knowledge of New Asset Accounting, Bank Account Management and Cash Management.
• Familiar with Fiori apps for Finance and with embedded analytics.
• Knowledge of the S/4HANA 2023 finance simplification items.
• Awareness of SAP AI features for Finance, e.g., intelligent matching for cash application and GR/IR, and Joule in finance scenarios.
AI Knowledge
• Good working knowledge of AI and how it applies to SAP: SAP Business AI, Joule (SAP's AI copilot) and the AI features built into S/4HANA and SuccessFactors.
• Uses generative AI tools (e.g., Joule, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) responsibly to speed up analysis, documentation, testing and troubleshooting.
• Understands AI data-privacy and governance basics: no confidential company or employee data in public AI tools.
Soft Skills & Education
• Strong communication skills in English; Arabic is a plus.
• Can work with business users, functional and technical teams, and vendors.
• Problem-solving mindset, ownership, and ability to work under deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
Nice to Have
• SAP Certified Associate – SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Financial Accounting, or a similar FICO certification.
• Experience with Treasury, Group Reporting or Central Finance.
• Experience with ECC to S/4HANA conversion projects.
• Exposure to SAP BTP or SAP Analytics Cloud.
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