Senior​/Lead SAP FICO Consultant

About us

Do you want to boost your career and collaborate with expert, talented colleagues to solve and deliver against our clients' most important challenges? We are growing and are looking for people to join our team. You'll be part of an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment of 300.000 employees. Our dynamic organization allows you to work across functional business pillars, contributing your ideas, experiences, diverse thinking, and a strong mindset.

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The Team

Our ERP & Platforms practice design and implement transformational and innovative solutions for some of the worlds’ largest organisations. Joining our team means that you’ll share a passion for strategy, architecture and the latest SAP technology. You’ll have exposure to strategic projects, you’ll be part of a multi-cultural collaborative team, and your great work will be noticed. In this role you’ll be able to see your own ideas transform into breakthrough results – this is an opportunity to make a real difference.

The Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior/Lead SAP FICO Consultant to oversee the design, delivery, and governance of SAP Finance & Controlling solutions for large-scale digital transformation initiatives. This role involves leading consulting engagements, driving process excellence, mentoring junior team members, and serving as the primary functional expert for client leadership teams.

• Lead the end-to-end design of SAP FICO solutions, ensuring alignment with client business strategy and global best practices.
• Architect financial processes involving FI (GL, AP, AR, AA, Banking) and CO (CCA, PCA, COPA, Costing) in SAP ECC and S/4
  
  HANA environments.
• Drive blueprinting, solution design workshops, and cross-functional integration discussions with SD, MM, PP, and other teams.
• Provide expert guidance on S/4
  
  HANA conversion, Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, and Margin Analysis setups.

• Act as the trusted advisor to CFOs, Finance Directors, and business leads.
• Translate complex business requirements into strategic SAP solutions.
• Present solution options, impact assessments, and best practices to senior stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales activities: proposal development, solution demos, and effort estimation.

• Lead FICO work streams through all project phases—discover, design, build, test, deploy, hypercare.
• Oversee delivery teams and ensure quality assurance of functional configuration and documentation.
• Manage integration with technical and cross-functional teams for WRICEF objects.
• Drive cutover activities, data migration strategy, and readiness assessments for go-lives.

• Mentor and guide functional consultants and analysts across multiple projects.
• Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and ensure adherence to consulting methodologies.
• Review functional specs, design documents, solution gaps, and enhancement proposals.

• Provide leadership for L3 incident management and complex issue resolution.
• Recommend continuous process improvements and roadmap enhancements using SAP innovations.
• Lead post-implementation reviews to ensure business adoption and stabilization.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10–15+ years of core SAP FICO consulting experience.
• Prior experience in a top-tier consulting environment (preferred).
• Minimum 3–5 full‑cycle implementations as a Lead Consultant or Solution Architect.
• Deep expertise in Financial Accounting and Controlling processes, including integration with SD/MM/PP.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA Finance
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• Strong command over financial regulations, accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP), and cost management processes.
• Experience preparing detailed functional specifications and overseeing WRICEF development.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage large client engagements, and drive enterprise‑level transformations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and consulting skills.

• SAP certification: FI, CO, or S/4
  
  HANA Finance.
• Experience in multi‑country rollouts or global template design.
• Exposure to SAP Activate…