Position: Senior SAP S/4HANA FICO Consultant
Certifications: SAP S/4HANA Cloud FI and CO
Experience: 10–15 Years
Location: Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Reporting To: IT Application Manager
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Objective of the Role:
To leverage deep SAP S/4HANA FICO expertise in Product Costing, Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), COPA, Bank Accounting, Asset Accounting, Cash Management, Treasury and Risk Management, and Fund Management, to lead the design, implementation, and support of finance and controlling processes within the metal and steel manufacturing sector.
Key Responsibilities:
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Solution Design & Leadership:
- Design and configure end-to-end SAP S/4HANA FICO modules: Product Costing, AR/AP, COPA, FI-BA, FI-AA.
- Integrate with SD, MM, PP-PI, QM, PM, and MES systems.
- Lead migration strategies from ECC and adopt new functionalities like Central Finance and Embedded Analytics.
- Define functional specs (RICEFW) and ensure smooth integration.
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Industry-Specific Solutioning:
- Develop costing models for blast furnaces, EAF, and rolling mills.
- Handle by-product costing, scrap accounting, and co-products.
- AR/AP with complex tax (VAT/GST), credit management, and customer/vendor hierarchies.
- Design COPA by product, customer, region, and production route.
- Integrate PP/MM/SD with financial processes and reporting.
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Project & Delivery Management:
- Lead FICO workstreams in S/4HANA implementations and Hypercare.
- Conduct workshops, blueprinting, and gap analysis.
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Configuration & Testing:
- Perform hands-on configuration.
- Develop testing strategies: unit, UAT, cutover, FICO–PP/MM/SD scenarios.
- Support testing cycles, defects, and end-user training.
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Support & Optimization:
- Post-go-live support for costing, AR, AP, COPA, and period close.
- Optimize performance using Fiori, analytics, and process automation.
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Stakeholder Management & Mentoring:
- Communicate effectively with finance, operations, and IT teams.
- Mentor junior consultants and collaborate cross-functionally.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, IT, or related field. SAP FICO certification preferred.
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Experience:
- 10–15 years of SAP FI/CO experience; 5+ years with S/4HANA Finance.
- Multiple full lifecycle implementations (blueprint to support).
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Expertise in:
- Product Costing (Material Ledger, WIP, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis).
- AR/AP integration with SD/MM.
- COPA (Account-based & Costing-based, assessments, value fields).
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Industry Knowledge:
- Steel/Metal production (raw material, casting, rolling, etc.).
- Costing challenges: scrap, by-products, high energy, co-products.
- KPIs: cost per ton, yield, inventory turns, conversion cost.
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Technical Skills:
- Fiori Apps, Embedded Analytics, SAC.
- Integration with SD, MM, PP-PI, PM, QM.
- ABAP debugging, data structures.
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Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
- Client-facing, self-motivated, results-driven.