SAP FICO Senior Consultant
Description
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Role - SAP FICO Senior Consultant
Job Summary:
The SAP FICO Consultant will be responsible for analyzing, designing, implementing, and maintaining the SAP FICO module to meet the business needs of our clients. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, configuring system settings, and providing ongoing support and enhancements.
SAP Skills:
SAP Skills:
- 6-8 Years of experience in one or more SAP modules.
- At least two full life-cycle implementation projects (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live).
- Understanding of SAP Activate Methodology.
- Ability to lead workstream activities on a project.
- Understands integration between modules.
- Leads detailed module-specific configuration and master data development.
- Ability to use Service Marketplace to create tickets, research notes, review release notes, and solution roadmaps as well as provide guidance to customers on release strategy.
- Should have sound integration skills of FICO with MM, SD and other modules.
- Demonstrated configuration skills in key areas like Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger Accounting, Asset Accounting, Controlling, CO-PA, Cash Accounting.
- Knowledge of validations & substitutions, GST configurations, Asset depreciation.
- Should have experience in handling month end close activities (P&L & Balance Sheet).
- Should have experience in writing Functional Specifications independently and should have worked on custom solutions build from Scratch to Deployments.
- Should have sound end to end testing skills with preparation of test scripts & results.
- Ability to suggest SAP standard alternatives for new requirements.
- Experience in handling/coordinating for any issues in standard SAP raised to SAP Support.
- Experience in Asset Accounting, Depreciation/Amortization of Assets.
- Hands-on with Project System Module and Integration with FI, MM including Project structure creation, WBS element, configuration related to Budget allocation and Budget release.
- Internal Order related configuration and budget allocation.
- Concept of WIP and Full Settlement.
- Settlement of WBS elements to AUC and Main Asset.
- Budget structure and settlement profile.
- Person responsible assignment, budget control check, Project profile mapping, budget profile mapping.
- Knowledge about Cost elements- WBS and cost center.
- Experience in custom design of customer requirements.
- Ability to take ownership of change requests from requirement gathering till end user confirmation.
- SAP Certification (desired).
- Certification/training of ITIL standards (desired).
- Prior experience on media & entertainment accounts (desired).
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for handling support tickets and application support to the end users.
- Responsible for resolving support tickets in the given time frame to meet the SLA’s.
- Requirement gathering from customer/end users; ability to ask the right questions
- Proactive and prompt in communication with business users, customers, internal stakeholders
- Take ownership of tasks to bring them to completion
- Work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Use analytical skills for problem solving and designing new solutions
- Maintain excellent written and verbal communication standards with all stakeholders
Business Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to communicate with others clearly and concisely.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Understanding of business processes for focus area or module.
- Ability to do research and perform detailed tasks.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Understands business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify touch points between modules.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem-solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management, and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
- Ability to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
- Has a solid foundation for consulting “soft” skills necessary for client engagements.
- Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
Leadership Skills:
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of FICO consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Lead a team of FICO consultants, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance feedback.
- Seeks ways to increase the project team effectiveness.
- Works well as a member of a team.
- Seeks ways to increase their level of contribution and therefore team effectiveness.
- Assists the project team efforts in developing solutions for client situations.
- Assist team effort in developing solutions for projects.
- Completes assignments within budget, meets project deadlines, makes and keeps sensible commitments to client and team
- Meets billing efficiency targets, and complies with all administrative responsibilities in a timely & effective manner
- Keeps project management apprised of project direction and client concerns
- Analyzes and develops reliable solutions which comply with specifications and standards, executes system test
- Understands SAP methodologies, tools, standards, and techniques
- Understands client’s business and technical environments
- Completes project documentation, demonstrates effective organizational skills, with minimal supervision
- Meets quality standards, correctly prioritizes own activities in accordance with project plan and budget
- Provides project team leaders with updates on the progress and difficulties encountered, and provides value-added insight and understanding
- Demonstrates the ability to accomplish project assignments resulting in quality service