Sap Ops Finance And Tax Expert

Avance Consulting; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting is seeking a SAP FI/GL consultant to support transformation initiatives for a leading global life sciences and manufacturing client. The role focuses on advanced scheduling and supply chain optimization with SAP technologies, collaborating with global teams to influence process improvements and deliver scalable SAP solutions across geographies.

The responsibilities include gathering requirements for GL/AA/Closing and Tax, mapping processes to SAP best practices, configuring

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on SAP FI – GL, AA, and CO experience.
• Understanding of asset accounting and depreciation calculations.
• Experience with month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Ability to map business processes to SAP best practices.
• Knowledge of SD-FI and MM-FI integration and tax reporting in SAP.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements for GL, AA, month-end closing, and tax processes with stakeholders.
• Analyze financial processes and map to SAP best practices; tailor SAP solutions.
• Configure GL master data, CO objects, and asset accounting processes.
• Ensure integration with MM, FI, CO and external systems for robust data flow.
• Lead or participate in interface development and SAP integrations across regions.
• Collaborate with global teams across time zones to deliver projects on time.
• Engage with stakeholders to drive improvements in production planning/execution.
• Collaborate across multiple sites to resolve plant/site specific issues.

Skills

SAP FI/GL

Asset Accounting

Month-end Closing

CO

MM-FI integration

Tax reporting SAP

Global collaboration

Job description

The Role

This role plays a critical part in supporting transformation initiatives for a leading global customer in the life sciences and manufacturing domain.

The consultant will contribute to high-impact projects involving advanced scheduling and supply chain optimization, with access to cutting-edge SAP technologies. Working alongside global teams, the role offers opportunities to influence strategic process improvements and deliver scalable solutions across diverse geographies.

Your responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with business stakeholders, including Finance, Tax, and IT teams, to gather and document detailed business requirements for General Ledger (GL), Asset Accounting (AA), Month-End/Year-End Closing, and Tax processes.
2. Analyze existing financial processes and map them to SAP best practices. Suggest improvements and tailor SAP solutions to fit the business needs.
3. Configuration of GL master data, chart of accounts, account groups, cost centers, and internal orders, Asset accounting, Period end closing process, VAT, GST, Withholding tax.
4. Ensure proper integration with other SAP modules like SAP Materials Management (MM), SAP Finance (FI), and SAP Controlling (CO) to ensure smooth workflows and data flow.
5. Lead or participate in interface development and integration projects, ensuring robust data flow between SAP and external systems.
6. Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones, ensuring effective communication and timely project delivery.
7. Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and drive continuous process improvements in production planning and execution.
8. Engage with multiple sites & resolve the issues that are plant/site specific

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

1. Strong hands-on experience in SAP FI – GL, AA, and CO.
2. Good understanding of operational accounting processes.
3. Good knowledge on asset accounting, Depreciation calculation, asset aquation, asset shutdown.
4. Experience with month-end and year-end closing activities.
5. Ability to analyze business processes and propose SAP-based solutions.
6. Knowledge on SD-FI and MM-FI integration
7. Knowledge on cost center, cost element, internal orders, profit center and have knowledge on COPA
8. Knowledge of legal compliance (local GAAP, regulatory reporting).
9. Experience in tax reporting functions in SAP, including VAT/GST returns, withholding tax, and Intrastat reporting

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

1. SAP S/4HANA Finance knowledge is a plus.
2. Project management experience in SAP-related implementations or system upgrades.
3. Familiarity with third-party tax solutions integrated with SAP (e.g., Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE).
4. Familiarity with SAP Fiori for simplified access to SAP functionalities.
5. Experience with audit processes and interaction with external auditors.
6. Experience in international tax compliance for multiple countries.