Senior/Lead SAP FICO Consultant

Infosys Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior/Lead SAP FICO Consultant in Greater London. This role involves overseeing the design and governance of SAP Finance & Controlling solutions for major digital transformations. You will lead consulting engagements, mentor junior team members, and serve as a functional expert. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of SAP consulting experience, strong leadership skills, and are familiar with SAP S/4HANA Finance. This position offers industry-leading compensation and growth opportunities.

Benefits

Industry-leading compensation

Top training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of core SAP FICO consulting experience.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage large client engagements.
• Deep expertise in financial regulations and accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP).

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design of SAP FICO solutions.
• Act as the trusted advisor to CFOs and Finance Directors.
• Oversee delivery teams to ensure quality assurance.

Skills

SAP FICO consulting

Financial Accounting and Controlling

Leadership

Agile project delivery

Communication

Education

SAP certification: FI, CO, or S/4HANA Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA Finance

Job description

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. Are you ready?

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.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Leadership & Architecture

• 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/4HANA environments.
• Drive blueprinting, solution design workshops, and cross-functional integration discussions with SD, MM, PP, and other teams.
• Provide expert guidance on S/4HANA conversion, Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, and Margin Analysis setups.

2. Client Advisory & Stakeholder Management

• 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.

3. Project Delivery & Governance

• Lead FICO workstreams 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.

4. Team Leadership & Mentoring

• 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.

5. Support & Continuous Improvement

• 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/4HANA Finance.
• 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/4HANA Finance.
• Experience in multi‑country rollouts or global template design.
• Exposure to SAP Activate methodology and Agile project delivery.
• Project‑related mobility/willingness to travel.

Given that this is just a short snapshot of the role we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements listed above. We are looking for team members who strive to make an impact and are eager to learn. If this sounds like you and you feel you have the skills and experience required, then please apply now.

About Infosys Consulting

Be part of a globally renowned management consulting firm on the front‑line of industry disruption and at the cutting edge of technology. We work with market leading brands across sectors. Our culture is inclusive and entrepreneurial. Being a mid‑size consultancy within the scale of Infosys gives us the global reach to partner with our clients throughout their transformation journey.

Our core values, IC‑LIFE, form a common code that helps us move forward. IC‑LIFE stands for Inclusion, Equityand Diversity, Client, Leadership, Integrity, Fairness, and Excellence. To learn more about Infosys Consulting and our values, please visit our careers page.

Within Europe, we are recognized as one of the UK’s top firms by the Financial Times and Forbes due to our client innovations, our cultural diversity and dedicated training and career paths. Infosys is on the Germany’s top employers list for 2023. Management Consulting Magazine named us on their list of Best Firms to Work for. Furthermore, Infosys has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification company, for its exceptional standards in employee conditions across Europe for five years in a row.

We offer industry‑leading compensation and benefits, along with top training and development opportunities so that you can grow your career and achieve your personal ambitions. Curious to learn more? We’d love to hear from you....Apply today!