Lead Consultant(Product/Domain)

HCL Technologies Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an experienced SAP FICO Consultant to provide advanced functional support for SAP Finance and Controlling, ensuring stability and compliance of financial operations. You will manage complex incidents, root-cause analysis, and collaborate with ABAP, Basis, and integration teams to resolve issues and drive improvements.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of SAP FICO experience, exposure to FMCG/global landscapes, and SAP FI/CO certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of SAP FICO experience in implementation and production support.
• Experience supporting global SAP landscapes in a managed services environment.
• SAP FI/CO certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting FMCG or global consumer goods organizations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide L3 support for SAP FI and CO business processes.
• Resolve complex incidents, problems, and service requests within agreed SLAs.
• Support General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Banking, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Product Costing processes.
• Analyze recurring issues and perform root cause analysis to improve system stability.
• Coordinate with ABAP, Basis, Security, Integration, and Infrastructure teams for issue resolution.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing activities.
• Participate in audit, compliance, and financial control activities.
• Analyze business requirements and prepare functional specifications.
• Assess impact of changes across integrated SAP modules.
• Support testing activities including Unit Testing, SIT, UAT, and Regression Testing.
• Coordinate implementation and post-production validation of approved changes.
• Support minor enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

SAP FICO configuration

Finance & Controlling processes

GL/AP/AR/AA/CCA/PCA

COPA

Financial Close Processes

Incident/Problem/Change management

Stakeholder management

Analytical & troubleshooting

Integration with MM/SD/WM/EWM/Treasury

SAP authorization concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/IT

Tools

SAP

SAP FICO

Job description

Job Summary

The SAP FICO Consultant is responsible for providing advanced functional support for SAP Finance and Controlling processes, ensuring stability, compliance, and continuous improvement of business-critical financial operations. The consultant will handle complex incidents, service requests, root cause analysis, minor enhancements, and support transition activities.

The role acts as a key escalation point for finance process issues and works closely with business stakeholders, SAP technical teams, integration teams, and third-party vendors to maintain high service quality and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

SAP Finance & Controlling Support

• Provide L3 support for SAP FI and CO business processes.
• Resolve complex incidents, problems, and service requests within agreed SLAs.
• Support General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Banking, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Product Costing processes.
• Analyze recurring issues and perform root cause analysis to improve system stability.
• Coordinate with ABAP, Basis, Security, Integration, and Infrastructure teams for issue resolution.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing activities.
• Participate in audit, compliance, and financial control activities.
• Analyze business requirements and prepare functional specifications.
• Assess impact of changes across integrated SAP modules.
• Support testing activities including Unit Testing, SIT, UAT, and Regression Testing.
• Coordinate implementation and post-production validation of approved changes.
• Support minor enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives.

Business Process & Integration Support

• Troubleshoot integration issues involving MM, SD, WM, Ariba, Treasury, Tax, and external financial systems.
• Monitor and support interfaces impacting financial processes.
• Collaborate with business users to understand process gaps and recommend solutions.
• Ensure adherence to SAP best practices and Reckitt governance standards.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Maintain functional specifications, process documentation, configuration records, and support knowledge articles.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and known error databases.
• Contribute to continuous service improvement and knowledge management initiatives.

Skill Requirements

Functional Expertise

• Strong SAP FICO configuration and support experience.
• Deep understanding of:
  • General Ledger (GL)
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Asset Accounting (AA)
  • Cost Center Accounting (CCA)
  • Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
  • Internal Orders
  • Product Costing
  • Profitability Analysis (COPA)
  • Financial Close Processes

Technical & Process Knowledge

• Understanding of integration with MM, SD, WM/EWM, Treasury, and Procurement solutions.
• Knowledge of SAP authorization concepts and financial controls.
• Experience with incident management, problem management, and change management processes.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Professional Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with business, technical, and vendor teams.
• Excellent documentation and knowledge management discipline.
• Strong customer service orientation and ownership mindset.

Other Requirements

Experience & Qualifications

• Typically 7-10 years of SAP FICO experience in implementation and production support environments.
• Experience supporting global SAP landscapes in a managed services environment.
• Demonstrable experience in incident, problem, and change management.
• SAP FI/CO certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting FMCG or global consumer goods organizations is advantageous.

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026totaled $14.8billion.