SAP Ariba Consultant (Buying & Invoicing)

Last Working Day; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Last Working Day in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced SAP Ariba Consultant with hands-on expertise in Ariba Buying and Invoicing, integration, and support. The role emphasizes end-to-end Procure-to-Pay with strong S/4HANA integration knowledge.

You will design and configure requisition and invoice workflows, manage processing and approval hierarchies, and support interfaces with third-party apps via CIG. In addition, you will maintain master data integrity across SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end SAP Ariba implementations and support projects.
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network and supplier collaboration processes.
• Exposure to procurement compliance and e-invoicing regulations.
• SAP Ariba certification preferred.
• Familiarity with e-invoicing (AP perspective) and Ariba integration with S/4HANA.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing modules.
• Design and maintain requisition workflows and procurement processes.
• Manage invoice processing workflows and approval hierarchies.
• Support procurement operations from requisition to payment readiness.
• Configure Invoice Reconciliation processes and exception handling.
• Lead Ariba-S/4HANA integration using SAP CIG; troubleshoot interfaces.
• Coordinate with technical teams for interface monitoring and issue resolution.
• Ensure master data synchronization between Ariba and S/4HANA.

Skills

SAP Ariba B&I

S/4HANA integration

CIG integration

P2P processes

Invoice reconciliation

Master data sync

Troubleshooting

Procurement workflows

Tools

SAP Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG)

SAP Integration Suite / CPI

Peppol / Pagero

Concur (optional)

Job description

We are seeking an experienced SAP Ariba Consultant with strong hands‑on expertise in Ariba Buying and Invoicing implementation, configuration, integration, and support. The ideal candidate should possess deep functional and technical knowledge of SAP Ariba, SAP S/4HANA integration, procurement processes, invoice management, and troubleshooting across Ariba, CIG, and SAP backend systems.

Responsibilities

• SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing
• Configure and support SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing modules.
• Design, configure, and maintain requisition workflows and procurement processes.
• Configure and manage invoice processing workflows and approval hierarchies.
• Support procurement operations including requisition creation, approval routing, invoice processing, and payment readiness.
• Configure and maintain Invoice Reconciliation (IR) processes.
• Manage invoice exception handling and discrepancy resolution configurations.
• Support invoice validation rules, matching logic, and exception workflows.
• Analyze and resolve invoice processing issues to ensure timely payments.
• Integration Management
• Lead and support SAP Ariba integration with SAP S/4HANA using SAP Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
• Configure and troubleshoot integration scenarios between Ariba and third-party applications.
• Support inbound and outbound interfaces for procurement and invoicing processes.
• Coordinate with technical teams for interface monitoring and issue resolution.
• Master Data & ERP Integration
• Support and manage master data integration between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA.
• Ensure synchronization of vendors, company codes, purchasing organizations, plants, cost centers, GL accounts, and other procurement-related master data.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to maintain master data integrity.
• SAP S/4HANA Knowledge
• Demonstrate understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and Materials Management (MM) processes.
• Analyze end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) business processes across Ariba and S/4HANA.
• Support functional testing, UAT, and production deployments.
• Troubleshooting & Support
• Investigate and resolve issues related to:
• SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
• SAP S/4HANA
• Procurement and invoicing interfaces
• Workflow and approval configurations
• Perform root cause analysis and provide sustainable solutions.
• Support production incidents and change requests.

Qualifications

• Preferred QualificationsExperience in end-to-end SAP Ariba implementations and support projects.
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network and supplier collaboration processes.
• Exposure to procurement compliance, invoicing regulations, and electronic invoicing processes.
• SAP Ariba certification is preferred.
• E-invoicing projects (AP perspective)
• SAP Business network
• Ariba Buying and InvoicingIt will be good if they have knowledge of Peppol, Pagero and DRCNew company code rollouts for AribaGood knowledge of integration Ariba with S4Good if they have knowledge of Concur ( optional)

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing.
• Strong expertise in:
• Requisition Configuration
• Requisition Approval Flow Configuration
• Invoice Approval Flow Configuration
• Invoice Reconciliation Configuration
• Invoice Exception Handling
• Experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA and third-party applications.
• Experience with SAP Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and Materials Management (MM) modules.
• Experience with master data integration and data synchronization.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Preferred Skills

• Nice to HaveExperience with Ariba Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP).
• Knowledge of SAP Integration Suite/CPI.
• Exposure to global e-invoicing and compliance solutions.
• Ariba Buying and Invoicing integration with middle SAP DRC, Peppol Exchange etcKey CompetenciesStrong stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in global teams.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with attention to data.