SAP-FICO-FERC Reporting - Manager

PwC Acceleration Center India; Andhra Pradesh; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Acceleration Center India seeks an experienced Functional Application Manager to lead design workshops, assessments and planning sessions for SAP-based ERP solutions, with deep SAP S/4HANA Finance FI expertise including GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, and Treasury, plus FERC regulatory reporting for the utilities sector.

You will mentor finance teams, drive testing, and oversee deployment and ongoing support, collaborating across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• Extensive SAP S/4HANA Finance expertise across the full FI stack.
• Lead a team of Finance specialists and coordinate implementation/support.
• Facilitate design workshops and gather requirements with stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of FERC regulatory reporting for utilities.
• Experience with FI-CO integration and SAP MM/SD/PS/PP/PM linkages.
• Travel willingness to engage clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, test, deploy and support SAP FI modules.
• Guide FP&A and accounting processes, ensuring quality and stability.
• Collaborate across multiple workstreams and client teams.
• Mentor and manage multiple teams and projects.
• Drive automation and cost-effective solutions.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA FI

FERC reporting

Team leadership

Workshop facilitation

FI-GL

FI-AR

FI-AP

Asset Accounting FI‑AA

Treasury integration

SAP integration points

Education

CA/ICWA preferred

Tools

JIRA

Excel

Job description

Job Overview

As a Functional Application Manager, lead and facilitate design workshops, assessments, and planning sessions, demonstrating strong leadership and project management experience. Primarily responsible for designing, building, configuring, testing, deploying and supporting SAP-based ERP solutions, with broad, hands‑on strength across SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) — General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting/Treasury, and Taxation — along with basic, working‑level knowledge of Controlling (CO) sufficient to support FI‑CO integration points, and FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) regulatory reporting expertise for utilities/energy sector engagements. Lead analysis and design in these areas in collaboration with the engagement/client finance team; manage teams, conduct structured testing with users, and drive automation of solutions. Ensure stabilization of the solution and deliver quality consistently, collaborate across multiple workstreams, develop cost‑effective solutions that meet user requirements, progress quickly in a dynamic and complex environment, and be willing to travel.

Years of Experience

10-14 Years

Position Requirements

• Extensive SAP S/4HANA Finance expert with solution design experience across the full FI stack, preferably with an accounts and finance background.
• Lead a team of Finance specialists; facilitate and guide the implementation and support teams.
• Ability to lead and facilitate design workshops, assessments, and planning sessions, demonstrating leadership experience in project management.
• Lead dynamic, interactive requirements‑gathering sessions with stakeholders throughout the enterprise.
• Strong, hands‑on expertise across core SAP FI modules:
• FI-GL (General Ledger) — New GL, document splitting, parallel ledgers/accounting principles, chart of accounts design, financial statement versions, and period‑end closing activities.
• FI-AR (Accounts Receivable) — customer master data, credit management, dunning, incoming payments, down payments, and customer‑side intercompany processes.
• FI-AP (Accounts Payable) — vendor master data, payment runs, payment terms, down payments, automatic/electronic payments, and vendor reconciliation.
• Asset Accounting (FI‑AA) — asset classes, depreciation areas, parallel valuation, asset acquisitions/retirements/transfers, and integration with GL and CO, including regulated utility plant and FERC asset classification where applicable.
• Bank Accounting / Treasury integration — bank master data, electronic bank statement processing, cash management, and bank reconciliation.
• Taxation — tax procedures, tax codes, withholding tax, and statutory/compliance reporting requirements.
• Basic, working knowledge of Controlling — Cost Center Accounting (CO‑CCA), Profit Center Accounting (CO‑PCA), and Internal Orders — sufficient to support FI‑CO integration points and cross‑module postings; deep Product Costing or Material Ledger specialization is not required for this role.
• Strong knowledge of FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) regulatory reporting for the utilities/energy industry, including FERC Form 1/2/6 preparation, regulatory chart of accounts mapping, and FERC account classification within SAP.
• Hands‑on experience configuring FERC‑compliant Asset Accounting structures — Continuing Property Records (CPR), Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC, both debt and equity components), Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) capitalization, retirement units, and regulatory versus book depreciation.
• Understanding of the regulatory ledger/parallel ledger approach (New GL document splitting, or FI‑SL) to maintain FERC regulatory books alongside US GAAP/IFRS books, including regulatory asset/liability (ASC 980) accounting.
• Exposure to Public Utility industry‑specific functionality, Work Order management integration (PM/PS) for capital project accounting, and minor/major retirement processing relevant to utility plant.
• Experience supporting FERC audits and regulatory filings, including variance analysis between book and regulatory basis of accounting.
• Mentor, coach and manage multiple teams and projects.
• Proven experience in configuring, testing and supporting SAP Finance solutions across GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting and Taxation.
• Participate in design discussions, providing expertise on the SAP S/4HANA Finance platform.
• Work with business users to understand requirements and propose alternative design solutions across FI processes.
• Develop a collaborative and cohesive team, working with a culture of a One Team mindset.
• Hands‑on experience in Finance and accounts, with the ability to translate accounting requirements into system configuration.
• Hands‑on experience across S/4HANA Finance features with ability to design, develop and customize solutions, including integration with other modules like MM/SD/PS/PP/PM/IM — particularly how procurement, sales, and production postings flow into FI.
• Knowledge of CFIN, and understanding of the elimination of ETL tools to enable transactional‑level matching in real time.
• Understanding of AIF and field value mapping, centralized transaction processing, payments, intercompany reconciliation, and group consolidation using S/4HANA Group Reporting.
• Working familiarity with the S/4HANA Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation (ICMR) tool, as well as a solid accounting and finance background.
• Knowledge and experience in implementing SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting is an added advantage.

Preferred Knowledge

• Hands‑on knowledge across SAP S/4HANA Finance (GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Taxation), with basic working exposure to CO, ICMR & CFIN, and FERC regulatory reporting, to drive the project.
• Understanding of different project methodologies, especially the Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Familiarity with utility/energy industry regulatory frameworks and reporting cycles (annual FERC filings, rate case support, and regulatory audits).

Preferred Skill

• Hands‑on experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance across all core FI sub‑modules, with demonstrable depth in FERC regulatory reporting design, configuration and testing.
• Familiar with onsite/offshore delivery models, with hands‑on experience understanding system landscape environments (e.g., Dev/QA/Prod, transport management for FI/FERC configuration).
• Familiar with Implementations/Support/Rollout/Training delivery models — including testing phases specific to FERC reporting (regulatory report validation, UAT, and cutover/deployment support).
• Familiar with role matrix/role testing and able to guide technical team members.
• Familiar with both Waterfall and Agile models of software development approaches.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ownership and commitment, flexible timings.
• Expertise in JIRA, Agile delivery model.

Professional and Educational Background

• Manager — 10-14 years of experience.
• 10+ years of experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance, spanning GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting and Taxation, with a minimum of 3 end‑to‑end implementations.
• Prior exposure to utility/energy sector engagements involving FERC regulatory reporting is a strong plus.
• Any graduation degree, any post‑graduation degree; CA/ICWA preferred.

Additional Information

The candidate must be flexible to travel and ready to support CST/EST time zone overlap as required by the engagement.