SAP FICO with Treasury (Architect)

Cognizant; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Functional Architect to lead SAP FICO and profitability solution designs for global utilities and oil & gas clients. You will drive hybrid delivery models across AR, AP, FI MM integration, and profitability analysis to support compliant, transparent financial reporting in a day-shift, collaborative environment.

With 10–12 years of SAP experience, you will guide end-to-end design workshops, ensure scalable configurations, and coordinate testing and documentation to enable

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of SAP experience with profitability analysis and controlling.
• Hands-on configuration in SAP FICO including GL, AR, AP, and Asset Accounting.
• Knowledge of FI-MM integration with procurement and invoicing.
• Deep domain understanding of utilities and oil & gas operations.

Responsibilities

• Design SAP FICO and profitability architectures aligned with financial strategies for utilities and oil & gas clients.
• Deliver end-to-end processes for AR, AP, GL, and asset accounting.
• Coordinate FI-MM integration scenarios between procurement, inventory valuation, invoicing and finance postings.
• Create functional specs for enhancements and customizations in profitability analysis and FICO.
• Lead solution blueprinting workshops with finance and operations teams.
• Tune AR/AP processes to improve controls and reduce errors.
• Document designs and decisions for audit readiness and future enhancements.

Skills

SAP Profitability Analysis

SAP FI-MM Integration

SAP Accounts Receivable

SAP Accounts Payable

SAP FICO

Utilities domain

Oil & Gas domain

Job description

1. Job Title

Functional Architect

2. Job Summary

Serve as a functional architect specializing in SAP FICO and profitability solutions for global utilities and oil and gas clients translating complex financial and operational requirements into integrated SAP designs. Drive hybrid model implementation across accounts receivable accounts payable FI MM integration and profitability analysis to enable accurate reporting regulatory compliance and sustainable business performance in a collaborative day shift environment.

3. Experience

10 - 12 years

4. Required Skills

Technical Skills: SAP Profitability Analysis SAP FI-MM Integration SAP Accounts Receivable SAP Accounts Payable SAP FICO Domain Skills:Utilities Oil and Gas

5. Nice to have skills

Domain Skills:

6. Technology

SAP Implementation Services & Advisory

7. Shift

Day

8. Responsibilities

• -Design comprehensive SAP FICO and profitability analysis solution architectures that align with financial strategies of utilities and oil and gas clients and enable accurate margin visibility across products services and market segments.
• -Deliver integrated process designs covering accounts receivable accounts payable general ledger and asset accounting that streamline financial close activities and improve transparency for operational and regulatory reporting.
• -Coordinate SAP FI MM integration scenarios that connect procurement inventory valuation and invoice verification with finance postings to ensure consistent cost capture and reliable profitability outcomes.
• -Develop detailed functional specifications for enhancements and customizations in SAP profitability analysis and FICO that translate complex stakeholder requirements into practical system configurations.
• -Guide end to end solution blueprinting workshops with finance operations and business planning teams to validate process flows and confirm that the configured SAP design supports future scalability and performance.
• -Optimize existing SAP accounts receivable and accounts payable processes by analyzing current pain points recommending configuration improvements and promoting disciplined controls that reduce errors and rework.
• -Configure and refine controlling structures and profitability segments for utilities and oil and gas scenarios so that revenue cost allocations and transfer prices reflect real operational drivers and support informed decisions.
• -Collaborate with cross functional teams in a hybrid work model to coordinate testing cycles data validation activities and defect resolution while maintaining clear documentation and traceability of changes.
• -Support business users during day shift operations through issue analysis root cause identification and sustainable fixes that stabilize financial postings and profitability reports without introducing process risk.
• -Prepare and deliver structured user training and knowledge transfer on SAP FICO FI MM integration and profitability analysis processes to build independent capability within finance and operations teams.
• -Evaluate impacts of regulatory changes market volatility and internal policy updates on SAP finance design for utilities and oil and gas and recommend configuration or process adjustments that keep reporting compliant and timely.
• -Monitor key performance indicators related to financial processing times reconciliation accuracy and profitability reporting reliability and propose incremental improvements that advance organizational efficiency and insight.
• -Document solution designs configuration rationales and process decisions in clear functional design records and process maps that support audit readiness and facilitate future enhancements by wider project teams.

9. Job Location

Primary Location :INKABLRA08(ITIND BLR - MBP - G3 - STZ) Alternate Location :NA NA Alternate Location 1 :NA NA

10. Job Type

Manager - Projects [50PM00]

11. Demand Requires Travel?

No

12. Certifications Required

SAP Certified Application Associate Finance or SAP Certified Application Associate Management Accounting or equivalent SAP FICO professional certification

Qualifications

• -Combine ten to twelve years of progressive SAP experience with deep exposure to profitability analysis and controlling so that complex cost and revenue structures can be modeled accurately for industry specific scenarios.
• -Apply advanced hands on configuration expertise in SAP FICO including general ledger accounts receivable accounts payable and asset accounting to ensure robust transactional integrity and reliable financial statements.
• -Use practical knowledge of SAP FI MM integration to align procurement goods movement and invoice processes with financial postings guaranteeing consistent valuation and meaningful cost analysis across materials and services.
• -Bring proven domain understanding of utilities operations including metering billing and regulatory requirements enabling design of finance processes that respect industry constraints and customer centric practices.
• -Leverage substantial oil and gas domain experience across upstream midstream or downstream value chains to shape profitability and cost allocation structures that reflect field operations logistics and refining realities.
• -Employ strong analytical and communication skills to work with diverse stakeholder groups in hybrid environments translating business challenges into clear SAP solutions and driving collaborative problem resolution.
• -Operate comfortably in structured day shift engagements using disciplined documentation testing and issue management practices to maintain stable release cycles even when managing multiple initiatives concurrently.