Job Summary
Senior Consultant - SAP Finance (Brownfield Conversion ECC to S/4HANA)
Responsibilities
- Join a high-performing SAP transformation team delivering large-scale SAP S/4HANA Finance conversion programmes for global clients.
- Play a key role in end-to-end Brownfield conversions from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, driving finance transformation while ensuring business continuity and compliance.
- Work closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, technical teams and leadership to design and implement future-ready finance solutions.
- Contribute to complex digital transformation engagements involving Finance simplification, Central Finance, Universal Journal, reporting transformation and process harmonisation.
- Gain exposure to global delivery models, cutting-edge SAP innovations and industry-leading implementation methodologies.
- Lead SAP Finance workstreams in ECC to S/4HANA Brownfield conversion projects.
- Perform impact assessments and fit-gap analyses for Finance processes during S/4HANA transformation initiatives.
- Design and implement solutions across key SAP Finance areas including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting and Cost Centre Accounting.
- Assess and implement S/4HANA Finance simplification items and ensure business process readiness.
- Drive Universal Journal (ACDOCA) adoption and support transition from classic ECC finance architecture.
- Collaborate with technical teams on data migration, reconciliation and financial data validation activities.
- Analyse custom developments and identify remediation requirements related to Finance processes.
- Support conversion activities including system preparation, testing, cutover planning and hypercare support.
- Lead workshops with business stakeholders to gather requirements and provide process improvement recommendations.
- Prepare functional specifications and support development teams during solution build activities.
- Execute and support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and defect resolution.
- Ensure adherence to project governance, quality standards and delivery timelines.
- Mentor junior consultants and contribute to capability development within the SAP Finance practice.
- Support proposal development, solutioning activities and client presentations for SAP transformation opportunities.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Strong expertise in SAP FI with proven experience in ECC to S/4HANA Brownfield conversion projects.
- Deep understanding of S/4HANA Finance architecture and simplification concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Universal Journal, Business Partner integration and Finance data migration activities.
- Strong knowledge of General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting and Financial Closing processes.
- Experience in conversion readiness assessment, custom code impact analysis and finance process transformation.
- Strong understanding of integration points between Finance and other SAP modules including MM, SD, PP and Project Systems.
- Experience with reconciliation processes before, during and after system conversion.
- Knowledge of SAP migration and conversion tools, including SUM/DMO-led conversion approaches.
- Ability to analyse complex business problems and translate them into scalable SAP solutions.
- Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation and workshop facilitation capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical and decision-making abilities.
Ideally, You'll Also Have
- Experience in at least two full-cycle SAP S/4HANA conversion or transformation programmes.
- Exposure to Central Finance, Group Reporting, FSCM or Treasury processes.
- Knowledge of SAP Activate methodology and agile delivery approaches.
- Experience in global rollout, template harmonisation or shared services transformation projects.