Functional Specialist FICO (Junior/Senior)

Sime Motors; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Sime Motors is seeking a SAP FI/CO professional to provide ongoing support and lead configuration efforts for SAP FICO across modules. You will liaise with business stakeholders, participate in testing, and drive continuous improvement in finance processes within a Malaysian context.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and adaptability, with readiness to engage with vendors and ensure successful financial closing cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information System, Accounting or equivalent experiences.
• Junior: 3–5 years of hands-on experience in SAP FI and CO implementation, configuration, and support.
• Senior: 5–8 years of hands-on experience in SAP FI and CO implementation, configuration, and support.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes - Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Banking, Cost/Profit Center Accounting, CO-PA.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Possesses foundational knowledge, experience in functional & business processes areas.
• Basic understanding of system and software quality assurance principles, with eagerness to learn and apply industry best practices and methodologies
• Adaptability to manage both project-related activities and day‑to‑day operational support.
• SAP certification(s) preferred.
• Willing to be based in Ara Damansara, Selangor

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for FI/CO-related incidents, service requests, and problem resolution.
• Coordinate with SAP functional teams (e.g., MM, SD, VMS, Warranty) and non-SAP teams to resolve cross-module and cross-system issues.
• Delivery of workable solution, with primary focus on SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO), and integration with other modules, to meet finance users’ business requirements.
• Continuous learning to maintain up to date knowledge in this domain.
• Supports the definition and documentation of requirements for initiatives of limited size and complexity.
• Assist in gathering and validating inputs from stakeholders under guidance.
• Contributes to preparing requirement specification, maintaining traceability to business needs and ensuring proper documentation.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and support prioritisation activities as directed.
• Assists in the creation and documentation of system design elements under routine supervision.
• Follows established procedures and guidelines.
• Identifies and resolves minor design issues.
• Identifies alternative design options and seeks guidance when deviating from established design patterns.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, including configuration guides, process flows, and user manuals.
• Assists with software configuration tasks.
• Supports the setup and customization of software environments and platforms.
• Helps document and report on configuration changes and deployments.
• Reviews own work.
• Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate.
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners to resolve technical issues and implement best practices.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closing activities.
• Take active role in system changes, enhancements, and projects.
• Communicate system changes, updates, and best practices to stakeholders across the organization.
• Interact with key stakeholders (including service providers like DXC and SAP) and ensure effective stakeholder management.
• Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset by actively developing functional knowledge, seeking guidance from seniors, and upskilling through hands‑on project involvement and knowledge‑sharing activities.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information System, Accounting or equivalent experiences

Tools

SAP FI/CO

SAP S/4HANA Finance

ABAP basics

Job description

• Serve as primary contact for FI/CO-related incidents, service requests, and problem resolution.
• Coordinate with other SAP functional teams (e.g., MM, SD, VMS, Warranty) and non-SAP teams to resolve cross-module and cross-system issues.
• Delivery of workable solution, with primary focus on SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO), and integration with other modules, to meet finance users’ business requirements.
• Continuous learning to maintain up to date knowledge in this domain.
• Supports the definition and documentation of requirements for initiatives of limited size and complexity.
• Assist in gathering and validating inputs from stakeholders under guidance.
• Contributes to preparing requirement specification, maintaining traceability to business needs and ensuring proper documentation.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and support prioritisation activities as directed.
• Assists in the creation and documentation of system design elements under routine supervision.
• Follows established procedures and guidelines.
• Identifies and resolves minor design issues.
• Identifies alternative design options and seeks guidance when deviating from established design patterns.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, including configuration guides, process flows, and user manuals.
• Assists with software configuration tasks.
• Supports the setup and customization of software environments and platforms.
• Helps document and report on configuration changes and deployments.
• Reviews own work.
• Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate.

Functional Testing

• Designs detailed functional test cases and scripts, covering various scenarios and boundary values.
• Actively participates in requirement and design reviews, refining test plans based on insights gained.
• Undertakes structured exploratory testing to investigate and verify functionality.
• Prepares test data, configures environments and automates repeatable tests. Executes tests, logs defects with detailed information and analyses results to assess system functionality.

User Acceptance Testing

• Assists in planning and preparing acceptance tests for systems, products, business processes or services.
• Assists in collecting feedback from acceptance testing.
• Follows agreed standards and techniques to devise test cases and scenarios based on pre-defined acceptance criteria.
• Analyses and reports on test activities, results, issues and risks.
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners to resolve technical issues and implement best practices.
• Provide ongoing support for SAP systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing solutions to ensure system stability and performance.
• Supports automation and continuous integration processes under direction.
• Contributes to the documentation and maintenance of lifecycle tools and practices, including configuration guides, process flows, and user manuals.
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners to resolve technical issues and implement best practices.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closing activities.
• Take active role in system changes, enhancements, and projects.
• Communicate system changes, updates, and best practices to stakeholders across the organization.
• Interact with key stakeholders (including service providers like DXC and SAP) and ensure effective stakeholder management.

Community & Knowledge Base

• Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset by actively developing functional knowledge, seeking guidance from seniors, and upskilling through hands‑on project involvement and knowledge‑sharing activities.
• Foster a collaborative and positive work environment conducive to innovation and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information System, Accounting or equivalent experiences.
• Junior: Between 3 to 5 years of hands‑on experience in SAP FI and CO implementation, configuration, and support.
• Senior: Between 5-8 years of hands‑on experience in SAP FI and CO implementation, configuration, and support.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes - Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Banking, Cost/Profit Center Accounting, CO-PA.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Possesses foundational knowledge, experience in functional & business processes areas.
• Basic understanding of system and software quality assurance principles, with eagerness to learn and apply industry best practices and methodologies
• Adaptability to manage both project-related activities and day‑to‑day operational support.
• SAP certification(s) preferred.
• Willing to be based in Ara Damansara, Selangor

Technical

• Strong knowledge of SAP FI and CO modules, including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis and Internal Orders.
• Strong understanding of integration points between FI/CO and other SAP modules.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori apps relevant to FICO.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP ECC FICO modules and exposure to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Strong capability to interpret business requirements and translate them into system design.
• Understanding of ABAP code (reading, debugging) for issue analysis (functional perspective).

Interpersonal

• Ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and external vendors/consultants
• Proactive in addressing end‑user issues and requests.
• Teamwork and strong emotional stability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Possess strong interpersonal qualities with good networking, communication skills, and independence.
• A highly positive, motivated, proactive and responsible self‑starter able to work in a team as well as independently.