SAP FICO Consultant

Ambition; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition in Malaysia is seeking an experienced SAP FICO Consultant with strong ECC 6.0 knowledge to drive finance transformation, system enhancements, and process improvements.

You'll deliver functional SAP solutions, lead cross-functional delivery, coordinate UAT, and support production incidents in a dynamic financial services environment.

This role requires 5–10 years of SAP delivery experience and a solid accounting understanding.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in project management or SAP delivery.
• Strong hands-on functional experience with SAP ECC 6.0 and core Finance and Controlling (FICO) modules.
• Solid understanding of GL, AP, AR, CO-CCA, CO-IO, and Budget Control System (BCS).
• Strong requirements analysis, functional design, project planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating UAT, functional testing, deployment, go-live activities, and post-implementation support.
• Proven ability to manage production incidents, resolve issues, assess risks, and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office and MS Access.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and translate finance needs into SAP functional solutions.
• Lead functional analysis, data sourcing, application design, and discussions with business users.
• Support and enhance SAP ECC 6.0 Finance/Controlling modules (GL, AP, AR, CO-CCA, CO-IO, BCS).
• Plan and manage project schedules, resources, budgets, risks, and change requests.
• Coordinate UAT, functional testing, deployment planning, and go-live activities.
• Manage production incidents, investigate functional issues, and coordinate resolutions.
• Collaborate with business users, developers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to ensure solution quality.
• Oversee development activities and promote coding/delivery standards.
• Prepare implementation plans, runbooks, and release checklists.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and system performance.
• Contribute to SAP HANA implementation, migration, or transformation initiatives where applicable.

Skills

Project management

SAP FICO

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Advanced Excel

MS Office

UAT coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

SAP ECC 6.0

SAP HANA

JIRA

Oracle databases

Job description

If you're an experienced SAP FICO Consultant with strong SAP ECC 6.0 knowledge and a passion for delivering finance transformation, system enhancements, and business process improvements, this opportunity could be your next career move.

Why Apply?

Our client is a leading regional banking group with an extensive international presence across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.

As part of its Malaysia-based Centre of Excellence, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to regional banking initiatives, support critical financial systems, and collaborate with business and technology teams across multiple markets.

This role combines hands‑on SAP functional expertise, project delivery, stakeholder management, and production support within a dynamic financial services environment.

The Role

Drive finance transformation, deliver system enhancements - here's what you'll be responsible for:

• Analyse business requirements, define project scope, and translate finance business needs into effective SAP functional solutions.
• Lead functional analysis, data sourcing, application design, and functional specification discussions with business users and stakeholders.
• Support and enhance SAP ECC 6.0 Finance and Controlling (FICO) modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cost Centre Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Order Management (CO-IO), and Budget Control System (BCS).
• Plan and manage project schedules, deliverables, resources, budgets, risks, and change requests to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), functional testing, deployment planning, release documentation, and go‑live activities.
• Manage production incidents, investigate functional issues, coordinate resolutions, and conduct post‑implementation reviews.
• Work closely with business users, developers, vendors, and cross‑functional teams to ensure solution quality and alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee development activities, promote coding and delivery standards, and manage dependencies arising from code merges, competing projects, and production fixes.
• Prepare implementation plans, deployment runbooks, release checklists, and UAT documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, system performance, operational efficiency, and project delivery practices.
• Contribute to SAP HANA implementation, migration, or transformation initiatives where applicable.

What We're Looking For

A technically strong SAP professional with solid finance knowledge and project delivery capabilities:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in project management, SAP functional support, or relevant SAP project delivery.
• Strong hands‑on functional experience with SAP ECC 6.0 and core Finance and Controlling (FICO) modules.
• Solid understanding of GL, AP, AR, CO-CCA, CO-IO, and Budget Control System (BCS).
• Strong requirements analysis, functional design, project planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating UAT, functional testing, deployment, go‑live activities, and post‑implementation support.
• Proven ability to manage production incidents, resolve issues, assess risks, and coordinate cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, leadership, and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office and MS Access.

The following experience would be an advantage:

• Working knowledge of SAP Material Management (MM), Workflow Management, Flexible Real Estate (RE‑FX), and Asset Accounting (AA).
• Exposure to SAP ABAP, SAP Basis, Oracle databases, Control‑M scheduling, and JIRA issue management.
• Experience supporting Financial Accounting and Procurement business functions.
• Experience with SAP HANA implementation, migration, or transformation projects.
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA environments, finance-related processes, and system integrations.
• Formal training or certification in project management methodologies.