SAP FICO Consultant: BlackLine & EPBCS | Hybrid Austin

The HT Group; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The HT Group is seeking an experienced SAP FICO Functional Consultant to support a growing SAP S/4HANA environment in Austin. The role emphasizes BlackLine and Oracle EPBCS, with close collaboration to Finance stakeholders on month-end close, reconciliations and reporting.

Ideal candidates will combine strong SAP FICO skills with hands-on BlackLine administration and EPBCS configuration, delivering practical improvements and governance across finance processes.

Qualifications

• Strong functional experience with SAP FICO, preferably within SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience supporting SAP Finance in an established production environment.
• Strong understanding of Finance and Accounting processes, including month‑end close and account reconciliation.
• Functional experience across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, banking, intercompany accounting, costing and profitability.
• Experience or working familiarity with BlackLine, particularly account reconciliation and financial‑close processes.
• Experience or working familiarity with Oracle EPBCS, Hyperion Planning or a closely related enterprise planning and budgeting platform.
• Strong business‑analysis skills, including requirements gathering, process analysis, documentation and testing.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues functionally and coordinate effectively with SAP technical resources.
• Demonstrated success working directly with Controllers, Finance leaders, accountants and business users.
• Ability to communicate in business terms, ask thoughtful questions and recommend solutions rather than simply execute requests.
• Hands‑on BlackLine administration, implementation or production‑support experience.
• Hands‑on Oracle EPBCS configuration, administration or Finance‑user support experience.
• Experience integrating SAP financial data with BlackLine or Oracle EPBCS.
• Experience supporting complex, multi‑entity financial‑close environments.
• Knowledge of SAP integration with MM, SD, procurement, payroll, billing or other Finance‑related systems.
• Experience improving Finance and IT ownership models, controls and support processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional support for SAP FICO within an established SAP S/4HANA production environment.
• Support Finance and Accounting processes across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, banking, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders during complex month-end and year-end close activities.
• Troubleshoot SAP FICO issues, perform root-cause analysis and coordinate resolutions with technical teams.
• Support account reconciliations and financial-close activities using BlackLine.
• Work with Oracle EPBCS processes supporting budgeting, planning, forecasting and management reporting.
• Serve as a liaison between Finance and IT by translating business requirements into clear functional and technical requirements.
• Gather and document requirements, workflows, dependencies, controls and system-support needs.
• Identify recurring issues, manual processes and opportunities for automation or process improvement.
• Coordinate with SAP developers, integration teams and other technical resources when enhancements or deeper technical support are required.
• Develop functional specifications, process documentation, test scenarios and user‑support materials.
• Lead or support testing, defect resolution, release activities and production stabilization.
• Build credibility with Finance leadership and business users through proactive communication, follow‑through and sound functional recommendations.

Skills

SAP FICO

SAP S/4HANA

Finance process analysis

Month-end close

Account reconciliation

Business analysis

Testing & QA

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication with Finance leaders

Process improvement

Tools

BlackLine

Oracle EPBCS

Hyperion Planning

Job description

The HT Group is seeking an experienced SAP FICO Functional Consultant to support a growing SAP S/4HANA environment in Austin. The role emphasizes BlackLine and Oracle EPBCS, with close collaboration to Finance stakeholders on month-end close, reconciliations and reporting.

Ideal candidates will combine strong SAP FICO skills with hands-on BlackLine administration and EPBCS configuration, delivering practical improvements and governance across finance processes.