Senior SAP FICO Consultant

Lonza Biologics, Inc.; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Lonza Biologics, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior SAP FICO Consultant to deliver finance and controlling solutions across its global operations.

You will collaborate with Finance, IT, and Operations to design, configure, and support SAP FI/CO with emphasis on Product Costing, Material Ledger, and Actual Costing. The role requires 8+ years of SAP FICO expertise, strong cross-functional collaboration, and leadership in requirements gathering, testing, and production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Finance or related discipline.
• 8+ years SAP FICO experience in implementation, enhancement, and support.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Product Costing, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, GL, AP, AR, and AA.
• Strong experience with SAP solution design, configuration, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Working knowledge of SAP PS, including integration with FI, CO, procurement, logistics, and project settlement processes.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or life sciences organizations is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, month-end close, budgeting, and cost accounting principles.
• Proven ability to lead requirements gathering sessions and drive projects from concept through production deployment.
• Familiarity with IT project delivery methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while effectively collaborating within global cross-functional teams.
• Passion for mentoring, coaching, and sharing knowledge with colleagues and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver SAP Finance and Controlling solutions across Lonza's global business operations.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and Operations to design, configure, enhance, and support SAP FI/CO, focusing on Product Costing, Material Ledger, and Actual Costing.
• Analyze requirements and translate them into scalable SAP solutions.
• Support month-end close, management reporting, revenue recognition, taxation, asset accounting, and capex tracking.
• Support project accounting and integrations with Finance and Operations using SAP PS.
• Develop and maintain functional specs, test scripts, and business process documentation.
• Execute functional testing and assist with user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Provide third-level support for complex incidents and drive timely resolution.
• Collaborate with technical teams to maintain integrations with third-party applications.
• Support audits with technical expertise and system documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive continuous enhancement across SAP FICO.

Skills

SAP FI/CO

Product Costing

Material Ledger

Actual Costing

GL

AP

AR

Asset Accounting

SAP PS

IT project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Finance

Tools

SAP PS integration

Job description

Senior SAP FICO Consultant

Location: The preferred candidate will be based in Houston, TX or Portsmouth, NH, with the ability to work from one of the Lonza office locations and follows a standard Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. work schedule. Candidates in the Eastern or Central time zones are preferred.

What you will get:

Below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:

• Performance-related bonus.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid time off (PTO).

Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

What will you do:

As a Senior SAP FICO Consultant, you will play a critical role in delivering SAP Finance and Controlling solutions that support Lonza's global business operations. You will partner closely with stakeholders across Finance, IT, and Operations to design, configure, enhance, and support SAP solutions, with a strong focus on Product Costing, Material Ledger, and Actual Costing.

• Serve as the subject matter expert for SAP FI/CO, with primary responsibility for Product Costing, Material Ledger, and Actual Costing processes.
• Design, configure, implement, and enhance SAP FI and CO solutions that align with business requirements and enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate them into scalable SAP solutions.
• Support critical financial processes, including month-end close, management reporting, revenue recognition, taxation, asset accounting, and capital expenditure tracking.
• Leverage SAP Project Systems (PS) knowledge to support project accounting, settlement processes, and integrations with Finance and Operations.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, test scripts, and business process documentation.
• Execute functional testing and support user acceptance testing (UAT) activities.
• Provide third-level support for complex incidents, troubleshoot issues, and drive timely resolution of critical production problems.
• Partner with technical teams to design and maintain integrations with third-party applications.
• Support internal and external audits by providing technical expertise and system documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive continuous enhancement initiatives across SAP Finance and Controlling functions.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of SAP FICO experience in implementation, enhancement, and support environments.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Product Costing, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Asset Accounting (AA)
• Strong experience with SAP solution design, configuration, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Working knowledge of SAP Project Systems (PS), including integration with FI, CO, procurement, logistics, and project settlement processes.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or life sciences organizations is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, month-end close processes, budgeting, and cost accounting principles.
• Proven ability to lead requirements gathering sessions and drive projects from concept through production deployment.
• Familiarity with IT project delivery methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while effectively collaborating within global cross-functional teams.
• Passion for mentoring, coaching, and sharing knowledge with colleagues and business partners.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.