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SAP FI/CO Consultant (S/4HANA Finance)

SAP S/4HANA RISE Migration Programme

ROLE SUMMARY

We are looking for a UAE-based SAP FI/CO consultant to carry the Finance and Controlling workstream through a brownfield ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA 2023 conversion on RISE with SAP. This is a conversion role, not a greenfield implementation: your focus is the Finance-specific conversion activities — new Universal Journal and ledger structures, Business Partner / CVI, customer and vendor integration, new asset accounting, the archiving of FI data before migration, and the reconciliation evidence that lets the business sign off that not a single financial document was lost.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the FI/CO functional workstream through all eight programme phases, from Phase 0 assessment through hypercare exit.
• Perform the Finance readiness assessment in Phase 0: existing FI/CO configuration, custom developments, open items, ledger and currency setup, and S/4HANA simplification items affecting Finance.
• Drive the S/4HANA Finance conversion activities: Universal Journal (ACDOCA) migration, General Ledger and ledger/currency configuration, New Asset Accounting migration, Business Partner and Customer/Vendor Integration (CVI), Material Ledger where applicable, and Credit Management transition.
• Own the Finance side of data archiving. Work with the archiving team on FI archiving objects, define what is archived versus retained, and confirm legal retention requirements are preserved.
• Define and execute FI/CO reconciliation controls at each migration load — FI document counts, balance and aggregate checks across BKPF/BSEG, sub-ledger to GL tie-outs — and package the results for business sign-off.
• Run Fit-to-Standard sessions with CUSTOMER Finance business process owners, confirm the to-be design against S/4HANA standard, and drive out unnecessary customisation in support of a clean core.
• Support the remediation of Finance-related custom code and reports identified by ATC scans, and re-point or retire obsolete objects.
• Configure and validate Controlling: cost centre and profit centre accounting, internal orders, product costing, CO-PA transition to margin analysis, period-end close and allocation cycles.
• Enable Fiori applications and embedded analytics for Finance, and support role and authorisation design for Finance users in conjunction with the GRC Access Control workstream.
• Support the integration of Finance with connected systems — Ariba, banking interfaces and AL11 file transfers moving to CPI — and validate that every Finance interface reconnects correctly at cutover.
• Prepare and execute unit and regression test scripts for FI/CO; support SIT, performance testing and CUSTOMER-run UAT; drive defect resolution to closure.
• Support the month-end and period-close validation in each migration cycle and at cutover, including the T-4h FI reconciliation checkpoint.
• Deliver knowledge transfer and documentation to CUSTOMER Finance key users and the run team, and support hypercare through the period-close cycles that follow go-live.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of hands-on SAP FI/CO configuration experience, including full-lifecycle projects.
• At least one completed S/4HANA conversion or migration project with direct responsibility for the Finance workstream.
• Deep configuration capability across FI (GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Banking, Taxes) and CO (Cost Centre Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, CO-PA / margin analysis).
• Practical experience of S/4HANA Finance conversion specifics: Universal Journal / ACDOCA, New Asset Accounting migration, Business Partner and CVI, and the associated migration cockpit / conversion checks.
• Demonstrable data migration and reconciliation experience — building the controls that evidence financial data integrity, not just running the load.
• Experience with SAP data archiving for Finance objects and the interaction between archiving, retention and footprint reduction.
• Ability to run Fit-to-Standard workshops directly with business process owners and to document the outcome as a signed-off design.
• Currently UAE-based with a valid UAE residence visa, or immediately mobilisable to Abu Dhabi.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

DESIRABLE

• Energy, utilities or nuclear sector Finance experience, including project and asset-intensive accounting.
• Working knowledge of SAP PS / Project System and its integration with CO for capital projects.
• Exposure to UAE statutory and tax requirements, including VAT and corporate tax reporting in SAP.
• Familiarity with Fiori app configuration and embedded analytics for Finance.
• Experience with GRC Access Control SoD analysis as it applies to Finance roles.
• Arabic language ability.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Engineering or a related discipline.
• SAP Certified Application Associate — S/4HANA for Financial Accounting and/or Management Accounting (required or in progress).
• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA) advantageous.

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY

• This is an onshore Abu Dhabi based role.
• Senior onshore presence is required at project initiation, blueprinting and go-live. Cutover activities include planned weekend and out-of-hours working.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory. Arabic language ability is an advantage.