SAP Fico Consultant

• 15+ years SAP Finance experience.

• Multiple S/4HANA upgrades/implementations, with hands on upgrade leadership.

• Strong expertise in S/4HANA Finance architecture & Universal Journal.

• Experience working in onsite–offshore delivery models.

• Solid knowledge of SAP Activate methodology and upgrade best practices.

• Lead FI/CO, FSCM, Asset Accounting, AP/AR, New GL workstream for the upgrade.

• Primary onsite liaison between Finance business users and offshore delivery teams.

• Has owned Finance simplification item analysis, impact assessment, and remediation guidance.

• Define and govern Finance testing strategy (SIT, UAT, month end & close simulations).

• Drive Finance defect triage, prioritization, and sign off.

• Lead Finance role in cutover planning, mock upgrades, downtime validation, and go live readiness.

• Support post go live hypercare, stabilization, and Finance user enablement.

• Guide adoption of S/4HANA 2025 Finance Fiori apps and reporting changes.

• Experience with RISE with SAP environments.

• Exposure to Finance Fiori apps and embedded analytics.

• Familiarity with SAP C ALM / Solution Manager for testing and defect management.

• Strong stakeholder communication and executive presence.

• Proven ownership during cutover, go live, and hypercare phases.