Sturlite India
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sturlite.com
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Lead – SAP FICO & Finance Systems
Location: Bangalore (On-site, not a remote role) | Function: Finance | Type: Full-time, Individual Contributor | Reports to: Group Finance Controller
About the Role
We are currently live on SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, with a planned migration to S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE with SAP) anticipated 12–15 months out. We are hiring a senior in-house SAP FICO professional to be the single point of accountability for the platform across the Finance organization — the troubleshooter-in-chief, the design authority, and the bridge between business users, SAP, and implementation partners.
This is a high-ownership individual contributor role for someone who combines deep SAP FICO expertise with strong fundamental accounting, and who can credibly own everything from a Day-1 user ticket to a multi-quarter Private Cloud migration program.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Ownership – SAP S/4HANA FICO
- Act as the in-house functional owner for FI (GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Taxes) and CO (Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Margin & Profitability Analysis).
- Drive Fit-to-Standard adoption using SAP Best Practices and SAP Central Business Configuration (CBC); manage in-app extensibility, custom CDS views, key user extensions, and SAP Fiori app enablement within Public Cloud guardrails.
- Own master data governance — chart of accounts, cost element hierarchies, profit centers, asset classes, house banks, payment terms, tax codes.
Business Process Optimization across Finance
- Partner with AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Inventory/Material Ledger, GL, Treasury, and FP&A teams to identify pain points and translate them into prioritized SAP solutions.
- Optimize sub-ledger postings, automate three-way match, electronic bank statement (EBS/MT940/CAMT.053) processing, dunning, lockbox, intercompany reconciliation, asset capitalization, and depreciation runs.
- Drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycle-time reduction through SAP Financial Closing Cockpit and standardized close checklists.
Reporting & Analytics
- Enable embedded analytics, SAP Fiori finance apps, and Group Reporting / SAC dashboards for the finance and reporting teams.
- Build custom CDS-based analytical queries and KPI tiles for controllers and business heads.
Incident, Change & Vendor Management
- Triage and resolve user incidents, posting errors, period-close issues, and integration breaks (FI-MM, FI-SD, FI-HR, FI-Treasury).
- Manage SAP support tickets end-to-end via the SAP for Me portal; coordinate with SAP cloud operations on releases, regression testing, and quarterly upgrade cycles.
- Scope, RFP, and govern external implementation partners and ABAP/Fiori/Integration agencies for development work; own SOW review, effort estimation, UAT, and go-live sign-off.
Private Cloud Migration Readiness (12–15 month horizon)
- Co-author the business case and roadmap for the Public-to-Private Cloud migration (RISE with SAP / S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition), targeted for the next 12–15 months.
- Lead gap analysis, extensibility assessment, custom code remediation strategy, data archival, and cutover planning from a Finance standpoint.
Controls, Audit & Compliance
- Own SAP-side controls for SOX / IFC / statutory audits; configure validation rules, substitutions, workflow approvals, segregation of duties, and audit trails.
- Support systems audits, statutory audits, and tax assessments with traceable documentation and standard reports.
Documentation & Enablement
- Maintain SOPs, configuration rationales, functional specifications, period-closing checklists, and end-user training material (Fiori, SAP GUI, Web GUI).
- Run targeted enablement sessions for finance users to lift platform adoption.
Must-Have Qualifications
- B.Com / M.Com / CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) with strong fundamental accounting — non-negotiable. Comfort with Ind AS / IFRS / GAAP, indirect taxes (GST), TDS, intercompany, consolidation, and revenue recognition.
- 8–14 years of hands-on SAP FICO experience with at least one full S/4HANA implementation.
- Hands-on SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud experience is mandatory — candidates without live Public Cloud exposure will not be considered. Private Cloud / On-Prem experience is a strong plus given our migration roadmap.
- Demonstrated configuration depth across FI (GL, AP, AR, AA, Bank, Tax) and CO (CCA, PCA, IO, COPA / Margin Analysis, Product Costing).
- Working knowledge of Universal Journal (ACDOCA), New Asset Accounting, Material Ledger, Document Splitting, and Parallel Ledgers.
- Familiarity with SAP Central Business Configuration, Fit-to-Standard, in-app extensibility, SAP Fiori Launchpad, Manage Your Solution, and the SAP Activate methodology.
- Proven ability to manage external SI / implementation partners independently — from RFP through hypercare.
- Ability to read functional specs, write test scripts, and converse credibly with ABAP / CPI / BTP developers.
Good-to-Have
- Exposure to RISE with SAP, SAP BTP, SAP Build Process Automation, CPI / Integration Suite, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Group Reporting, Document & Reporting Compliance.
- Experience with Public-to-Private Cloud or ECC-to-S/4HANA migration programs.
- Prior in-house / industry-side role (not pure consulting) — comfort being the lone SAP voice in a finance team.
- SAP certifications: C_S4CFI_2402 / C_TS4FI / C_TS4CO or equivalent.
Why This Role
You will be the definitive SAP authority for Finance in the organization — not a ticket-router, but the person who shapes how the company runs its books on S/4HANA for the next decade. High autonomy, direct CFO visibility, and a clear mandate to modernize.
Interested? Apply via LinkedIn or write to hr2@sturlite.com with your CV and a short note on the most complex SAP FICO problem you have personally resolved.
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