Job Title: SAP IS-U FICA Consultant (Offshore) – Energy & Utilities
Experience: 10+ Years
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced SAP IS-U FICA (Industry Solution for Utilities – Financial
Contract Accounting) Consultant to support and enhance billing, invoicing, and financial
accounting processes for our energy/utilities operations. The ideal candidate will bring deep
functional expertise in FICA along with strong exposure to the plant/energy business
environment (power generation, distribution, or utilities).
Key Responsibilities
Provide end-to-end functional support for SAP IS-U FICA module, including
configuration, enhancement, and production support
Manage integration between IS-U FICA and other SAP modules (IS-U Billing, Device
Management, Sales & Distribution, and FI/CO)
Handle master data objects such as contract accounts, business partners, and FICA
documents
Configure and support dunning, payment processing, clarification processing,
returns/reversals, and interest calculation
Support period-end and year-end closing activities related to FICA
Work on incoming/outgoing payment processing, payment lots, and bank statement
processing
Manage invoicing, budget billing, and account maintenance processes specific to
utility/energy billing cycles
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Billing, Device Management, MDM, FI) to
resolve integration issues
Analyze and resolve production incidents, and provide root-cause analysis for
recurring issues
Prepare functional specifications for custom developments (BAPIs, user exits,
enhancements) and coordinate with ABAP teams
Support regulatory and statutory reporting requirements relevant to the
energy/utility sector
Participate in testing cycles (unit, integration, UAT) for enhancements, patches, and
upgrades
Document processes, configurations, and provide knowledge transfer to junior team
members
Ensure SLA adherence in an offshore delivery model, coordinating effectively with
onshore stakeholders
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of overall SAP experience, with at least 6–8 years in SAP IS-U FICA
Prior experience working in a plant, power generation, or energy/utility company
environment (highly preferred)
Strong hands-on configuration experience in FICA: account determination, dunning,
interest calculation, payment run, clarification processing
Good understanding of IS-U Billing and Device Management (EDM) processes and
their integration with FICA
Experience with FI-CA to FI-GL integration and reconciliation
Working knowledge of mass activities, background job scheduling, and performance
tuning in FICA
Exposure to regulatory billing requirements (e.g., tariff structures, meter-to-cash
cycle) in the energy sector
Experience in incident/problem management tools (ServiceNow, Solution Manager,
etc.)
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Excellent communication skills to work effectively with onshore/offshore teams
ITIL process awareness for support engagements
Preferred/Good to Have
Exposure to S/4HANA Utilities (C4U) or SAP Convergent Invoicing/Charging
Knowledge of SAP BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management)
Experience with regulatory reporting for power/energy utilities
SAP certification in IS-U or FICA
Experience working with global energy/utility clients
Soft Skills
Strong stakeholder management and offshore-onshore coordination experience
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong documentation and presentation skills
Job Title: SAP IS-U Device Management Consultant (Offshore) – Energy & Utilities
Experience: 10+ Years
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced SAP IS-U Device Management (DM/EDM) Consultant to
support and enhance meter-to-cash processes for our energy/utilities operations. The ideal
candidate will bring deep functional expertise in Device Management along with strong
exposure to the plant/energy business environment (power generation, distribution, or
metering operations).
Key Responsibilities
Provide end-to-end functional support for SAP IS-U Device Management module,
including configuration, enhancement, and production support
Manage device installation, removal, replacement, and technical master data
(connection objects, premises, installations, devices, device categories)
Configure and support meter reading processes: MR unit creation, MRO scheduling,
meter reading order generation, upload/download, and validation
Handle register-based and interval/AMI (smart meter) data processing, including
profile management and Meter Data Unification & Synchronization (MDUS) where
applicable
Support integration between Device Management and Billing, Rate Determination,
and FICA modules
Manage move-in/move-out processes and their impact on device/technical master
data
Troubleshoot meter reading exceptions, plausibility checks, and estimation
processes
Support periodic and on-demand meter reading cycles, including bulk processing and
mass activities
Work closely with Billing and MDM teams to resolve device-to-bill integration issues
Analyze and resolve production incidents; perform root-cause analysis for recurring
meter reading/device issues
Prepare functional specifications for custom developments (BAPIs, user exits,
enhancements) and coordinate with ABAP teams
Support smart metering/AMI integration projects, including head-end system (HES)
interfaces where relevant
Participate in testing cycles (unit, integration, UAT) for enhancements, patches, and
system upgrades
Document processes, configurations, and provide knowledge transfer to junior team
members
Ensure SLA adherence in an offshore delivery model, coordinating effectively with
onshore stakeholders
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of overall SAP experience, with at least 6–8 years in SAP IS-U Device
Management
Prior experience working in a plant, power generation, or energy/utility company
environment (highly preferred)
Strong hands-on configuration experience in DM: installation structures,
register/device categories, meter reading units, and reading results processing
Good understanding of integration with IS-U Billing, Rate Determination, and FICA
Experience with meter reading order (MRO) processing, upload/download, and
estimation/plausibility logic
Exposure to smart metering/AMI concepts and interval data handling (MDUS/MDM
systems)
Working knowledge of mass activities, background job scheduling, and performance
tuning in DM
Experience in incident/problem management tools (ServiceNow, Solution Manager,
etc.)
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Excellent communication skills to work effectively with onshore/offshore teams
ITIL process awareness for support engagements
Preferred/Good to Have
Exposure to S/4HANA Utilities (C4U) and smart meter integration architecture
Knowledge of SAP MDUS (Meter Data Unification and Synchronization) or third-party
MDM systems
Experience with regulatory metering/reporting requirements for power/energy
utilities
SAP certification in IS-U
Experience working with global energy/utility clients on AMI/smart grid initiatives
Soft Skills
Strong stakeholder management and offshore-onshore coordination experience
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong documentation and presentation skills
