This is a direct-client opening for an SAP FICO Functional Consultant located in San Mateo, CA. This is a 6+ month contract (with extensions) .... Apply today if you are a good fit and interested! 

Searching for a highly competent and experienced SAP S/4 HANA candidate who has exceptional skills and experience in working on large upgrades and the ability to dive into existing code to figure out how objects need to be enhanced. Ideal candidate should have a proven ability to provide technical direction for complex SAP S/4 HANA issues, and can collaborate with the business and developers and execute on agreed timelines. At least 15 years total information technology experience, 10 years of which are related to the SAP system, and at least 4 years of which are related to FI/CO modules

Must possess specific and in-depth skills, knowledge, and experience with multiple facets of SAP S4/HANA:

FI module components including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Banks (including integration), and Treasury
CO module components including Cost Centers, Internal Orders, Product Costing (including BOMs and Routings), Profitability Analysis (COPA), Manufacturing Variances and Settlements, and Profit Centers
Master Data components including Material Master, Vendor Master, Customer Master, Bank Master, BOMs and Routings
Accounts receivables Credit and Deduction Management
Accounts Payables  including VIM/SR/OpenText
Process  Runner Creation of templates for the business

Extensive experience with FI/CO integration with other process modules, including Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM).

Key Responsibilities:

Provide solutions including how to leverage standard SAP S/4 HANA Finance functionality and how to enable requirements while maximizing the ROI
Demonstrates the ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements and understands the long-term and short-term perspectives of an IT investment situation
Support finance business teams alongside other IT SAP staff
Perform root cause analysis on persistent or major software & application related problems
Must be able to dive into existing code to figure out how objects need to be enhanced. Proven ability to provide technical direction for complex SAP S/4 finance system issues
Support and promote integration relationships between IT and business functions
Provide accurate timelines for specific tasks assigned
Provide end-user support especially during Month end close
Working knowledge of configuration for FICO is a must
Knowledge on S4 is a must including the new Finance structures and Account based COPA.

Requirements:

At least 5 years of SAP HANA Experience and required 2 years SAP S/4 HANA experience
At least 8 years hands-on functional CONFIGURATION experience with SAP FI & CO modules
General Ledger
Accounts Payable
Cost and Profit Center Accounting
Fixed Assets
Internal Orders
BI Reporting
Consolidations
Accounts Receivable
Product costing
Taxes
Fixed Assets
US GAAP
Digital Accounting
Currencies and Exchange Rates
FI-MM, FI-SD integrations
Experience in working with interfaces with SAP
Special Purpose Ledgers2+ experience in version 6.0 (new GL)
Experience with SAP procurement (end to end procure to pay cycle)

Required Skills:

Hard working and self-motivated, demonstrating a high level of initiative, assertiveness, versatility and flexibility
Must be able to work independently and follow through on all aspects of responsibilities, handling multiple initiatives simultaneously
Experience in Business Objects reporting platform is highly desirable (WebI, dashboards, OLAP analysis)
Experience with ABAP queries, CDS Views for Finance also high desirable
Experience working in a financial services company preferred
SAP Workflow experience is a plus

Education:

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
Finance Certification
CGA  or CMA accounting designation
ABAP code understanding

Please complete the following skills-matrix and send back with your resume:

Full Name:
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Total Experience with SAP FICO:
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Total Experience with ABAP:
Total Experience with Business Objects reporting platforms:
Total Experience with SAP Workflow:
Do you have any finance certifications? 
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