Lead SAP FICO Consultant We are seeking a Lead SAP FICO Consultant to support an SAP Cloud ERP Private environment during a major upgrade and ongoing long-term support assignments. The role will work closely with business stakeholders, project leadership, and a small delivery team to deliver finance and controlling solutions, manage testing and stabilization activities, and support continuous improvement across the SAP landscape. Responsibilities
Lead SAP FI/CO activities across upgrade and support engagements
Gather requirements from business stakeholders and translate them into SAP solutions
Support testing, defect resolution, cutover readiness, and post-upgrade stabilization
Provide ongoing production support and resolve finance process issues.
Collaborate with the project manager, program manager, and other team members in a small delivery team
Coordinate across relevant SAP areas and integration points, especially where FI/CO interacts with procurement and service-related business processes
Prepare functional specifications, test cases, training materials, and process documentation
Contribute to practice consolidation by improving standards, reusability, and delivery consistency
Qualifications
Strong experience as an SAP FICO consultant with leadership responsibility in implementation, upgrade, or support projects
Hands-on knowledge of core FI/CO processes such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Centers, and Internal Orders
Experience working directly with business users and stakeholders in a consultative role
Proven ability to support system upgrades and provide production support in a live environment
Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Experience
Experience in SAP Cloud ERP Private or SAP S/4HANA upgrade projects
Experience in energy industry or service-purchase-heavy business environments
Experience working in small, collaborative delivery teams with project and program management involvement
Ability to help shape and consolidate an SAP practice through process improvement and knowledge sharing
Project Context
Current work includes an SAP upgrade lasting approximately 6 months and additional long-term support assignments
The delivery team currently includes 5 people, plus project and program management oversight
The client operates in the energy industry and focuses heavily on service purchases
The SAP environment is private cloud, aligned to 2025 FPS01