SAP Finance & Controlling Consultant (S/4 Hana) - (Saudi Arabia)

Eram Talent is looking for a skilled SAP Finance & Controlling Consultant with specialized knowledge in SAP S/4HANA to join our team in Saudi Arabia. The consultant will be responsible for implementing and supporting SAP Finance and Controlling modules to enhance business processes and financial operations for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Design & Implementation

• Lead requirement gathering, fit-gap analysis, and solution design workshops for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Configure and implement as per business requirement:
• General Ledger Accounting (New GL) including document splitting, parallel ledgers, centralized postings, and financial reporting.
• Accounts Payable (AP) including vendor invoicing, payment programs, ageing reports, and integration with procurement.
• Accounts Receivable (AR) including customer invoicing, dunning, credit management, and integration with sales/contract modules.
• Fixed Assets Accounting covering asset acquisition, capitalization, depreciation, retirement, and year-end asset closing.
• Bank Accounting including house banks, automated bank statement processing, EBS, and integration with online banking (host-to-host or SFTP) for automated reconciliation and payments.
• Treasury & Risk Management (TRM)
• Flexible Real Estate Management (REFX) including lease-in/lease-out, real estate contracts, valuation, and IFRS compliance.
• Controlling (CO) including cost elements, cost centers, internal orders, budgeting, allocations, and reporting.
• Lead the review, rationalization, and redesign of supplier payment processing controls including payment terms, withholding tax, zakat deductions, retention management, and related financial governance processes.
• Design and implement standardized Accounts Payable controls to improve payment accuracy, statutory compliance, audit readiness, reporting transparency, and master data governance across Finance and Procurement functions.
• Coordinate with Finance, Tax, Procurement, and IT stakeholders to define and implement target operating models, validation controls, approval workflows, reporting requirements, and governance frameworks for payment terms and statutory deduction processes.

2. Business Process Integration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (MM, PM, PS, HR, Procurement - ARIBA & SRM).
• Ensure end-to-end process connectivity across procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, asset lifecycle, and budget control processes.
• Support integration with online banking systems, and third-party systems if applicable.
• Understanding of IDocs, BAPIs, interfaces, Fiori apps, and workflows.
• Experience with SAP Fiori for Finance.

3. Testing, Training & Support

• Prepare detailed configuration documents, functional specifications, and test scripts.
• Conduct unit testing, SIT, UAT, and cutover activities.
• Deliver user training and prepare training materials.
• Provide post-go-live support and continuous process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related discipline.
• SAP FI or CO certification.
• Minimum 10+ years of SAP Finance/Controlling experience.
• Minimum 3 full project lifecycles in SAP ECC or S/4.
• Minimum 2 SAP S/4HANA conversion / implementation project experience.
• Strong expertise in:
• FI: GL/AP/AR/AA/Bank Accounting
• CO: Cost Center, Cost Element, Internal Orders
• REFX - Lease and Real Estate Contract Management
• Deep understanding of Universal Journal, New Asset Accounting, Bank Communication Management, Automatic Payments (F110).
• Experience with Financial Closing, Year-end Activities, and IFRS/GAAP compliance.
• Experience in the Oil & Gas or large industrial sectors would be an advantage.