SAP S/4 HANA FI Functional Consultant

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €29.8 Billion international wholesaler with operations in 31 countries through 661 stores & a team of 93,000 people globally. Metro operates in a further 10 countries with its Food Service Distribution (FSD) business and it is thus active in a total of 34 countries.

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Website: https://www.metro-gsc.in

Company Size: 600-650

Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Type: Privately Held

Inception:  2011

Preferred Work Experience

• 5 years+ of experience in P2P (Accounts Payables) End-to-End Process
• Experience in process improvements, transformation, best practices and bench marking
• Experience in driving organization processes along with change management, transformation
• Hands-on experience in implementing and optimizing SAP S/4HANA and Ariba.

Managerial Requirements

• Good communication skills to communicate with customers, team members and stakeholders.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Required Technical Competencies

• Expertise in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, including invoice processing, payments, and supplier management.
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, and related P2P digital solutions.
• Experience in system integration, requirement gathering, and validation of deliverables from System Integrators (SIs)
• Familiarity with global finance and procurement standards, policies, and best practices.

Required Functional skills

• At least 3-6 years of work experience as SAP S/4 HANA FI Functional Consultant
• Defining system and user acceptance test cases and approach.
• Demand /Requirement Management - Ensure daily monitoring of assigned Incidents and Change Requests to avoid any slippage or SLA breaches.
• S4 HANA Autobank, Payments, Vendor master data connection, Payable posting, interface postings knowledge.
• Configuration and Implementation: Maintain and implement configuration changes to the S4HANA design to support the requirements.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Perform test scenarios and conduct thorough testing to validate the accuracy and completeness of SAP S4HANA Finance configurations in compliance with Controlling requirements.
• Strong experience in core modules MM, PM, VIM, AP and ARIBA
• Knowledge of payment program for vendor and customers (F110) and payment order (F111) along with DME.

Behavioral Competencies

• Participate in important client engagement teams regarding the implementation of mainly SAP S/4 HANA Finance - Simple Finance - FICO.
• Creating and handling Technical & process related documentations.
• Comfortable working in complex environments that includes multiple teams at onsite and offshore.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management capabilities in multi-cultural and international environments, with the ability to effectively manage client expectations.
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively as part of large program teams.
• Manage and coach junior consulting resources.
• Ability to understand business processes from a customer perspective.

• Bachelor's/master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• SAP & Ariba Certifications (Preferred):
  • SAP S/4HANA Procurement or Finance Certification
  • Ariba Procurement & Invoicing Certification
  • SAP FI/MM Modules Training or Certification