Principal SAP FICO Consultant

About the role

Principal SAP FICO Consultant – Full‑time (FTE) positions available in Albuquerque, NM and Houston, TX.

Required Skills and Experience

• SAP FICO implementation and support experience, with a minimum of 3 full‑cycle S/4 HANA implementations.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4 HANA Finance modules, including:
  • General Ledger (New GL) – parallel ledgers, document splitting, ledger‑specific postings
  • Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR) – payment runs, dunning, credit management
  • Asset Accounting (AA) – depreciation areas, parallel valuation, S/4 migration
  • Bank Accounting – house banks, payment methods, electronic bank statement (EBS) configuration
  • Treasury & Risk Management (TRM) – cash management, liquidity planning
• Proficiency in SAP Controlling (CO), including:
  • Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
  • Product Costing (PC) – cost estimates, manufacturing orders, WIP, variance analysis
  • Profitability Analysis (CO‑PA) – costing‑based and account‑based CO‑PA
  • Material Ledger / Actual Costing
• Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance (CeFi) and financial consolidation scenarios.
• Experience with Fiori Apps for Finance, embedded analytics, and real‑time financial reporting.
• Knowledge of integration touchpoints with MM (procure‑to‑pay), SD (order‑to‑cash), PP (production), and HCM payroll.
• Experience with IFRS/US GAAP accounting standards and their SAP configuration implications.
• Ability to perform Business Blueprint / Solution Design workshops and prepare Functional Specification documents.
• Exposure to SAP S/4 HANA migration tools (SUM, SPDD/SPAU) and system conversion methodology.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience of at least 3 end‑to‑end lifecycle implementation activities, including:
  • Requirement gathering & Business process design
  • SAP configuration & RICEFW
  • Functional design
  • System Integration Testing (SIT) & User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Cut‑over planning, Go‑live support, and post‑go‑live stabilization
• Strong client‑facing experience with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to work with advanced Excel‑based data analysis and financial modelling.
• Ability to manage and coordinate onsite‑offshore delivery teams.
• Flexible work timings required due to remote working environment, including offshore overlaps.