SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities

• Perform code upgrades without supervision.
• Master and be responsible for multiple subject matter areas.
• Identify and document best practices within areas of expertise.
• Provide continuous process improvement suggestions.
• Maintain and document Standard Operating Procedures.
• Provide day-to-day production support for SAP Finance (FI/CO) processes within the Discovery ECC environment, ensuring system stability and business continuity.
• Analyze and resolve incidents related to General Ledger, Intercompany, Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets (AA), Cost Centers, projects, and Internal Orders.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close activities, including troubleshooting posting, reconciliation, and reporting issues.
• Investigate batch job failures, interface errors, IDoc issues, and cross-functional integration problems with MM, SD, and other connected systems.
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring issues and identify opportunities for process improvements and automation.
• Partner with business users to gather requirements, evaluate enhancement requests, and provide functional solutions aligned with business needs.
• Support testing activities for system changes, defect fixes, enhancements, and releases, including UAT coordination and documentation.
• Maintain functional documentation, knowledge articles, support procedures, and configuration records to ensure operational readiness.
• Ensure compliance with audit, SOX, and internal control requirements while supporting financial processes and data integrity.
• Participate in on-call support and provide critical issue resolution during financial close periods and major business events.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of SAP FI/CO experience.
• IT Customer Service/Problem Management Resolution experience.
• Experience with ServiceNow, incident management, and ITIL-based support models.
• Bachelor's degree in a field such as computer science, computer engineering, or finance.

Location

Princeton, NJ (EST Timezone) / Remote