SAP S/4 Architect

Job Title : SAP S/4HANA FM/GM Functional Lead (Public Sector)

Location : Remote

Duration : Long Term

We are seeking a Senior SAP S/4HANA Public Sector Functional Lead with deep expertise in Funds Management (FM), Grants Management (GM), Fund Accounting, FI/CO, and Project Systems (PS) . The ideal candidate will have extensive experience delivering SAP Public Sector financial solutions for government agencies, municipalities, counties, higher education, healthcare, nonprofit, or other public-sector organizations . This is a senior functional leadership role requiring strong hands-on experience in solution design, configuration, integration, implementation, and production support . The consultant will work directly with business stakeholders and project teams to translate complex financial and budgetary requirements into scalable SAP solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead functional design and solution architecture for SAP S/4HANA Public Sector Finance implementations.
• Provide SME expertise across FM, GM, Fund Accounting, FI/GL, CO, and PS .
• Design and configure fund structures, budget structures, master data, derivation strategies, commitments, actuals, and Availability Control (AVC) .
• Design solutions supporting complex government budgeting, grants, fund accounting, and financial control processes .
• Lead requirements workshops, fit-gap analysis, business process design, functional specifications, and solution validation.
• Design and support integration between FM/GM and FI/CO, MM, Procurement, HR/Payroll, PS, Asset Accounting, and other SAP modules .
• Participate in S/4HANA transformation, modernization, and ECC-to-S/4HANA initiatives.
• Lead functional testing, integration testing, UAT, defect resolution, cutover, go-live, and post-production stabilization.
• Support data conversion, interfaces, reports, enhancements, and custom development requirements.
• Provide functional leadership, mentoring, knowledge transfer, and guidance to project teams.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide recommendations for improving SAP Public Sector financial processes.
• Support fiscal year-end and ongoing financial/budgetary operations.

Required Qualification:

• 10+ years of SAP functional consulting experience , with significant experience in SAP Public Sector.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP Funds Management (FM) .
• Strong experience with SAP Grants Management (GM) and/or government grant processes.
• Strong understanding of Fund Accounting and public-sector financial reporting .
• Solid experience with SAP FI/GL, CO, and PS .
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA , preferably Public Sector implementations.
• Strong knowledge of Budget Control System (BCS), Availability Control (AVC), budgeting, commitments, and consumption processes .
• Demonstrated experience leading functional design or serving as an SAP FM/GM Lead, SME, Architect, or Principal Consultant .
• Experience integrating SAP Finance with logistics, procurement, HR/payroll, projects, and other enterprise functions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience with S/4HANA Private Cloud or On-Premise .
• Experience with ECC-to-S/4HANA migrations or S/4HANA implementations .
• Experience with SAP BRIM, Concur, Ariba, SuccessFactors/Employee Central, or BPC .
• Experience leading SAP functional teams on large-scale implementations.
• SAP Public Sector or FM/GM certifications/training are a plus.

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