SAP FICO Consultant

Title: SAP FICO Consultant
Location: Remote (West Coast) w/limited travel to California

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic design, development, and implementation of robust, scalable Record-to-Report solutions within the SAP FICO landscape.
• Define and champion the SAP FICO roadmap, aligning technology solutions with evolving business strategies and requirements.
• Articulate and present the functionality, features, benefits, and strategic impact of financial accounting and management accounting solutions to senior business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Oversee the creation and ensure the quality of system blueprints, configuration documentation, functional specifications, and testing strategies for RICEFW objects and system enhancements.
• Provide leadership and expert oversight for troubleshooting complex issues and ensuring timely technical resolution across the FICO space, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Indirect Taxation, Inter-company settlement, Consolidation, Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis.
• Direct and facilitate coordination with SD, MM, PP analysts, ABAP developers, infrastructure teams, and personnel from cross-integration modules and boundary systems.
• Manage the relationship and escalation processes with SAP Support (OSS) and other technology vendors.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members (internal and/or external resources) fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Drive strategy and manage execution across organizational, regional, and global boundaries; effectively manage a portfolio of projects and competing priorities in a cross-divisional and cross-functional environment.
• Direct and manage Application Management Support (AMS) partners, ensuring adherence to agreed SLAs, managing budgets, and driving service improvement initiatives.
• Establish and maintain strong governance frameworks for system changes, enhancements, and support within the FICO domain.
• Partner with Finance leadership to identify opportunities for process optimization and leverage technology to achieve business goals.

Requirements

• 10-12+ years of progressive experience working in SAP FICO areas, including extensive experience in leading multiple full-cycle implementations, and managing complex support operations.
• Proven experience in a leadership or management role (minimum 3-5 years preferred), directly overseeing SAP FICO teams, managing vendor resources, or leading large-scale, complex projects/programs.
• Deep functional and technical expertise with configuration in SAP ECC backend systems, specifically in:

o SAP Finance (FI - GL, AR, AP, AA, Banking)
o SAP Controlling (CO - CCA, PCA, IO, Product Costing, COPA)
o OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)
o Vertex Tax or similar indirect tax solutions (Strongly preferred)

• Strong understanding and experience integrating with SAP MM Materials Management and SAP SD Sales and Distribution modules.
• Expertise in translating complex business requirements into effective, strategic system solutions and process designs.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and persuasively to both technical teams and senior non-technical leadership/executives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of projects, balance multiple competing priorities, and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, influence stakeholders, and thrive in a dynamic, rapidly changing global business environment.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.

Education
Bachelor's Degree required in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.