We are looking for an experienced SAP FICO & Ariba Functional Consultant with strong expertise in SAP Finance and Controlling and hands-on experience in SAP Ariba. The consultant will be responsible for SAP FICO configuration and support, Ariba implementation and integration, business process mapping, and production support.

The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of S/4HANA Finance, P2P/S2P processes, SAP Ariba, and integration between SAP ECC/S/4HANA and Ariba.

Key Responsibilities :

- Analyze, design, configure, and support SAP FICO solutions based on business requirements.

- Work across General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Bank Accounting, Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Internal Orders, and Product Costing.

- Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities.

- Support financial reporting, compliance, taxation, and audit requirements.

- Gather business requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.

- Configure and support SAP Ariba modules including Buying & Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts Management, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Supplier Risk, and Guided Buying.

- Support SAP Ariba Network and supplier collaboration processes.

- Work on integration between SAP ECC/S/4HANA and SAP Ariba.

- Support integrations using SAP CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway) and middleware such as SAP CPI / PI / PO.

- Prepare functional specifications, test scenarios, test cases, and user-training materials.

- Participate in SIT, UAT, regression testing, and deployment activities.

- Handle production incidents, service requests, and change requests.

- Ensure SLA adherence and timely resolution of functional issues.

- Identify process improvements and recommend appropriate SAP solutions.

Required Technical Skills :

- Strong expertise in SAP FICO.

- Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba.

- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance.

- Strong understanding of P2P (Procure-to-Pay) and S2P (Source-to-Pay) processes.

- Experience with SAP Ariba Network and supplier collaboration.

- Experience with SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts, SLP, Supplier Risk, and Guided Buying.

- Experience with SAP CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway).

- Functional understanding of SAP CPI / PI / PO.

- Strong business process mapping and solution design skills.

- Understanding of SAP ECC and S/4HANA integration concepts.

- Experience preparing functional specifications and testing documentation.