Deputy Manager, SAP FICO

SAP Finance – FI

Provide hands-on expertise across SAP Financial Accounting processes including:

General Ledger – GL

Accounts Payable – AP

Accounts Receivable – AR

Asset Accounting – AA

Bank Accounting

• Cash and Bank Management
• Tax accounting
• Intercompany accounting
• Foreign currency transactions and valuation
• Period-end and year-end closing
• Configure and support organizational structures, chart of accounts, fiscal year variants, posting periods, document types, number ranges, and financial master data.
• Support incoming/outgoing payments, automatic payment programs, electronic bank statements, payment files, and bank integrations.
• Support customer/vendor financial processes and Business Partner integration in SAP S/4HANA.
• Support financial reporting, reconciliation, accruals, provisions, allocations, and statutory requirements.

SAP Controlling – CO

Provide hands-on expertise in relevant SAP Controlling areas such as:

Cost Centre Accounting

Profit Centre Accounting

Internal Orders

Product Costing

Profitability Analysis

Overhead Cost Controlling

• Actual costing / Material Ledger where applicable
• Support planning, budgeting, allocation, settlement, variance calculation, and management reporting processes.
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams on product costing and inventory valuation requirements.

SAP S/4HANA

Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture and key differences from SAP ECC.

Knowledge of

Universal Journal – ACDOCA

Business Partner approach

New Asset Accounting

Material Ledger

• Fiori applications
• Embedded analytics
• S/4HANA financial closing capabilities
• Support solution design using standard SAP functionality wherever practical.
• Encourage configuration-first and clean-core approaches, minimizing unnecessary custom developments.

Integration Responsibilities

Understand and support FICO integration with

Materials Management – MM

Sales & Distribution – SD

Production Planning – PP

Quality Management – QM

Plant Maintenance / EAM

Warehouse Management / EWM

SAP MDG

Treasury and banking solutions

SAP Analytics / SAC

• Tax and statutory applications
• Procurement and expense applications
• Third-party banking and payment platforms
• Work with integration and development teams for interfaces between SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Support interface requirements, mapping, reconciliation, monitoring, and error-handling procedures.

Pharmaceutical / Compliance Responsibilities

Work within pharmaceutical industry requirements involving controlled and regulated business processes.

Understand the importance of

GxP

Computerized System Validation – CSV

Data Integrity

• Audit trails
• Segregation of Duties – SoD
• SOX / internal financial controls
• Electronic records and appropriate regulatory controls
• Participate in preparation and review of applicable documentation such as:
• Business requirements

User Requirements Specifications

Functional Specifications

• Configuration documents
• Risk assessments
• Test scripts
• Traceability documentation
• SOPs and work instructions
• Support IT-CSV and QA teams during validation activities where SAP FICO functionality is within validated scope.
• Ensure system changes follow approved change-control procedures.

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on SAP FICO experience.
• Strong practical experience in SAP FI and relevant CO processes.
• Experience in at least one full-cycle SAP implementation, rollout, or major transformation program.
• Hands-on SAP configuration experience is essential.
• SAP S/4HANA implementation or support experience strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of end-to-end Finance processes and integration with other SAP modules.
• Experience preparing functional specifications and coordinating with development teams.
• Experience in testing, defect management, cutover, and production support.
• Ability to independently analyze SAP issues and identify root causes.
• Strong understanding of SAP master data and transactional data relevant to Finance.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with Finance business users, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners.
• Experience: Minimum 8+ years
• Industry: Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences preferred
• Employment Background: Candidates from product companies, pharmaceutical organizations, consulting firms, or IT service organizations are welcome.
• Education: Any recognized educational background; relevant SAP experience and functional expertise are more important.
• Certification: SAP S/4HANA Finance / FICO certification preferred but not mandatory.