Description Brownfield Conversion & Finance Transformation - Lead Finance and Grants Management workstreams in Brownfield conversion from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA - Perform Finance simplification item analysis and system readiness assessments - Evaluate legacy customizations and identify remediation strategies - Ensure continuity of financial operations during system transition - Support conversion strategy including data, configuration, and reporting alignment Finance Functional Responsibilities Core Finance (FI) - Configure and optimize: - General Ledger (New GL / Universal Journal) - Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable - Bank Accounting & Cash Management - Asset Accounting - Tax & Regulatory Reporting - Enable S/4HANA Finance innovations: - Universal Journal (ACDOCA) - Real-time financial analytics - Parallel ledgers and accounting standards - Document splitting Controlling (CO) - Cost Center Accounting - Internal Orders - Profit Center Accounting - Product Costing - Margin Analysis (CO-PA) - Budget availability control Grants Management Responsibilities - Lead implementation and optimization of SAP Grants Management functionality - Configure: - Grant master data - Sponsored programs & classes - Grant budgeting and lifecycle tracking - Grant billing and cost recovery - Ensure compliance with sponsor and regulatory requirements - Integrate Grants Management with Finance, Funds Management, and Projects - Support reporting for grant audits and funding agencies Data Migration & System Readiness - Lead finance and grants master data assessment and cleansing - Oversee migration of: - Chart of Accounts - Vendors, Customers, Business Partners - Asset master and balances - Open items and historical transactions - Grant master data and grant budgets - Ensure financial data integrity post-conversion - Support migration tools (e.g., Migration Cockpit, LTMC) Integration & Reporting - Ensure integration with: - Materials Management (MM) - Sales & Distribution (SD) - Project Systems (PS) - Funds Management (FM) - Asset Management (EAM) - Enable embedded analytics and Fiori-based finance apps - Support financial statements and regulatory reporting - Design CDS views and reporting enhancements where needed Testing & Deployment - Develop Functional Unit Testing (FUT) and Integration Test scenarios - Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) - Assist cutover planning and go-live readiness - Provide hypercare and post-go-live support Responsibilities Functional Expertise - Strong hands-on experience in: - SAP S/4HANA Finance - SAP Grants Management - Proven experience in Brownfield S/4HANA conversions - Deep knowledge of public sector or grant-funded financial processes - Strong understanding of S/4HANA Finance data model and simplification impacts - Experience with Fiori finance applications Technical & Tools Knowledge - SAP Migration Cockpit / LTMC - Data migration frameworks - Financial data reconciliation tools - Custom code impact analysis Project Experience - 2+ full lifecycle SAP Finance implementations - At least 1 Brownfield S/4HANA conversion project - Experience in large enterprise/public sector environments - Strong documentation and testing expertise Qualifications - SAP S/4HANA Finance Certification - Experience in Public Sector Management - Knowledge of Central Finance architecture - Exposure to Treasury & Risk Management - Experience with IFRS / GAAP multi-ledger environments - Position is onsite , consultant has to be at customer premises through out the duration of the project. (Houston, Texas, USA) Soft Skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities - Excellent stakeholder communication - Ability to collaborate across finance, IT, and compliance teams - Detail-oriented with strong governance mindset
