SAP FICO Consultant

Job summary

Lead Finance Fit-to-Template activities for a Canadian rollout of a global SAP S/4HANA template, assessing local requirements and configuring core Finance processes while maintaining global standards. Coordinate integrations, migration, testing, cutover, and go-live support, while guiding teams and managing stakeholders, risks, and template deviations.

Job details

Job Description: SAP S/4HANA FICO Lead Consultant Location: Edmonton, Canada (Remote + Travel) Duration: Long-Term Contract Position Overview We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA FICO Lead Consultant to support a Canada rollout of an existing global SAP template. The consultant will lead Finance-related Fit-to-Template activities, assess Canadian business requirements against the existing global solution, and ensure that local requirements are addressed while maintaining global template standards. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience across SAP S/4HANA Finance, FI/CO integration, Global Template rollouts, and North American Finance processes. Key Responsibilities Lead SAP S/4HANA Finance Fit-to-Template / Fit-to-Standard workshops. Assess the existing Global Finance Template against Canadian business requirements. Configure and support: General Ledger (GL) Accounts Payable (AP) Accounts Receivable (AR) Asset Accounting Bank Accounting Tax Payment Processing Cash Management Support company code, chart of accounts, fiscal year, posting periods, document types, and accounting configuration. Analyze Canadian Finance requirements and determine appropriate localization within the Global Template. Support integration between Finance and MM, SD, EAM, Supply Chain, and other SAP modules. Support tax, statutory, banking, and payment requirements relevant to Canada. Work with global process owners and local business stakeholders to identify and govern template deviations. Prepare functional specifications for required enhancements, reports, interfaces, or integrations. Support data migration, reconciliation, and validation activities. Support Unit Testing, SIT, UAT, Mock Cutover, Production Cutover, Go-Live, and Hypercare. Perform financial reconciliation during migration and cutover. Troubleshoot Finance integration and configuration issues. Ensure solutions follow SAP standard functionality and Clean Core principles. Provide functional leadership and guidance to offshore/onshore teams. Participate in project status meetings and communicate issues, risks, and dependencies to project leadership. Required Experience 15+ years of SAP FICO experience. Strong hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance experience. 7+ years of SAP consulting experience in North America preferred. Proven experience with SAP Global Template rollouts / implementations. Strong experience with Fit-to-Template / Fit-to-Standard methodology. Strong FI configuration experience across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Banking, Tax, and Payments. Good understanding of SAP CO and FI/CO integration. Strong integration knowledge across FI, MM, SD, EAM, and Supply Chain. Experience with Canadian or North American Finance requirements. Experience with multi-bank connectivity / banking integrations. Experience with SAP RISE / S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition preferred. Experience supporting data migration, testing, cutover, Go-Live, and Hypercare. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with global template owners, local business teams, and technical teams. Preferred Qualifications SAP S/4HANA Finance certification. Experience with SAP RISE / Private Cloud. Experience with SAP Fiori and modern S/4HANA Finance processes. Experience in Oil & Gas / Energy / EPC industry is highly desirable. Experience working on large global SAP transformation or rollout programs. Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related field preferred.

What you’ll do

Lead Finance Fit-to-Template activities for a Canadian rollout of a global SAP S/4HANA template, assessing local requirements and configuring core Finance processes while maintaining global standards. Coordinate integrations, migration, testing, cutover, and go-live support, while guiding teams and managing stakeholders, risks, and template deviations.

Requirements

Requires 15+ years of SAP FICO experience, strong hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance configuration expertise, and proven experience with global template rollouts and Fit-to-Template methodology. Candidates should understand Canadian or North American Finance processes, FI/CO and cross-module integration, banking, migration, testing, and cutover; a bachelor's degree and SAP S/4HANA Finance certification are preferred.

Listed skills

• Accounts receivable · Preferred
• Payment Processing · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• SAP S/4HANA Finance
• SAP FICO
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Asset Accounting
• Bank Accounting
• Tax Configuration
• Payment Processing
• Cash Management
• SAP CO
• FI/CO Integration
• Global Template Rollouts
• Fit-to-Template Workshops
• Canadian Finance Requirements
• Data Migration

Job areas

• Technology
• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting
• Management & Leadership
• Energy

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