Deputy Manager, SAP FICO

Overview

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INकार्यालयातून

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.