SAP FICO (Grants Management)
Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced SAP Finance & Grants Management Consultant to support a Brownfield system conversion from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. The consultant will lead finance transformation and grants management enablement while preserving historical data, ensuring regulatory compliance, and aligning financial processes with S/4HANA innovations and best practices. The consultant has to be an individual contributor, must do individual hands on configuring the system and on the other defined activities per project plan.Key ResponsibilitiesBrownfield Conversion & Finance TransformationLead Finance and Grants Management workstreams in Brownfield conversion from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANAPerform Finance simplification item analysis and system readiness assessmentsEvaluate legacy customizations and identify remediation strategiesEnsure continuity of financial operations during system transitionSupport conversion strategy including data, configuration, and reporting alignmentFinance Functional ResponsibilitiesCore Finance (FI)Configure and optimize:General Ledger (New GL / Universal Journal)Accounts Payable & Accounts ReceivableBank Accounting & Cash ManagementAsset AccountingTax & Regulatory ReportingEnable S/4HANA Finance innovations:Universal Journal (ACDOCA)Real-time financial analyticsParallel ledgers and accounting standardsDocument splittingControlling (CO)Cost Center AccountingInternal OrdersProfit Center AccountingProduct CostingMargin Analysis (CO-PA)Budget availability controlGrants Management ResponsibilitiesLead implementation and optimization of SAP Grants Management functionalityConfigure:Grant master dataSponsored programs & classesGrant budgeting and lifecycle trackingGrant billing and cost recoveryEnsure compliance with sponsor and regulatory requirementsIntegrate Grants Management with Finance, Funds Management, and ProjectsSupport reporting for grant audits and funding agenciesData Migration & System ReadinessLead finance and grants master data assessment and cleansingOversee migration of:Chart of AccountsVendors, Customers, Business PartnersAsset master and balancesOpen items and historical transactionsGrant master data and grant budgetsEnsure financial data integrity post-conversionSupport migration tools (e.g., Migration Cockpit, LTMC)Integration & ReportingEnsure integration with:Materials Management (MM)Sales & Distribution (SD)Project Systems (PS)Funds Management (FM)Asset Management (EAM)Enable embedded analytics and Fiori-based finance appsSupport financial statements and regulatory reportingDesign CDS views and reporting enhancements where neededTesting & DeploymentDevelop Functional Unit Testing (FUT) and Integration Test scenariosSupport User Acceptance Testing (UAT)Assist cutover planning and go-live readinessProvide hypercare and post-go-live supportRequired Skills & ExperienceFunctional ExpertiseStrong hands-on experience in:SAP S/4HANA FinanceSAP Grants ManagementProven experience in Brownfield S/4HANA conversionsDeep knowledge of public sector or grant-funded financial processesStrong understanding of S/4HANA Finance data model and simplification impactsExperience with Fiori finance applicationsTechnical & Tools KnowledgeSAP Migration Cockpit / LTMCData migration frameworksFinancial data reconciliation toolsCustom code impact analysisProject Experience2+ full lifecycle SAP Finance implementationsAt least 1 Brownfield S/4HANA conversion projectExperience in large enterprise/public sector environmentsStrong documentation and testing expertisePreferred QualificationsSAP S/4HANA Finance CertificationExperience in Public Sector ManagementKnowledge of Central Finance architectureExposure to Treasury & Risk ManagementExperience with IFRS / GAAP multi-ledger environmentsPosition is onsite , consultant has to be at customer premises through out the duration of the project. (Houston, Texas, USA)