SAP Finance Control Consultant

About the Role

Middle East Specialized Cables (MESC) is seeking an SAP Finance Control Consultant to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves implementing, configuring, maintaining, and optimizing SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules to support the company's financial operations, cost management, budgeting, and reporting requirements. The consultant will ensure effective integration of SAP FI-CO with other SAP modules, particularly Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Production Planning (PP), to support accurate financial reporting and cost control within the company's cable manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain SAP FI components, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), and Bank Accounting.
• Support financial closing activities, including month-end and year-end processes.
• Ensure accurate financial postings, account reconciliations, and compliance with accounting policies.
• Support the preparation of financial statements and management reports through SAP.
• Troubleshoot and resolve SAP FI issues and provide ongoing functional support to finance users.
• Configure and maintain SAP CO functionalities, including Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Product Costing.
• Support standard cost estimates, cost component structures, and product cost calculations for cable manufacturing products.
• Analyze production costs, material consumption, labor costs, manufacturing overhead, and cost variances.
• Support production order costing, work-in-progress (WIP) calculations, and variance analysis.
• Assist in profitability analysis and margin reporting to support management decision-making.
• Support budgeting, cost allocation, and cost planning processes.

SAP S/4HANA and System Integration

• Support SAP S/4HANA FI-CO configuration, maintenance, enhancements, and process optimization.
• Ensure effective integration between FI-CO and other SAP modules, including MM, SD, and PP.
• Ensure accurate financial impact from procurement, inventory movements, production activities, and sales transactions.
• Support data migration, system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation of financial data.
• Participate in system upgrades, enhancements, and SAP implementation projects as required.

Business Support and Process Improvement

• Collaborate with Finance, Cost Accounting, Production, Procurement, Warehouse, and IT teams to understand business requirements and improve financial processes.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into SAP functional specifications and system configurations.
• Investigate system issues, identify root causes, and coordinate with technical teams or external SAP partners when required.
• Prepare functional documentation, configuration records, and user guides.
• Provide training and support to end users and promote effective use of SAP FI-CO functionalities.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve reporting accuracy, and strengthen internal controls.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of experience in SAP FI-CO consulting or a related field. The role requires a strong understanding of financial accounting principles and cost management practices, coupled with hands-on experience in SAP module configuration and support.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this full-time position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Salary details will be disclosed during the interview process.