SAP Fico Consultant

About the Role

Advansys is seeking an SAP Fico Consultant to support a customer's SAP finance landscape. This full-time position is based on-site at the customer's office in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on SAP FICO (Finance and Controlling) and the SAP Central Finance hub, which is critical for group-wide, transaction-level financial reporting across multiple entities.

Role Purpose and Context

The consultant will contribute to meeting reporting and transparency requirements related to group consolidation, audit readiness, and listing/IPO-related disclosure standards. This involves working with the customer's finance and IT teams to ensure the SAP finance systems are configured and supported effectively to meet these objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and support SAP FICO modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Profit Center Accounting.
• Support the SAP Central Finance hub, which includes the replication of financial documents from source ERP systems (SAP and non-SAP) via SLT/landscape transformation.
• Perform chart-of-accounts harmonization and entity mapping across subsidiaries feeding into the central hub.
• Support group-wide financial reporting with entity-level drill-down to source transactions.
• Collaborate with the customer’s finance and IT teams to gather requirements, configure the system, and resolve issues.
• Support testing, data validation, and reconciliation between source systems and the central hub.
• Prepare functional specifications, configuration documentation, and handover materials.
• Coordinate with Advansys delivery management for status reporting and escalation.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience in SAP FICO configuration and support, ideally on S/4HANA.
• Direct experience implementing or supporting SAP Central Finance, covering replication setup, mapping/harmonization, and central reporting.
• Familiarity with SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation) or comparable replication technology.
• Understanding of group consolidation, financial reporting standards, and audit/compliance requirements relevant to listed or IPO-track companies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work directly with client finance stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field.
• SAP FICO certification (S/4HANA Finance preferred).
• Prior experience in oil & gas, industrial, or large multi-entity group environments in the GCC.
• Experience supporting IPO-readiness or listing-related financial reporting projects.

Work Environment

This role requires the consultant to be based on-site at the customer’s office in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, ensuring close collaboration with client teams.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the specified requirements are encouraged to apply for this full-time SAP Fico Consultant position with Advansys.