Introduction
You will be part of the IBM Client Innovation Center Belgium in Antwerp, where we deliver an industry-leading range of innovative technology services and provide deep technical and industry expertise to local IBM clients across public and private sectors. We use the best IBM methods of work, as well as global processes and techniques. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world's technology leader.
In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.
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Your role and responsibilities
A Senior SAP FICO Consultant is responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of SAP Finance (FI)and Controlling (CO) solutions to support business processes in accounting, financial reporting, and cost management. This role requires deep expertise in SAP FICO modules, integration with other SAP and non-SAP systems, and the ability to collaborate with finance and IT teams to drive digital transformation.
Key Responsibilities
🔹 SAP FICO Implementation & Support:
- Lead the end-to-end implementation, configuration, and customization of SAP FICO modules.
- Ensure seamless integration of FI-CO with other SAP modules (MM, SD, PP, HR, etc.).
- Provide ongoing support and enhancements for SAP FICO processes.
🔹 Financial Accounting (FI) Responsibilities:
- Configure and manage General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), and Bank Accounting (BA).
- Support financial closing activities, including automatic payment programs, tax settings, and bank interfaces.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, GAAP, and local tax regulations.
🔹 Controlling (CO) Responsibilities:
- Configure Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Product Costing (PC), and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).
- Define and optimize cost allocation, variance analysis, and budget control.
- Work on profitability reporting, cost-based analysis, and management reporting.
🔹 Integration & Business Process Optimization:
- Work closely with finance, controlling, and IT teams to improve business processes.
- Integrate SAP FICO with SAP S/4HANA, cloud solutions, and analytics tools.
- Automate processes through workflow configurations, BAPI, and Fiori apps.
🔹 Project Management & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Gather and document business requirements from finance and controlling teams.
- Lead workshops, training sessions, and UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
- Manage SAP FICO projects, system upgrades, and global rollouts.
Required education
None
Required technical and professional expertise
Education & Certification:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or IT.
Technical Skills:
- Strong expertise in SAP FICO modules: FI (GL, AP, AR, AA) and CO (CCA, CO-PA, PC, IO).
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance, New GL, and Central Finance.
- Knowledge of tax settings, bank integrations, and electronic payments.
Experience:
- 5+ years of SAP FICO experience in implementation, support, or consulting.
- Experience in full-cycle SAP FICO project implementations.
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- SAP FICO certification.
- Understanding of ABAP debugging, SAP BW, Fiori, and SAC is a plus.
- Fluent Dutch or/and French.
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