SAP FICO (Grants Management)

Job Summary We 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 Responsibilities Brownfield Conversion & Finance Transformation Lead Finance and Grants Management workstreams in Brownfield conversion from SAP ECC to

SAP S/4HANA

Perform Finance simplification item analysis and system readiness assessments Evaluate legacy customizations and identify remediation strategies Ensure continuity of financial operations during system transition Support conversion strategy including data, configuration, and reporting alignment Finance Functional Responsibilities Core Finance (FI) Configure and optimize: General Ledger (New GL / Universal Journal) Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Bank Accounting & Cash Management Asset Accounting Tax & Regulatory Reporting Enable S/4HANA Finance innovations: Universal Journal (ACDOCA) Real-time financial analytics Parallel ledgers and accounting standards Document splitting Controlling (CO) Cost Center Accounting Internal Orders Profit Center Accounting Product Costing Margin Analysis (CO-PA) Budget availability control Grants Management Responsibilities Lead implementation and optimization of SAP Grants Management functionality

Configure:

Grant master data Sponsored programs & classes Grant budgeting and lifecycle tracking Grant billing and cost recovery Ensure compliance with sponsor and regulatory requirementsIntegrate Grants Management with Finance, Funds Management, and ProjectsSupport reporting for grant audits and funding agencies Data Migration & System Readiness Lead finance and grants master data assessment and cleansing Oversee migration of: Chart of Accounts Vendors, Customers, Business Partners Asset master and balances Open items and historical transactions Grant master data and grant budgets Ensure financial data integrity post-conversionSupport migration tools (e.g., Migration Cockpit, LTMC) Integration & Reporting Ensure 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 needed Testing & Deployment Develop Functional Unit Testing (FUT) and Integration Test scenarios Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Assist cutover planning and go-live readiness Provide hypercare and post-go-live support Required Skills & Experience Functional Expertise Strong hands-on experience in:

SAP S/4HANA

Finance SAP Grants Management Proven 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 applications Technical & Tools Knowledge SAP Migration Cockpit / LTMC Data migration frameworks Financial data reconciliation tools Custom code impact analysis Project Experience 2+ full lifecycle SAP Finance implementations At least 1 Brownfield S/4HANA conversion project Experience in large enterprise/public sector environments Strong documentation and testing expertise Preferred Qualifications

SAP S/4HANA

Finance Certification Experience in Public Sector Management Knowledge of Central Finance architecture Exposure to Treasury & Risk Management Experience with

IFRS / GAAP

multi-ledger environments Position is onsite , consultant has to be at customer premises through out the duration of the project. (Houston, Texas, USA)