Primary Purpose
We are seeking an experienced SAP Group Reporting (GR) Consultant to lead the design, configuration, implementation, and deployment of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting solutions. The consultant will be responsible for end-to-end financial consolidation, group reporting, data migration, and financial close processes in Greenfield implementation projects.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead workshops to gather business requirements and perform fit-gap analysis for SAP Group Reporting.
- Design, configure, and implement SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting solutions.
- Configure consolidation units, consolidation groups, FS items, breakdown categories, validation rules, and substitution rules.
- Configure consolidation monitors, data monitors, currency translation, eliminations, ownership management, and consolidation of investments.
- Lead financial close and consolidation process design aligned with business requirements.
- Perform hands-on system configuration and functional testing.
- Prepare functional specifications and collaborate with ABAP and technical teams for enhancements.
- Lead SIT, UAT, cutover, and go-live activities.
- Manage and execute end-to-end data migration activities, including master data and transactional data migration.
- Support reconciliation between legacy consolidation systems and SAP Group Reporting.
- Collaborate with Finance, Controlling, Treasury, Tax, and external auditors during implementation.
- Support post-go-live stabilization and production support activities.
- Mentor junior consultants and provide functional guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
Technical Responsibilities
- Hands-on SAP Group Reporting configuration.
- Financial consolidation configuration.
- Currency Translation.
- Intercompany Elimination.
- Consolidation of Investments.
- Data Collection and Validation.
- Group Journal Entries.
- Financial Statement Preparation.
- Data Migration using SAP Migration Cockpit and standard migration tools.
- Integration with SAP FI, CO, BPC (if applicable), and S/4HANA Finance.
- Testing, reconciliation, and financial data validation.
- Support interfaces with SAP BW, SAP SAC, and other reporting platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or related discipline.
- 10–12 years of SAP consulting experience.
- Minimum 4 full-cycle SAP implementation projects.
- At least 2 Greenfield SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting implementations.
- Strong hands-on SAP Group Reporting configuration experience.
- Strong experience in financial consolidation and statutory reporting.
- Proven experience managing and executing data migration activities.
- Experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.