SAP S/4HANA Finance Transformation Lead (SAP FICO) | Airline/Aviation Domain || Saudi Arabia (Only local) || 10+ Years

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Domain: IT Services & Consulting

Position: SAP S/4HANA Finance Transformation Lead (SAP FICO) | Airline/Aviation Domain

Experience: 10+ Years

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Your Team

You are invited to work with a top-tier organization that's been in the game for 50+ years, partnering with some of the world's biggest businesses. As India's largest multinational business group, this enterprise boast a workforce of highly skilled consultants spread across 60+ countries, at the forefront of the financial markets and data industry, delivering exceptional services in Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade.

Your Job

Role Overview

Job Description :

The SAP S/4HANA Finance, Controlling & Treasury Transformation Consultant is responsible for leading and delivering end‑to‑end SAP Finance transformation programs for airline operators and aviation enterprises. This role supports core airline finance processes, including Revenue Accounting, R2R, Cost & Profitability Management, Fleet Asset Accounting, and Treasury & Cash Management.

The consultant will act as a Finance Solution Architect and Functional Lead, driving SAP S/4HANA implementations, JDE to S/4HANA migrations, and global rollouts, while ensuring compliance with aviation regulatory standards, multi‑currency operations, and complex revenue and cost structures unique to the airline business.

Based in Kuwait, the consultant is expected to operate in a high-impact onsite role, engaging directly with business stakeholders while coordinating with regional/offshore delivery teams in a hybrid model.

Key Responsibilities

1. Airline Finance Transformation & Solution Architecture

• Lead the design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions tailored for airline business models.
• Drive Fit‑to‑Standard / Fit‑Gap workshops covering airline‑specific finance processes such as:
• Revenue Accounting & Passenger Revenue
• Ancillary revenue and interline settlements
• Cost tracking by fleet, route, and aircraft type
• Define TO‑BE finance architecture aligned to SAP best practices and airline operating models.
• Act as the Finance Solution Architect ensuring end‑to‑end design consistency across Finance, Controlling, and Treasury.

2. SAP FI & CO – Airline‑Specific Functional Leadership

• Configure and lead implementation of SAP Finance and Controlling modules including:
• Financial Accounting (FI): Universal Journal, GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting
• Controlling (CO): Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders
• Actual Costing and Material Ledger supporting fuel, maintenance, and operational costs
• Design cost allocation models for:
• Aircraft maintenance
• Flight operations and ground handling
• Shared services and overheads
• Enable profitability analysis by:
• Route
• Aircraft type
• Business unit (Passenger, Cargo, Ancillary)

3. Revenue Accounting & Industry Integrations

• Support finance design and integration with airline operational systems such as:
• Passenger Service Systems (PSS)
• Revenue Accounting systems
• MRO and fleet management systems
• Ensure seamless postings to SAP Finance from operational systems.
• Design reconciliation controls between operational revenue and SAP Finance.

4. SAP Treasury, Cash & Banking

• Design and implement SAP Treasury solutions supporting airline cash‑intensive operations:
• Cash Management and Liquidity Planning
• Bank Account Management
• Payment processing and collections
• Configure treasury instruments including:
• Loans and debt management
• Bonds and financing instruments
• Foreign exchange and currency exposure management
• Lead integration with multiple international banks, payment gateways, and clearing systems.

5. Asset Accounting – Fleet & Aviation Assets

• Design and configure SAP Asset Accounting for airline assets including:
• Aircraft and engines
• Spare parts and rotables
• Ground equipment
• Support depreciation, capitalization, and asset lifecycle management aligned with airline accounting policies.

6. Data Migration, Cutover & Go‑Live

• Define and execute finance data migration strategy including:
• Master data (GL, cost centers, profit centers)
• Open AR/AP items
• Asset balances and historical values
• Lead JDE to S/4HANA Brownfield conversions or Greenfield data migrations.
• Plan and execute finance cutover activities, reconciliations, Go‑Live, and hyper care support.

7. Testing, Compliance & Governance

• Lead and support:
• Unit Testing, SIT & UAT
• Ensure financial controls, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
• Support airline finance leadership with Steering Committee updates, risk management, and decision support.

8. Stakeholder & Program Leadership

• Act as the primary finance SME for airline finance stakeholders, CFO organizations, and external auditors.
• Collaborate with:
• Program Managers
• SAP Technical & Integration teams
• Airline operations and commercial teams
• Mentor finance consultants and build airline finance transformation capability.

Required Experience

Experience

• 10+ years of SAP FI/CO experience, with strong exposure to SAP S/4HANA.
• Proven experience delivering SAP S/4HANA transformations for Airlines or Aviation enterprises.
• Experience with:
• Greenfield implementations
• JDE to S/4HANA Brownfield migrations
• Large airline rollouts or AMS transitions

Functional & Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in:
• SAP FI & CO
• SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture
• Airline cost and revenue models
• Strong understanding of accounting standards, airline financial controls, and audit requirements.
• Experience with SAP Activate methodology.
• Exposure to SAP Fiori for Finance and analytics preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• Professional finance certification is an added advantage
• SAP S/4 HANA related certifications (Financial Accounting, management Accounting , SAP ACTIVATE etc) preferred

Behavioral & Leadership Skills

• Strong stakeholder and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to operate in complex, multi‑currency, multi‑country airline environments.
• Analytical, structured, and transformation‑focused.
• Comfortable working in large, multi‑vendor aviation programs.

Typical Airline Engagements

• SAP S/4HANA Transformation for Flag Carriers
• Airline Finance & Revenue Accounting Modernization
• Treasury & Cash Management Transformation
• Fleet Asset Accounting Implementation
• Airport & Aviation Holding Group Rollouts

Qualifications: Any Graduation

Skills: SAP S4Hana, SAP Fico, Airlines or Aviation enterprises, Greenfield