SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional Consultant (1 Year Contract)

About Techmax Technologies

Techmax Technologies is an automotive analytics partner transforming business ecosystems with data-driven solutions and CX innovations. Since 2020, we have helped organizations turn data into actionable insights that drive efficiency, innovation, and growth. We specialize in automotive analytics and enterprise data solutions, helping organizations unlock the full potential of their data.

About the Job

Key Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of relevant SAP Finance experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance configuration and implementation.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to work on-site in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• One-year project-based assignment, extendable subject to project requirements.
• Candidates should ideally hold a self-sponsored UAE visa; work permit will be provided, subject to applicable requirements.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional Consultant to support enterprise finance transformation and implementation projects. The consultant will configure and validate Finance solutions, support end-to-end implementation delivery, and review solution designs and implementation deliverables to ensure quality and alignment with business requirements.

The role will involve close collaboration with Finance process owners, IT teams, and implementation partners to ensure that SAP solutions align with standard functionality, business policies, internal controls, and operational requirements. The consultant will facilitate functional decisions, document agreed solutions, resolve implementation issues, and support the project from discovery through go-live and stabilization.

Key Accountabilities

1. Hands-on Solution Delivery

• Participate in Finance discovery sessions, fit-to-standard workshops, requirements gathering, and solution design.
• Perform hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance configuration and validate solutions against approved business requirements.
• Support test preparation, defect resolution, data migration, cutover, go-live, and hypercare activities.
• Independently investigate functional issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate corrective actions.

2. Solution Design and Quality Assurance

• Review and validate proposed Finance processes, configuration, functional specifications, integrations, and implementation deliverables.
• Identify gaps, incorrect configurations, and deviations from SAP standard functionality and agreed requirements.
• Recommend corrective actions and ensure solutions follow SAP best practices and business requirements.
• Support design review forums and contribute to functional solution decisions.

3. Business Process Alignment and Decision Facilitation

• Work with Finance stakeholders to understand business processes, company policies, internal controls, and operational requirements.
• Evaluate SAP standard functionality against existing business practices and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Explain the functional implications, risks, costs, controls, and operational impact of alternative approaches.
• Facilitate agreement between business teams, IT, and implementation partners on solution options and document decisions, approvals, and outstanding issues.

4. Implementation Governance and Quality

• Validate business requirements, solution design documents, configuration workbooks, functional specifications, and testing evidence.
• Review data migration results, reconciliations, role-based access, financial controls, and go-live readiness.
• Track functional defects, design gaps, dependencies, and corrective actions through to closure.
• Ensure implementation deliverables meet agreed quality standards and project timelines.

5. Stakeholder and Implementation Partner Collaboration

• Act as the functional point of contact between Finance teams, IT, SAP, and implementation partners.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications and SAP solution decisions.
• Coordinate the resolution of functional issues, integration dependencies, risks, and scope-related questions.
• Support effective communication and timely decision-making throughout the implementation lifecycle.

6. User Adoption, Support, and Knowledge Transfer

• Support key users during testing, deployment, and go-live.
• Prepare functional documentation, configuration records, and business process guides.
• Provide knowledge transfer and guidance to internal support teams.
• Support hypercare, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations.

Job-Specific Information

• Core Financials: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, bank accounting, taxation, allocations, period-end and year-end closing, financial statements, and multi-company processes.
• Management Accounting: Cost centers, profit centers, internal orders where applicable, allocations, planning interfaces, profitability analysis, and management reporting.
• Treasury and Banking: Payment processes, payment approvals, bank statements, bank reconciliation, cash and liquidity processes, and related controls where included in project scope.
• Group and Regulatory Reporting: Intercompany accounting, consolidation and group reporting interfaces, audit requirements, UAE VAT, and e-invoicing or SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC), where applicable.
• Cross-Module Integration: Finance integration with Procurement, Sales, HR/Payroll, Property Management, planning solutions, legacy systems, and third-party applications.
• Data and Controls: Chart of accounts, Finance master data, opening balances, transaction migration, reconciliation, approval controls, segregation of duties, and audit evidence.

Implementation Lifecycle Responsibilities

• Discovery, business process assessment, fit-to-standard workshops, and requirements confirmation.
• Solution design, hands-on configuration, design reviews, and functional decision documentation.
• Integration requirements, data migration mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
• Test scenario preparation, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and defect management.
• Financial controls, security, audit, and compliance validation.
• Cutover planning, mock cutovers, go-live readiness, and deployment support.
• Hypercare, stabilization, root-cause analysis, support transition, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition certification is preferred.
• SAP Financial Accounting implementation certification is an advantage.
• Additional certifications in SAP BTP, enterprise architecture, or SAP project management are beneficial.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant SAP Finance experience, including substantial hands-on configuration and implementation responsibilities.
• Experience in at least one end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation; SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition experience is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience in fit-to-standard workshops, Finance configuration, testing, defect resolution, data migration, reconciliation, cutover, and hypercare.
• Ability to review and validate solution designs, configurations, and implementation partner deliverables.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, period-end and year-end closing, statutory reporting, audit requirements, and cross-module integration.
• Experience in multi-company or multi-business-unit environments is preferred.
• Knowledge of UAE VAT and regional Finance requirements is an advantage.

Core Competencies

• SAP S/4HANA Finance configuration and business process expertise.
• Solution design validation and analytical judgement.
• Financial controls, data validation, and reconciliation.
• Business process facilitation and decision-making.
• Implementation partner coordination and quality assurance.
• Strong documentation, presentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Independent problem-solving, ownership, and delivery focus.