Associate Principal Engineer, SAP FICA

REQUIREMENTS: Total Experience: 10+ years Must have 5-7 years experience as a SAP FICA (Financial Contract Accounting) Consultant to join our enterprise IT team. Should be able to lead and execute end-to-end implementation and ECC to S/4HANA migration/conversion projects. Should be able to execute functional stream activities for SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration (Brownfield, Greenfield, or Selective Data Transition). Should manage Business Partner (BP) conversion, data cleanup, contract account adjustments, and migration of open items/history into S/4HANA FICA. Should be able to perform impact analysis on existing FICA customizations and standard processes during S/4HANA upgrades/migrations. Should be able to design, configure, and maintain core SAP FICA sub-modules: Contract Partner / Contract Account setup, Posting and Documents, Payments (Payment Lot, Direct Debit), Dunning, Interest Calculation, Security Deposits, Returns Processing, Write-offs, and Account Balance Display. Should integrate SAP FICA seamlessly with adjacent modules/systems such as SAP SD, FI-CO, BRIM (SOM/CC/CI). Should be able to configure and optimize General Ledger (FI-GL) integration, revenue posting, and reconciliation processes. Should be able to design and execute mass processing activities (Payment Run, Dunning Run, Mass Changes). Should be able to collaborate with technical teams (ABAP developers) to draft high-quality Functional Specifications (WRICEF) for enhancements, interfaces, reports, and workflows. RESPONSIBILITIES: Understanding functional requirements thoroughly and analysing the client’s needs in the context of the project Play a crucial role in functional blueprinting, system configuration, data migration, and integration across related SAP modules. Envisioning the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements, and being able to define technologies, patterns, and frameworks to realize it. Determining and implementing design methodologies and tool sets Enabling application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities. Being able to lead/support UAT and production roll outs. Creating, understanding, and validating WBS and estimated effort for given module/task, and being able to justify it. Addressing issues promptly, responding positively to setbacks and challenges with a mindset of continuous improvement Giving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations. Helping the team in troubleshooting and resolving of complex bugs Coming up with solutions to any issue that is raised during code/design review and being able to justify the decision taken. Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the require Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.