Sap FICO
SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationDavis, California, United States
Typecontract
SenioritySenior
Experience8+ yrs
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedSep 8, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live18h ago
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8+ years of SAP functional consulting/implementation experience
Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance / FI
Strong knowledge of General Ledger (GL)
Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable (AP)
Strong knowledge of financial reporting
Strong knowledge of month-end and year-end close
Strong knowledge of payment processing
Strong knowledge of financial controls and audit requirements
Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP Payroll
Understanding of ECP-to-S/4HANA Finance integration and payroll posting to accounting
Experience with SAP data migration, including master data, balances, open items, and historical transactional data
Experience supporting financial reconciliation and validation during migration
Knowledge of SAP workflows, approvals, roles, authorizations, and internal controls
Experience identifying and supporting integrations with banks and external systems
Strong understanding of SAP implementation lifecycle, preferably SAP Activate methodology
Experience with requirements gathering, configuration, functional specifications, testing, UAT, training, cutover, and hypercare
Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with finance, payroll, and executive stakeholders
SAP S/4HANA Finance certification
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification or significant ECP implementation experience
Experience migrating payroll from Paychex to SAP ECP
Experience working with small-to-mid-sized organizations transitioning from legacy accounting/payroll platforms to SAP
Knowledge of U.S. payroll, taxation, regulatory, and financial reporting requirements
Experience with SAP banking/payment integrations
Skills
SAP S/4HANA Finance
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
SAP Activate methodology
SAP Payroll
Job Description
SAP S/4HANA Finance & SuccessFactors ECP Functional Consultant
Project: ERP Modernization – Phase 1 Core Accounting
Engagement: Implementation / Contract
Experience: 8+ years preferred
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to support the implementation of SAP’s core accounting and payroll capabilities. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders and the implementation team to design, configure, test, migrate, and deploy the Phase 1 solution covering core finance, payroll, reporting, controls, security, and required integrations.
The role requires strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and a solid understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), including payroll-to-finance integration.
Key Responsibilities
•
Lead requirements gathering and fit-to-standard workshops with finance, accounting, payroll, and business stakeholders.
•
Configure SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, including financial structures, journal processing, posting periods, and close-related configuration.
•
Configure Accounts Payable, including vendor master data, invoice processing, approval workflows, payment processing, and AP reporting.
•
Support implementation of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) to replace the existing Paychex payroll environment.
•
Configure and validate payroll-relevant employee master data, gross-to-net payroll processing, payroll controls, and payroll-to-SAP Finance integration.
•
Design and configure core financial statements, actuals reporting, and management reporting.
•
Establish and document month-end and year-end close processes.
•
Configure appropriate approval controls, transaction traceability, audit trails, and internal financial controls.
•
Work with the security team to define user roles, authorizations, segregation of duties, and least-privilege access.
•
Support migration of approximately three years of historical financial and payroll data, including master data, opening balances, and open items.
•
Perform data mapping, reconciliation, validation, mock migrations, and final cutover activities.
•
Assess integration requirements and implement interfaces necessary for Phase 1 business continuity, including potential banking integrations.
•
Prepare functional specifications and coordinate with technical/integration consultants where development is required.
•
Develop and execute unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
•
Support end-user training, documentation, cutover planning, go-live, and post-go-live stabilization.
•
Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the implemented solution meets accounting, payroll, audit, and compliance requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
•
8+ years of SAP functional consulting/implementation experience.
•
Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance / FI.
•
Strong knowledge of:
•
General Ledger (GL)
•
Accounts Payable (AP)
•
Financial reporting
•
Month-end and year-end close
•
Payment processing
•
Financial controls and audit requirements
•
Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP Payroll.
•
Understanding of ECP-to-S/4HANA Finance integration and payroll posting to accounting.
•
Experience with SAP data migration, including master data, balances, open items, and historical transactional data.
•
Experience supporting financial reconciliation and validation during migration.
•
Knowledge of SAP workflows, approvals, roles, authorizations, and internal controls.
•
Experience identifying and supporting integrations with banks and external systems.
•
Strong understanding of SAP implementation lifecycle, preferably SAP Activate methodology.
•
Experience with requirements gathering, configuration, functional specifications, testing, UAT, training, cutover, and hypercare.
•
Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with finance, payroll, and executive stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
•
SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
•
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification or significant ECP implementation experience.
•
Experience migrating payroll from Paychex to SAP ECP.
•
Experience working with small-to-mid-sized organizations transitioning from legacy accounting/payroll platforms to SAP.
•
Knowledge of U.S. payroll, taxation, regulatory, and financial reporting requirements.
•
Experience with SAP banking/payment integrations.
Key Deliverables
The consultant will contribute to successful delivery of:
SAP S/4HANA Finance: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, financial reporting, month/year-end close, controls and audit trails.
SAP SuccessFactors ECP: Employee payroll master data, gross-to-net processing, payroll validation, payroll reporting, and Finance integration.
Data Migration: Three years of agreed historical finance/payroll data, master data, opening balances, and open items.
Security & Controls: Role-based access, approvals, transaction traceability, and appropriate internal controls.
Integration: Phase 1 critical integrations required for accounting and payroll business continuity.
Deployment: Testing, UAT, training, cutover, go-live, and stabilization support.
Requirements
Job Description
SAP S/4HANA Finance & SuccessFactors ECP Functional Consultant
Project: ERP Modernization – Phase 1 Core Accounting
Engagement: Implementation / Contract
Experience: 8+ years preferred
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to support the implementation of SAP’s core accounting and payroll capabilities. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders and the implementation team to design, configure, test, migrate, and deploy the Phase 1 solution covering core finance, payroll, reporting, controls, security, and required integrations.
The role requires strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and a solid understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), including payroll-to-finance integration.
Key Responsibilities
•
Lead requirements gathering and fit-to-standard workshops with finance, accounting, payroll, and business stakeholders.
•
Configure SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, including financial structures, journal processing, posting periods, and close-related configuration.
•
Configure Accounts Payable, including vendor master data, invoice processing, approval workflows, payment processing, and AP reporting.
•
Support implementation of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) to replace the existing Paychex payroll environment.
•
Configure and validate payroll-relevant employee master data, gross-to-net payroll processing, payroll controls, and payroll-to-SAP Finance integration.
•
Design and configure core financial statements, actuals reporting, and management reporting.
•
Establish and document month-end and year-end close processes.
•
Configure appropriate approval controls, transaction traceability, audit trails, and internal financial controls.
•
Work with the security team to define user roles, authorizations, segregation of duties, and least-privilege access.
•
Support migration of approximately three years of historical financial and payroll data, including master data, opening balances, and open items.
•
Perform data mapping, reconciliation, validation, mock migrations, and final cutover activities.
•
Assess integration requirements and implement interfaces necessary for Phase 1 business continuity, including potential banking integrations.
•
Prepare functional specifications and coordinate with technical/integration consultants where development is required.
•
Develop and execute unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
•
Support end-user training, documentation, cutover planning, go-live, and post-go-live stabilization.
•
Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the implemented solution meets accounting, payroll, audit, and compliance requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
•
8+ years of SAP functional consulting/implementation experience.
•
Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance / FI.
•
Strong knowledge of:
•
General Ledger (GL)
•
Accounts Payable (AP)
•
Financial reporting
•
Month-end and year-end close
•
Payment processing
•
Financial controls and audit requirements
•
Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP Payroll.
•
Understanding of ECP-to-S/4HANA Finance integration and payroll posting to accounting.
•
Experience with SAP data migration, including master data, balances, open items, and historical transactional data.
•
Experience supporting financial reconciliation and validation during migration.
•
Knowledge of SAP workflows, approvals, roles, authorizations, and internal controls.
•
Experience identifying and supporting integrations with banks and external systems.
•
Strong understanding of SAP implementation lifecycle, preferably SAP Activate methodology.
•
Experience with requirements gathering, configuration, functional specifications, testing, UAT, training, cutover, and hypercare.
•
Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with finance, payroll, and executive stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
•
SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
•
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification or significant ECP implementation experience.
•
Experience migrating payroll from Paychex to SAP ECP.
•
Experience working with small-to-mid-sized organizations transitioning from legacy accounting/payroll platforms to SAP.
•
Knowledge of U.S. payroll, taxation, regulatory, and financial reporting requirements.
•
Experience with SAP banking/payment integrations.
Key Deliverables
The consultant will contribute to successful delivery of:
SAP S/4HANA Finance: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, financial reporting, month/year-end close, controls and audit trails.
SAP SuccessFactors ECP: Employee payroll master data, gross-to-net processing, payroll validation, payroll reporting, and Finance integration.
Data Migration: Three years of agreed historical finance/payroll data, master data, opening balances, and open items.
Security & Controls: Role-based access, approvals, transaction traceability, and appropriate internal controls.
Integration: Phase 1 critical integrations required for accounting and payroll business continuity.
Deployment: Testing, UAT, training, cutover, go-live, and stabilization support.
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