SAP Consultant S4HANA Roles & Responsibilities - September 2026
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For on of our clients in the energy industry, we are looking for a freelance SAP FI Consultant S4HANA Roles & Responsibilities
Project name: S4HANA Roles & Responsibilities Strategy (aka R&R)
Project description: The aim of the project is to collect inputs for definition of R&R and Capacity management strategy when the transition to S4HANA environment is completed.
Task description:
Deliverables:
Additional info:
1. Analysis & Market Comparison (S/4HANA & SAP Future):
- Research & Fact-Checking: Comparing SAP marketing claims (e.g., the elimination of traditional module consultants like SD, FI, CO) with the actual requirements in practice ("what actually exists and what was only promised").
- Analyzing Task & Role Changes: Determining which activities will remain IT tasks during the transition to S/4HANA (RISE environment) and which will become end-user/business department tasks.
2. Presentation of Future Technologies & Hosting:
- Covering the Technology Side: Analyzing new development approaches beyond ABAP, especially SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform / AI Platform) and new activities such as CAP development.
- Consideration of the hosting component (SAP Private Cloud).
3. Creation of Decision Templates & Documentation:
- Preparation and summarization of the results in decision templates/documentation
Objective: To empower the team to make informed decisions regarding strategic development, service adjustments, internal capacity planning, and employee training measures.
Start: ASAP
Duration: till end of 2026
Capacity: 20h/week
Location: Remote
Project name: S4HANA Roles & Responsibilities Strategy (aka R&R)
Project description: The aim of the project is to collect inputs for definition of R&R and Capacity management strategy when the transition to S4HANA environment is completed.
Task description:
- Analysis and documentation of business and IT activities performed within SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP solution landscapes. Default focus is on the areas of Finance, Controlling (incl. CATS) and Accounting
- Comparison of activity execution patterns between SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP environments.
- Categorization of activities according to predefined role groups:
- Business User
- Business Key User
- IT Functional Consultant
- IT Developer
- IT Architect
- Documentation of activity descriptions expected outputs, and interaction points between functional task clusters.
- Identification and documentation of competencies associated with the execution of categorized activities.
- Analysis and documentation of learning and knowledge enablement topics associated with the identified competencies.
- Preparation of role interaction models illustrating activity ownership, collaboration points, and handover interfaces between the defined role groups, handover of a full documentation to client for further use.
- Creation and maintenance of documentation describing activity allocation across the defined role categories.
- Recording of findings, assumptions, and proposed activity mappings in designated project repositories (Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams).
- Preparation of status summaries and documentation packages for review within the project governance framework.
Deliverables:
- Documentation of an activity catalog covering SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP environments.
- Categorization matrix of activities by predefined role groups.
- Competency mapping linked to identified activities.
- Training topic overview associated with documented competencies.
- Draft role interaction and activity allocation model for defined role groups.
- Supporting documentation and status reporting maintained in designated project repositories.
Additional info:
1. Analysis & Market Comparison (S/4HANA & SAP Future):
- Research & Fact-Checking: Comparing SAP marketing claims (e.g., the elimination of traditional module consultants like SD, FI, CO) with the actual requirements in practice ("what actually exists and what was only promised").
- Analyzing Task & Role Changes: Determining which activities will remain IT tasks during the transition to S/4HANA (RISE environment) and which will become end-user/business department tasks.
2. Presentation of Future Technologies & Hosting:
- Covering the Technology Side: Analyzing new development approaches beyond ABAP, especially SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform / AI Platform) and new activities such as CAP development.
- Consideration of the hosting component (SAP Private Cloud).
3. Creation of Decision Templates & Documentation:
- Preparation and summarization of the results in decision templates/documentation
Objective: To empower the team to make informed decisions regarding strategic development, service adjustments, internal capacity planning, and employee training measures.
Start: ASAP
Duration: till end of 2026
Capacity: 20h/week
Location: Remote