SAP FICO Consultant

Job Title: SAP FICO Consultant

Corporate Title: Associate

Location: Bangalore,India

Role Description

• As part of Deutsche Bank group, DWS aims to strategically transform itself via Project Lighthouse as a standalone Asset Management operating platform; an ambitious project that delivers separated DWS Corporate Functions in the cloud with essential new capabilities, further enhancing DWS’ highly competitive and agile Asset Management capability.

• The role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a high performing SAP S/4 transformation team implementing a strategic future state technology landscape for DWS Corporate Functions in Finance & Procurement areas.

• SAP FICO Consultant is responsible for S4 HANA Finance Support activities to ensure stable production environment and help business in resolving complex functional issues. They will work as an individual contributor in the S4 HANA Finance area and lead business discussions, co-ordinate with various technical teams and serves as a specialist providing functional consulting support.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.

• Gender neutral parental leaves

• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

• Accident and Term life Insurance

• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Individual contributor as SAP S/4 Finance consultant and closely work with business to understand business requirements and design /implement SAP functional solutions.

• Should be able to understand, design, and modify functional solutions in multiple areas of S4 HANA FICO modules- GL, AP, Asset accounting, Accounts receivables, VAT, Cash management, Controlling etc. Focus should be to build solutions leveraging standard functionality.

• Formulate and create functional specification documentation, in close working with Business Analysts, Application Owners and Solution Architects.

• Creates and modifies business-facing documentation (e.g. user manuals, solution briefs, functional summaries).

• Should be able to design and develop interfaces from S4 to other systems using IDOCs, CPI integration etc.

• Responsible for providing functional expertise, guidance, and business support to end users.

• Work with application developers to resolve functional issues from UATs, and to help find solutions for various functional difficulty areas.

• Works closely with business analysts detail proposed solutions and solution maintenance.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Science or an IT-related discipline (or equivalent).

• 5 to 10 years experience in SAP and related technologies (SAP R/3 - S/4 HANA)

• Should have worked on at least 2 S4 HANA implementation projects.

• Strong expertise in SAP S/4 HANA Finance or FICO Module configuration and ability to propose customized solutions based on business requirements.

• Experience and knowledge of key integration points of FI/CO module with other enterprise applications like MDG, Concur, Ariba etc.

• Some exposure to ABAP is highly desirable

• S4 HANA Finance / SAP FICO certification would be preferred

• High analytical capabilities and proven communication skills.

• Profound knowledge of methods and tools for functional specifications

• Able to Multi-task and work under tight deadlines

• Flexibility and willingness to work autonomously

• Self-motivated within set competencies in a team and fast paced environments

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

• Fluent in English (written/verbal)

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.

• Coaching and support from experts in your team.

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

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We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.