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Job ID: JOB_ID_9299
Job Title: S/4HANA FINANCE EXPERT
Duration: 6 months
Location: Illinois, Springfield
Requirements:
Location: Collocating in Springfield Monday – Thursday
Skills:
1. Core SAP Expertise
- Strong understanding of S/4HANA system architecture and simplification items.
- Experience evaluating migration paths (Brownfield/System Conversion, Selective Data Transition, Greenfield).
- Ability to interpret and leverage SAP Readiness Check, Simplification Item Catalogue, and Business Process Discovery tools.
- Experience assessing custom code remediation needs and potential impacts on business processes.
- Deep functional knowledge of ECC modules (e.g., FI/CO, MM, SD, PM, HCM, FM/GM).
- Understanding of how ECC processes transition to S/4HANA equivalents (Universal Journal, Business Partner Model, new Asset Accounting, MRP Live, etc.).
2. Technical Skills
- Ability to analyze ECC system usage, custom development inventory, interfaces, and enhancements.
- Knowledge of integration technologies (SAP PI/PO, SAP BTP Integration Suite, APIs).
- Experience with data profiling and preliminary data migration considerations.
- Familiarity with sizing, performance implications, and high-level technical architecture changes in S/4HANA.
3. Functional & Process Assessment Skills
- Ability to conduct current-state process mapping and identify gaps vs. S/4HANA best practices.
- Experience facilitating workshops with business users to gather process insights and pain points.
- Capability to identify process improvement opportunities enabled by S/4HANA functionality.
- Familiarity with public sector processes (if relevant): funds management, procurement, HR/payroll, grants, etc.
4. Analysis & Advisory Skills
- Strong ability to synthesize system data, process information, and technical findings into actionable insights.
- Comfortable performing impact assessments across functional areas and technology components.
- Ability to support the definition of future-state options, including migration approach, level of process redesign, and transformation enablers.
- Capable of developing clear summaries, findings, and recommendations for stakeholders.
5. Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement Skills
- Strong communication skills for engaging state stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work collaboratively with McKinsey consultants and adapt to structured problem-solving approaches.
- Skilled documentation abilities: process flows, capability assessments, system impact summaries, data/integration inventories.
- Comfort working in early-stage transformation contexts with evolving requirements.
6. Optional / Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience participating in public-sector SAP transformation programs.
- Previous involvement in large ECC-to-S/4HANA assessments or roadmap projects.
- Exposure to business case development or TCO considerations (without requiring RFP involvement).
- Experience with change management or organizational readiness assessments.
Skill Details:
- S/4HANA Functional Expertise: S/4HANA Finance core functions (AP, AR, PSCD, GL), Universal Journal design and impact on close & reconciliation, S/4HANA financial posting logic and real-time integration, Differences between ECC FI and S/4HANA Finance, Ability to articulate S/4 Finance concepts to non-technical users.
- SAP ECC Functional Expertise: FI/CO, MM, SD, etc.
- S/4HANA Architecture & Simplification Items
- ECC S/4HANA Migration Assessment: Brownfield / Selective / Greenfield
- S/4HANA System Demonstration Capability: Access to S/4HANA sandbox environment, Live demonstration of S/4HANA processes, Fiori launchpad navigation and tile-based process walkthroughs, Ability to explain system behavior during live demo.
- Communication & Facilitation Skills: Business workshop facilitation, Driving focused discussions and managing stakeholders, Translating complex SAP topics into clear messages, Keeping cross-functional groups aligned and on track, Executive-ready communication and presentation.
Special Requirements
Collocating in Springfield Monday – Thursday
Compensation & Location
Salary: $70 – $90 per year (Estimated)
Location: Springfield, IL
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Email: shboo.mourya@v3it.com
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