SAP FICO Lead

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• High-Level Expertise and Ownership: Utilize over 15 years of SAP FICO and Tax configuration experience to lead end-to-end processes—from global template design to deployment and production support.
• Global & Multicultural Work Environment: Work in an international setting where strong English and Japanese skills are valued, collaborating with global teams and clients to deliver advanced SAP solutions.
• Broad Scope and Growth Opportunities: Engage in diverse areas such as financial accounting, controlling, taxation, and banking integration, while driving business process improvement and technology innovation.

Annual salary: 13 million and above

Job Responsibilities:

• Strong SAP FI-GL/AR and AP taxation end to end process flows. Procure to pay and order to cash cycles with SAP integration experience. Areas of taxation and controlling expertise is required.
• Hands on configuration experience coupled with technical knowledge in the SAP FI &CO.
• Must have experience in supporting users in a live system (Production support/ Sustainment support).
• Strong English and Japanese oral, written and presentation skills is Must.
• Must have ability to analyze complex business processes of all kinds, including multi-divisional. Solutions require fact finding, creativity and potentially multiple recommendations.
• Functional and technical expertise on current business solution supporting the financial and tax reporting.
• Supporting the tax solution within the Tax Sales & Use/ VAT area; enabling financial Supply Chain in the VAT space.
• Design and configuration of the Sales &Use & VAT set, execute testing and write technical documentation.
• Translating business requirements into technical design of the global SAP template. Deploying a system that meets the business strategy across functional teams.
• Experience buildings and executing test scripts in validated environment hands on experience with HO WQC preferred
• Experience in controlling, tax functionality, GL accounts, Blackline, concur integration and Japan specific FICO process and legal requirements
• SAP Banking function with configuration steps and its integration with banks through middleware (PIPO/ Web methods)
• Pay metric, lockbox and auto bank
• End to end ownership of FO process of AR and AP.
• Strong cross module functional knowledge between FI-PP, FI-MM and FI-SD
• Experienced in analysis and resolution of batch job failures.
• SAP FI Experienced in Accounts payables, Accounts Receivables. Tax functionality, GL accounts
• SAP Banking Function with configuration steps and its integration with banks through middleware (PIPO/ Web Methods)

Job Qualification:

• Minimum of 15 years work experience in the SAP FICO & Tax accounting Configuration area and SAP BPC
• At least 2 years’ experience or knowledge of vertex tax integration
• At least 5 years of experience in asset accounting
• At least 5 years of experience in lockbox and auto bank
• SAP CO issues resolution skills in product costing and profitability analysis
• Experience in collection management, dispute Management is added
• Experience in Paymetric is added
• Experience in Blackline, Concur integration is added
• Nice to have experience and skills:
• Working experience in cross functional areas
• Working experience in multi-cultural environment
• Willing to travel to client locations.

Language Skills: Fluent level Japanese (JLPT N1) and Business level English

Holidays & Benefits

• Insurances
• Commuting allowance
• Business trip allowance
• Sports facilities and recreation facilities
• Educational training / Overseas training system (OJT)
• Group life insurance
• Casual clothes allowed (office casual)

Company Description 

One of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. 

Their unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. 

Headquartered in the U.S., this company is one of the Fortune 500 companies and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

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