Role Purpose 

The consultant will support the customer’s SAP finance landscape, with a core focus on SAP FICO (Finance and Controlling) and the SAP Central Finance hub used for group-wide, transaction-level financial reporting across multiple entities. The engagement supports reporting and transparency requirements associated with group consolidation, audit readiness, and listing/IPO-related disclosure standards. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Configure and support SAP FICO modules: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders and Profit Center Accounting. 

• Support the SAP Central Finance hub, including replication of financial documents from source ERP systems (SAP and non-SAP) via SLT/landscape transformation. 

• Perform chart-of-accounts harmonization and entity mapping across subsidiaries feeding into the central hub. 

• Support group-wide financial reporting with entity-level drill-down to source transactions. 

• Work with the customer’s finance and IT teams to gather requirements, configure the system, and resolve issues. 

• Support testing, data validation and reconciliation between source systems and the central hub. 

• Prepare functional specifications, configuration documentation and handover materials. 

• Coordinate with Advansys delivery management for status reporting and escalation. 

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience 

• Proven hands-on experience in SAP FICO configuration and support, ideally on S/4HANA. 

• Direct experience implementing or supporting SAP Central Finance (replication setup, mapping/harmonization, central reporting). 

• Familiarity with SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation) or comparable replication technology. 

• Understanding of group consolidation, financial reporting standards, and audit/compliance requirements relevant to listed or IPO-track companies. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work directly with client finance stakeholders. 

• Good command of English; Arabic is an advantage given the regional client base. 

• Willingness to be based on-site at the customer’s office in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field. 
• SAP FICO certification (S/4HANA Finance preferred). 
• Prior experience in oil & gas, industrial, or large multi-entity group environments in the GCC. 
• Experience supporting IPO-readiness or listing-related financial reporting projects.