SAP FICO Consultant - Manager - 62133301

About Cognizant’s SAP Practice

Cognizant’s SAP practice is part of our Enterprise Platform Services (EPS) unit. In Cognizant’s SAP practice, we help enterprises maximize business value in the digital economy. As part of this practice, you will drive digital acceleration, to prepare our clients for the approaching autonomous business by unlocking the value of digital with industry-specific outcomes. Our extended service portfolio and business solutions help our clients gain competitive leadership, discover new revenue streams and achieve business agility—all with the operational mandates of cost and efficiency.

Cognizant Technology Solutions is currently seeking a highly skilled SAP FICO Manager who will be catering to the North America customers and involves supporting proactive and reactive business opportunities such as managed services and transformation. The individual will be closely working with our onsite sales / delivery teams, and participate in solution discussions, and workshops.

Role: SAP FICO Consultant – Manager

Job Level: Manager

Location: Austin,TX-Center Lake Dr-COG. Onsite

Duration: Full Time only - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

We are seeking for a Resource with min 10 years of SAP FI/CO experience involving end-to-end project implementations. Should have Project management experience and led teams at least of size 6-8.

Role Responsibilities

· Functional leadership for the SAP Functional FICO

· Support Group Reporting end users by researching, architecting, implementing, and testing solutions in response to enhancement requests submitted by end users.

· Research complex application issues and examine integration between various systems (SAP and non-SAP) for inconsistencies.

· Work closely with business teams to clearly understand requirements and implement solution improvements and enhancements.

· Ensure the adherence of standards and SAP best practices.

· Responsible for following operating procedures and responding to production support tickets for the FICO and GR modules within predefined service level agreements

· Responsible for resolving and or escalating complex SAP related support requests to appropriate resources for resolution

· Understand support problems in applicable functional area and analyze options to determine appropriate solutions

Required Qualifications

• Gather requirement, Identify Gaps, Design solutions, manage on-site & off-shore teams, manage project deliverable, Project Management Activities, liasie with client, create opportunities to ramp up the team

• Must have worked in AR, AP, GL, AA, and COPA area

• New GL and Document split functionality (for Accounts other than Apple)

• Automatic Payments with DMEE, XML and iDocs

• Revenue Recognition

• Tax on sales and purchases

• Exposure 3rd party taxation tools like Sabrix, Taxware or Vertex

• Withholding Tax

• Sound knowledge in Intercompany processes through Edi-IDocs

• Exposure to Interfaces and development thereof

• Knowledge in Bank communication

• Lock box and Electronic Bank statement with search strings

• Integration with SD, MM and PS modules

• Working with IDocs

• Local GAAP Reporting using special purpose ledgers

• Foreign currency valuation and translation

• Period end closing process

• Credit Card processes

• Collection, Dispute, and Credit Management

• Multi-currency global landscape

• Development of custom reports

• Implementation and testing of Function modules, User exits and BTEs

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

· Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

· 401(k) plan and contributions

· Long-term/Short-term Disability

· Paid Parental Leave

· Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.