SAP Functional Lead (FICO)
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- Toronto, ON
- $115,000-125,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
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The SAP Functional Lead (FICO) is responsible for enhancing, supporting, and developing all aspects of SAP Finance (FI/CO) at Aecon, with a strong focus on SAP S/4HANA Finance capabilities. The lead will partner with key stakeholders on projects and business initiatives to maximize the effectiveness of end-to-end finance processes (record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash) while ensuring the overall operational health, controls, and roadmap of the SAP Finance landscape.What You'll Do Here:
- Lead functional design, configuration, and support for SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) across core processes such as record-to-report, procure-to-pay, and order-to-cash
- Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct workshops, and translate business needs into scalable SAP solutions
- Act as the primary SAP FICO functional lead for enhancements, upgrades, and operational support, ensuring system stability and performance
- Configure and support SAP Finance modules including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Banking, Funds Management, and Controlling
- Support finance integrations across SAP and non-SAP systems, working closely with technical teams on SAP BTP, CPI, APIs, and interfaces
- Lead and participate in unit testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing to ensure high-quality delivery
- Troubleshoot and resolve SAP FICO production issues, coordinating with internal teams and external vendors as needed
- Develop and maintain functional documentation, solution designs, and process flows
- Contribute to SAP roadmap planning, release management, cutover activities, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Provide guidance, knowledge sharing, and occasional end-user training to support adoption of new SAP Finance capabilities
- 5-8+ years of SAP experience, with strong depth in SAP Finance (FI/CO)
- Hands-on experience supporting SAP S/4HANA Finance, including knowledge of the Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and S/4HANA finance simplifications
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA FICO capabilities, including Advanced Financial Closing (AFC), Cloud for Treasury and Risk Management (Private Edition), and Cloud for Cash Management (Private Edition), with a focus on financial close efficiency, liquidity visibility, and treasury process modernization.
- Experience working with SAP Fiori, embedded analytics, and modern SAP Finance functionality (e.g., parallel ledgers, document splitting)
- Working knowledge of SAP integration concepts, including SAP BTP, CPI, APIs, and finance-related interfaces
- Experience supporting integrations with related SAP modules (MM, SD, HCM, PS) and third-party applications such as Concur, tax, or banking systems
- Ability to lead functional design, write clear specifications, and support SAP initiatives end-to-end
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- SAP FICO certification
- Exposure to treasury, cash management, or financial planning tools
- Experience in construction, engineering, or project-based industries