About The Role

SAP FICO Consultant – Multi-Country Tax Localization ( Minimum 6–10 years of SAP FICO experience)

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced SAP FICO / S/4HANA Finance Consultant with strong expertise in multi-country tax localization, statutory compliance, and global SAP rollouts . The consultant will be responsible for analyzing country-specific tax and finance requirements, designing solutions within the global SAP template, configuring tax and financial processes, and supporting implementation, testing, deployment, and post-go-live activities.

The role requires strong knowledge of SAP FI, tax determination, VAT/GST, withholding tax, statutory reporting, e-invoicing, and country-specific localization , with the ability to work across multiple geographies and coordinate with Finance, Tax, IT, and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead SAP FICO localization activities for multiple countries and legal entities .
· Analyze local statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
· Perform fit-gap analysis between the global SAP template and country-specific requirements.
· Configure and support:

o General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
o Tax codes and tax procedures
o Input and output VAT/GST
o Withholding tax
o Tax account determination
o Intercompany and cross-border taxation
o Customer/vendor tax classifications
o Country-specific statutory reporting

· Design tax determination scenarios for domestic, import/export, intercompany, B2B and B2C transactions .
· Support country localization for VAT/GST, withholding tax, e-invoicing, e-reporting and other digital tax requirements.
· Support integration of SAP FICO with SD, MM, Procurement, Billing and other business processes to ensure correct tax determination and accounting.
· Define requirements for country-specific master data, including:

o VAT/GST registration numbers
o Tax classifications
o Business places
o Plants and ship-from locations
o Customer/vendor tax attributes

· Coordinate with local tax advisors and country SMEs to validate statutory requirements.
· Prepare functional specifications for tax/localization enhancements and interfaces.
· Lead configuration, unit testing, integration testing, UAT, cutover and hypercare activities.
· Support tax reconciliation between SAP transactions, tax reports and statutory filings.
· Maintain localization documentation and ensure changes in tax legislation are assessed and implemented.
· Provide production support and resolve country-specific tax and finance issues.
· Participate in global-template governance and ensure local solutions remain scalable and compliant.

Multi-Country Localization Experience

Experience of the following regions/countries is preferred

Brazil or China

Technical Skills

· SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA Finance
· SAP FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR
· SAP Tax Configuration
· Tax procedures and tax codes
· Account determination
· Withholding Tax
· VAT/GST
· Cross-border and intercompany taxation
· Statutory reporting
· E-invoicing / e-reporting
· Integration with SAP SD and MM
· SAP Fiori/S/4HANA where applicable
· Interfaces and third-party tax

Project Experience

· Minimum 6–10 years of SAP FICO experience , preferably with significant S/4HANA experience.
· At least 2–3 full-cycle SAP implementations or global rollouts .
· Proven experience in multi-country rollout and localization projects .
· Strong experience in country-specific tax and statutory requirements.
· Experience working with a global template and localization governance model .
· Experience across the complete implementation lifecycle:

Requirement Gathering → Fit-Gap → Design → Configuration → Testing → Cutover → Go-Live → Hypercare .