SAP FICO Consultant

Language Requirement: Fluent Italian and English Role Overview We are looking for a Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant to provide operational support and functional expertise across SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling. The consultant will independently manage complex incidents, system enhancements and financial-process requirements while working directly with the local Finance Department, CFO, Treasury, Controlling teams and global IT stakeholders. The role covers the existing SAP R/3 environment, the transition to SAP S/4HANA and ongoing S/4HANA operations. Strong knowledge of Italian accounting, tax localization and statutory requirements is essential.

Key Responsibilities
* Provide senior-level functional support across SAP FI and CO, independently managing complex incidents, service requests and system issues.
* Work directly with local Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Controlling stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve operational challenges.
* Support daily operations within the existing SAP R/3 environment and contribute to the migration and transition to SAP S/4HANA.
* Configure, maintain and troubleshoot SAP FI/CO functionality in line with business, accounting and statutory requirements.
* Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including issue resolution, reconciliations, allocations and financial reporting.
* Manage Italian fiscal localization processes and ensure SAP solutions comply with local accounting and tax regulations.
* Monitor and troubleshoot financial postings originating from SAP MM, SAP SD and external systems or middleware.
* Analyse legacy custom developments through ABAP code reading and debugging to identify root causes and support effective resolution.
* Prepare functional specifications and coordinate the testing and deployment of system changes and enhancements.
* Collaborate with local and global IT teams, third-party partners and external service providers.
* Communicate operational updates, risks and solutions clearly to both business and IT stakeholders. Functional Scope
* General Ledger (FI-GL)
* Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)
* Accounts Payable (FI-AP)
* Asset Accounting (FI-AA)
* Accounting postings and financial master data
* Trial balance reconciliations
* Accounting document types, number ranges and posting keys
* Validation and substitution rules Italian Tax and Fiscal Localization
* Italian VAT codes and tax-determination rules
* VAT registers and statutory tax reporting
* Split Payment
* Foreign invoice reporting and Esterometro
* Withholding tax
* Periodic tax compliance
* Electronic invoicing through the SdI (Sistema di Interscambio) channel
* Resolution of SdI rejections, posting blocks and warnings for incoming and outgoing invoices Financial Closing and Controlling
* Month-end and year-end closing activities
* Cost centre, profit centre, internal order and cost-element master data
* Periodic allocations, assessments and distribution cycles
* Period-end adjustments and reconciliations
* Product Costing (CO-PC)
* Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
* Resolution of analytical posting errors and financial discrepancies Treasury and Banking
* Supplier payment runs
* Customer collection processing
* Electronic Bank Statement processing
* CBI and other banking interfaces Integration and Interfaces
* Monitoring and troubleshooting FI/CO integrations with SAP MM and SD
* Tracking accounting entries originating from operational and external systems
* Supporting interfaces and middleware solutions, including Intesa, TS8SEDE, BICTA, RIESCO and Salesforce
* Resolving posting anomalies and reconciliation issues across integrated systems System Configuration and Technical Activities
* Create, maintain and validate VAT codes and related determination rules.
* Configure accounting document types, number ranges and posting keys.
* Maintain statutory tax registers and VAT reporting requirements.
* Create and troubleshoot FI/CO validation and substitution rules.
* Create, maintain and execute LSMW routines for mass uploads and exceptional data updates.
* Validate requirements and prepare functional specifications for minor RFC and RICEF developments.
* Coordinate functional testing, user acceptance testing and deployment activities.
* Review system configuration and analyse ABAP code to understand custom developments.
* Perform or support ABAP debugging to identify the root cause of complex system issues. Candidate Requirements
* Extensive hands-on experience as an SAP FI/CO Consultant in complex operational environments.
* Strong functional knowledge of SAP FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP and FI-AA.
* Solid experience across SAP Controlling, including CO-PC, CO-PA and CO-OM.
* Deep knowledge of Italian accounting practices, tax localization and statutory financial requirements.
* Practical experience supporting electronic invoicing and the Italian SdI channel.
* Experience supporting month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
* Strong understanding of SAP FI/C