SAP S/4 Hana Finance SME

SAP S/4 Hana Finance Consultant
Whitehall Resources currently require an experienced SAP S/4 Hana Finance Consultant to work with a key client.
**This role is mandatory 3 days onsite in Bangalore weekly**
Role Summary
The SAP S/4HANA Finance SME is responsible for end-to-end ownership of Accounts Payable (AP), and Intercompany (IC) processes within an SAP S/4HANA landscape. This role provides deep functional expertise across core finance processes, integrated add-on solutions (such as VIM), and EDI-based interfaces, ensuring accurate, compliant, and automated financial operations across systems. The SME will act as a key bridge between Finance, IT, and external partners, system integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
SAP S/4HANA Finance Ownership
• Serve as the functional SME for SAP S/4HANA Finance covering AP, and Intercompany processes.
• Support configuration and enhancements within S/4HANA Finance (FI) aligned with Universal Journal principles.
Accounts Payable (AP) & VIM (Opentext)
• Own end-to-end Accounts Payable processes including invoice capture, validation, posting, and payment.
• Support and optimize VIM (Vendor Invoice Management) workflows, exception handling, and approvals.
• Manage vendor master data, payment runs, and vendor reconciliations. Ensure compliance with tax, withholding, and regulatory requirements.
• Vertex, DRC
Intercompany Transactions
• Design, support, and monitor intercompany billing, cross-company postings, settlements
• Manage AR postings originating from EDI interfaces, SD billing, or external billing systems.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition and reporting alignment.
Cross-System Integration & EDI
• Provide functional support for EDI interfaces related to AP, AR, and Intercompany transactions.
• Analyze and resolve issues arising from cross-system data flows between S/4HANA and external or legacy systems.
• Work closely with technical teams on interface design, mapping, testing, and monitoring.
• Support automation and straight-through-processing initiatives.
Testing, Projects & Change Support
• Act as a key finance representative in S/4HANA implementations, rollouts, Interface and enhancements.
• Lead or support UAT, defect resolution, and go-live stabilization.
• Provide functional specifications and validate business requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
Functional & Technical Skills
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (AP, AR, Intercompany).
• Proven experience with VIM (Vendor Invoice Management) solutions.
• Solid understanding of EDI interfaces and cross-system financial integrations.
• Strong knowledge of MM–FI and SD–FI integrations.
• Experience with reconciliation, error handling, and root-cause analysis in integrated environments.
Business & Soft Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with finance users, IT teams, and external vendors.
• Experience working in global, multi-company, and multi-currency environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support critical finance operations.
Preferred Experience
• Hands-on experience with S/4HANA & Multi system Environment & processes.
• Exposure to finance transformation or ERP implementation projects.
• Knowledge of invoice automation, EDI standards, and interface & tools VIM Blackline.

Work arrangement
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