Principal Consultant
Avance Consulting
Job Description
Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Mississauga , Canada or be willing to relocate to the area. This position may require travel in Canada.
At least 11 years of Information Technology experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
15+ years of SAP FICO implementation and support experience, with a minimum of 3 full-cycle S/4 HANA implementations.
Deep expertise in SAP S/4 HANA Finance modules including:
General Ledger (New GL) – parallel ledgers, document splitting, ledger-specific postings
Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR) – payment runs, dunning, credit management
Asset Accounting (AA) – depreciation areas, parallel valuation, S/4 migration
Bank Accounting – house banks, payment methods, electronic bank statement (EBS) configuration
Treasury & Risk Management (TRM) – cash management, liquidity planning
Proficiency in SAP Controlling (CO) including:
Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) – costing-based and account-based CO-PA
Material Ledger / Actual Costing
Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance (CeFi) and financial consolidation scenarios.
Experience with Fiori Apps for Finance, embedded analytics, and real‑time financial reporting.
Knowledge of integration touchpoints with MM (procure‑to‑pay), SD (order‑to‑cash), PP (production), and HCM payroll.
Experience with IFRS/US GAAP accounting standards and their SAP configuration implications.
Ability to perform Business Blueprint / Solution Design workshops and prepare Functional Specification documents.
Exposure to SAP S/4 HANA migration tools – SUM, SPDD/SPAU, and system conversion methodology.
Experience of at least 3 end‑to‑end lifecycle implementation activities including:
Requirement gathering & Business process design
System Integration Testing (SIT) & User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Cut‑over planning, Go‑live support, and post‑go‑live stabilization
Strong client‑facing experience with excellent communication and presentation skills.
Strong analytical skills with ability to work with advanced Excel‑based data analysis and financial modelling.
Ability to manage and coordinate onsite‑offshore delivery teams.
Flexible work timings required due to remote working environment including offshore overlaps.
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