SAP FICO Consultant (Senior : India / UK)

Job Title : Senior SAP FI / CO Consultant (Pharmaceutical Industry)

Experience : 6-10 Years

Location : Hybrid (Remote & 2-3 weeks onsite in London 4 times a year)

Joining : Within 3 weeks

Job Description :

We are looking for a Senior SAP FI / CO Consultant to join our client, a leading global pharmaceutical company. You will be responsible for configuring and optimizing the SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules, ensuring they align with the industry-specific needs and regulatory standards of the pharmaceutical sector.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the implementation and optimization of SAP FI / CO solutions tailored to the pharmaceutical industry’s finance and controlling processes.
• Configure financial modules including Chart of Accounts, Financial Statements, Profit & Loss Statements, and Balance Sheets, while ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRS, GAAP).
• Manage accruals, recurring entries, journal entries, and financial closing, with an emphasis on the unique challenges of the pharmaceutical sector, such as R&D costs and drug pricing.
• Work on complex integrations between SAP FI / CO and other modules, including MM and SD, to streamline financial transactions, inventory, and sales.
• Oversee the setup of vendor and customer masters, down payments, automatic payments, collections, and Dunning procedures.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting, tax compliance (VAT, excise), and statutory reporting for the pharma industry.
• Support period-end processing and profitability analysis, focusing on cost accounting for clinical trials, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical products.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior team members while offering expert guidance on pharmaceutical financial processes.

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