SAP FI Lead

Job Title SAP FI Lead
Project Location Houston TX
Contract / CTH / FullTime contract
Remote or Hybrid or Onsite Hybrid (Inoffice TueThu Client office in Houston)
Project Duration 6 months Potential 30% chance of extension
Visa USC GC
Local ONLY OR Relocation Fine Local preferred

Job Overview:

We are seeking a SAP FI Lead with expertise in SAP FICO SAP Joint Venture Accounting (JVA) and SAP Project System (PS) for a hybrid role based in Houston TX. The candidate must be able to collaborate with an offshore team in India and be handson with problemsolving and system implementation. The ideal candidate will have strong oil and gas industry experience though this is not a strict requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Closing Support:
   • Coordinate and manage monthend quarterend halfyear and yearend financial closing processes.
2. Accounts Payable/Receivable:
   • Handle vendor check payments voided payments check clearing issues and payment term creation.
   • Resolve issues related to GR/IR clearing accounts and intercompany reconciliation.
3. Banking:
   • Manage bank interfaces including Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) DME issues house banks account IDs and manual bank statements.
   • Address issues with bank file uploads interface postings batch job failures and lockbox setups.
4. Controlling (CO):
   • Strong knowledge of CO including cost center accounting functional area processes allocation structures assessment and distribution.
   • Experience with Profit Center Accounting (PCA) and other controlling processes.
5. Project System & Investment Management Accounting:
   • Manage project creation system/user status settlement of costs budgeting forecasting and reporting.
   • Perform yearend close activities related to PS FXA cost center and GL.
6. Joint Venture Accounting (JVA):
   • Set up JVA for new company codes equity groups and manage JV master data.
   • Address BAU issues including equity changes cutbacks drilling cost calculations and yearend close activities.
   • Handle cutback rule mapping cash call processes partner netting JV billing and balance carry forward activities.
7. General Ledger:
   • Execute GL reporting and use Hyperion for reporting and setting up company codes.
8. Asset Accounting:
   • Configure asset accounting chart of depreciation and depreciation keys.
   • Manage asset history transfers and yearend close for assets.
9. Asset Retirement Obligation Module (AROM):
   • Analyse key dates forecast dates and inflation index table mapping for asset retirements.
10. Financial Closing Cockpit (FCC):

• Automate financial closing tasks and create templates for efficient closing processes.

1. Security & Authorization:

• Manage roles and authorizations for business users and provide necessary support.

MustHave Skills:

• SAP FICO (Financial Accounting and Controlling)
• SAP JVA (Joint Venture Accounting)
• SAP PS (Project System)

NicetoHave Skills:

• SAP AROM (Asset Retirement Obligation Module)
• SAP Financial Closing Cockpit (FCC)