SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting

Job description

Job Description: SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting – Quality Assurance Consultant Location: Saudi Arabia (Onsite – Phase-wise Deployment) Industry: Oil & Gas / Midstream / Downstream / Petrochemical / Energy Engagement Type: Independent Quality Assurance (QA) Consulting Project Duration: Approximately 24 Months (Phase-wise Engagement) Experience Required: 10+ Years in SAP Consulting Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Quality Assurance Consultant to support a large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation program for a leading Oil & Gas organization in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will join an Independent Quality Assurance (QA) team responsible for evaluating the quality, completeness, compliance, and effectiveness of SAP Group Reporting solutions and implementation deliverables developed by the System Integrator (SI). The role requires extensive functional expertise in SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting, Legal Consolidation, Management Consolidation, Intercompany Matching and Elimination, Currency Translation, Consolidation Data Integration, and Group Financial Reporting. The consultant will independently assess consolidation solution designs, validate financial reporting processes, review integration and data migration approaches, identify implementation risks, and provide recommendations to ensure compliance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and SAP S/4HANA leading practices. The engagement will follow a phase-wise deployment model across an approximately 24-month SAP transformation program, requiring onsite participation in Saudi Arabia during designated project phases. Key Responsibilities • Independently review and evaluate SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting solution designs, configurations, and functional specifications. • Assess the overall consolidation architecture and its alignment with the organization's financial reporting requirements. • Review consolidation units, consolidation groups, organizational hierarchies, and reporting structures. • Validate the configuration and application of consolidation methods, ownership structures, and consolidation rules. • Evaluate the alignment of Group Reporting processes with SAP S/4HANA standard functionality and leading practices. • Review consolidation master data, reporting dimensions, financial statement items, and consolidation-related mappings. • Assess the effectiveness of Group Reporting solutions in supporting accurate, timely, and controlled financial consolidation. • Identify functional gaps, configuration inconsistencies, and implementation risks, and recommend corrective actions. 2. Legal Consolidation and Statutory Financial Reporting • Review legal consolidation processes and solution designs in accordance with applicable IFRS requirements. • Assess consolidation group structures, consolidation units, ownership relationships, and reporting hierarchies. • Validate consolidation methods, including full consolidation, equity method accounting, and other applicable consolidation approaches. • Review investment consolidation, ownership changes, and consolidation-related accounting treatments where applicable. • Assess minority interest and Non-Controlling Interest (NCI) calculations and reporting. • Evaluate consolidation adjustments, elimination postings, and financial statement preparation processes. • Review the treatment of acquisitions, disposals, and changes in group ownership where relevant. • Validate the completeness and accuracy of consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow reporting. • Identify compliance risks and inconsistencies in consolidation accounting and statutory reporting. 3. Management Consolidation and Performance Reporting • Review management consolidation requirements and related SAP Group Reporting designs. • Assess management reporting structures across business units, legal entities, operational segments, and geographical locations. • Evaluate the integration of financial and operational information required for management decision-making. • Review the design of consolidated financial performance indicators and reporting outputs. • Assess the consistency of financial information between statutory consolidation and management reporting. • Identify potential reporting gaps, data inconsistencies, and opportunities for process improvements. • Recommend enhancements to strengthen group-level financial visibility, reporting accuracy, and management insight. 4. Intercompany Matching, Reconciliation and Elimination • Independently assess intercompany matching and reconciliation solution designs. • Review intercompany transaction identification, matching rules, and reconciliation methodologies. • Validate intercompany elimination processes involving: • Intercompany Receivables and Payables • Intercompany Revenue and Expenses • Intercompany Profit and Loss • Intercompany Dividends • Intercompany Investments and Equity • Unrealized Intercompany Profit, where applicable • Evaluate the configuration and effectiveness of Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation (ICMR) processes where implemented. • Assess the accuracy and completeness of elimination rules and consolidation adjustments. • Review the handling of intercompany differences, exceptions, and unreconciled balances. • Validate reconciliation controls, approval workflows, and supporting documentation. • Identify risks that may result in inaccurate group financial statements or unresolved intercompany balances. 5. Currency Translation and Multinational Consolidation • Review currency translation designs for entities operating across multiple currencies and jurisdictions. • Evaluate the configuration of local currency, group currency, and other relevant reporting currency requirements. • Validate exchange rate types, translation methods, and currency conversion procedures. • Review the treatment of foreign currency translation adjustments and related financial statement impacts. • Assess the handling of currency translation differences and cumulative translation reserves where applicable. • Evaluate the accuracy of currency translation for Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and equity-related consolidation items. • Review the integration of exchange rate data and currency translation reporting. • Identify potential risks affecting multinational consolidation accuracy and IFRS compliance. 6. Group Reporting Data Integration and Collection • Review data integration architecture and consolidation data collection processes. • Assess the integration between SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting and SAP Group Reporting. • Evaluate financial data extraction, mapping, transformation, and loading.

Requirements

• Experience Required: 10+ Years in SAP Consulting
• We are seeking a highly experienced SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Quality Assurance Consultant to support a large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation program for a leading Oil & Gas organization in Saudi Arabia.
• Evaluate the integration of financial and operational information required for management decision-making.

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