Senior SAP FICO Specialist (For contingent workers)

Senior SAP FICO Specialist

The Financial Systems team provides technology expertise to the finance department and is responsible for SAP, HANA, and connected 3rd party systems at Booking.com.

We want to change the way people work with SAP, by building a finance application platform that supports simplification of business processes, and empowers the finance community with better financial insights.

We run our SAP environment on HANA and in February 2016 we migrated to Simple Finance. In 2021 we started our financial transformation with S4 HANA implementation.

As a SAP Senior FI, you will be the designer of the solutions for new initiatives, day-to-day SAP optimization, setting up new functionalities, customizing or modifying existing functionalities to transform the as-is processes.

You will utilize your knowledge of SAP FICO and FICA to design solutions which meet business objectives and goals.

You will participate in the development of solution design documents, functional design documents, configurational rationale, testing and deployment.You will partner with business owners and digital teams to identify opportunities for improvement and offer up appropriate solution designs to meet business objectives

You will have deep experience with the integration of SAP FICO, FICA Controlling, Payments, Tax.

This role involves extensive daily interaction with functional specialists, developers in all finance and IT departments in Booking.com.

It is essential that you have a strong understanding of finance processes and integration with legacy systems and you have strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills in English.

Due to the rapid and continuous growth of the organization, the tasks and duties of this role may evolve over time. You will be keen to develop and grow within the role and to take on additional challenges and responsibilities as they occur.

B.Responsible

• Full ownership of projects and quality of changes, from planning,

  
  

• communication, coordination, compliance aspects, customization and go-live hypercare;

  
  

• Analytical thinking

  
  

• Providing scalable and innovative solutions;

  
  

• Ability to take fast decisions in a very dynamic environment, with some level of uncertainty

  
  

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities (processes, people) to improve project delivery and/or development methodologies.

  
  

• Training of key users and key user support.Analyzing issues and changes;

  
  

• Day to day support and incident resolution

Mandatory Experience & Technical Skills

1. SAP Finance Core & Architectural Setup

• Deep Structural Design: Proven hands-on experience in the end-to-end setup of global templates, including Enterprise Structure and Global Organisation set up.

  
  

• Detailed Configuration: Expert-level mastery in configuring (not limited to):

  
  

• Organizational Units: Controlling Area, Operating Concern (CO-PA), and Company Code.

• Chart of Accounts.

  
  

• Financial Framework: Ledgers, Currencies, Segments, and Fiscal Year/Posting Period variants.

• Master Data & Hierarchies: Cost Center/Profit Center Hierarchies,

• Internal Order Types, and Account Groups.

  
  

• Fixed Assets: Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation Areas, and Asset Classes.

  
  

• SAP RISE Experience: Direct Hands-on experience in SAP RISE (Private Cloud Edition), including leading "Explore" phase workshops to define enterprise standards. Should have in-depth knowledge and experience of RISE product offerings.

2. Specialized Contract Accounting (FICA) / BRIM

• Project Delivery: At least one full-cycle implementation (Greenfield or Brownfield) of SAP FICA or BRIM / Convergent Invoicing.

• Convergence: Strong understanding of how high-volume billing data flows from digital interfaces into the General Ledger.

3. Advanced Financial Modules & Controlling

• Operational Excellence: Deep expertise in General Ledger (GL), Accounts

  
  

• Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Asset Accounting.

  
  

• Treasury & Banking: Hands-on configuration of Bank Communication

  
  

• Management (BCM) and specialized Intercompany Accounting processes.

  
  

• Controlling (CO-PA): Advanced knowledge of Controlling and Profitability

  
  

• Analysis to drive business insights and financial reporting.

Version Versatility: Proficiency in mapping business processes across both SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments.

Integration & Stakeholder Management

System Ecosystems: Excellent knowledge of integrating SAP FI with complex legacy systems and external digital interfaces.

Interface Logic: Solid understanding of data mapping across FI-GL, Business Partners, and payment gateways.

Communication: Fluent English with a proven track record of managing high-level stakeholders and delivering technical presentations to non-technical audiences. Ability to derive decisions and conclude discussions amongst different set of stakeholders.

Behavioral Competencies

Agility: Ability to grasp complex technical details quickly and manage multiple high-priority deliverables in a fast-paced, "quick turnaround" environment.

Strategic Thinking: Ability to see beyond the configuration and understand the business impact of architectural decisions.

Key Metrics for Success

Successful leadership of Explore Workshops for global rollouts, Hands on knowledge of SAP RISE product offerings.

Delivery of a stabilized FICA/BRIM environment.

Improvement of financial data quality and integration efficiency with legacy platforms.

The payrate for independent contractors is 15-38 EUR/hr