Job Description: Manager – SAP FICO (EU Tax: Intrastat, ESL, Reverse Charge)

Position: Manager – SAP FICO

Location: Delhi/NCR

Tech Stack: SAP S/4HANA Finance (preferred), ECC (legacy), Fiori, FSCM, Tax engines (if applicable)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP FICO Manager to lead end-to-end Finance & Controlling solutioning with EU VAT compliances across multiple entities. The ideal candidate combines deep FICO functional expertise with hands-on design and governance for Intrastat declarations, EC Sales Lists (ESL), and Reverse Charge mechanisms, ensuring compliant tax determination, accurate postings, and timely statutory submissions. This role will drive multi-country template design, harmonized tax processes, and integration with Sales, Procurement, and Trade/Logistics functions.

Key Responsibilities

1) Solution Leadership & Design

• Lead fit–gap workshops with Finance, Tax, and Business stakeholders; define global template and localizations for EU VAT.
• Should have 10-12 years of relevant experience.
• Own chart of accounts, posting schemas, tax codes, condition techniques, account determination, and month-end/period-end processes.
• Design and implement EU VAT scenarios:
• Intrastat (Arrivals/Dispatches) – data capture, commodity codes, statistical values, transport modes.
• EC Sales List (ESL) – validation of VAT IDs, zero-rated intra-community supplies, reporting per customer.
• Reverse Charge – B2B services/goods, domestic & cross-border, self-assessment logic and GL postings.
• Set up Fiori applications, reports, and cockpit views for tax and statutory dashboards.

2) Tax Determination & Compliance

• Configure tax determination across SD (Output VAT) and MM (Input VAT) with country-of-supply/destination logic, place of supply, and triangulation scenarios.
• Establish controls: mandatory fields, validation rules, incompletion checks, and audit trails for VAT.
• Define reporting processes: Intrastat files, ESL outputs, and VAT return support; coordinate with tax advisors/auditors.
• Govern master data (BP VAT IDs, tax classification, material/services tax groups) and tax code lifecycle.

3) Controlling & Finance Integration

• Oversee CO: cost centers, profit centers, internal orders, profitability analysis (CO-PA), allocations/assessments.
• Align revenue recognition, accruals, FX revaluations, asset accounting, and intercompany flows with VAT implications.
• Coordinate pricing/tax interactions with SD and input VAT recovery with MM; ensure FSCM Credit Management alignment for cash flow.

4) Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Integrate with SD/LE (export documents), MM/EWM (goods movements), GTS/International Trade (SPL/licensing), and TM (transport data feeding Intrastat).
• Partner with Treasury (bank interfaces), Controlling, and Tax teams for end-to-end compliance and reporting.
• Manage external integrations with tax engines (if used) and BTP/Integration Suite for regulatory submissions.

5) Delivery Governance & Support

• Own UT/SIT/UAT, defect triage, cutover (tax codes, condition records, opening balances, VAT ID validations).
• Lead go-live and hypercare, stabilize statutory reporting cycles, and drive continuous improvements.
• Maintain documentation: BRDs, configuration workbooks, SOPs, training materials; ensure SoD, audit, and ICS compliance.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10–14 years of SAP experience with 7+ years in SAP FICO; S/4HANA Finance hands-on strongly preferred.
• 2–3+ end-to-end implementations/rollouts covering multi-country EU VAT with Intrastat, ESL, and Reverse Charge.
• Deep expertise in:
• GL/AP/AR/AA/Banking, CO (cost/profit centers, CO-PA), closing & reporting.
• EU VAT configuration (tax procedures, tax codes, account keys), tax determination (SD/MM), statutory reports.
• Data & controls for Intrastat (commodity codes, Incoterms, transport modes) and ESL (VAT ID validation, customer-level reporting).
• Strong understanding of intercompany, triangulation, consignment and drop shipment VAT scenarios.
• Experience working with auditors/tax advisors, and delivering audit-ready processes.

Technical & Tooling

• S/4HANA Fiori for Finance & Tax, Advanced Compliance Reporting (ACR) (if applicable), DART/SAP reports, BW/SAC (nice-to-have) for tax analytics.
• Condition technique for tax, Output Management (forms), IDoc/API integrations, BAdIs/user exits for tax validations.
• Familiarity with BTP/Integration Suite, AIF, PI/PO, and external tax/EDI solutions.
• Exposure to MDG-F for governance of COA, BP, and tax master data.

Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder management with Finance Controllers, Tax Leads, CFO office, and Operations.
• Excellent workshop facilitation, decision-making, and risk-based solutioning.
• Proven team leadership: mentoring consultants, managing deliverables, and cross-functional alignment.
• Clear, structured communication with executive-ready presentations.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Business, or IT.
• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification preferred.
• Professional accounting/tax credentials (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CMA) are advantageous.