Lead SAP FICO Consultant

Infosys Is Seeking a Lead SAP FICO Consultant As a Lead Consultant, you will be a key player in the consulting team that helps discover and define the problem statement, evaluates the solution options and makes recommendations. You will create detailed design, architecture and process artifacts and implement the deployment plan. You will also support knowledge transfer with the objective of providing value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education. At least 7 years of experience with Information Technology. Location for this position is San Francisco, CA. Travel would be needed. Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time Preferred Qualification: Key deliverables/objectives Opportunity to become an expert in the SAP technology and the business processes it supports Interact and collaborate with global, regional and local Business Partners as appropriate, in order to better understand the business and its priorities, and represent their requirements within SAP Business processes knowledge, ability to conduct workshops (from business requirement->presentation documentation->solution) Partner with the IT teams in assessing and prioritizing business requirements and drive the development of business cases and system solutions Analyze defect queues using designated tool for ticket tracking Evaluate issue details, assign to team members and / or to other functional areas as required, delegation of tasks to team members to cover multiple geographical time zones Escalation management and reporting Design, implement and deploy SAP solutions to achieve defined business goals Maintain skills in SAP applications process design and configuration SAP application design, development, integration, testing, deployment and technical architecture Promote process improvements and innovation to drive business process optimization Adapts existing methods and procedures to create possible solutions to moderately complex problems Uses considerable judgment to determine solution and seeks guidance on complex problems Strong ability to work in offshore model, coordination with technical teams Technical Responsibilities: Candidate Should Be Performing Below Activities Configuration of various functions within FI/CO, such as: New GL, GL with transfer pricing Document Splitting, Intercompany Processing, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Product Costing, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Oder Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Revenue Recognition, and Tax Develop and deploy new processes and configuration to meet business needs Review the deliverables been delivered by other team, aligned with Architect and SDLC processes for documentation approval Analyze data and processes to identify/troubleshoot problems, and recommend preventive action Proactively provide status on all activities to appropriate stakeholders Follow applicable standards, procedures, guidelines, and methodologies in the support and/or maintenance of systems Continually strive to enhance or improve business systems processes that drive efficiency through use of best practices Document requirements for new functionality as required for FI/CO initiatives Collaboration with Order Management (O2C), Purchase to Pay (P2P) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) team members Develop procedures, processes and guidelines that are efficient and focused on the quality of the process or end state deliverable Develop functional design specifications in support of existing and new application requirements Collaborate with various technical teams to evaluate design alternatives, optimize design solution and minimize impact to performance Develop and execute functional unit test cases in support of new application requirements Work with cross functional teams to perform test activities (e.g. integration, performance, user acceptance) Support the deployment of production applications and provide post-production support related to custom system enhancements and integration points Must Have Technical Qualifications: Minimum of two end-to-end SAP FICO implementations, including hands-on design an