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Job Description of an SAP FICO Consultant - Facilitate the implementation and support of SAP Financials (focus on FICO Controlling – Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profitability Analysis, Project System, Results Analysis, Unsettled Costs, Month End Close, Overhead assessment and settlement.) - Perform detailed analysis of complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions; identify, interpret, validate and document customer requirements - Facilitate workshops to collect business requirements - Map client business requirements, processes and objectives; develops necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs. - Design, customize, configure and testing of FI/CO modules. Also, document functional designs, test cases and results - Identify gaps, issues and work around solutions. - Act as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyse, and solve software problems. Act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team. - Proactively identify and propose business process and/or system enhancements - Provide consulting services on both new implementations and existing support projects - Provide ad-hoc training and user support as required - Work self-directed and independently; may act as subject matter mentor to more junior members - Experience in SAP FI and CO modules (usually at least 2 - 5 years) - General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cost and Profit Center Accounting (CPA) and Internal Orders - Configuration of SAP FI, CO modules in IMG based on business requirements - Looking for improvement opportunities in business systems

- Assisting in testing process in order to discover errors and issues in business processes, documentation or user's lack of experience - Application support and training of end users - Cooperating with consultants from other modules such as MM, PM, PP and PS - Implementing SAP Business Warehouse (BW)

Job Description of an SAP FICO Project manager The project manager is also called a team leader or director. He/she is an important person during the implementation of the project. The project manager should have a extensive experience as an SAP FICO consultant. He/she is also a part of the sales process, so he/she should have strong negotiation and management skills as well. Responsibilities of project managers are an extension of consultant's responsibilities:

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Managing team of consultants in order to deliver final solution to customer based on contract conditions Managing client relationships Supervising and coaching junior consultants in the project

SAP NETWEAVER : launched in the year 2004, can be defined as a system that is a compilation of different properties that helps in managing different applications through a single system at a much lower cost. This unified system runs different data management processes through a single system and thereby cutting down costs to a significant extent. It can also be referred to as the consolidation of diverse data and processes. SAP NetWeaver has like modules in both SAP such as Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Portal (EP), Exchange Infrastructure (EI) and more. The sole aim of SAP NetWeaver is to deliver a unified tracking system for different processes. It is best for organizations who wish to merge their processes and manage it through a system. It allows users to create new applications along with migrating data from existing systems. SAP NetWeaver intake both regular and verbal instructions from users and thus is more user-friendly. Also this brings down the cost of investment on enterprise’s part as the entire package of SAP NetWeaver comes in a lower cost of ownership. SAP NetWeaver makes businesses reliable along with building efficiency in processes. The implementation cost for SAP NetWeaver business client is significantly low because all the different processes are integrated and delivered by a single system developed by SAP. Multiple Components of SAP NETweaver : -

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SAP Business Information Warehouse: As the term suggests, SAP BIW provides data warehouse functionality for businesses. Several layers such as extraction layer, staging layer, transformation layer, loading layer and reporting and analysis layer integrate together in this component of SAP NetWeaver. SAP Enterprise Portal: This component unifies and aligns the details, information and processes of different departments in a single space. SAP Business Intelligence: This analytical, reporting and data warehousing solution enables better decisions in enterprises. SAP BI simplifies data manipulation and allows users to analyze and share information with stakeholders. SAP XI Exchanging Infrastructure: SAP XI enables enterprises to connect systems from different vendors. These vendors might and might not use SAP warehouses or applications. This component extensively supports at cross-company scenarios. SAP Knowledge Warehouse: SAP KW helps an organization to set up and manage both industry-specific and enterprise-specific knowledge in a unified system. It is the main element that manages the knowledge processes of an enterprise. SAP Master Data Management: SAP MDM provides a single; integrate software solution that helps in creating, distribution and managing the entire master data at an enterprise level. This also provides the accurate data of an enterprise giving real-life status.