SAP FICO Consultant - Solution Expert

Company Description

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €31.6 Billion international wholesaler with operations in more than 30 countries. The store network comprises a total of 623 stores in 21 countries, of which 522 offer out-of-store delivery (OOS), and 94 dedicated depots. In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution, FSD). 

HoReCa and Traders are core customer groups of METRO. The HoReCa section includes hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as bars, cafés and canteen operators. The Traders section includes small grocery stores and kiosks. The majority of all customer groups are small and medium-sized enterprises as well as sole traders. METRO helps them manage their business challenges more effectively. 

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide HR, Finance, IT, Strategy, Branding & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a Solution Expert – Finance & Accounts to join our team supporting business-critical solutions within Finance & Accounting and related business areas.

In this role, you will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring stable operations, continuous improvement, and the successful evolution of business applications. You will play a key role in understanding business needs, translating them into solution designs, supporting day-to-day operations, and contributing to transformation and optimization initiatives across SAP and non-SAP solutions.

The position is primarily focused on application management, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in a complex international environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and translate them into functional solution designs and work items.
• Support and enhance business applications within Finance & Accounting and related domains.
• Act as a trusted advisor for business stakeholders and key users.
• Coordinate and support incident, problem, and change management activities.
• Drive root cause analysis and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Collaborate with technical teams, external service providers, and other stakeholders to ensure end-to-end process stability.
• Support testing activities, releases, deployments, and solution enhancements.
• Contribute to process harmonization and standardization initiatives across business units and countries.
• Provide functional expertise for projects and strategic initiatives.
• Support the organization's application roadmap and continuous improvement initiatives across SAP and non-SAP solutions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 5-8 years of professional experience in enterprise application environments.
• Strong functional knowledge of Finance & Accounting processes.
• Experience in business process analysis and functional solution design.
• Experience working in application management, support, or consulting environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into effective system solutions.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across business and IT functions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be considered an advantage:

• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger processes
• Controlling and Management Accounting
• Procurement-to-Pay processes
• SAP MM
• SAP REFX
• SAP integrations and interfaces
• Non-SAP Finance & Accounting applications
• Financial closing and reporting processes
• IT Service Management (ITIL)
• Global or multi-country application environments
• Agile ways of working (Scrum, Kanban, Agile project delivery)

Additional Information

Key Competencies

Functional Competencies

• Business Requirements Analysis
• Solution Design
• Process Optimization
• Incident & Problem Management
• End-to-End Process Understanding
• Functional Testing & Validation

Personal Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Strong Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Customer & Service Orientation
• Collaboration and Teamwork

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a hands-on professional with a strong Finance & Accounting background who enjoys working closely with the business, solving complex problems, driving continuous improvements, and ensuring the reliability of critical business processes.

The ideal candidate combines SAP functional expertise, strong stakeholder management capabilities, and a service-oriented mindset with an interest in contributing to the future evolution of our SAP landscape, including the transition towards Non-SAP Finance & Accounting applications.