Infosys is seeking a Principal SAP FICO Consultant:

This position requires an expert contributing to different phases of the consulting lifecycle. You will be intensely involved in business process consulting; you will define the problem, propose, and create the solution. You will also play an important role in the development, configuration, and deployment of the overall solution. You will guide teams on project processes, deliverables and contribute to the proposal development, client training and internal capability building and help detail the project scope. You will have the opportunity to shape 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 11 years of experience with Information Technology.
• Location of this position is Fort Worth, TX.
• 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 Qualifications: Functional Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the Record-to-Report / Finance workstream through all phases of SAP Activate (Prepare → Explore → Realize → Deploy → Run).
• Drive fit-to-standard workshops, solution mapping, delta design, and influence business decisions for optimal S/4 adoption.
• Oversee design and configuration for core FI/R2R areas including:
• General Ledger (New GL, ledger setup, parallel accounting)
• Asset Accounting (AA)
• Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable (AP/AR)
• Bank Accounting / Cash & Liquidity
• Closing Cockpit / Financial Close
• Controlling integration points (Cost Centers, Internal Orders, COPA, Product Costing)
• Manage and guide functional consultants (internal + SI) across multiple locations.

Brownfield-Specific Responsibilities

• Review and act on simplification items, ledger considerations, AA changes, and BP conversion impacts
• Validate conversion impacts for
• Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
• Asset Accounting migration
• New depreciation engine
• Parallel valuation & currency setup
• Open item conversion
• Support execution of:
• Financial data migration (open items, assets, GL balances)
• Mock conversions, dry runs, and reconciliation cycles
• Cutover planning focusing on period-end close tasks

Compliance & Controls (Life Sciences / Eye Care)

• Ensure compliance with:
• SOX controls
• GxP/CSV validation requirements
• 21 CFR Part 11 for electronic records
• Corporate accounting policies & audit standards
• Support Finance-related regulatory needs (FDA, UDI-related impacts, costing traceability).

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Define test approach and scenarios for:
• Functional testing
• SIT, UAT, regression, and GxP validation
• Integration across MM, SD, PP, QM, EWM
• Ensure complete traceability of requirements to test results (CSV requirement).
• Lead defect triaging, resolution, and quality governance for FI/R2R.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with business Finance leads (Corporate Accounting, FP&A, AR/AP, Treasury, Tax).
• Act as the primary liaison between Finance, IT, System Integrator, and Program Management Office.
• Communicate progress, issues, and risks to leadership; propose mitigation plans.

Cutover & Hypercare

• Own Finance cutover tasks (period close, balances, asset loads, open items, reconciliations).
• Validate data loads and ensure financial statements accuracy post conversion.
• Lead hypercare stabilization for Finance: incident resolution, defects, training, adjustments.

Required

• 8+ years of SAP Finance / R2R experience in large global enterprises.
• 2+ full-cycle SAP implementations, including at least one S/4HANA Brownfield conversion.
• Strong expertise in FI (GL, AA, AP, AR, Bank Accounting) and controlling integration.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
• Asset Accounting migration
• Financial closing processes
• Multi-GAAP / multi-ledger environments
• Experience working in life sciences / medical devices / pharma is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated familiarity with GxP, CSV, SOX controls, and audit processes.
• Strong cross-functional integration experience with SD, MM, PP, QM, EWM.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead functional teams & workshops.

Preferred

• About 10-15 years of experience in SAP FICO module along with any experience with Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Experience in implementation projects, template built and global roll out projects.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA Finance experience, including SAP GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, plus integration knowledge with Procurement, Operations, and Logistics.
• Experience with global ERP reporting initiatives
• Lead requirements discovery, fit-gap analysis, and future-state process design for Financial Processes.
• Lead UAT planning/execution, defect triage, training, cutover, and rollout planning for a global user community.
• Proven experience in SAP implementations, detailed process analysis and design, system architecture, technology standards, CSV, GXP and SOX requirements
• Proven track record of broad industry experience and excellent understanding of complex enterprise IT landscapes and relationships

Personal

Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include:

• High analytical skills
• A high degree of initiative and flexibility
• High customer orientation
• High quality awareness
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits :

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  Long-term/Short-term Disability

Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts:

Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness , Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off: