Senior Consultant – SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (FI/CO)

Acuiti Labs is a specialist Global SAP consulting firm headquartered in London, UK, servicing clients globally for ‘Consume to Cash’ process transformation and optimization. We solve business challenges and problems using the most appropriate solution architecture and technology that fits into the client’s requirements and provides optimum functionalities.

Our core expertise and experience are in technology R&D, digital and business strategy. We deploy efficient and effective talent solutions to enable innovation and build software products and solutions in a robust and economic manner. We also have innovative business engagement models to suit the needs of each client.

We take pride in having a diverse and talented workforce spread across various geographical locations. We are a gender-neutral organisation and we strongly believe in Diversity and Inclusion. Our core values include – Integrity, Learning, Organisational pride, and Respect.

Innovation is at the heart of everything that Acuiti Labs offers. As an SAP Silver Partner, and an SAP BRIM company, Acuiti Labs has been delivering business technology solutions & digital transformation deploying SAP BRIM (Billing) on S/4HANA and cloud-based applications such as Subscription Billing, CPQ & Entitlement Management.

This role focuses on leading and executing the finance stream within S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations, particularly for large-scale Accounts Receivable. Key responsibilities include owning the end-to-end design and configuration of core finance modules like FI-AR, Credit Management, Collections/Dispute, Cash Management, and Bank Communication, ensuring adherence to SAP best practices.

A critical aspect of the role involves architecting and delivering robust integrations between S/4HANA Public Cloud Finance and various external systems, including customer portals, payment gateways, UK Direct Debit schemes/open-banking APIs, and commercial banks for automated statements. Furthermore, the role involves building strategies for dunning, write-offs, and debt recovery, managing data migrations, and ensuring seamless cut-overs.

Finally, the consultant will be responsible for establishing key performance indicator (KPI) dashboards using Embedded Analytics, CDS views, and Fiori, and leading Fit-to-Standard and Delta Design workshops to balance various project requirements.

• Serve as the Finance-stream lead for S/4HANA Public Cloud Implementation centered on large-scale Accounts Receivable.
• Own the design & configuration of FI-AR, Credit Management, Collections/Dispute, Cash Management, and Bank Communication, on S/4HANA Public Cloud, ensuring complete alignment with SAP best practice.
• Architect and deliver end-to-end integrations between S/4HANA Public Cloud Finance and external portals for registration, balance inquiries, and invoice download.
• Payment-gateway services for card authorization, tokenized recurring charges, and real-time payment status updates.
• UK Direct-Debit schemes and open-banking APIs for mandate creation, settlement, and reporting.
• Commercial banks for automated statement import (MT940, CAMT, BAI2) and straight-through cash application.
• Build robust dunning, write-off, and debt-recovery strategies for B2B and B2C scenarios on S/4HANA Public Cloud.
• Lead data migration of customer masters, open items, mandates, and historic financials.
• Plan and execute cut-over with zero customer impact to S/4HANA Public Cloud.
• Establish KPI dashboards—aged debt, cash forecasting, revenue assurance—using Embedded Analytics, CDS views, and Fiori.
• Run Fit-to-Standard and Delta Design workshops, balancing statutory, regulatory, and performance requirements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Finance —FI-AR, Credit Management, Collections & Dispute, Cash Management, Bank Communication.
• Proven track record designing API- and event-driven integrations via SAP BTP Integration Suite / Cloud Integration (CPI), IDoc/AIF, OData & SOAP services.
• Hands-on experience with payment integrations (UK Direct Debit, SEPA, card tokenization, open-banking APIs).
• Solid grasp of IFRS / UK GAAP and public-sector finance compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to tune system performance and lead large-scale data migrations.
• Exceptional stakeholder-management and English communication skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with SAP Activate, Agile, or hybrid delivery.
• Exposure to SAP BRIM, Subscription Billing, CPQ, or Revenue Accounting.
• Knowledge of ISO 20022 payment formats, EBICS, or Host-to-Host connectivity.
• Experience in Integration Monitoring and Exception Handling for public-cloud landscapes.
• Familiarity with UK regulations on consumer charging, debt recovery, and data privacy.
• PCI-DSS awareness and secure payment tokenization know-how.

Experience

• 10+ years in Finance/Controlling consulting roles, including at least two end-to-end S/4HANA projects (one cloud).
• Solution-architect responsibilities on large or complex engagements are a strong plus.
• Proven success managing C-level stakeholders and mixed on-shore/off-shore teams.
• Prior exposure to SaaS or managed-services delivery models.