Finance & Contract Accounting (FI - CA) Functional Consultant

Urgent requirement of SAP IS-U Finance & Contract Accounting (FI-CA) Functional Consultant - Contract - Melbourne

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• FI-CA Configuration & Implementation
• Configure and support SAP IS-U Contract Accounts Receivable & Payable (FI-CA):
• Contract account configuration
• Posting areas & document types
• Main & sub-transactions
• Clearing control & tolerances
• Dunning procedures
• Interest calculation
• Write-offs & adjustments
• Incoming payments
• Automatic clearing
• Direct debit / Auto-pay
• Payment lots & returns
• Set up security deposits and installment plans.
• Utilities Financial Process Expertise
• Invoice posting from Billing
• Payment allocation & clearing
• Refunds & credit management
• Collections & dunning
• Disconnection due to non-payment
• Support regulatory compliance for utilities financial reporting.
• Handle high-volume mass processing (billing runs, payment runs, dunning runs).
• Integration & Cross-Functional Coordination
• IS-U Billing
• Customer Service (CRM)
• Device Management
• SAP FI (General Ledger, AR, AP)
• Support reconciliation between FI-CA and General Ledger.
• Enhancements (BADIs / Events in FI-CA)
• RICEF objects
• Data migration programs
• Project & Delivery Responsibilities
• Requirement gathering workshops
• Gap analysis & solution design
• Functional Specification Document (FSD) preparation
• SIT / UAT support
• Cutover & go-live activities
• Open items
• Business partners
• Contract accounts
• Provide hypercare and post-go-live support.
• Production Support & Optimization
• Provide L2/L3 support for FI-CA issues.
• Clearing errors
• Payment mismatches
• Dunning inconsistencies
• Recommend automation and process optimization for collections efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory

• 6+ years of SAP IS-U experience with strong focus on FI-CA.
• Experience in at least 1–2 full-cycle utilities implementations.
• Main/sub transactions
• Dunning & collections
• Payment processing
• Integration with Billing
• Understanding of utilities receivables and revenue cycle processes.

Preferred

• Experience in deregulated utilities markets.
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA Utilities.
• Knowledge of integration with external payment gateways.
• Basic ABAP debugging knowledge.
• Experience handling large-scale customer volumes.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Commerce / IT / Engineering.
• SAP FI-CA certification (preferred).

Duration: 06 Months and possible extension

Eligibility: Australian/NZ Citizens/PR Holders only

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