Responsibilities:
Provide functional knowledge and hands-on experience in the Electricity, Gas, or Water Industry.
Configure the IS-U system with hands-on experience.
Lead Business Workshops, Blueprint Sessions, and develop BBPs/BBDs FS, Test Scenarios, conduct Trainings, perform Testing, and provide defect management support for the FI-CA module.
Design core/customized business processes and offer best practices for ISU.
Communicate complex requirements effectively to both Technical and Non-technical stakeholders.
Willingness to travel as required.
Required Experience:
Comprehensive understanding of different business processes in the Utility Industry (Regulated and Deregulated).
SAP FI-CA knowledge, particularly in preparing business blueprints, business process plans (BPP), functional documents, and test cases.
Familiarity with the Meter to Cash process.
Experience with FICA Dunning procedures, Collection Strategy, payment integration (cash desk/external cash desk), write-offs, return processing, security deposits, installment plans, and promise to pay.
Expertise in Payment reconciliation with third parties and Banks.
Experience configuring FICA Events and BRF+ (functional).
Strong knowledge of clearing strategies and rules.
Experience with Cash Desk operations and clarifications.
Knowledge in configuring credit worthiness (in SAP) and with third parties, payment collection agencies.
Managing Send items to Collection Agency, auto reversal of bills, manual postings (custom), and refund management for any payment mode.
Ability to develop custom solutions using standard methods as much as possible.
Proficiency with FICA tables to generate Payment and reconciliation reports on demand.
Implementation of installment plans and payment schemes, as well as deferral of payment configurations.
Strong knowledge of month-end and period-end closing, and FICA to FICO GL integration.
Develop templates and methods to improve the efficiency of application support.
Gather and prioritize SAP Business requirements and design appropriate solutions.
Understand configuration dependencies and inter-relationships between SAP modules such as Device Management, CS/CRM, Billing, and design and troubleshoot within this context.
Define test scenarios to cover the full scope of business requirements, create master data, and carry out unit, cycle, and integration tests.
Education Qualifications:
Graduate / Post Graduate / MBA with relevant experience in SAP Utilities.
Work Experience:
3-7 years of hands-on experience in configuring and designing the SAP ISU FI-CA module.
At least two IS-U implementation project experiences as a lead consultant.