SAP AM / Acquire-to-Retire Consultant - Remote

SAP AM / Acquire-to-Retire Consultant

Main Sail LLC is seeking an SAP Functional AM/Acquire-to-Retire Consultant to support asset lifecycle activities within an S/4HANA transformation.

Leads the analysis, design, and implementation of S/4HANA Acquire to Retire (A2R) business processes. Acts as the functional expert for the end-to-end asset lifecycle, from initial capital budgeting and project construction (AUC) to asset capitalization, depreciation, and final retirement. This role ensures that all property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) data is accurately captured and remains compliant with federal financial reporting standards and audit requirements.

The A2R Functional Consultant is responsible for leading system analysis, end-to-end configuration, and cross-functional integration. Responsibilities include:

-Lead Requirement Gathering & Design: Analyze and design S/4HANA A2R business processes, facilitating workshops to define requirements for capital investment, asset tracking, and valuation.

-Execute S/4HANA Configuration: Perform hands-on configuration of New Asset Accounting (FI-AA), including Asset Classes, Depreciation Areas, and Valuation Groups, ensuring alignment with the Universal Journal (ACDOCA).

-Project Systems (PS) Mastery: Configure and maintain Project Systems structures (WBS Elements, Networks) to track Capital Projects and automate the settlement process to Assets under Construction (AuC).

-Public Sector Integration: Ensure asset transactions correctly interface with Funds Management (FM) to track the use of appropriated funds for capital expenditures across the 3-dimensional budget structure.

-Technical Collaboration: Partner with developers to create custom asset forms, automated labeling interfaces, or enhancements to the asset master data to support federal reporting mandates (e.g., GSA reporting).

-Asset Data Migration: Lead the migration of complex legacy asset data, ensuring historical depreciation, accumulated costs, and mid-year transfer values are reconciled with the General Ledger.

-Testing & Validation: Write and execute comprehensive test plans for asset acquisitions, transfers, impairments, and depreciation runs, ensuring accuracy in multi-ledger environments.

-User Enablement: Deploy SAP Fiori apps for asset inventory, project monitoring, and real-time capital spend analytics to improve operational visibility.

Basic Qualifications

-Extensive experience in SAP FI-AA and PS, with a deep understanding of S/4HANA’s simplified asset architecture and the depreciation engine.

-Proven experience with Capital Investment Management, including the settlement logic from projects to fixed assets.

-Strong integration knowledge, specifically between A2R and Procure to Pay (P2P) for asset procurement and Budget to Report (B2R) for financial statement reporting.

-Proficiency in Business Process Analysis, with the ability to lead "Fit-to-Standard" sessions and minimize customizations through standard SAP Asset Management features.

-Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex accounting rules into technical system requirements for both finance and engineering stakeholders.

-Technical Literacy: Ability to troubleshoot settlement errors, analyze asset journals, and configure Flexible Workflow for asset disposals or transfers.

Federal-Specific Requirements:

-Understanding of Federal Accounting Standards (SFFAS) related to Property, Plant, and Equipment and Audit Readiness (FIAR).

Location: Remote

Period of Performance: Anticipated start in April 2026 with 1 year base PoP. Expectation of multiple option years for client to exercise.

• **United States Citizenship Required (Dual citizenship not authorized)***