- Requirements Gathering & Analysis
- Lead finance requirements gathering for the Canada platform
- Analyze current-state finance processes impacted by the separation
- Document Canadian statutory, tax, and reporting requirements
- Identify gaps between current and target-state FICO processes
- Validate requirements with Finance, IT, and separation stakeholders
- Separation Support
- Support the company code and organizational structure separation activities
- Define and validate:
- Company code setup and dependencies
- Chart of Accounts mapping
- Intercompany and cross-company transaction flows
- Support financial data separation, including:
- General Ledger balances
- Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable open items
- Asset Accounting (if applicable)
- Assist with financial cutover planning and validation
- SAP FICO Configuration & Design
- Configure and support SAP FICO modules, including:
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Asset Accounting (as required)
- Controlling (Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Internal Orders)
- Support Canada-specific tax configuration (GST, HST, PST, QST)
- Ensure alignment with SAP best practices and internal finance standards
- Integration Support
- Coordinate with SD, MM, Supply Chain, and Tax teams to ensure end-to-end process integrity
- Validate FICO integration points across:
- Order-to-Cash
- Procure-to-Pay
- Inventory valuation and costing
- Support intercompany and cross-border transaction scenarios
- Testing & Validation
- Develop and execute unit and integration testing
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Validate financial postings, tax calculations, and reporting outputs
- Support defect triage, resolution, and retesting
- Cutover, Go-Live & Hypercare
- Support cutover planning and execution for the Canada platform
- Validate opening balances and financial integrity post-migration
- Provide go-live and hypercare support to ensure operational stability
- Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Produce functional documentation, including:
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
- Configuration documentation
- Test scripts and results
- Support knowledge transfer to internal IT and Finance teams.
Service Provider Responsibilities
- Provide qualified resources with expertise in SAP FICO
- Deliver all services and artifacts in alignment with PMO expectations.
- Participate in meetings, workshops, and stakeholder sessions as required.
- Maintain documentation, templates, and deliverables in approved repositories.
- Communicate risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
- Collaborate with Client stakeholders and partners to ensure alignment.
