SAP FICO Lead

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

DIGIS Tribes develop and maintain applications and solutions supporting the Business Lines Avionics Global Services (AGS) within Thales GBU Avionics (AVS).

As part of the DIGIS INDIA Tribe ERP team, you will contribute to the support, maintenance and evolution of Thales' SAP ERP landscape, ensuring the reliability, performance and continuous improvement of business-critical financial processes.

Our SAP ECC environment supports key Finance and Controlling activities across the organisation, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Centre Accounting, Internal Orders and Profitability Analysis. These processes are closely integrated with other SAP modules and systems, including SD, MM and CS, as well as external interfaces and integration platforms.

We are seeking an experienced SAP FICO Lead (Techno-Functional) to join our ERP team in Thales India. In this role, you will take ownership of SAP FI/CO solution design, configuration, production support and continuous improvement activities. You will leverage your strong functional expertise and technical understanding to deliver robust, scalable and reliable financial solutions aligned with business requirements and enterprise standards.

Working closely with Finance stakeholders, business teams, SAP functional and technical specialists, integration teams and external partners, you will play a key role in supporting SAP ECC operations, delivering enhancements and rollouts, resolving complex production issues and ensuring the stability of our financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver SAP FI/CO rollouts and support projects end-to-end.
• Provide L2/L3 SAP FI/CO support for a production ECC system, handling tickets/incidents and resolving issues within defined SLAs.
• Perform SAP configuration and solution design for FI/CO modules including:
  • FI-GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting (FI-AA)
  • CO- Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders
  • Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
• Support integration of SAP FICO with other modules/systems (e.g., SD/MM, SAP CS, SAP BTP/PI/PO, data interfaces).
• Troubleshoot and resolve financial process issues (month-end/year-end, postings, settlements, authorization issues, validations).
• Create and maintain functional documentation: process flows, configuration specs, mapping guides, test scripts, and cutover plans.
• Conduct and support UAT, regression testing, and provide defect resolution during project go-lives and enhancements.
• Work with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into SAP solutions, and ensure process compliance.
• Provide guidance to junior team members and support knowledge sharing.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and data governance (master data, chart of accounts, reporting structure, etc.).
• Perform periodic system checks and support continuous improvement activities for SAP finance reporting and performance.
• Work with vendors/partners when applicable to ensure effective support coverage and timely resolutions.

Required Qualifications

• Proven 8–9 years of hands-on experience in SAP FI/CO support and/or implementation with strong ECC exposure.
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC financial processes and configuration concepts.
• Hands on integration of MM/FI SD/FI CS/FI.
• Proven experience supporting production environments and handling incident/change management activities.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for common FI/CO issues (posting errors, account determination, document/field validations, reconciliation mismatches, period closing errors, etc.).
• Experience with SAP transport procedures and coordination during releases.
• Knowledge of testing approach for production fixes and enhancements.
• Higher education qualification: minimum bachelor's degree; a master's degree is preferred.

Desirable Skills:

• Ownership mindset for production reliability
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA finance migration exposure (bonus).
• Familiarity with reconciliation concepts (e.g., vendor/customer reconciliation, asset reconciliation, CO/FI reconciliation).
• Experience supporting integrations involving FI/CO (IDocs, batch jobs, middleware such as PI/PO, or APIs).
• Basic understanding of SAP authorizations and troubleshooting authorization-related issues.
• Calm, structured leadership during outages and high-severity incidents
• Strong analytical skills and RCA capability
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Process-driven and documentation-oriented

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.