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About the Role

Accenture's SAP practice is seeking individuals passionate about the utilities industry and SAP-based customer accounting and billing transformation projects. Join us to help clients innovate with leading-edge SAP and Accenture solutions, working on some of the most innovative projects globally in a collaborative, digitally-driven, and innovation-led environment.

Responsibilities

Team with clients on their SAP customer accounting and utilities transformation programs.
Engage with client leaders across Finance, Customer Operations, Billing & Collections, Credit & Risk and Regulatory Affairs on challenges shaping receivables, cash and customer accounts in utilities.
Lead the design of FI-CA for utilities, including business partner and contract account models, payment processing and clearing, security deposits, budget billing and instalment plans, refunds and final bills, and posting to the general ledger.
Design dunning, collections and disconnection processes that balance cash recovery with regulatory obligations, hardship and affordability programs, third-party collection agencies, bad debt write-offs and provisioning.
Design the integration of FI-CA with SAP IS-U / SAP S/4HANA Utilities billing, device management and customer service, and with SAP Convergent Invoicing, Convergent Charging and SAP BRIM.
Lead the transition of FI-CA from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, including scope and approach, business partner harmonization, migration of open items and balances, mass-run performance at utility volumes, and cutover aligned to bill cycles.
Design the period-end close for the subledger, including reconciliation to the general ledger, unbilled revenue and receivables reporting, aging, and bad debt provisioning.
Deploy AI use cases within SAP delivery to improve efficiency.
Lead FI-CA workstreams and project teams of varying size and scope, onsite with clients or within Accenture.
Own delivery quality and commercial outcomes for your workstream, including estimation, staffing plans, risk management and client satisfaction.
Be a thought leader, build assets, accelerators, demos and best practices, and develop the next generation of FI-CA practitioners.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of SAP functional experience, including at least 4 years of hands-on experience in SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) in SAP IS-U or SAP S/4HANA Utilities environments.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in SAP projects supporting Utilities clients.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with core FI-CA processes in a utilities context, including contract accounts, payment processing and clearing, security deposits, instalment plans, dunning, collections, disconnection, refunds, write-offs and reconciliation to the general ledger.
Working knowledge of how FI-CA integrates with utilities billing and invoicing, device management, customer service and the SAP S/4HANA general ledger.
Experience running design workshops and leading an FI-CA workstream through configuration, testing, data migration, cutover and go-live and/or experience leading SAP delivery teams in a Global Delivery Model.
Prior experience in a Consulting/Advisory role.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years’ work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Skills

SAP FI-CA
SAP IS-U
SAP S/4HANA Utilities
SAP BRIM
SAP Convergent Invoicing
SAP Convergent Charging
Business Partner
Contract Account Models
Payment Processing
Clearing
Security Deposits
Budget Billing
Instalment Plans
Refunds
Final Bills
General Ledger Posting
Dunning
Collections
Disconnection Processes
Cash Recovery
Regulatory Obligations
Hardship Programs
Affordability Programs
Third-Party Collection Agencies
Bad Debt Write-offs
Provisioning
Utilities Billing
Device Management
Customer Service
SAP S/4HANA General Ledger
SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Transition
Scope and Approach
Business Partner Harmonization
Migration of Open Items and Balances
Mass-run Performance
Cutover
Bill Cycles
Period-End Close
Subledger Reconciliation
Unbilled Revenue Reporting
Receivables Reporting
Aging
AI Use Cases
Global Delivery Model
Estimation
Staffing Plans
Risk Management
Client Satisfaction
Thought Leadership
Asset Development
Accelerator Development
Demo Development
Best Practice Development
Next Generation Practitioner Development
SAP BTP
AI-enabled Accelerators

Location

California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Virginia
Washington

Work Type

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Experience Level

Minimum of 5 years of SAP functional experience
Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA)
Minimum of 3 years of experience in SAP projects supporting Utilities clients
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with core FI-CA processes in a utilities context
Experience running design workshops and leading an FI-CA workstream
Experience leading SAP delivery teams in a Global Delivery Model
Prior experience in a Consulting/Advisory role

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years’ work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Salary/Compensations

California $94,400 to $293,800
Colorado $94,400 to $253,800
Connecticut $94,400 to $253,800
District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300
Illinois $87,400 to $253,800
Maine $80,400 to $216,200
Maryland $94,400 to $253,800
Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300
Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800
New York $87,400 to $293,800
New Jersey $100,500 to $293,800
Ohio $87,400 to $235,000
Virginia $87,400 to $270,300
Washington $100,500 to $270,300

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
A 401(k) plan
Bonus opportunities
Paid holidays
Paid time off

About the Company

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.
We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships.
We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Opportunity

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization.
As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values.
Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed.
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.