Jr SAP Application Analyst – FI-CO (S/4HANA)

We are looking for a junior SAP Solution Analyst, based in Nairobi, Kenya, to support the FI (Financial Accounting) and CO (Controlling) modules of our SAP S/4HANA landscape. Working closely with senior FI-CO consultant, finance business users and center of excellence, you will provide day-to-day application support, help deliver changes and new rollouts, and contribute to the stability and continuous improvement of our finance processes, supporting an organization with multi-country operations.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Provide day-to-day application support (incident and service request handling) for SAP S/4HANA FI and CO, escalating complex issues to senior consultants when needed.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities (e.g., GL, AP, AR, asset accounting, bank accounting, FX revaluation, CO allocations and settlements).
• Analyze business requirements from finance users and translate them into functional requirements and simple configuration changes, under the guidance of senior consultants.
• Perform FI-CO configuration and master data maintenance (GL accounts, cost centers, profit centers, internal orders) following established change control and transport procedures.
• Monitor and support interfaces between our commodity trading (CTRM) system and SAP FI-CO, investigating posting errors and supporting reconciliations.
• Prepare and execute test scripts (unit, integration and user acceptance testing) for changes, fixes and new entity rollouts.
• Support and run rollouts of the FI-CO template to new companies, including data validation, testing, go-live and post go-live support.
• Support standard financial reporting needs using S/4HANA reports and Fiori apps and, where applicable, SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Coordinate with the Basis, security and development teams on authorization requests, enhancements and technical issues related to FI-CO.
• Support internal and external audit requests and local statutory reporting requirements together with the finance teams.
• Prepare and maintain functional documentation, process descriptions and end-user guides, and provide user training and knowledge transfer.

Experience

• 1–3 years of hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA in FI and CO modules (project or support environment).
• Practical knowledge of core FI processes: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting and period-end closing. TRM would be a plus.
• Practical knowledge of core CO processes: Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, allocations and settlement.
• Experience in application support (incident and service request handling) and/or in testing and documentation of SAP changes.
• Understanding of finance and accounting fundamentals and of how FI-CO integrates with other systems and interfaces.

Technical Competences: Mandatory Requirements

• SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting (FI): GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, period-end closing, foreign currency valuation.
• SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO): cost center and profit center accounting, internal orders, allocations, settlement.
• Understanding of S/4HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and its impact on FI-CO processes and reporting.
• Basic FI-CO configuration (SPRO) and master data management, following change control and transport procedures.
• Use of S/4HANA standard reporting and Fiori apps for finance; ability to write functional specifications and test scripts.

Highly Desired (Big Plus)

• Knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): building stories/dashboards and models for financial reporting.

Nice to Have

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification (or equivalent training).
• Experience working in a multinational or shared-services environment.
• Exposure to commodity trading or agribusiness finance processes.
• Awareness of local statutory, tax and reporting requirements for finance operations.

• Advanced English required (spoken and written) mandatory.
• Location: Kenya.
• Work Mode: Hybrid or Onsite — flexible depending on candidate location.
• Education: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Level: Junior (1–3 years of SAP FI-CO experience).