sap functional consultant - group reporting.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Functional Consultant – Group Reporting to lead the continued rollout and stabilization of our Group Reporting module. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for generating consolidated financial statements, ensuring seamless integration between agencies and the central organization, and maintaining compliance with Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) requirements. You will serve as a subject matter expert, guiding the design, configuration, and testing of S/4HANA Group Reporting processes to drive reporting quality, cost-efficiency, and timeliness.

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid: 3 days per week onsite)
Contract Duration: 12-month contract
Schedule: 7 hours per day, 5 days per week
Rate: $73.42-$79.81/hr

Advantages
High-Impact Role: Drive the consolidated financial reporting strategy for a major public sector organization.

Professional Growth: Work at the intersection of financial accounting, consolidation, and cutting-edge SAP S/4HANA architecture.

Flexibility: Balanced hybrid work arrangement based in a Toronto office.

Stability: 12-month contract duration.

Responsibilities

Strategic Rollout: Lead the implementation of Group Reporting templates across various agencies and boards, ensuring consistent interpretation of General Ledger (GL) accounts and accounting structures.

System Configuration: Configure S/4HANA Group Accounting, including consolidation units, groups, document types, and consolidation logistics such as inter-agency/corporation eliminations.

Data Integration: Manage data collection processes, including the mapping of ACDOCA to ACDOCU, validation rules, reclassification, adjustment postings, and substitution rules.

Financial Reporting: Lead year-end closing activities, including intercompany reconciliation, consolidation of equity and investments, and the generation of financial statements (Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Operations, etc.) in alignment with PSAB standards.

Optimization & Defect Resolution: Support the PMO in the prioritization and implementation of post-go-live deferred items; provide ongoing support for triaging support tickets and resolving technical defects.

Collaboration: Partner with Business Process Leads and vendor teams to inform the design, development, and integration of SAP and non-SAP solutions.

Advisory Leadership: Identify linkages to key business processes and provide leadership on accounting principles, systems configuration, and best practices to enable end-to-end process efficiency.

Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale program management within government or large private sector organizations.

Core SAP Expertise: Demonstrated success in designing, configuring, and implementing SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting, including data collection and intercompany eliminations.

Implementation History: Proven track record in delivering at least two end-to-end SAP implementations (preferably within a public sector environment).

Certification: SAP Certification in Group Reporting is mandatory.

Technical Depth: Expertise in related S/4HANA modules including Finance (FI), Controlling (CO), Project Systems (PS), Asset Accounting (AA), Grants Management, and Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO).

Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of PSAB requirements and the preparation of financial statements in required formats.

Project Management: Extensive experience with traditional and innovative methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, SAP Activate, or PMBOK).

Soft Skills: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence leadership and effectively collaborate with technical and business teams.

Summary
If you're interested in the Senior SAP Functional Consultant – Group Reporting role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to View email address on randstad.com to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies. show more