Functional Consultant - SAP Central Invoice Management

Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced SAP Central Invoice Management (CIM) Functional Consultant / Solution Architect with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance, Accounts Payable, and invoice management processes.
The role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise invoice processing solutions by working closely with business stakeholders, SAP teams, and technology partners. The ideal candidate should have experience in Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes and be able to translate business requirements into effective SAP solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead functional design and implementation activities for SAP Central Invoice Management (CIM) across Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Accounts Payable processes.
- Design invoice processing solutions for PO, Non-PO, Service, Freight, and Credit Note scenarios.
- Define workflows, approval processes, exception handling, validation rules, and compliance requirements.
- Support integration design between CIM and SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/MM), SAP Ariba Invoicing, OCR and invoice capture solutions such as SAP Document AI, OpenText VIM, and E-invoicing statutory compliance solutions.

- Participate in requirement gathering, blueprinting, configuration, testing, rollout, and post-go-live support activities.
- Configure and support SAP CIM processes including invoice scenarios, workflows, validations, tolerances, and posting rules.
- Work with Finance, Accounts Payable, Procurement, and IT teams to understand business requirements and provide SAP-based solutions.
- Support solution demonstrations, estimations, RFP responses, and presales activities when required.
- Prepare functional documentation including process flows, solution designs, and configuration documents.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in SAP Finance, Accounts Payable, invoice processing, or related SAP functional areas.
- Hands-on experience with SAP Central Invoice Management (CIM) and SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) with MM integration.
- Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay processes, PO/Non-PO invoice processing, 2-way and 3-way invoice matching, GR/IR processes, accruals, and tax scenarios.
- Experience integrating SAP invoice solutions with SAP Ariba Invoicing.
- Knowledge of SAP integration concepts including IDocs, APIs, and middleware (SAP CPI preferred).
- Understanding of invoice compliance requirements, including GST e-invoicing and global statutory requirements.
- Familiarity with audit controls, SOX compliance, and enterprise invoice governance.
- Experience leading SAP implementation projects and working with global teams.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with SAP OpenText VIM or similar invoice management solutions.
- Exposure to global SAP rollouts and multi-vendor delivery environments.
- Experience supporting solution architecture and business transformation initiatives.