Location: Region Ghent, Belgium

Start Date: ASAP – December 2026 at the latest

Duration: 12 months

Work Arrangement: Full-time, minimum 3 days/week on-site

Languages: Dutch and English mandatory; French is a plus

Project Overview

We are looking for an experienced Freelance Senior SAP Group Reporting & Controlling Consultant to strengthen the Finance team of an international company in the Ghent region.

Following the implementation of SAP S/4HANA, the organisation has been focusing on stabilisation and optimisation of its Finance environment since the beginning of the year. A key priority is to further develop and optimise the SAP Group Reporting and Consolidation processes. The current project requires additional senior expertise to accelerate delivery, resolve outstanding issues and ensure that existing processes are successfully completed or, where necessary, redesigned and restarted.

The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on SAP Group Reporting expertise with a broad understanding Controlling processes. You will act as a bridge between IT and the business, translating business requirements into practical SAP solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the SAP Group Reporting and Consolidation processes within the S/4HANA environment.
• Analyse, optimise and finalise existing Group Reporting processes.
• Identify bottlenecks, resolve functional issues and propose effective solutions.
• Ensure that Group Reporting processes are ready for the upcoming financial year-end closing.
• Drive progress on ongoing initiatives and ensure continuous improvement of the Finance environment.
• Provide functional expertise in areas such as General Ledger, month-end closing, cost centre accounting, profitability analysis, product costing and budgeting.
• Act as the link between the Finance business stakeholders and the SAP/IT teams.
• Challenge existing processes and proactively recommend improvements.
• Take ownership of functional testing, validation and configuration/customisation where required.
• Work closely with ABAP developers when technical developments are needed.
• Provide senior-level functional support for complex SAP issues.
• Drive outstanding activities towards completion and ensure tangible project progress.
• Support documentation, gap analysis and change management activities.
• Ensure solutions meet business requirements and internal control standards.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on SAP FI/CO consulting experience.
• Strong expertise in SAP Group Reporting and Financial Consolidation in SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong functional and business-oriented mindset.
• Ability to independently analyse problems, propose solutions and translate business requirements into SAP functionality.
• Comfortable performing functional configuration, testing and validation independently.
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders and technical SAP teams.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Basic knowledge of ABAP or the ability to understand and review ABAP developments.
• Experience writing functional specifications and collaborating with ABAP developers.
• Previous experience in post-implementation stabilisation and optimisation projects.
• Background in Finance, Accounting or Controlling.

Interested? If you have strong SAP Group Reporting and Controlling experience and are available for a new freelance assignment, I would be happy to discuss the opportunity with you.