SAP Bank Accounting Electronic Bank Statement Consultant

We are seeking a highly skilled SAP Bank Accounting, Electronic Bank Statement (EBS), and Multi-Bank Connectivity (MBC) / Host-to-Host (H2H) Specialist. In this specialized role, you will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our global corporate banking interfaces. You will bridge the gap between financial operations and technical integration pipelines by automating end-to-end payment runs, cash visibility, and bank statement reconciliations.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in SAP Treasury/FI-AP/AR and deep technical-functional expertise in global bank integration protocols (MBC, SWIFT, H2H, EBICS), standard payment file formats (ISO 20022, BAI2, MT940), and automated clearing rules.

Key Responsibilities

SAP Bank Accounting & EBS Optimization

• Core Configuration: Configure and maintain SAP Bank Accounting (FI-BL / FI-BA) and cash management modules, including House Banks, account symbols, posting rules, and external transaction types.
• EBS Automation: Design, refine, and optimize Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) processing. Build and maintain advanced search strings and interpretation algorithms to maximize automated cash application and clearing.
• File Format Management: Troubleshoot and validate various global bank statement and payment file formats, such as BAI2, MT940, MT942, and CAMT.053 (XML).
• Post-Processing Support: Build user-friendly interfaces (like SAP Fiori "Reprocess Bank Statement Items") to help business users easily manage exceptions and manual clearings.
  
  

• Connectivity Architecture: Define and configure connection patterns between SAP S/4HANA (or ECC) and global financial institutions using SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity (MBC), Host-to-Host (H2H) SFTP setups, or EBICS.
• SWIFT Integration: Manage secure SWIFT MT/MX corporate-to-bank messaging standards and handle certificate/security compliance (such as SSH keys, digital signatures, and encryption).
• Connector Management: Configure the SAP MBC Connector, orchestrating both outbound payment streams (from automatic payment programs/F110/F111) and inbound processing runs (pulling statements/lockboxes via scheduled jobs).
• Technical Troubleshooting: Coordinate directly with global banking partners and middleware teams during system integration testing (SIT) and go-live phases.
  
  

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of functional SAP configuration experience, with at least two completed end-to-end implementations of automated EBS and global bank connectivity setups.
• EBS Mastery: Deep configuration knowledge of EBS posting rules, clearing accounts, search strings, and the handling of multi-currency bank accounts.
• Bank Integration Protocols: Hands-on experience executing integrations using SAP MBC, H2H SFTP, EBICS, or SWIFT Alliance gateways.
• Global Messaging Standards: Strong understanding of financial industry messaging standards (especially XML ISO 20022 - pain.001, pain.002, camt.053, camt.054).
• Core Finance Alignment: solid understanding of the AP/AR automatic payment program (FBZP/F110/F111) and its direct integration with treasury workbenches.
  
  

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Advanced Payment Management (APM) or In-House Cash (IHC).
• Knowledge of SAP Cash Management, liquidity forecasting, and cash positioning.