*SAP DRC (Document & Reporting Compliance) Consultant / Senior Consultant*
**Experience:** 10+ Years of IT Experience with minimum 5+ Years of SAP DRC experience
**Location:** Remote
**Work Timings:** IST Time Zone
**Employment Type:** Contract
**Open Positions:** 1
*## About the Role*
We are looking for an experienced **SAP DRC (Document & Reporting Compliance) Consultant / Senior Consultant** with strong hands-on experience in SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, e-invoicing, statutory reporting, and tax authority integrations.
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of **5+ years of hands-on SAP DRC experience** and strong functional knowledge of SAP SD/FI billing, taxation, eDocument processing, XML-based integrations, and country-specific compliance requirements.
The candidate will be responsible for DRC implementations, multi-country rollouts, production support, compliance monitoring, integrations, troubleshooting, and post-go-live stabilization.
*## Key Responsibilities*
### 1. SAP DRC Implementation
* Participate in **end-to-end SAP DRC implementation and rollout projects**.
* Conduct requirement-gathering workshops with Finance, Tax, and business stakeholders.
* Analyze statutory, tax, e-invoicing, and localization requirements for different countries.
* Configure the **SAP DRC / eDocument framework** and country-specific compliance solutions.
* Configure and support electronic invoicing and statutory reporting processes.
* Set up integrations with **tax authorities, Peppol networks, and third-party compliance providers**.
* Perform DRC initial setup, configuration, and DRC/eDocument Cockpit setup.
* Analyze and implement relevant **SAP Notes, legal changes, patches, and enhancements**.
* Support SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare activities.
### 2. SAP SD/FI and DRC Integration
* Work closely with SAP SD and FI teams to ensure correct integration with DRC.
* Support billing, tax determination, pricing, output management, and accounting processes.
* Analyze issues related to billing documents, tax codes, customer/vendor master data, and statutory requirements.
* Identify required changes in core SAP modules to support country-specific compliance.
* Ensure accurate data flow from source SAP transactions to DRC/eDocument processes.
### 3. DRC Production Support
* Provide production support for SAP DRC across multiple countries and regions, including **Europe, LATAM, and APAC**.
* Monitor the **eDocument / DRC Cockpit** for document processing.
* Track document statuses and submissions to tax authorities.
* Troubleshoot failed, rejected, or stuck electronic documents.
* Perform document reprocessing and error resolution.
* Investigate XML validation errors, tax authority rejection messages, and integration failures.
* Ensure statutory reporting and e-invoicing deadlines are met.
* Participate in production incident management and escalation handling.
### 4. Integration & Technical Coordination
* Work with technical teams on **XML structures, mappings, transformations, and validations**.
* Coordinate with SAP CPI / SAP PI/PO teams for DRC integrations.
* Analyze integration logs and troubleshoot interface failures.
* Prepare functional specifications for RICEF developments and enhancements.
* Work with ABAP teams on enhancements, SmartForms, mappings, and custom developments.
* Validate end-to-end data flow between SAP, DRC, middleware, and external tax authorities.
### 5. Testing & Go-Live
* Prepare and execute functional test scenarios for DRC processes.
* Support **SIT, UAT, regression testing, and integration testing**.
* Validate e-invoice generation, XML payloads, tax calculations, and authority responses.
* Coordinate defect resolution with functional and technical teams.
* Support cutover, go-live, and post-go-live hypercare.
* Prepare test cases, test evidence, KT documents, process flows, and solution documentation.
### 6. Stakeholder & Compliance Management
* Collaborate with Finance, Tax, IT, SAP, external implementation partners, and compliance providers.
* Work with global stakeholders to understand and resolve statutory compliance issues.
* Coordinate with external partners such as SAP and tax/compliance service providers.
* Ensure compliance processes meet country-specific regulatory requirements.
* Drive continuous improvement and automation within DRC processes.
* Ensure adherence to SLA timelines and statutory submission deadlines.
*## Mandatory Skills*
* **10+ years of overall IT experience**.
* **5+ years of hands-on SAP DRC experience is mandatory**.
* Strong hands-on experience with **SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC)**.
* Strong knowledge of **eDocument Framework and DRC Cockpit**.
* Experience with **SAP e-Invoicing and statutory reporting**.
* Strong understanding of **SAP SD Billing integration**.
* Good understanding of SAP FI and tax-related processes.
* Experience with **multi-country DRC implementation / rollout / support**.
* Knowledge of country-specific e-invoicing and compliance requirements.
* Experience troubleshooting eDocument processing and tax authority rejection errors.
* Good understanding of **XML structures, mappings, and validation**.
* Experience working with **SAP CPI and/or SAP PI/PO** integrations.
* Experience with SAP Notes, legal changes, patches, and DRC enhancements.
* Strong production support and incident management experience.
*## Good-to-Have Skills*
* Experience with **Peppol**.
* Knowledge of **KSeF** and European e-invoicing regulations.
* Experience with LATAM e-invoicing requirements.
* Exposure to SmartForms and ABAP enhancements.
* Experience with third-party tax/e-invoicing platforms.
* Experience in SAP S/4HANA DRC implementations.
* Experience working with global Finance and Tax teams.
* Experience in SAP DRC migration or transformation projects.
*## Key Competencies*
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent troubleshooting capability.
* Ability to handle critical production incidents and escalations.
* Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
* Ability to work independently in a global delivery environment.
* Strong documentation and knowledge-transfer skills.
* Ability to work under statutory and SLA-driven deadlines.
*## Preferred Candidate Profile*
The ideal candidate should be someone who has **recent, hands-on SAP DRC implementation and production support experience**, rather than only general SAP SD/FI or e-invoicing exposure. Experience in **multi-country DRC implementations, tax authority integrations, XML troubleshooting, and SAP S/4HANA** will be highly preferred.
Work Location: Remote
