SAP FI Lead with Retail Major

Compelling Opportunity for SAP FI Lead with Retail Major

Employment | Immediate

Role/Position: SAP FI Lead

Experience : Total 14+ years of experience with min 10 years of SAP experience

Location: Thane

Educational Qualification: Min Graduate with preferably 1st class / 60% & above throughout. Graduation with MCom, CA, CFA, ICWA shall be preferred. SAP Certification in FICO shall be preferred

Desired Candidate Profile

• SAP FI Configuration /process knowledge.
• Min 1 end to end implementation of SAP FI
• Knowledge of Duties & Taxation in business & SAP
• Min 8 years of SAP FI implementation + support experience
• Preferably min 5 yrs of domain experience in retail /CPG/ FMCG industry
• Sound knowledge of business process & best practices around bookkeeping, accounts, financial statements, closure of books, depreciation, asset, IND_AS (Indian Accounting Standard) , management, treasury, GAAP, IFRS, SOX, Indian direct / indirect duties /taxes etc
• Knowledge of SDLC, ISO /CMM, ITIL, software testing certifications /knowledge shall be an added advantage
• People management, lead & mentored team of min 5-10 members
• Candidate should be open to work in new dimension areas like integration through CPI, BTP, etc. with digital stack of business processes, explore /evaluate new dimension modules of SAP like S/4 HANA, BPC, etc.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Hands on SAP configuration & processes of FI, REFX for 8 years, min. Knowledge of CO, S/4, TRM, BPC will be an added advantage
• Strength in understanding of business processes /functionalities around bookkeeping, accounts, financial statements, closure of books, depreciation, asset management, treasury, accounting standards, GAAP, IFRS, SOX,Indian direct / indirect duties /taxes etc .
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and direct the work of cross-department teams engaged in various professional, technical, and support functions and to do requirement study with function.
• Quick at understanding the business issues, pain points and challenges of org.
• Knowledgeable on implementation + project + support related processes, issue tracking & management
• Effective resource & time management
• Knowledge of Best practices in function
• Delivers informative, well-organized presentations and can communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Should possess good technical understanding and preferably Retail background – understanding of warehouse /supply chain /logistics / c&f is an added plus.

Professional Qualities

• Communicates effectively with users to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
• Manages user expectations effectively.
• Proactively seeks opportunities to serve in leadership roles.
• Believes in Teamwork and facilitates effective team interaction.
• Able to lead team and is a self-starter and is able to drive projects
• Develops relationships with user departments that foster ties.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary POC (point of contact) & lead for enhancements, support in & around SAP FI /AA /AM /TRM. Leads maintenance & support, enhancement & project team related to above associated business processes. May have to look into related modules like PM, PS, xECM, SD, too
• Design, customize, configure and testing of FI. Continually review the SAP modules and identify areas for improvement.
• Work with clients to implement changes that improve their business processes and problem management
• Work self-directed and independently; may act as subject matter mentor to more junior members
• Drive & manages maintenance & support, enhancements & projects effectively towards completion in time, meeting SLAs, using resources judiciously & effectively and high productivity. Plan implementations with least calculated risks with mitigation /rollback /alternative plans.
• Manages resources (external & internal) and partners in accordance with project schedule. Use them judiciously & effectively, ensuring high productivity.
• Apprising all stakeholders especially reporting head regularly & escalating (if necessary).
• Maintains all proper documents related to project in accepted formats as per known standards
• Training team and end users
• Effective testing of changes. Leads testing efforts
• Does business process study with the help of a business team. Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution. Draft RFP and RFQs, evaluate partners & various solutions offerings from vendors
• Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner during testing.
• Able to manage teams effectively and with better productivity
• Plans effectively, sets priorities, and manages several complex projects simultaneously while working to meet project deadlines.
• Manages resources in accordance with project schedule.

Screening Criteria

• Graduation with MCom, MBA CA, CFA, ICWA
• Total 14+ years of experience
• Min 8 years of SAP FI implementation + support experience
• Hands on SAP configuration & processes of FI, REFX for 8 years
• Min 5 yrs of domain experience in retail /CPG/ FMCG industry
• Min 1 end to end implementation of SAP FI
• Sound knowledge of business process & best practices around bookkeeping, accounts, financial statements, closure of books, depreciation, asset, IND_AS (Indian Accounting Standard) , management, treasury, GAAP, IFRS, SOX, Indian direct / indirect duties /taxes etc
• Available to work from office in Thane

Considerations

• Location –Thane
• Working from office
• 5 day working

Evaluation Process

• Round 1 – CFO, Senior VP IT , GM – HR, SAP Practice Head
• Round 2 – CHRO & CDIO
• Round 3 – CEO

Interested Profiles,

• Kindly apply

Note

• Additional inputs to be gathered from the candidate to put together the application