Senior Financial Expert

Job Opportunity:

• High-Level Expertise: Provide in-depth expertise on the SAP FICO module.
• On-Demand Support: Offer timely support to Global Business Process and Operational Divisions Teams, as well as partners responsible for administration of data centers (database administration, upgrades, performance).
• Issue Resolution: Be accountable for Solution issues escalated to the Global Support team. Ensure that tickets are properly responded to, fixed, tested, and followed up until they are closed according to process defined.
• Content Analysis: Analyze content of releases on your area and recommend best organization for testing.
• Release Validation: Liaise with regional/local support teams and testing factory to ensure release validation process is done properly.
• Analysis and Recommendations: Analyze, challenge, validate recommendations, and actions on your area.
• Liaison with Leaders: Liaise with Global Data Excellence and Business Process Leaders regarding problem-solving and enhancement.
• Deployment Support: Support deployments (scoping, design, localization, testing, GoLive, transition to AM).
• Financial Knowledge: Have SAP and functional knowledge on Financial and Controlling Processes.

Required Skills:

• SAP Experience: 8-10 years of experience in the SAP FICO module.
• Complex Projects: Around 8+ years of SAP experience as a consultant with complex and multiple projects (both complete Core template design/build/validation, roll-out, and support) in the area of SAP – FI and CO with hands-on experience on the following areas.

• FI: G/L, AP, AR, Treasury, Assets, Closing, and Reporting.
• CO: CCA, PCA, Internal Order, CO-PA, CO-PC.

• Controlling Submodules: Very good experience in Controlling submodules like CO-Product Costing and CO-Profitability Analysis and CO-Profit Center Accounting is must.
• Functional Configuration Expertise: SAP Functional configuration expertise in General Ledger (FI-GL), Controlling (CO), Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), Asset Accounting (AA), Project Systems (PS), Profitability Analysis (PA), New GL.
• Experience in Financial Month-end Activity, Financial Closing Cockpit (Task template, Task list), and Intercompany Reconciliation process.
• Preferred Experience: Any SAP S4H (1709/1809/1909) implementation or conversion project experience with Simple Finance/Central Finance exposure will be given preference.

• Project Activities: Project experience activities to include preparation, synchronization, conversion, and post-processing, table mapping for HANA, comprehensive knowledge of BP roles and functionality of S4 HANA Finance is preferred.
• Fiori Apps: Good to have knowledge in Fiori Apps, Fiori Launchpad, Fiori Launchpad Designer configuration & feature, and Fiori application types.
• Cutover Activities: Experience in leading and validating cutover activities is required.
• Integration with Other Modules: Exposure to integration with other modules such as MM, SD, PS is preferred.
• Knowledge and Skills: Very good knowledge of SAP functional (processes, available functionalities,) and technical background (customizing, environment, transport orders, …), different stages of projects (run, deployments, testing, …) as well as project management skills (planning, follow-up, team work, multiple teams' interaction, …)
• Certification: SAP S/4 HANA (v1610 and 1709/1809/1909) and Fiori Certification is preferred.