Product Owner S4hana Fi-co

**Position Title**:Product Owner S4HANA FI-CO

**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Requisition ID**: 39532

**JOB PURPOSE**:
We are looking for a **S4HANA Product Owner FI-CO with a strong background in Controlling, Product Costing and Financial Planning and Analysis**who will partner with product stakeholders and customers globally across the organization to develop and lead the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization across our SAP S/4HANA and surround system landscape.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Collaborates with product stakeholders (business & technical) to develop and maintain the roadmap, including but not limited to **product costing, controlling and FP&A,** and drive products and features from concept to launch.
- Provide direction and leadership to a team of Functional Engineers in the FI-CO space with emphasis on **product costing, controlling and FP&A.**
- Business /functional understanding of end-to-end process design of functions in FI-CO and good overall knowledge on controlling and product costing and FP&A and ability to provide recommendations based on industry and leading best practices.
- Establish and execute a strong engagement plan with Global and regional stakeholders.
- Proactively Explores industry trends and advancements for FI-CO focusing on **product costing, controlling and FP&A,** to identify new and leading solutions that will significantly impact the achievement of the business objectives and move McCain ahead of the competition.
- Develop partnership relationships with SAP and other our strategic vendors for products in portfolio and participate in RFP processes.
- Support implementation of enhancements to the **current S/4HANA controlling and product costing, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP PaPM, and Hana Cloud systems and future Datasphere**working with 3rd party support team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT and Finance to understand business requirements related to **product costing, controlling and FP&A,** and translate them into Digital solutions. Continue to optimize **product costing, controlling and FP&A,** that align with company’s strategic goals and industry best practices.
- Participate on the S/4 Hana Global project (The EDGE) to upgrade from SAP ECC to S/4HANA
- Manage a team of **SAP and FP&A** professionals globally, including hiring, training, and mentoring team members.
- Collaborate with external partners to stay abreast of new SAP technologies and recommend and implement improvements to the SAP systems.
- Monitor system performance and identify opportunities to improve system efficiency, including identifying and addressing any system-related issues.
- Provide regular updates to senior leadership on project status, risks, and issues, and develop mitigation strategies as needed.
- Understand **SAP product costing, controlling and FP&A modules,** and configuration to ensure accurate and efficient cost calculations for products and services.

**MEASURES OF SUCCESS**:

- The **S4HANA Product Owner Controlling, FP&A and product costing** has a deep knowledge of products, processes, and customers.
- Ability to easily context-switch for both strategic and tactical activities and adjust. communication depending on the audience (i.e. business or technical teams).
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and communication platforms to ensure success of projects.
- Excellent Analytical, problem solving, prioritization and collaboration skills.
- Strong Presentation & facilitations Skills.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Management: Ability to work with all levels within the organization including SLT.
- Be an excellent communicator and collaborator, engaging with multiple technical and business stakeholders and leaders.
- Organizationally savvy, with a good understanding of the enterprise's political climate and how to navigate, influence and persuade political waters.
- Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies.
- Rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.

**KEY QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES**:

- Strong understanding of **current S/4HANA controlling and product costing, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP PaPM, and Hana Cloud systems**and their capabilities, knowledge of SAP emerging technologies such as **Datasphere**would be an asset. SAP Certification.
- Full lifecycle FICO SAP implementation experience, including in-depth understanding of SAP Integration.
- Consumer goods industry experience
- Strong understanding of financial processes with emphasis on **SAP product costing, controlling and FP&A modules**
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Computer Science/Engineering, CPA certification will be an asset
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across levels and functions internally and with third parties.
- Experience in leading teams and working with remote teams, preferably in a global environment.
- McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-o