Senior SAP Finance Consultant (GL/CO) (US Citizen or Perm Res req)
Description
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Senior SAP Finance Consultant (GL/CO) (US Citizen or Permanent Resident required)
Migration experience preferred from ECC to S/4HANA.
SAP Experience
- 8-10 years of SAP experience. State government and/or Public Sector experience required.
SAP Skills
- Must have excellent functional knowledge of S/4HANA finance subject matters: GL, CO, FM, AP, AR, AM, etc.
- Must have Expertise in intercompany accounting, RAR integration, intercompany cost allocation and Group Reporting.·
- Must have the ability to drive reporting requirements with the FI functional team by interacting with those resources.
- Must have the ability to understand existing blueprints and requirements documents.
- Must have excellent specification writing skills.
- Must have the ability to recognize when reporting requirements overlap within a subject matter for the purposes of report consolidation.
- Experience writing Reporting Functional Specifications with Public Sector clients.
- Be able to perform under pressure and a fast-paced project.
- At least five full life-cycle implementation projects (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live).
- At least one full-cycle S/4HANA implementation.
- Understanding of SAP Activate Methodology.
- Sound knowledge of configuration and master data, in GL, AP, AR, Asset accounting and Cash and Bank accounting including New GL accounting, document splitting and closing cockpit.
- Sound knowledge of cost element, cost center, internal order, and has a working knowledge of profit center accounting.
Responsibilities
- Leads project implementations as a General Ledger Lead and understands integration to Funds Management and Grants Management modules following SAP ASAP or Activate Methodology standards.
- Understands Public Sector Accounting and all the dependent master data objects required for financial reporting
- Provides specialist level functional and configuration knowledge in designing SAP solutions in the FI and CO modules.
- Should have sound knowledge of configuration and master data, in GL, AP, AR, Asset accounting and Cash and Bank accounting including New GL accounting, document splitting and closing cockpit.
- Should have sound knowledge of cost element, cost center, internal order, and has a working knowledge of profit center accounting.
- Understands configuration dependencies and interrelationships between separate functional modules of SAP and provide financial expertise into the definition and resolution of issues in this area with this knowledge.
- Conducts or participates in user requirements gathering, blueprinting & documentation designs. Ensure compliance to existing, and development of required data and reporting standards.
- Ensure the integrity of the finance configuration of the SAP system across multiple landscapes
- Leads workshops with customers to demonstrate and explain module functionality and best practice processes.
- Assists customers improve business processes and documents changes required to SAP configuration settings to implement redesigned business processes.
- Develops to-be design documentation for Master Data and Process designs.
- Unit tests standard transactions and applications.
- Develops functional specifications for Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Data Conversions, Enhancements and Forms.
- Coordinates with technical developers to review specifications with customers, explain the design and obtain approval of specifications.
- Makes SAP configuration settings as required.
- Unit tests standard transactions and applications.
- Develops functional specifications for Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Data Conversions, Enhancements and Forms.
- Coordinates with technical developers to review specifications with customers, explain the design and obtain approval of specifications.
- Assists developers by responding to questions and clarifications.
- Assists customer develop test cases, test scripts and test plans.
- Assists customer perform integration and acceptance testing.
- Resolves defects and issues identified by customer in integration testing.
- Assists training developers by providing conceptual content, exercise content and demonstration content. Reviews training materials for correct representation of SAP functionality.
- Executes data conversions and provides data validation assistance to customer.
- Assists customers anticipate, identify and resolve post go-live issues.
- Updates all design, configuration and specification documentation and conducts a documentation walk through with customer.
- Provides knowledge transfer to customer throughout the project.
- Responsible for the management of module Scope.
- Identifies and logs issues and risks.
- Establish clear expectations regarding status reporting, team communication and deliverable management.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior consultants and project team members.
- Manages and provide oversight of team tasks.
- Reports to Functional lead.
Business Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to clearly and concisely communicate with others.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
- Understanding of business processes for focus area or module.
- Ability to do research and perform detailed tasks.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Understands business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify and understand touch points between modules.
- Understands how to solve detailed SAP problems.
- Understands and can explain best business practices, especially those that SAP enables.
Consulting Skills
- Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
- Ability to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
- Has a solid foundation for consulting “soft” skills necessary on client engagements.
- Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
- Ability to identify upsell opportunities and assists in management of scope.
Supervision Skills
- Self-starter with ability to manage their own time and task in order to meet project milestones.
- Manages their own / team task lists in order to meet project milestones
- Monitors team status and reports variances
Leadership Skills
- Maintains positive working relationship with others;
- Seeks ways to increase their level of contribution and team effectiveness;
- Works in conjunction with peers; and
- May mentor to other associate consultants.
- Works well as a member of a team
- Seeks ways to increase their level of contribution / team effectiveness
- Works well as a leader of a team (motivates team)
- Seeks ways to increase the team’s level of contribution / team effectiveness
Personnel Development
- Further self-development of SAP skills and management skills
General Skills/Tasks
- Can lead and focus project team efforts in developing solutions for client situations
- Evaluates and designs application and/or technical architectures
- Leads team effort in developing solutions for projects
- Completes assignments within budget, meets project deadlines, makes and keeps sensible commitments to client and team
- Meets billing efficiency targets, complies with all administrative responsibilities in a timely and effective manner
- Keeps project management appraised of project direction and client concerns
- Understands client’s business and technical environments
- Regularly prepares status reports
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