SAP FI-CO IT business expert

Mission

Be responsible for analyzing, defining, designing and coordinating the implementation of the business needs for the Finance & Controlling within IT.

He/she will also maintain, grow and look for efficiencies in the applications of the areas of responsibility.

Tasks and responsibilities

Reporting to the IT delivery Director, he/she will manage the following functions:

• Evolve the relationship with the business areas of finances and controlling by monitoring the service provided by IT from the point of view of demand, delivery and incident management.

• Lead meetings and workshops to obtain business requirements.

• Identify and prioritize business needs: Analyze current needs and prevent future needs. Point of contact with the Process Owner and Key user of the business processes for which he/she is responsible.

• Critically evaluate information collected from multiple sources, resolve incidents, be able to abstract the details and distinguish users' requests from the real needs.

• Lead the design and implementation of business processes in the area of responsibility, providing value and ensuring the correct integration.

• Preventive and evolutive maintenance: Identify actions for improvement and efficiency of the implemented processes. Define the technological and functional evolution of its management scope (systems plan).

• Maximize the adoption of applications by its users.

• Coordinate and work with the development teams to ensure the correct understanding and programming of the requirements.

• Management and participation in projects: Advice, design and ensure the proper implementation of the needs and business processes in the tools.

• Collaborate proactively with different work teams.

• Ensure the necessary documentation on the supported processes.

• Design and maintain an architecture of applications, integrations and data that responds to business needs and meets IT standards.

• Maintain the relationship with suppliers.

Education

University education (Engineering, Business Administration, etc.)

Specific knowledge

Knowledge of Finances % Controlling processes in SAP:

• Finances & Controlling Master Data

• Controlling knowledge, (product costing and material ledger is desirable)

• Treasury: Contracts, banks management.

• Accountability: Relationship between SD, MM & FI.

• Credit Management

• Accounting

• FI societies management

• Closing process in financial & legal terms.

• Intercompany flows.

• Incidences management

• Knowledge of IDOC integration.

- Knowledge of SAP modules: FI, CO and COPA.

- SAP FICO certification (is desirable)

- Knowledge of SAP-BPC product (is desirable).

- Knowledge of ABAP/debugging (is desirable).

- Project Management methodologies will be valued positively.

- Fluent level of English: spoken and written.

Aptitudes & Abilities

• In-depth technical understanding and vision.

• Process oriented Management.

• Subject matter expert (experience).

• Relationship Management.

• Analysis.

• Planning & scheduling.

• Decision-making.

• Proactivity.

• Leadership ability and problem solving.

• Teamwork oriented: must lead technical teams and in turn work with business teams adapting to the functional language.

• Good communication and influential skills.

• Innovative: provide added value to present and future needs.

Experience

• Professional experience of more than 5 years preferably in a service company (Consulting) in project management in SAP FI-CO environments.

• Experience in project management.

• Projects of international scope and coordination with internal and external delocalized teams.

• Market vision on solutions and trends in the sector.