SW Engineer SAP FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
ECC & S4/Hana
Role Description
* Responsible for understanding the process requirements defined by Global Process Experts (GPE´s) and business areas, designing the conceptual software implementation solution within Software Development department.
* Provide software solution architecture alignment and application interfaces conceptual model.
* Support GPE’s and Business area on improvement projects implementation and software changes definition.
* Develop / Improve and support the business processes of Finance and Accounting and Controlling that are:
o appropriate for the business requirements (information flow, function, workflow)
o well integrated in the company process environment (interfaces)
o working as expected (reliability, integrity, effectiveness)
o Minimizing the required resources (efficiency).
* The role is measured according to overall issues reduction by root cause solving and successful improvements implementation.
Main activities and responsibilities
* Create and deliver software conceptual functional design for applications customizing and new developments according to RHIM requirements for all RHIM business applications related to SAP Finance and Accounting.
* Implement and maintain applications to support Finance.
o Consult, design and configure business processes
o Operate selected tasks in business applications, and
o Support users (mainly key users) regarding information flow and usage of business applications.
o Responsibility on finance, accounting, costing, fixed assets, investments, balance sheets, chart of accounts, finance master data, finance consolidation, month and year end closing.
* Providing issues resolution, root cause analysis and bug fixing.
* Cooperate with global Integrated Business Services (IBS) teams, independent of the region, to implement projects, attend requests and resolve the issues related to E2E processes responsibility.
* Lead or participate in task forces to mitigate complex issues, eliminate root causes of the problems and achieve system stabilization.
* Documentation of implemented solutions.
* Working on Digitalization projects.
* Conduct and/or participate in workshops, training and knowledge transfer sessions to be aware of the processes implemented and perform an efficient support for users.
* Consult and advice GPE’s during the implementation of improvement initiatives.
* Cooperate with GPE’s to understand and define the possibility of standardization and automation.
* Coordination of external service providers and suppliers within own area of expertise
* Perform technical leadership in projects workstreams
* Consult/Design
o adequate and efficient design of business processes
o Input: business requirement specifications (business case, information/data, information flow, functions), process interface specifications, existing procedures
o Consult/Design: consult the business (process) owner in the design of the business process
o Output: new or improved business process, new or improved procedures
* Design/Configure
o adequate and efficient design of business applications supporting specific business processes
o Input: process requirement specifications (information/data, information flow, functions)
o application interface specifications, user interface specifications
o Design/Configure: design and configuration of business applications
o Output: information architecture, workflow, requirement specification for software engineering, adapted or improved business application
* Operate:
o operation specific tasks in the business process that need specific business application knowledge
o Input: need/request for operation of specific task
o Operate: perform tasks
o Output: solved need/request
* Support
o enable and ensure continuous and reliable business processes
o Input: Incidents (user issue, feature request, software problem, etc.)
o Support: analyze incidents, support users (2nd, 3rd level support; mainly for key users), document problem or feature request as a service message
o Output: feedback to incident owner, solved incident or documented problem or feature request
* Administrative tasks
o continuing education in own areas of expertise
o collect efforts and assign to tasks/projects (CATS)
o initiate/attend necessary coordination
o ticket system operation
Key skills and capabilities
* High level of expertise in consult and design of business processes pertaining FI processes that include, OTC, PTP, RTR, Taxation, Asset Accounting and Proficiency in Controlling .
* Experience 8 + years
* High level of expertise in related industry sectors
* Chartered Accountant / MBA Finance.
* Business application SAP FI-CO
* Advanced knowledge of business process management methods
* Advanced knowledge in project management
* High configuration/customizing knowledge for application SAP FI-CO
* basic knowledge in information architecture management
* basic knowledge in IT service management (e.g. ITIL)
* basic knowledge in IT risk management
* Desired mindset competencies
o Strategic Thinking and Action (future oriented actions; considering different factors of influence and long‑term consequences)
o Market and customer orientation (Thinking and acting in line with market needs; recognizing and considering customer requests)
o Result orientation (high level of self‑responsibility; produce measurable results; pursue objectives consequently)
o Innovation and Change (Generate ideas and support the implementation; adjust to changing situations)
o Leadership (communicate direction clearly; ability to delegate; recognize and develop potentials; motivate to top performance)
o Communication and Co‑operation (communicate clearly; inspire others; hand‑shake quality; team spirit; recognize and solve problems)
o Diversity (treating other mentalities with respect and fairness)
* Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
* Excellent ability to work in teams
* high reliability
* high functional flexibility (willingness to extend his/her area of expertise)
* flexibility regarding place of work (single business trips / frequent business trips / temporary change of main workplace)
* Necessary knowledge in SAP S4/Hana.
* Intercultural teamwork experience.
* English Language ability.
Reporting Lines and Interfaces
* Report to Manager of Software Development.
* Interfaces to Business Partner (IBS), GPE´s, Business Key users, Business Service Centers and Specialists in Software Development, IT Governance and Digital Enablers.
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