Sap Fico Lead

Vizor, an Acuraglobe company is hiring SAP FI Lead for a leading retail client based at Thane. It's a Work from Office position from Monday-Friday.

POSITION : SAP FI Lead

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : Min Graduate with preferably 1st class / 60% & above throughout. Graduation with MCom, CA, CFA, ICWA shall be preferred. SAP Certification in FICO shall be preferred

EXPERIENCE : Total 12+ years of experience with min 8 years of SAP

DESIRED CANDIDATE PROFILE :

• SAP FI Configuration /process knowledge.
• Min 1 end to end implementation of SAP FI
• Knowledge of Duties & Taxation in business & SAP
• Min 8 years of SAP FI implementation + support experience with preferably min 5 yrs of domain experience in retail /CPG/ FMCG industry
• Sound knowledge of business process & best practices around bookkeeping, accounts, financial statements, closure of books, depreciation, asset, IND_AS (Indian Accounting Standard) , management, treasury, GAAP, IFRS, SOX, Indian direct / indirect duties /taxes etc.
• Knowledge of SDLC, ISO /CMM, ITIL, software testing certifications /knowledge shall be an added advantage
• People management, lead & mentored team of min 5-10 members
• Candidate should be open to work in new dimension areas like integration through CPI, BTP, etc. with digital stack of business processes, explore /evaluate new dimension modules of SAP like S/4 HANA, BPC, etc.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED :

• Hands on SAP configuration & processes of FI, REFX for 8 years, min. Knowledge of CO, S/4, TRM, BPC will be an added advantage
• Strength in understanding of business processes /functionalities around bookkeeping, accounts, financial statements, closure of books, depreciation, asset management, treasury, accounting standards, GAAP, IFRS, SOX, Indian direct / indirect duties /taxes etc .
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and direct the work of cross-department teams engaged in various professional, technical, and support functions and to do requirement study with function.
• Quick at understanding the business issues, pain points and challenges of org.
• Knowledgeable on implementation + project + support related processes, issue tracking & management
• Effective resource & time management
• Knowledge of Best practices in function
• Delivers informative, well-organized presentations and can communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Should possess good technical understanding and preferably Retail background understanding of warehouse /supply chain /logistics / c&f is an added plus

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Primary POC (point of contact) & lead for enhancements, support in & around SAP FI /AA /AM /TRM. Leads maintenance & support, enhancement & project team related to above associated business processes. May have to look into related modules like PM, PS, xECM, SD too
2. Design, customize, configure and testing of FI. Continually review the SAP modules and identify areas for improvement.
3. Work with clients to implement changes that improve their business processes and problem management
4. Work self-directed and independently; may act as subject matter mentor to more junior members
5. Drive & manages maintenance & support, enhancements & projects effectively towards completion in time, meeting SLAs, using resources judiciously & effectively and high productivity. Plan implementations with least calculated risks with mitigation /rollback /alternative plans.
6. Manages resources (external & internal) and partners in accordance with project schedule. Use them judiciously & effectively, ensuring high productivity.
7. Apprising all stakeholders especially reporting head regularly & escalating (if necessary).
8. Maintains all proper documents related to project in accepted formats as per known standards
9. Training team and end users
10. Effective testing of changes. Leads testing efforts
11. Does business process study with the help of a business team. Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution. Draft RFP and RFQs, evaluate partners & various solutions offerings from vendors.
12. Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner during testing.
13. Able to manage teams effectively and with better productivity
14. Plans effectively, sets priorities, and manages several complex projects simultaneously while working to meet project deadlines.
15. Manages resources in accordance with project schedule.