Principal - ERP Application

Role & responsibilities

• Facilitate the implementation and support of SAP Financials (focus on FICO Controlling Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profitability Analysis, Project System, Results Analysis, Unsettled Costs, Month End Close, Overhead assessment and settlement.)
• Perform detailed analysis of complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions; identify, interpret, validate and document customer requirements
• Facilitate workshops to collect business requirements
• Map client business requirements, processes, and objectives; develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs.
• Design, customize, configure, and testing of FI/CO modules.
• Identify gaps, and issues and work around solutions.
• Act as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyze, and solve software problems.
• Document functional designs, test cases, and results.
• Proactively identify and propose business process and/or system enhancements
• Provide consulting services on both new implementations and existing support projects
• Provide ad-hoc training and user support as required
• Work self-directed and independently; may act as subject matter mentor to more junior members.

Preferred candidate profile

• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in a full cycle implementation as well as in support projects.
• Good knowledge of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, and Inter-company Accounting.
• Experience in FI integration points with other SAP modules like MM, HR, PP, SD, and PM.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple deliverables and projects at the same time
• Understanding of accounting business processes
• Ability to understand business processes from a customer perspective
• Ability to work in a team environment, effectively interacting with others