Principle Engineering Professional - Emerging Commercial Platforms

We are looking for a Principal Engineer Consultant for the S4 HANA Finance Centre of Excellence who would lead the Finance Deliverables and own the Finance Product area. What you'll be doing As Finance Architect in the IT Corporate Systems group, you will be part of the Finance Functional team supporting and driving strategic and transformation initiatives and Business critical projects in 1ERP. 1ERP is a multi-year program to consolidate various ERP platforms into a single ERP platform to drive efficiencies. The primary function of this role is intended to take a broad-based view of business processes across core functional domains for both US and global business entities. What we're looking forWhere you'll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or six or more years of experience
• Six or more more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training
• Six or more years of SAP FICO Experience with S4HANA Experience since 2015 and Finance domain experience is an added advantage
• Experience working on at least 4 full life cycle implementation projects in SAP S4 HANA since 2015.
• Experience in all phases of Implementation, Strategic Transformation Consulting, Business Blueprint, Process Simplification, GAP Analysis, Realization, Cut over, Post Implementation support until Transition Management
• Experience in setting up standards in S4HANA CoE for BRDs, KDDS, Functional Specifications, guidance on Technical specifications & Standards, Peer to peer Review standards
• Experience in preparation & review of functional specification design & interact with technical team for different RICEFW (reports, interfaces, conversion, enhancements, forms, workflows objects)
• Experience in Configuration of General Ledger account (FI-G/L), Taxes (Vertex), Accounts Payable (FI-A/P), Bank Communication Management, Treasury integration with S4HANA Finance, Wire payments, Bank reconciliation , Inhouse Cash, Intercompany matching reconciliation, Service PO Accruals and S4HANA Accrual Engine, JE Workflow, GLSU, S4HANA 2022 Group Reporting
• Experience in cross module integration like FI-MM module and FSCM (IHC), ICMR, Accruals, Assets and Plant Maintenance integration with MM from an Equipment maintenance perspective
• Expert knowledge in New Asset Accounting, Good understanding of Investment Management, Project Systems & Asset Management processes, PS integration with Finance and Procurement.
• Experience handling various stakeholders, understanding of Product Platform Operating model in an eco-system that includes SAP, NonSAP, Other ERP systems and in house products and SAAS products
• Experience in handling the technical nuances in S4HANA that has touch points with multiple and varied peripheral systems
• Effective Communication and Business Presentation skills
• Good Interpersonal skills handling multiple stakeholders
• Should have played Client interfacing role at least in 4 Programs
• Thought leadership in S4 HANA Finance Centre of Excellence
• Experience in Business Process Improvements, should have led Process Simplification exercise for at least one client
• Good knowledge in Supply chain process like Source To Pay, Inventory Management, Order to Cash
• SAP Professional Certification in S4HANA Financials & Management Accounting (1709 onwards)

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Exposure in Group Reporting - Analysis for Office Reporting from a functional standpoint.
• MBA in Finance / Degree in Finance / Chartered Accountant
• Experience in S4 HANA Accounting based COPA
• Expert Knowledge in Central Finance
• Exposure to Profitability and Performance Management
• Exposure to Revenue Accounting and Recognition (RAR) and FICA
• Understanding of processes in BRIM (Subscription Order Management, Convergent Charging, Convergent Invoicing)
• Added advantage: Other certifications like SAP Activate, Central Finance
• Regular participation in Industrial events, Speaker in SAP Insider events
• Exposure in handling RFP Solutions, understanding of commercial models is an added advantage
• Exposure in S4HANA Analytics

Where you'll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.Scheduled Weekly Hours40