SAP Functional Expert Finance Accounting

Role Summary / Purpose:

• SAP FI CO Functional architect will have a key role in Renewable SAP Factory.
• He/She will be the interface in between Central Business Leaders, Application owners and End User community.
• From a core model application stand point he/she will be ensuring a strong alignment between Business strategy and priorities, IT strategy and technology roadmap.
• As an expert of finance in accounting and controlling domains he/she will help the business in defining requirements and business rules for its respective domain and will convert it in functional design
• He/she will ensure for each process definition of relative KPIs to guarantee process application accuracy and performance measurement
• He/she will ensure, by configuring SAP system or interacting with developers, solution delivery in line with business requirement and prepare appropriate set of documentation
• He/she will provide an appropriate level of communication to all stakeholders and support in deploying solution ensuring customer satisfaction.

Essential Responsibilities:

SAP FI CO Functional architect has a global responsibility of the Project and controlling in finance domain from an application and process standardization perspective. Within finance in accounting and controlling he/she will:

-conduct opportunities studies, working with Business representatives and IT leaders (identify main business pain points, business challenges and potential ROI),

– in relationship with domain leader, propose roadmap priorities,

– be proactive in proposing solutions in line with GE best practices and standard from the market

– deliver SAP solution in cooperation with technical team and in coordination with business stakeholder

– support with ad hoc actions that facilitate the solution appropriation and its complete and its efficient use by end users

– ensure documentation accuracy

This role requires autonomy, capability to animate teams around the world, commitment and excellent knowledge of project finance and controlling processes for Turn Key project business and capital goods industry.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bac +4/5 (Master Degree)
• Fluency in English
• SAP expertise in FI and CO. SD and MM knowledge are a plus

5 years operational experience in Turn key project business and Capital goods industry. Expertise in:

• US GAAP
• General Ledger Accounting
• Account Payable and Account Receivables processes
• Fixed Asset management
• Cost Center and Profit Center accounting
• Overhead recovery
• Product costing

Prior exposure to operations (as a project/maintenance team member, or end user).

Business understanding (market knowledge in area of work, intl. exposure & awareness)

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Resourceful and quick learner, highly motivated, self-starter
• Communication network animation and analytical skills
• Business Acumen
• Project management deployment methodology
• Highly organized and energetic individual Sense of prioritization
• Results orientation and self-motivation
• Technical curiosity and creativity
• Good written and oral communication skills

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