Business Support Specialist - SAP FICO

SUMMARY:
Business Support specialist- SAP FICO

POSITION INFO:

Our client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Business Support Specialist - FICO to join their team in Sandton on a Contract basis. Our client offers great benefits, stability, growth and an attractive salary.

Description

BSS FICO provides global system strategy and technical solutions for enterprise wide business requirements in the Finance and Project Systems Applications domain (integrated with all other business applications e.g., HCM, MM, PM, etc as processes and systems are co-dependent) and ensures technical and process alignment to the IM strategic operating model and respective functional models.

Ensures that the FICO-PS system solution adheres to leading practice and aligns with the objectives of the One ERP functional solution and all other global IM Applications.

BSS FICO provides leading IT industry expertise to the IM department; and is thus accountable for the delivery and execution of global system solutions, that is SAP and other technologies, for enterprise wide business requirements in the FICO-PS Domain.

Engages with other functions within the IM applications domain e.g. HCM, Supply Chain, Plant maintenance and Business Warehouse to give inputs into setting strategic objectives of each function and ensures that there is alignment with strategy and objectives of the FICO PS team

Requirements

• Alling IM, Business and Functional strategies
• Follows the strategic direction set by Business Process Owner (BPC)
• Interact with BPC and Senior Management at a strategic level
• Responsible for providing latest technologies and Solution in the FICO PS domain
• Engage with functional Solution Lead and RPOs on continuous business improvement opportunities.
• Analyse business requirements, interpret and capture them in a technical systems requirements specification.
• Write functional specs, design, build, test enhancements to existing functionality
• Assist in the functional preparation of Business Process Procedures and Documents, Test Scenarios, End-user documentation and User manuals.
• Identify gaps in current global/ local business processes and ensure optimisation.
• Assist the local SAP Support Analysts (SSAs) – measure the SSAs’ effectiveness and facilitate any required training and support.
• Participate in regional governance structures.
• Review quality assurance activities for the functional area. i.e. regression testing, testing of change requests and bug fixes.
• Work with the regional stakeholders to understand local training requirements and design a training roadmap to ensure end-user proficiency standards.
• Work with the Business Lead to manage AGA requirements from Third Party non-SAP suppliers i.e. interfaces to the application.
• Work with the Global Access and GRC team to ensure process optimisation, regional “fit” and compliance with statutory requirements, legislative regulations, policies, work standards and governance requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Relevant technical/ IT Degree
• SAP FI/CO Certification

Knowledge and Experience

• At least 8 years’ experience in SAP FI/CO/PS
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar role
• Knowledge of accounting and finance business processes
• General knowledge of SAP SD and MM modules (especially as they impact/relate to FICO)
• In-depth understanding of the Finance landscape plus functional understanding of Project Systems
• In-depth understanding of Banking in SAP especially Host to Host solutions
• Experience in architecture, system integration and solution design
• Experience in global implementations and /or Support
• Knowledge and use of IT industry best practices

Competencies

• Proactive
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Decisiveness
• Team player
• Self-managed and accountable

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