Role description

Job Description
Skill Role Grade Location
SAP FICO Architect Level 7 or 8 Berkeley Heights, NJ, Alpharetta, GA

Position Overview

What does a great SAP Architect (FICO ) Advisor do?
We are looking for an accomplished SAP Financials professional to fill a SAP FICO Architect positi.

This individual will need to be well versed in the SAP technology (S/4, AO, Fiori Apps , BPC and SAC); knowledgeable in Accounting, Finance, SD, MM, Tax, Lease Management etc; actively participated and led multiple SAP S/4 implementations, and successfully supported the SAP Financials initiatives. He/ she must demonstrate solid experience in working with multiple teams across an SAP landscape.

Job Description:
The SAP Financials Architect works directly with our business partners and stakeholders (Directors, VP's and above) to understand their strategic goals to launch major initiatives to solve business problems. The associate facilitates the reengineering of business processes required to support these business challenges by recommending best-fit technology solutions.

The primary role of this position will be to focus on the cross-module integration within FICO along with BW, BPC, PTP and OTC processes. Have broad based SAP S/4 experience to be able to act as the technical owner of overall integration for ERP design. Requires strong FICO background with extensive experience handling the integration responsibilities.

Design and perform configuration in SAP S/4 (1909 and beyond) software functionality of AP,AR, New General Ledger, New Asset Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, RAR, Lease Management, Project Costing, Results Analysis and Profitability Analysis 20%
 Work with the Business and technical leads to plan, co-ordinate and execute technical projects from task assignment to completion 10%
 Mentor and coach other members of the SAP Technical and Business teams 15%
 Organizes work efforts and prioritizes the tasks to be achieved to meet SLAs and deliverables5%
 Track Risks and issues associated with the Project and Production support deliverables. Keep the team updated about the progress for timely completion of assigned tasks 15%
 Execute the project deliverables by collaborating with the on-site technical and business teams 15%
 Analyze existing business processes, working with the business units to identify best practices by covering the SAP cross functional integration with all modules 15%
 Analyze and support application of support packs and system upgrades to future SAP releases 15%
 Analyze the root cause of system functionality defects and provide design assistance to resolve the issues. Address and resolve system functionality support issues via configuration, SAP note application and recommending developments10%
 Develop/design functional specifications for customized development and provide functional support for the development team 15%
 Conduct system integration testing and assist business users in completing user acceptance testing where functionality validation is completed before recommending the release of changes to the production environment 10%
 Collaborate with the business systems leaders to identify research and propose functionality improvement opportunities in the financial systems technology roadmap 5%

Basic Qualifications:
 Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or IT related
 Deep knowledge of SAP FICO and Accounts Payables with hands on configuration experience in General Ledger, Controlling, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank interfaces, Profitability Analysis, Tax and Treasury modules. Good functional knowledge on SD and MM and their integration points with Accounting and Finance modules.
 Has three full life cycle implementations of SAP.
 Strong leadership and collaboration capabilities
 Ability to clearly communicate complex technical specifications to clients, implementation teams and functional teammates
 Ability to work in a changing environment
 Certifications are a plus.