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| Company: |
ASAP Staffing LLC |
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| Job Title: |
SAP Financial Management |
| Job category: |
Information Technology |
| Job Location: |
Chicago - IL Illinois - USA |
| Job Reference Number: |
1088 |
| Job Description: |
SAP Financial Management (1088)
6 - 9 Months Contract in Chicago, IL 60661
Candidates must be currently working in the Chicago area.
Leader/manager within the PBSG CIO Finance Team responsible for facilitating and managing new development, enhancements and systems support and for applications that enable financial business activity.
Primarily responsible for the business interaction over a number of Finance applications and facilitating solutions and support with a number of different PBSG Support groups.
Role Description :-
An expert in the business aspects of the Finance functional area with the skill to provide a vision and strategy for the area but with the ability to go deep into details to allow for the quick analysis of capabilities or to solve problems.
An individual with strong and effective interpersonal skills who is able to work with all levels of the business organization.
Working with senior leadership, this person would be able to help detail out business ideas or visions and translate them into systems or process capabilities.
This individual understands the direction the functional area is moving towards and would be able to determine how to enable that business direction.
Responsible for driving the Strat plan for their functional area with the ability to execute against near-term requirements (within 1 year) and a vision towards the next 3 to 5 years.
Must have very strong partnering and negotiation skills to facilitate prioritization and effective progress against tasks across the multiple business groups and varied support groups in PBSG.
EAM, Business Analytics, DMO, ESD, Data Warehouse
This person will need to understand the business process and systems flow from End-to-End so that they can recognize the impact a change in one area or step might have on another area.
Will need to work with the business team responsible for process and procedures to ensure they are updated properly.
Will need to ensure that Controls are maintained and updated accordingly.
Will schedule and facilitate periodic update client meetings with senior leadership to communicate status and to discuss needs for the next 3 to 9 months.
Develops relationships with client personnel that foster client ties.
Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management.
Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
Manages client expectations effectively.
Attends functional conferences for their area to ensure they are up-to-date on the latest trends.
Quickly understands the business issues and data challenges of client`s organization and industry.
Exhibits confidence and an extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems.
Pushes creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and client mindsets.
Delivers informative, well-organized presentations.
Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
Strong understanding of the General Ledger processing in SAP and what cost centers have been set up and how they are posted to.
Possesses a certain level of technical Understanding including:
Possesses understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design especially in the area of SAP and it’s underlying system modules and technologies.
Understands Internet, Intranet, Extranet and client/server architectures.
Understands how legacy and web-based systems interface with each other.
Will need a level of the knowledge in the technical components of the applications to support performance issues.
Will need to facilitate release/upgrade implementations especially if down-time is expected.
People Manager: Manage a team of Functional Business Analysts for the Finance areas:
Manages the Business Analysis and Project Management deliverables of the team including the areas of:
Analysis and Solution Definition
Technical Recommendation and Testing
Project Execution: Project Pursuit, Project Definition, Blueprinting and Deployment
Manage the AOP and Budget for the functional area
Possesses key leadership qualities which will generate enthusiasm among team members and challenges others to develop as leaders.
Demonstrates key teamwork behavior which facilitates effective team interactions and shows appreciation for each team member’s contributions.
Application Responsibilities :-
Responsible for Business interaction, issue remediation and analysis and enhancement/project design across the following functional business areas:
Cost Accounting/GL
Control
CoPA – Company Profitability
BPS – Business Planning and Simulation (R3 rollout). Includes planning for: G&A, A&M, Supply Chain, Sales Finance, Capital
Affiliate Sales
Project Systems – Includes Capital Planning
TCM - Trade Claim Management (R6) for 2009 this will be Genesis adjustments and deductions
TFM – Trade Funds Management (R6)
Product Costing
Coupons
Fixed Assets
Indirect Procurement
A/P & A/R
Responsible for driving compliance to SLA’s agreed to with the business
Responsible for ensuring Disaster Recovery plan is in place and is appropriately prioritized
Accountable for Controls and SOX compliance for the above applications
Tech Questions :-
1. Have you had to facilitate prioritization between a couple of different groups (multiple business teams, Technology Support, Technology Development) and if so, what challenges did you encounter and how did you address or overcome them?
2. What is your level of expertise relevant to the different modules within SAP/FI and how do they inter-relate or interact? To what degree do you understand the data components of SAP/FI (Profit center, segment, Hierarchies, etc) and the dependencies and relationships?
3. Have you had to work with an organization that is experiencing a large degree of transition (Systems & Process transition, coming up to speed on the learning curve, Organization transition)? If so, provide an example, and describe how you were able to work your way through it? |
Language Requirements: |
English-Very Good |
| Employment Type: |
Contract |
| Yearly Salary: |
Unspecified |
| Posting Date: |
2009-03-24 |
| Level of Education: |
Unspecified |
| Years of Work Experience: |
No experience |
| Company: |
ASAP Staffing LLC |
| Contact Name: |
ASAP Staffing LLC |
| Contact Phone: |
678-919-9082 |
| Preferred Method of Contact: |
E-mail |
| Preferred Language of Resume/Application: |
English |
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