SAP Finance Consultant; FICO), Senior Manager

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives. As a SAP consulting generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing consulting services across various SAP applications to clients, analysing their needs, implementing software solutions, and offering training and support for effective utilisation of SAP applications.

Your versatile knowledge will allow you to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency and achieving their strategic objectives.

As a SAP Finance Consultant (FICO), Senior Manager , unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Develop strategic client relationships while providing high quality work across multiple client projects as a functional finance solution architect
• Responsible for leading client and PwC teams in the design and implementation of SAP FICO and related finance modules
• Lead and facilitate design sessions with the client as well as leading the team through the development and approval of the project deliverables. Familiarity with the SAP Activate methodology is beneficial.
• Lead and provide advice to clients on leading practices to manage finance related processes, and oversee functional teams to drive solution design and implementation of SAP FICO
• Proven leader with in-depth knowledge of Finance and Controlling business functions and SAP functionality to drive development of client offerings and end-to-end transformation projects
• Build solid and collaborative relationships with team members, foster a productive team environment. Responsible for solution strategy and project delivery as an SAP Finance Stream lead.
• Work with the project management team to manage and report status, risks, and issues
• Working with across multiple teams (functional, technical, reporting, training) to align on scope, solution design, development and deliverables.
• Identify and address client needs: developing and sustaining deep client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and defining resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collection
• Contribute to teams to generate a vision, establish direction and motivate members, create an atmosphere of trust, leverage diverse views, coach staff, and encourage improvement and innovation

Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here’s what we look for:

• Strong prior experience in managing client relationships while providing high quality work
• Previous experience in leading a functional team of consultants through all phases of an implementation project
• Strong prior experience in leading implementation of SAP FICO in the following required functional areas:
• Financial Accounting:
  General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Fund and Grant Management.
• Controlling:
  Overhead Management, Project Accounting, Product Costing, Margin Analysis
• Integration with other SAP modules:
  Procurement, Sales, Production, Human Capital Management.
• Familiarity with Group Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis (preferred)
• Proven experience in ability to integrate complex and divergent requirements into a simple, intuitive, and successful SAP solution design
• Proven experience in developing solution architecture leveraging SAP technologies to enable clients’ business processes
• Deep understanding of financial management and reporting functions and expertise working in different industries (eg CPG, Manufacturing, Public Services, Retail)
• Proven track record of successfully delivering SAP application solutions with at least two end to end SAP FICO implementation project on premise…