SAP Solutions Lead

An electric utility client is looking for a SAP
Solutions Lead/Process and Application Lead for the end-to-end delivery of high-quality SAP-enabled solutions in the Finance workstream.

Location: Pomona, CA 91768 (Onsite)

Position: Solutions Lead/Process and Application Lead Pay Rate
: $110.61/hr. – $124.91/hr. on W2

Duration
: 18 months or longer

Schedule: M-F 8-5
The primary work location for this position is Pomona, CA; however, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for any period of time at the Company’s General Offices located in Rosemead, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Solutions Lead for the end-to-end delivery of high quality SAP-enabled solutions in the Finance workstream, including core SAP S/4 HANA, MDG, satellite SAP applications such as BW4
  
  HANA, Datasphere, SAC, SAP certified applications such as Blackline, One Source Global Next, Open Text Vendor Invoice Management, Taulia, Finance4U Regulatory Accounting & Reporting, and any remediations to non-SAP applications such as Power Plan, Tagetik, and UI Planner.
• Provide inputs to System Integrator’s (SI) sprint planning via Product Oriented Delivery (POD) based hybrid Agile methodology. Participate in sprints across concurrent work streams to perform assigned tasks, map, and/or review features to user stories/epics. Answer technical questions in the development of user stories by SI and business partners.
• Engage in detailed design activities, perform review, and provide feedback on System Integrator’s documentation such as Functional/Technical Specifications (FSD/TSD), Business Configuration Document (BCD), Process Design Document (PDD), and Business Process Procedures (BPP).
• Collaborate across multiple Finance project team members in PODs, System Integrator personnel, internal partners and third parties ensuring build reflects detailed design with high quality deliverables that can be traced to requirements.
• Major role in technical architecture review through governance and gating processes by leading preparation of material exhibiting thought leadership and technical solutions capabilities.
• Review SI’s build configurations in SAP S/4 to match Business Configuration Document (BCD) and provide feedback and approval; assist with any necessary configurations and document them.
• Provide materials for review of development objects (RICEFWs — Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows) to Solutions Standardization Board (SSB) and ensure they meet standards and architecture principles in a cloud compliant S/4 HANA environment. Provide guidance on integration with new and existing applications.
• Anticipate, raise, and/or work to mitigate technical risks and issues impacting scope, schedule, and resources.
• Support planning and execution of various test cycles (SIT/UAT/Performance/Regression), mock cutover/conversions and deployment working with IT Operations teams.
• Participate in go-live events, provide post-implementation hyper care by triaging issues daily.
• Conduct oral and written knowledge transfer to Support teams to enable sustained adoption and operational continuity post stabilization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Finance/Accounting, or a related field; SAP S/4 HANA certification welcome.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience delivering large-scale SAP Finance transformation programs in SAP S/4 HANA, preferably with more recent RISE in a private cloud environment utilizing SAP’s Activate or any other hybrid Agile methodology.
• Expert level skill set and experience in end-to-end Finance business processes supported by SAP FI/CO/TR/PS including general ledger, accounts receivable/payable, management accounting, close and consolidations, allocations and overhead management, project systems, fixed asset accounting via Power Plan, orders and billing through cash management, financial planning & analysis, and reporting/analytics. Cross-functional knowledge in SAP Sales & Distribution and Materials Management or Plant Maintenance is required.
• Implementation experience and/or functional knowledge of three or more Finance related applications viz. Blackline, Icertis, One Source Global Next, Open Text Vendor Invoice…