IT Specialist: SAP Finance

At De Beers Group our purpose is to Make Life Brilliant.

We believe that a sustainable business is purposeful, competitive, resilient and agile – it’s a business that thrives through both economic and social cycles. By understanding the context and listening to stakeholders we stay ahead of evolving trends and provide the solutions to societal expectations. By solving the physical challenges of mining through relentless innovation, and constantly searching for more responsible ways to do business, we are changing the way our employees and stakeholders experience our business – creating enduring value for all stakeholders.

Sustainability is at the heart of our decision-making – it is how we do business.

Information Technology (IT) develops and optimises the engine that powers De Beers’ digital and technology ecosystems, enabling our people to work safely, effectively and sustainably. This is a senior functional leadership role accountable for the effective management, support, governance and continuous improvement of SAP Finance solutions across the organisation.

The role provides deep SAP Finance and business-process expertise and works with Finance stakeholders, business process owners, IT teams and service providers to ensure that solutions are stable, compliant, standardised and aligned with business objectives. To own and continuously improve SAP Finance solutions by translating business requirements into effective functional designs, maintaining solution integrity, overseeing service and vendor performance, and enabling Finance transformation through standardised and sustainable technology capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

SAP Finance functional ownership

• Act as the functional owner and primary IT point of contact for SAP Finance solutions within the assigned scope.
• Maintain the functional integrity, standardisation and effective use of the SAP Finance landscape.
• Translate Finance requirements into sustainable SAP solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, design principles and control requirements.
• Provide functional guidance on process design, configuration, integration, controls and improvement opportunities.

Solution delivery and continuous improvement

• Lead requirements analysis, solution design, functional specification, configuration, testing, implementation and post-deployment support.
• Assess enhancement demand based on business value, risk, architectural alignment, supportability and total cost of ownership.
• Promote standard SAP capabilities and fit-to-standard design, limiting customisation to justified business requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation, reporting improvement and improved user experience.
• Ensure solution documentation, test evidence, configuration records and operating procedures remain complete and current.

Service and operational management

• Oversee the performance, availability and support of SAP Finance services against agreed service levels and operating procedures.
• Lead the resolution of priority incidents and recurring problems, including root-cause analysis, remediation planning and prevention of recurrence.
• Monitor service trends and drive measurable service improvement actions.
• Coordinate clear and timely stakeholder communication during service disruptions and material delivery risks.
• Provide functional coaching and knowledge transfer to business users, support teams and delivery partners.

Vendor and commercial management

• Manage functional delivery by SAP support and implementation partners.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual commitments, service levels, quality measures and delivery outcomes.
• Review estimates, statements of work and solution proposals for completeness, value, feasibility and…