A great contractual venture available in Gauteng within the FMCG space for SAP FICO Consultant.
This is a contracting role, suitable for a self-starter with good interpersonal skills to join an already established team. You will assist with the implementation of a large financial project to support the enablement of controls and standardized processes .
The solution supports the typical back office functions of financial reporting and management accounting capabilities.
Typical duties
- Collaborate with Business Analysts and Prepare Functional Design Specifications.
- Facilitate the implementation and support of SAP Financials (focus on FICO – Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Accounts Receivables, Profitability Analysis, Results Analysis and Month End Close
- Perform detailed analysis of complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions; identify, interpret, validate and document customer requirements
- Map client business requirements, processes and objectives; develops necessary product modifications to satisfy clients’ needs. Identify gaps, issues and work around solutions
- Document functional designs, test cases and results
- Proactively identify and propose business process and/or system enhancements
- Provide consulting services on both new implementations and existing support projects
- Execution of unit testing and system integration testing during test cycles.
- Support the Business Analysts during User Acceptance testing.
- Facilitate workshops to collect business requirements
- Act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team.
- Provide ad-hoc training and user support as required
- may act as subject matter expect
Desired Experience & Qualification
Skills/Experience required:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a full cycle implementation as well as in support projects.
- SAP FICO certification
- Minimum of 3 years SAP experience supporting General Ledger plus 3 or more of the following functions: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Accounting and Inter-company Accounting.
- Experience in FI integration points with other SAP modules like MM and SD
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple deliverables and projects at the same time
- Experience in a FMCG is an asset
- Understanding of accounting business processes
- Ability to understand business processes from a customer perspective
- Ability to work in a team environment, effectively interacting with others
- Must be results oriented, attitude – adaptability, flexibility and resourcefulness
Desired Skills:
- SAP FI
- SAP CO
- SAP FICO
- FMCG
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years