Key Responsibilities:
- Being a SAP FICO Lead should be able to independently lead the module and drive & participate in business discussions; provide recommendations, solutions in various processes.
- Lead onshore and offshore teams and work with them to address customer concerns.
- Engage the technical team for technical discussions as well as discuss at a functional level with the wider business
- Be part of the solution making process for any incidents/project changes
- Facilitate the implementation and support of SAP Financials (focus on FICO Controlling – Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, Profitability Analysis, Project System, Results Analysis, Unsettled Costs, Month End)
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal clients at all levels of the Company
- Closely collaborating with key stakeholders (such as Finance and the Retail Operations teams), drive the development of the FICO function in all areas and manage the prioritisation of all activities
- Manage stakeholder communication across the business groups to ensure a seamless service
- Provide the relevant support for all Super Users and end users of SAP
- Drive the analysis, implementation, testing and documentation of new and enhanced systems and processes
- Manage individuals within the CoE FI team to support them in their development and to meet their objectives
- Provide day to day oversight of the FI activities within the CoE, ensuring agreed deliverables are met
- Identify problems by analysing trends of incidents and work with your team, colleagues and partners to resolve them in a timely manner
- Identify potential efficiencies / alternate uses based on SAP experience
- Coordinate with other CoE sub-teams and offshore resources as required
- Participate in change management and communication activities as required.
- Support the training and development of the team, ensuring that they have the right skills
- Work with the CoE Lead to contribute to the strategic direction of the COE function, incorporating industry and system best practices
- Keep abreast of industry trends and cultivate an SAP support network
- Stay up to date with SAP developments and how they can be leveraged for the Company.
- Look at ways of improving ways of working across the SAP CoE team
- Designing and delivery good practice future R2R processes across all the sub-process areas e.g. fixed assets, intercompany, project accounting, period end close, consolidation etc.
- Delivery of R2R best practise process design in a SAP S4HANA implementation, working alongside Global Process Owners, business SME’s and Technology to drive full end to end process standardisation and simplification
- Assessment and delivery of next gen digital tools to create efficient, effective and automated finance processes