SAP (BW / ABAP) Specialist Job in London City/Docklands E145lq, London Uk


Job ID: 17979

Position Description:
SunGard Financial Systems provides mission-critical software and IT services to institutions in virtually every segment of the financial services industry. These solutions meet a multitude of needs, but support a common aim: to help drive our customers' unique business strategies—whether that means increasing efficiency, improving customer service, complying with regulations, or capturing growth opportunities through innovation.
Job Overview:

The SAP specialist is responsible for configuration, implementation and support of the SunGard SAP BW / ABAP solution. This involves analysis, design, customization and testing the BW components. This may also involve providing enhancements and ongoing application support to the deployed application.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex customer’s business requirements in areas of BW / ABAP.
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs programs of moderate to difficult complexity, using recommended technologies and established methodologies. Primary focus on BW / ABAP.
• Support current and future applications to minimize business downtime and ensure maximum business efficiency
• Develop detailed functional specifications, enhancements and modifications documentations and track development progress partnering with on-site ABAP team specialists
• Document all solutions to ensure the success of future enhancements and the quality of future support
• Continually evaluate current IT and business processes to identify potential areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Development Value

• Build SAP skills.
• Develop knowledge of SunGard organization, operations, and accounting practices.
• Foundational development opportunities in mission-critical SunGard initiatives.

Position Requirements:
Knowledge/Experience:

Essential Experience Required;

• Hands on work customizing of SAP BW / ABAP.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle
• Experience with 1-3 full lifecycle implementations of SAP
• Understanding of SAP installation, configuration, integration and SAP Best Practices
• Understanding of data governance, reporting validation and information quality control

Desired Experience;

• Working knowledge of SAP FI / SD
• Knowledge of financial and corporate accounting principles, operating and capital budget concepts
• Development of interfaces to and from SAP utilizing Business Connector under the Netweaver stack.
• Exposure to European regulatory requirements, and international accounting standards

Skills:

Essential Skills Required;

• SAP Business Warehouse development and reporting.
• ABAP
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Financial Reporting from analytical environments such as SAP, Oracle Financials, Sun Accounts

Desired Skills;

• SAP FI
• SAP SD
• Accounting and Finance software

Qualifications:

• Proven SAP FI customization and configuration experience
• Advanced degree in computer science or accounting
• Ability to speak and write in English Required.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualifications;

• SAP Certification in Financial Accounting

Competencies:

• Self-motivated
• Work in a team setting with multi department interfaces
• Work independently without close supervision
• Attentiveness to detail, organization and the ability to adhere to confidentiality and integrity standards of SunGard

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