SAP Developer Job in London City/Docklands E145lq, London Uk
Job ID: 17980
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 Developer is responsible for development, configuration, implementation and support of ABAP / BASIS within SunGard SAP installation. This involves analysis, design, developing/coding/configuration and testing the components. This may also involve providing enhancements and ongoing application support to the deployed application.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs programs of moderate to difficult complexity, using recommended technologies and established methodologies. Primary focus on ABAP / BASIS.
• Support current and future applications to minimize business downtime and ensure maximum business efficiency.
• Prepare detail specifications, development time estimates and documents 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 development in SAP
• Solid BASIS/ABAP customisation and development experience. ABAP to include all objects reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements and forms objects.
• Knowledge of SAP FI/SD
• Understanding of the software development life cycle
• Understanding of SAP installation, configuration, integration and SAP Best Practices.
• Understanding of data governance, reporting validation and information quality control
Desired Experience;
• Knowledge and hands on work customizing SAP FI/CO
• 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 ABAP
• SAP BASIS
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Financial Reporting from analytical environments such as SAP, Oracle Financials, Sun Accounts
Desired Skills;
• SAP SD
• SAP FI
• SAP Business Warehouse reporting development
• Accounting and Finance software
Qualifications:
• Proven SAP programming and analysis. Hands-on development, implementation and support experience with at least one full life cycle SAP go-live is required
• Proven ABAP development experience
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or Accounting
• Ability to communicate in English required; verbal and written
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills
Desired Qualification;
• SAP Development Certification
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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Additional Information:
- Travel Percentage: 20%