SAP FI Lead Specialist Job in London City/Docklands E145lq, London Uk


Job ID: 17978

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 FI Lead Specialist is responsible for leading configuration, implementation and support of the FI CO modules in the SunGard SAP installation. This involves analysis, design, customization and testing the components. This may also involve providing enhancements and ongoing application support to the deployed application.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead customization team to support SAP installation to minimize downtime and ensure maximum business efficiency, with a primary focus on SAP financials.
• Analyze complex customer’s business requirements in areas of Cash Management, GL, Cost Center Profit Center Accounting and map them to standard SAP processes and solutions.
• 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 ABAP 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.
• Training end users on processes.
• Assist with testing at all levels (unit, integration configuration) as well as creating test plans.
• 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 FI CO
• Understanding of the software development life cycle
• Experience with 2-5 full lifecycle implementations of SAP
• Understanding of SAP configuration, integration and SAP Best Practices
• Understanding of data governance, reporting validation and information quality control.

Desired Experience;

• Hands on knowledge of customizing SAP SD
• Knowledge of financial and corporate accounting principles, operating and capital budget concepts.
• Exposure to European regulatory requirements, and international accounting standards.
• Development of interfaces to and from SAP utilizing Business Connector under the Netweaver stack.
• Accrual engine and revenue recognition.

Skills:

Essential Skills Required;

• SAP FI
• FI Integration with other SAP modules (primarily CO and SD)
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Financial Reporting from analytical environments such as SAP, Oracle Financials, Sun Accounts

Desired Skills;

• SAP Business Warehouse reporting development
• SAP SD
• ABAP
• Accounting and Finance software

Qualifications:

• Substantial 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
• SAP Certification in Management 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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