SAP Functional Consultant
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc
Contract Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Posted 4 years ago
About Position
SAP Functional Consultant (Contract)
$65.00 / Hourly
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
SAP Functional Consultant
Contract Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Posted 4 years ago
Skills
Bachelor’s degree; MIS or Business major preferred Minimum six years hand-on functional configuration experience in SAP Financial Accounting (FI/CO) and/or Reporting. Configuration experience in any of the areas of: General Ledger; Controlling; Asset Management. Experience working in FSCM is a big plus ! Ability to adhere to schedules and project timelines and communication of issues/problems that may impact the ability to meet objectives. Demonstrate an understanding of the integration points between the FI/CO modules and their inter-dependencies; Asset Management; Cash Management; and FSCM. Production support & master data maintenance experience is a must. Business experience working in an International Finance environment is a must. Involvement / experience with at least three structured full life cycle developments (ASAP Methodology). Business experience in executing Financial Close within a SOX regulated financial environment. Ability to work in a team environment and across departments and/or functional modules Ability to work with business users as well as technical support personnel and communicate effectively with both. Metrics: Accountable for successful project delivery through disciplined project management processes and close collaboration with stakeholders throughout the organization. Ability to multitask concurrent SAP issues/defect tickets and projects and still retains focus on the core objective of each issue/ticket/project. Must possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to effectively interpret needs and requirements on technical level as well as related to Financial/Accounting principles and to the Procedure to Pay business process. Knowledge of US and International financial / accounting principles; multiple currency transactions and financial reporting related to local statutory requirements Limited project travel required may be required.Description
Complex configuration in the areas of GL and Asset Management
Work with project team on all phases of the project which includes:
Execution of assignments within the overall project plan
Blueprints: requirement analysis and process design
Realization: configuration; unit testing; and coordination of user acceptance testing
Go-live: data conversion; production system build and validation; and production support hand-over
Training plan development and end user coordination
Post Go-Live Support
Provide ongoing production support and system enhancements to SAP users worldwide for all financial accounting / reporting and/or content / assets operations which may include the areas of accounts payable; Asset management; cash management; general ledger (multi-currency); asset management; controlling; This includes:
Coordination of development and deployment of new processes and system configuration to meet business needs.
Resolve simple and complex application and system problems (includes configuration) related to break fixes and enhancements.
Manage end user calls and trouble tickets for how-to’s; issue resolution and change management requests (enhancements) for the global business community.
Setup and maintain configuration for base financial structures related to SAP company codes and other financial/purchasing master data
Ability to apply strong finance experience as related to the setup configuration for base financial structures related to SAP company codes and other financial master data.
Resolve simple and complex application and system problems (includes configuration) related to break fixes and enhancements.
Outline potential solutions and business impacts to address change requests; work with development team to prototype and demonstrate new functionality.
SAP OSS research for application bugs.
Enforce corporate standards and best practices in use of applications.
Escalation management of support issues and customer monitoring.
With Development Team’s direction, perform global regression testing for system upgrades and changes.
Assist in unit and integration testing for change requests, enhancements and new development.
Develop training materials and assist with business community training.
Ability to provide assistance with validating the work performed by other business analysts on the team.
Perform other duties as assigned.
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