SAP FI Lead

Skills

Act as a liaison/concierge between the SAP COE and embedded analyst teams within business units to ensure the overall business needs of the organization are met through SAP enablement. Serve as a subject matter expert of SAP Finance and SAP Sales and Distribution functional areas. And function as overall SAP functional lead through an aggressive greenfield SAP implementation of FI SD SCM and with other modules as needed. Provide functional guidance and oversight of SAP ERP projects. Meet with functional teams to understand functional requests work with them to identify and close gaps in requirements Create communicate and oversee business process design and functional solution designs. Document SOPs to support those processes. Collaborate with functional teams to identify opportunities for enabling new SAP features or configuration sets to improve team efficiency Own grow and support their business analyst function. Serve as mentor and problem-solver for business analysts by helping them capture business requirements understand SAP configuration in support of those processes highlight gaps in processes and configuration and design/configure solutions to remediate gaps and support business needs. Represent the business teams and stakeholders as delivered SAP solutions are operationalized and deployed into production Document requirements solution design test plans and review completed business requests and related artifacts for quality before final artifacts are delivered Provide expertise and train staff on proper project methodologies processes and support internal quality assessments and reviews for assigned projects and applications to ensure compliance and / or application of best practices

Description

a NASDAQ listed clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is looking for an SAP Functional Lead (FI) to act as a central liaison between their SAP Center of Excellence (COE) and embedded functional teams within their business units. This role will be responsible for developing, supporting, and enabling the processes and practice behind a process driven culture at the company. You will build trust in a vision where business value and decisions are driven through a thoughtful and innovative use of SAP technology solutions.



Supporting their functional teams, you will ensure that their record-to-report, order-to-cash, and procure-to-pay processes follow best practices and demonstrate innovation while reflecting the company’s values and policies. The SAP Functional Lead (FI/SD) needs to represent the interests of patients and partners while assisting the company in driving value from their processes.



This role is a player/coach role, requiring the ability to be hands-on while conducting needs gap fit analysis, business process engineering, and solution design with the added ability to supervise consultants and hold them accountable to deliver results that meet their high expectations.

Responsibilities

• Bachelor’s Degree related discipline (finance, accounting, business, technical discipline, etc)
• 7+ years’ experience in an SAP Functional Expert role in the pharma/life sciences industry
• Knowledge and experience in SAP Finance (GL, AR, AP, CO, Treasury, Consolidations) and SAP Sales and Distribution. Preference given for knowledge of additional SAP application areas (SCM, EDI, etc.). Proven experience with multiple SAP HAHA S/4 implementations.
• Knowledge and experience with SAP HANA S4, S/4 Central Finance, S/4 Group Reporting. Certification a plus.
• Knowledge of GxP quality validation processes and change control
• Experience working in a collaborative environment supporting and teaching other team members
• Advanced expertise with driving requirements sessions and configuring SAP to meet requirements.
• Deep analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and simultaneous, high-profile projects
• Experience in a leadership position, including project management and team management
• Proven ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Must be a self-starter, proactive, and possess the ability to work with minimal supervision