Senior SAP FICO Consultant-EMEA
Location
Barcelona | Spain
Job description
Job Description - Senior SAP FICO Consultant-EMEA (JOBREQ1800102964)
Job Description
Senior SAP FICO Consultant-EMEA
Requisition ID
Requisition ID
: JOBREQ1800102964
Organization
Organization
: Information Technology
Job Grade : Band.F
Schedule
Schedule
: Full-time
Closing Date (Period for Applying) - Internal
Closing Date (Period for Applying) - Internal
: Ongoing
Primary Location
Primary Location
: Spain-Barcelona-Barcelona
Description
Within PPG we have the opportunity for a Senior SAP FICO Consultant-EMEA
Position Overview
- The position will be working as part of the Global SAP Centre of Excellence
- Purpose of the position is to Lead FICO EMEA localization activities within our S/4 implementation project Connect PPG.
- This position requires in depth understanding of business processes related to S/4 Finance and Controlling, including integration with other modules (SD, MM, PP, etc.).
- Financial Accounting: FI customization, Configuration and testing in New G/L, Advanced Financial Closing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Advanced Credit Management, Bank Accounting, Multibank Connectivity, Cash Application, Taxes, Intercompany Process, Reporting, Fixed Assets Accounting and Project Systems in a complex business environment.
- Controlling Area with CCA, PCA, hierarchies, Allocations, Product Costing incl. Activity Based Costing, Reporting, Budgeting, Settlements, Profitability analysis, etc.
- Implementation of localization related to local tax and financial reporting requirements (e.g. SAF-T) for countries in EMEA (NL, DK, BE, FR, GE, ES, PL, IT, etc.)
- FIORI experience to support FIORI first/only strategy.
- Leading activities within FICO domain and across team members, including SI partner.
- In this role you will be required to implement business solutions based Global Template and based on requirements analysis/design.
- Propose, design or configure, document and test business solutions according to the functional and technical requirements adhering to SAP standard and our foundational template as closely as possible.
- You will liaise remotely with a number of your colleagues across the globe including onshore and offshore.
- There might be the opportunity to travel due to the scope of the role.
- Within SAP CoE Organization you will report to Global SAP FICO Stream Lead.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze product owner feedback to drive and create user stories and requirements for the development team to action.
- Build strong and detailed acceptance criteria ensuring understanding of expectations across all team members.
- Work closely with SQAs to review and approve test cases and validate test results.
- Adapt and develop effective working relationships across a diverse team of multiple functional, technical, and business partners.
- Work with the members of the development team following scrum and Agile principles to ensure consistent delivery.
- Explain and communicate technical solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Utilize problem-solving skills for evaluating multiple approaches to find the most feasible solutions.
- Provide a high level of commitment to delivering high quality work in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
- Utilize Azure DevOps as the source for project and development documentation to ensure efficiency.
- Assess, document, and manage requirements changes, improvements and enhancements
- Proactively Participate in processes improvement, sharing best practices and proactively suggesting improvement points.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Performance Achievements:
- You will be proactive in building excellent working relationships with both your IT colleagues and business stakeholders.
- Within 1 – 3 months you will prove yourself to be a self-starter who can quickly develop good understanding of S/4 template and build knowledge of our SBU processes in order to facilitate rapid solutioning.
- Within 3 months you will be required to evaluate the x-stream impact of any solutions proposed and ensure that SAP standard/our foundational S/4 template is adhered to as closely as possible.
- You will be expected to coach, lead, and support other members of the FICO project team in order to allow them to contribute fully on the project.
Requirements:
You’ll need to have:
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
- A 4 year degree in Information Management, Computer Science or other business-related field is required.
- Min 10 years’ experience with strong process knowledge of SAP Finance Accounting & Controlling, understanding of AA, AR, AP, GL, Credit Management, FSCM, Cash Management/Treasury, Reporting and CO processes (incl. CCA, PCA, Product Costing, COPA, Allocations), as well as general SAP S/4 knowledge.
- Experience as a Senior Consultant role in numerous SAP implementations in SAP FICO domain.
- A commitment to delivering high quality work in pressurized environments and be a self-starter.
- An ability to work independently in a “remote working” organization.
Your knowledge of SAP must include:
- Deep understanding of S/4 FICO modules as well as the end-to-end business processes related to Financial domains (AR, AP, newGL, Asset Management, FSCM, Advanced Credit Management, Treasury incl. Bank interfacing and Cash application, Taxes, Allocations Intercompany Process Controlling CCA, PCA, PS, Product Costing, Budgeting, Settlements, COPA, Reporting, …).
- Extensive knowledge of SD / MM process integration to SAP FICO processes.
- In-depth experience in the process and functional design, configuration and trouble-shooting of SAP FICO modules with intra/cross company business flows part of a complex global supply chain distribution network.
- Implementation experience of localizations related to local tax and financial reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of SAP Document & Reporting Compliance tool (eDocument, statutory reports)
- SAP FIORI
Preferred requirements:
- Understanding of connections to SAP cloud solutions.
- Experience using SAP Solution Manager toolset for managing changes, transports and incidents would be advantageous.
- Basic understanding of ABAP and the ability to perform basic debugging.
- Experience in a Finance position.
- MBA is preferred.
Employee Value Proposition:
For someone who is ambitious and wants to make their mark in a large multinational company we can offer:
- A key role in the PPG Global Centre of Excellence – be at the heart of the PPG SAP solutions area and have a say in key decisions that affect the entire company.
- Ability to work with the new technology including SAP Business Suite for HANA.
- Opportunity to support our operations new to S/4 as well as to further enrich our model
- PPG has been voted one of the Top 100 “Best Places to Work in IT” on several occasions. In 2020 it was also rated in Top 5 for career development.
- Take on the challenges of working in a chemicals company that is also classed as FMCG and the unique challenges this provides.
ABOUT US:
Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.
Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit and follow @ PPG on Twitter.
The PPG Way
Every single day at PPG:
We partner with customers to create mutual value.
We are insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.
We are “One PPG” to the world.
We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.
We trust our people every day, in every way.
We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.
We make it happen.
We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.
We run it like we own it.
We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.
We do better today than yesterday – everyday.
We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.
PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees.We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email [email protected].
PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.
Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
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