SAP ECC Senior Finance Solution Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title : SAP ECC Senior Finance Solution Architect

Responsible to : Director SAP DEVOP Finance

Department : Global Financial Applications

Location of work : London, UK

main purpose of role

The candidate will join a strong SAP Build team with an in progress Global SAP implementation. The ECC Senior Solution Architect will be responsible to ensure the good design and management of the existing global template for FICO (i.e. P2P and OTC) and SCM whilst contributing heavily to new designs as the SAP project continues to roll out to 33 new territories globally. This will involve close cooperation with multiple parties including FICO & SD\MM architects & ABAP developers & Business process owners.

Core skills include :

Serve as a key member of the ECC solution architect team to help formulate a strategy to help in formulating the solution functional design

Act as a liaison between BPA (‘Business Process Analys’) team and support

Responsible for the solution architecture on a major new strategic programme of work within the organisation

Ensure that the solution designed and delivered to IT estate are aligned to the architectural roadmap

Design and implement solutions to achieve successful business outcome and align with UMG Global Design principles

Ownership, control and management of a FICO global template

Extensive SAP solution design experience

Hands on configuration experience of FI, MM, SD, PS, CO-PA, CO-CCA / PCA, Banking, and SAP DRC

Good understanding on the localisation knowledge

Strong understanding of integration with BI

Experience of business process design including requirement gathering

Translate requirements into implementation plans

Ability to current and future state data, technical, application and business architecture needed, verify and modify recommended implementation plan based on BPA inputs and existing / inflight projects

Design authority for support & project delivery teams

Work closely with UMG Operational Support & his team to resolve any issues, if require

Work cross-functionally with multiple teams including implementation partners and support

Think out of the box to come up with creative solutions to address issues

Aptitude for quickly learning new technologies, and a desire to research and understand new areas of SAP

Up to date with developments in areas in and around the SAP roadmap

Able to identify best practice solutions to complex problems

Train on methodology including streamlining, simplification and automation of tasks

person specification

The candidate must have excellent general SAP ECC skills, accompanied with a solid understanding of SAP BI

As a Senior Finance Solution Architect who has evolved from a strong background in hands on SAP development

Experience designing resilient and high availability solutions

Passion to deliver the high-quality solution with an all-in commitment to what we do

Successful track record of implementing any of the SAP global programme

Highly experienced with SAP FICO & SCM, with at least 8 to 10 implementation cycles completed

Skills and experience in the following areas would be highly advantageous : ABAP & S4 HANA

Consulting background preferred

Ability to engage with and inspire confidence across all levels of the business to Senior level

Accounting background preferred

Experience of working in a global environment

Exposure to the media industry would be preferable

Strong communication & presentation skills

Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies