Job Order: 11501
Title: Manager SAP Business Process – FICO I/II/III
Type Position: Full-time
Estimated Start Date: 2/27/2012
Location: Cranberry Township PA
Job Description:
The Manager, Business Process coordinates and supervises the day to day activities of their SAP Team (FICO) and reports to the Director, Global SAP. This position works closely with other SAP Teams, Supporting Application Team and Technical Services, in order to analyze, develop, enhance, test and implement software solutions and applications in support business requirements. Migrations from legacy systems to SAP R/3 or the support of divestitures are also part of the responsibility. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Successfully partner with the global financial user community to manage the project portfolio and ensure alignment of initiatives with the respective technology solutions
- Provide strategic direction on new functions and technologies in support of the financial user community
- Ensure alignment of the team as well as the user community with the vision of SAP “Best Practice” and global standard processes, while assessing customer individual needs, meeting commitments and building internal and external partnerships
- Provide leadership and coaching to team members, by outlining the vision and direction for the organization as a whole and the team specifically
- Develop, plan, and manage team work activities; develop project plans; complete projects on time and on budget.
- Continually build knowledge and stay abreast of current SAP functionality, capabilities and technologies. Ongoing education with regard to changing financial functions and legal requirements for the financial community is a must
- Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:
- In depth understanding of the SAP system; functionality, configuration, and integration points of all modules in their business area (FI, CO) and related business processes.
- In depth understanding of SAP development capabilities, understanding of ABAP development and interface requirements, capabilities and constraints.
- Sound and accurate judgment; excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent analytical and problem solving skills; excellent planning and organizing skills
- Strong customer service orientation
- Travel as required for training, education, and on-site projects and implementations both domestically and internationally.
- Strategic thinking and sound knowledge of the respective business processes (independent of the system aspect)
- Adept at developing system requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training and implementing business solutions ,while achieving deadlines and budget goals
Education and experience required:
- 7 years’ work experience in Information Technology and/or Business Processes,
- 2 years of SAP configuration experience
- 2 years supervisory or project management experience for the level I position
- 10 years’ work experience in Information Technology and/or Business Processes
- 2 years of SAP configuration experience
- 4 years supervisory or project management experience for the level II position;
- 10 years’ work experience in Information Technology and/or Business Processes
- 2 years of SAP configuration experience and 6 years supervisory or project management experience for the level III position.
Preferred:
- Bachelor Degree in Business or Information Science or 7yrs of equivalent business experience
- 4+ years SAP FI, CO configuration experience
- 2+ years Finance and Controlling related business process experience
- Skilled as a team lead or Project Manager on at least 3+ full cycle SAP implementations
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