Functional consultant Finance (SAP & Non-SAP)

The (Sr) Functional Consultant is part of the CoE Finance team and will be allocated to project(s) or programme(s) within the CoE Finance domain as well as other domains.

We are looking for someone, with a SAP FICO background, who is somewhat versatile in non-SAP combined with senior consultancy skills.

For example

• Someone with a more business focus but some background in SAP.

• Someone with experience as a lead consultant.

• Although we are not looking for a project manager, it would help if this person would have actively managed some projects in the past.

Activities

• Collect & analyze customer requirements

• Enhance, design, configure, test and re-engineer various functionalities in FI and CO modules

• Suggest solutions to customer, based on best business practices so that Customer gets Business benefits by following these SAP processes.

• Assist in the development of business process descriptions

• Conduct implementation & training workshops.

• Provide guidance on end-user documentation.

• Provide guidance on test plan.

• Conduct unit tests based on customer defined scenarios

• Coordinate with other module SAP Consultants for Integration requirements.

• Provide Functional Specifications to Technical team for any customized developments.

Stakeholder Engagement/Management

• Identify stakeholders at all stages and levels of the programme

• Define effective stakeholder engagement plan

• Ensure stakeholder engagement throughout the programme lifecycle (example stakeholders; Management/Leadership team,

• Programme team, Steering Committee, Architecture)

• Advise on and monitor stakeholder management (to secure Leadership engagement)

Change Management

• Support the embedding of change into sustainable standing organisation (linked to culture).

Communication

• Create and prepare actionable communication towards different stakeholders

• Initiate ad hoc communication efforts when necessary

Training

• Support the creation and delivery of trainings General

Engage in the programme management team

• Collaborate and engage actively with CoE Finance colleagues

• Share knowledge and good practices

• Stay on top of technical developments in the SAP FICO area.

• Align with Enterprise Architecture

Reports to

• Solid line – Manager Center of Excellence Finance

• Dotted line – Project manager

Measures of success/KPI

• Achievement of the project objectives (shared responsibility)

• Stakeholder satisfaction on management level

• Overall change plan and deliverables designed and executed timely and at high quality

• Positive feedback from programme manager and programme team

• Solid contribution to innovation-and improvement efforts and best practice

Skills

• Senior Consultancy skills

• Project Management skills

• Experience in complex organisational change

• Non-SAP Financial skills

• SAP FICO background (configurations and implementations)