Principal Solution Architect-D&T-SAP FICO

 

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Job Summary

The Principal Solution Architect, D&T, SAP FSCM collaborates with the Finance function to define, deliver and support D&T enabled business solutions.  This role will also help define strategic direction, determine business needs and design & deliver technical Finance solutions.  This role has primary accountability for the delivery of Finance system services including project delivery, system enhancement and production support in alignment with West D&T and company policies and procedures. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Possesses deep understanding of the overall vision and business needs and utilizes this knowledge to to collaborate with Finance to define detailed business requirements for D&T enablement of business needs. This includes interpreting any issues and recommending solutions or best practices.
• Utilizes knowledge of best practices to define strategic direction, determine business needs and design & deliver technical Finance solutions, doing so in partnership with Application and Infrastructure. This includes interpreting up to the most complex issues and recommending solutions or best practices.
• Spearhead the mapping of map business requirements to optimal technical solutions.
• Provide technical delivery of functionality to meet defined business requirements.
• Create and maintain project charters and plans, capital requests, budgeting and project management in accordance with the Project and Portfolio Management process and West policies and procedures.
• Uses breadth of expertise to solve complex problems.  Provide system support and maintenance in alignment with standards and process set within the ERP Services Delivery model, West policies and procedures as well as Regulatory requirements including but not limited to Sarbanes-Oxley and FDA GMP.
• Create and maintain system lifecycle documents in accordance with West policies and procedures, including creation and maintenance of SOPs, SOIs and Job Aids.
• A strong working knowledge of SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (SAP FSCM) for S/4 Hana with project implementation experience in this module is mandatory
• Work within and participates in the Change Control process.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Professional qualification as Chartered Accountant or Management Accountant or a master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management

Work Experience

• Minimum  8-10 years of related work experience
• Professional qualification as Chartered Accountant or Management Accountant or a master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management
• Prior project experience in all the applications within FSCM with special emphasis on Treasury and Risk Management, end-to-end bank integration, BCM, cash and liquidity management and In-house Cash Management.
• Prior working experience on of SAP FSCM for S/4 Hana – system functionality and technicality
• Strong understanding of the industry best practice FSCM processes with ability to drive solutions based on such knowledge.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Involvement in at least two end-to-end implementation projects in SAP FSCM is preferred.
• Good to have knowledge on Financial Accounting and reporting is must and should know the integration aspects of FSCM processes with Fina