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Purpose:- The role of a Consultant (SAP Finance Functional Consultant) will have a strong focus placed on: - Translation of business requirements into system design, - Undertaking impact assessment and change analysis across the landscape and integrations, - Completing SAP ( i.e. SAP ECC 6 and Hana ) functional configuration with traceability to meet requirements - Undertaking and supporting testing activities through the development and delivery lifecycle - Supporting technical and business implementation activities to ensure changes are delivered to high quality - As well as the required technical skills we are looking for someone who is solutions driven and thrives in working in a team to achieve overall service and project delivery goals - The role holder needs to be able to work autonomously, whilst also being a supportive team player who is colleague focused and committed to delivering quality SAP solutions with consideration of business process and controls - They will have a ‘Can do’ attitude and flexible to support other domains/streams or carry out other activities as the need arises - Strong personal resilience with proven ability to work under tight timeframes and juggling multiple projects in parallel is also required - Proven ability to plan effectively and take accountability for delivery and complete multiple initiatives to improve the operational efficiency highly desired - Proven ability to coach and mentor more junior team membersEssential Capabilities:- Work with business and/or business analyst to formalise requirements and covert to systems requirements. Work with Service Architecture and Design Leads to ensure High Level Solution Options are aligned to Technology patterns within best practice guidelines - Provide SAP functional inputs into High Level and/or Detailed Level cost/effort estimation - Support Technical Change Management process for change readiness (in conjunction with SCRUM Lead). Handover solution/documents to BaU support team. Resolve incidents during hypercare. Provide input in post implementation activities and PIR/retros to close off changes. - Provide inputs to interface design and development - Perform unit testing of setup; support subsequent testing phases such as System Testing, System Integration Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance testing, etc. - Adhere to global design, configuration and change management standards and processes - Providing technical expertise to resolve critical production incidents and problemsAdditional Capabilities:- Excellent documentation and engaging communication skills with proven ability to clearly articulate complex technical issues in plain language to stakeholders - Strong focus on quality and attention to detail - Strong commitment to quality delivery - Time management skills are a must, along with the ability to be flexible and creative - Ability to investigate, analyse and provide design improvement recommendations for consideration - Ability to provide knowledge transfer to team members to enable on-going support and train end users - Able to work effectively in a team with technology partners, located onshore/offshore, providing leadership and extensive expertise in optimising delivery models.Experience:It is expected that the role holder will most likely have the following experience:- Successfully completed multiple full lifecycle projects as a lead SAP FICO functional consultant - 7 Years+ proven experience of functional operations support on large/global SAP - Experience in SAP Finance including SAP General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Cost Centre/Profit Centre/Project accounting and Accounts Payable. - Understanding of the Finance value chain in a large corporate environment - Experienced in IT Service management including risk management - Deep understanding of Finance business processes - Solid understanding of current and emerging SAP technology trends mostly around SAP ECC 6 and Hana - Previous experience with integration between SAP and to other third-party systems (both cloud and on-premise) - Functional experience in self-serve applications is desirable - Previous experience in the Financial Services industry is highly regarded - Hands on expertise in use of automation/productivity tools such as Selenium, Winshuttle, Auto SDK, Pega is beneficial - Expertise to work in and on/offshore based teamQualification Requirements:• Degree or tertiary education in Technology/Computing/Finance discipline preferred• CPA or CA qualification preferred• Desirable for certifications in SAP