(Archived) Sr. Manager, Global SAP – Finance

Summary:

The Sr. Manager, Global SAP - Finance (Cash Application, Account Reconciliations, Closing & Integrations) is responsible for Services within Finance (R2R) solutions implemented at Zoetis including:

• Project Delivery within FI areas of SAP FI, Cash Applications, Account Reconciliations, Lease Accounting, Planning with Anaplan, & Period End Closing including Integrations under R2R domain
• Act as internal consultant and design architect for SAP global solution. Work with peers in the ZTD organization and business representatives to determine business process and solution design leveraging the capabilities of the SAP modules.
• Develop, prototype, test and implement solution improvements to increase stability, usability, and functionality to enable end users to meet business objectives
• Project Delivery within Cash Applications, Account Reconciliations, Lease Accounting, Planning with Anaplan, & Period End Closing including Integrations
• This person is expected to have expert knowledge functional & technical in Cash Applications, Account Reconciliations, Lease Accounting, Planning with Anaplan, & Period End Closing including Integrations business processes that serves the specific business lines and functions.
• This person will have a detailed level of functional and technical knowledge of Finance (FI) module and integration with Procure to Pay (PTP), Order to Cash (OTC), Month End Closing, Financial Planning, and Integrations with Bolt on software like Anaplan, Blackline, Serrala, Nakisa etc.
• Guide, coach, and mentor direct reports on projects related to SAP solution in FI areas of SAP FI, Cash Applications, Account Reconciliations, Lease Accounting, Planning with Anaplan, & Period End Closing including Integrations under R2R domain

Responsibilities:

• Gather requirements from business users for approved projects, enhancements & support works to existing SAP configuration or objects
• Develop, prototype, test, and implement Controlling/Budgeting functionality and integration with other SAP or non-SAP modules
• Review and analyze solution enhancement requests to determine complexity and provide resource/cost estimates
• Work with Stakeholders and ZTD teams to ensure that requirements are properly configured in SAP and development objects perform as designed
• Perform thorough analysis to identify all potential impacts for change requests
• Proactively proposing solutions to improve the support of new and existing business processes
• Support the functional team with issues and come up with solutions
• Perform design and writes specifications as needed for workflow, forms, reports, interfaces, conversions, and enhancements (WRICEF)
• Perform Functional Unit Tests, Operational Qualifications & Performances Qualifications as needed in HP-ALM tool
• Follow processes to ensure cohesive and detailed program specifications, creates quality configuration and objects matching specifications
• Partner with the business and other IT teams to provide innovative ideas to solve business or technological challenges
• Work with Business counterparts to ensure audit, SOX, and other compliance requirements
• Manage all the tasks either through self or through direct reports and/or consultants in the capacity of reporting manager
• Guide, mentor, and coach direct reports

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required; Master’s degree or equivalent is preferred
• Certified Public Accountant / Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant preferred
• SAP S/4 Hana - certification preferred
• 10+ years’ experience with SAP Controlling Modules (Product Costing, Manufacturing budgeting, Material Ledger, Project Systems, Profitability Analysis & R2R processes) with multiple full life cycle implementations
• Detailed knowledge of Controlling module including knowledge of discrete & repetitive manufacturing processes (make to stock, make to order)
• Detailed knowledge of budgeting, material ledger, actual costing, transfer pricing, results analysis, month end closing & variant configuration, within the Controlling Module
• Experience in life sciences / pharmaceuticals industry preferred
• Demonstrated experience of various IT practices, including but not limited to, project management, operational service delivery, large project implementations

Technical/Functional Competencies:

• Identify, propose, and influence technology solutions to build and maintain the optimal data and infrastructure architecture to support the reporting requirements
• Experience with configuration of SAP ECC 6.0, FI and CO modules in several or all of the following areas:
  • Master Data
    • GL Accounts
    • Vendor Master
    • Customer Master
    • Banking
    • Assets
    • Cost Elements
    • Cost Centers
    • Profit Centers
    • Internal Orders
    • Activity Types
    • SKFs
  • Working knowledge of FICO integration with SAP and Non-SAP Tools
  • Hands on experience in identifying and working through FICO User Exits, BAPIs, Function Modules and directing ABAP developers. Ability to debug as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, Ability Requirements:

• Ability to work independently, effectively coordinating multiple priorities in a dynamic and changing environment and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills; Fluency in English (verbal and written) is a must
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Timely decision making and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, customer management skills, analytical, change management and communication skills
• Strong managerial skills (people and workflow)

Travel Requirements: 10%