SAP Spec Fin & Controlling Apps

Job Summary

Under the leadership and tactical guidance of Sr. Manager, SAP Record to Report, the SAP Specialist  Finance and Controlling Applications will collaborate with business stakeholders, consultants to help design, develop, deploy and support solutions in SAP S/4HANA. The incumbent will also play a critical role in supporting the developing the architecture and implementation of SAP S4HANA within the operating subsidiaries and the holding company for Terumo in North and South America.

Job Details/Responsibilities

•     In collaboration with SAP COE Leader, Report to Record Solution Architect and project consultants, develop and maintain roadmap for the Finance and Controlling solution, ensuring it reflects the current and future business needs, aligned with industry, SAP best practices and solution roadmap
      Proactively and effectively communicate and collaborate with the SAP COE Leader, Report to Record Solution Architect, PMO, Project Team and Business Stakeholders to address the need for bolt-on and other integrated applications which have relevance across Terumo operations.
      Enhance Incoming and Outgoing Payments, AP/AR matching, General Ledger, Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing processes through the development of regionally relevant solutions to meet business needs.
      Work with other Process Team(s) in resolving key integration points between and across processes to ensure they are properly accounted for.
      Work with other Process Team(s) on cross-functional processes (SAP Hierarchy etc.)
      Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the test scripts in the integration testing cycles
      Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the cutover activities
      Build on basic knowledge in areas such as IDOCs, batch job processing to troubleshoot and suggest improvements
      Perform Fit/Gap assessment and finalize functional specifications
      Work with Consultants/Developers to clarify any requirements as needed
      Perform unit testing and ensure satisfaction of the documented requirements
      Timely Development and communication of weekly/monthly/quarterly status reports to Record to Report Solution Architect.
  
   

Job Responsibilities (continued)

Implementation of SAP in Terumo Americas:
    Work with SAP COE Leader, Record to Report Solution Architect, PMO, (external) Consulting Team and (internal) Core Business Team for the successful design, configuration, unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing of the SAP S/4HANA. 
    Work with the SAP COE Leader, Record to Report Solution Architect, Project Team and Business stakeholders to proactively and effectively communicate and collaborates with the User Community to address SAP needs and requirements across all operations in the Americas.
   Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the test scripts in the integration testing cycles
    Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the cutover activities
    Help Perform risk assessments of enterprise apps and work closely with project teams on building/configuring applications security.
    Create clearly defined Instructions and Structured Documentation to track and control project scope.
    Develop User Documentation in cooperation with the Consultants and Core Business Team.
Ongoing Support & Maintenance:
    Take ownership for the Global Process Design Template, Configuration, Test Scripts and other associated work products related to SAP Finance and Controlling processes to ensure effective control over changes required for localization or legal requirements.
    Adheres to the policies, standards & baselines to ensure consistency of 
    Support SAP COE in testing and validation efforts related to Maintenance Patches, Version Upgrades and integration on New Bolt-on Applications from time to time as required.
    Respond to User Help Desk tickets for disposal of service requests from business users.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
    Provide functional advisory support to ad hoc SAP/Non-SAP led initiatives in other subsidiaries to support managerial decision making
    Drive the Functional Integration of all E2E processes enabled by SAP S/4HANA to ensure proper design, development and testing.
Key Stakeholders:
    SAP COE Leader, Record to Report Solution Architect and PMO. 
    Senior Management in TC, TAH/TMC, US Subsidiaries, TE, TBCT, other regions
     External and Internal Auditors
     Consultants and Corporate Business Partners
     Acquisition and Integration teams during M&A Due Diligence and post-acquisition transition activities
 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)

    Software: Strong knowledge of ERP Finance and Controlling Process
    Hands on experience in Product Costing.
    Knowledge of Product Costing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Profitability Analysis (COPA), Tax, IDOCs, and Workflow is highly desired
    Experience with Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM)
    Experience working with Revenue Recognition, Revenue Accounting, US GAAP, IFRS
    Experience working with Tax, 3rd party Tax software tools
    Familiarity with enabling principal structure for tax optimized financial flow is highly desirable
    Familiarity with general Demand to Supply, Order to Cash and Source to Pay functionality with an emphasis on how they integrate/interface into Record to Report
    Basic understanding of ABAP and debugging ABAP code
    Medical Device/Serialized product experience is required
    Experience in Product Costing 
    Keen analytical skills
    Keen sense of maturity, judgment and diligence required to:
    Secure companys financial interests and avoid exposures to expensive delays and cost overruns.
    Strong inter-personal and communication skills
    Ability to cope with stress and continuously changing demands/priorities
    Willingness to learn new skills/techniques/processes

Qualifications/ Background Experiences

• • Bachelors degree in Finance
  • 8 years of experience with Process Design, Deployment and/or support experience utilizing and configuring the SAP FICO module with a heavy focus in Fixed Assets, Cost Center/Profit Center/Internal Order Accounting, General Ledger, Intercompany/Intracompany setups, Banking and Cash Management/Treasury
  • 2+ Years of Experience in Medical Device / Life Sciences Industry is preferable.