SAP Finance & Controlling Applications Lead

Title:

SAP Finance & Controlling Applications Lead

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Requirements:

• Candidate must have a Bachelors or foreign equivalent degree in Accounting or Management Information Systems and 5 years of experience leading system management and integration functions for SAP accounting software within a manufacturing setting; Providing implementation and production support of SAP Finance and FICO application modules, including, General Ledger, Controlling, Product Costing, COPA, and Cost Center accounting.
• Performing unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and cutover activities for go live and post go live SAP projects.
• Designing and configuring asset accounting modifications in SAP ECC software to accommodate Accounts Receivables and Accounts payable functions.
• Assisting Technical team of ABAP Developers in creating and reviewing functional specification documentation.
• Designing the SAP CO-PA (Controlling-Profitability Analysis)) including costing- based values, value fields and records types.
• Provide on-call support as needed

Job Duties:

• Lead SAP IT Finance functions, including, accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking, fixed assets, product costing, general ledger, and controlling.
• Responsible for analysis, design and build of solutions in SAP Finance and SAP FICO with focus on Controlling and General Ledger.
• Capture business requirements and develop solutions in SAP Finance and Controlling modules to meet long-term needs of business.
• Develop solutions to complex SAP Finance & Controlling applications problems and system administration issues.
• Lead system management and integration functions for SAP accounting software.
• Identify impacts of Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Manufacturing, and Customer Service IT applications to financial solutions ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Design and configure asset accounting modifications in SAP ECC software to accommodate Accounts Receivables and Accounts payable functions.
• Architect the integration between SAP and UKG Pro Payroll system for both US and Canada, to streamline automation and help in faster month-end closing.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and cutover activities for go live and post go live SAP projects.
• Provide implementation and production support of SAP Finance and FICO application modules, including, General Ledger, Controlling, Product Costing, COPA, and Cost Center accounting.
• Provide advice on project costs, design concepts, or design changes.
• Assist Technical team of ABAP Developers in creating and reviewing functional specification documentation.
• Collaborate with SAP Developers and other technical teams to develop interfaces with SAP for data management, system integration and business intelligence.
• Designing the SAP CO-PA (Controlling-Profitability Analysis)) including costing- based values, value fields and records types.
• Work with Global Architects for including NA (North America) requirements/solutions in Global Template. Prepare technical documentation and Train Key end users.
• Provide on-call support as needed to keep the solutions stable for NA Business Area.