AES SAP PS Senior Associate (Sr. Analyst) Operate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

SAP

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Managed Services team will provide you an opportunity to collaborate with a wide array of teams to help our clients implement and operate new capabilities, achieve operational efficiencies, and harness the power of technology.

Our Application Evolution Services team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements, implementing new capabilities, and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their SAP investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of sales, finance, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing and human capital.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Summary -   

A career in our Managed Services team will give you an opportunity to collaborate with many teams to help our clients implement and operate new capabilities, achieve operational efficiencies, and harness the power of technology. Our Application Evolution Services team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements, implementing new capabilities, and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their SAP investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of sales, finance, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing and human capital 

 

Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *:  

 Bachelor’s Degree 

 

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ):  

 

Preferred Field(s) of Study: 

 

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *: US 

Minimum of 6 years of experience and maximum of 10 years of experience 

 

Certification(s) Preferred:  

SAP PS certification 

 

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:  

 

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member with focus on deep expertise, continuous execution, throughput and quality 

 

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Senior Managers and above.

• Be involved in the financial metrics.

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients.

• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen.

• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

• Adherence to SLAs, experience in incident management, change management and problem management.

• Develop new skills and strategies to solve complex technical challenges.

• Assist in the management and delivering of large projects.

• Train, coach, and supervise staff to recognize their strengths and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues.

• Continue to develop internal relationships and the PwC brand.

• Build a strong team environment that includes client interactions, workstream management, and cross-team collaboration.

• Actively engage in cross competency work and contribute to COE activities.

• Demonstrating project management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while being detail oriented.

• Shift Timings: Expected to work in second shift (2pm IST to 11pm IST) to support US clients

Required Skills:

 

• Strong 6+ years’ experience in End-to-End FICO functional knowledge and technical acumen for SAP ECC 

• Looking for strong PS experience

• SAP Public Cloud Experience

• Minimum 1 full life cycle implementations (prior experience defining/implementing worldwide solutions across multiple legal entities in a highly complex systems and project environment) including hands-on design and configuration

• Experience in Support engagements which includes defect resolution, Incident & release management in a multi-vendor and multi-geography environment for SAP ECC implementation

• Experience on complete PS module cycle from project creation to settlement

• Good configuration knowledge of PS structures: WBS, Network, Milestones, Cost Planning, Budgeting, Material Requirement planning, Project quotation, Time sheets, Goods issues, and other project management activities in SAP PS. Must have completed at least one end-to-end implementations

• Integration knowledge with CO, FI and MM, SD and PP.

• Ability to analyze key business drivers, then translate the findings into insights and actions, and their implications in the overall business

• Demonstrates strong knowledge and application of testing strategies, methodologies and has been responsible for executing unit, integration and user acceptance testing

• Proven ability to translate business requirements, processes and designs into well documented system designs and preparation business process global template

• Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills including the ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms

• A team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate clearly, ability to work both independently and as part of a team 

• Experience includes Business co-ordination, Requirement gathering, fit/gap analysis, & design, Functional specs preparation, Testing and support 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills demonstrated ability to work with clients to understand the key business drivers that impact client satisfaction

• Key Qualifications and Experiences:

• Experience with SAP ECC 6.0 and above version of SAP with hand on experience with below modules: FI (Finance) 

• Experience functional specifications w.r.t business requirements 

• Proficient in the support of day to day finance Operations and SAP IT teams. 

 

Preferred Skills:

 

Demonstrates an extensive level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as a team leader, identifying and addressing client needs by:

• Communicating a broad range of Firm services;

• Managing engagements, including preparing concise, accurate documents and maintaining project economics while maintaining flexibility for unanticipated issues;

• Supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust and seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation;

• Answering questions and providing direction to less-experienced staff; and,

• Coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success leading efforts in consulting, designing, implementing, and supporting SAP applications-based solutions, including the following:

• Participating in the continuous improvement of implemented solutions, including but not limited to the following SAP application-packaged modules including ECC, S4Hana, PI/PO, CPI, SAC, BWIP, Basis, FICO etc.

• Transitioning and leading application support operations; and,

• Understanding the common issues facing PwC's clients of all Industries and Sectors.

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success leading one or more SAP Managed services  engagements including:

• Designing, implementing and supporting business processes in an SAP On Premises and Cloud environment;

• Designing, building, testing and deploying various SAP solutions;

• Building relationships with clients; identifying and pursuing opportunities to expand PwC scope;

• Developing an awareness of Firm services;

• Staffing and managing teams to deliver contracted services including troubleshooting and resolving production issues, developing and testing enhancements, and assessing impact of solutions within SAP applications;

• Providing consistent communication of status to clients; managing client expectations in regards to scope and service levels; and,

• Overseeing multiple client engagements while leveraging team leaders to manage day-to-day activities; develop leadership skills within the team.

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in practice and business development activities including:

• Participating in pipeline building, proposal responses, presentation delivery to clients, and contract development; and,

• Developing and evolving service offerings, planning for capabilities, and building capacity.

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team member by:

• Understanding personal and team roles;

• Contributing to a positive working environment by building relationships with and mentoring team members, supporting them in their career development;

• Seeking guidance, clarification and feedback proactively; and,

• Providing guidance, clarification and feedback to less-experienced staff

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Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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