SAP Functional Lead Finance | Senior Manager | Technology Consulting | Advisory

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

PwC Ireland- Bring Your Talent, Grow Your Skills, Unlock Your Potential!

Our Consulting teams work with the best-known brands in global business to solve their biggest issues, find new ways to innovate and improve their operations and results.

We help our clients to unlock the potential of their talent, understanding the impact of business strategy on people, and on business success. We focus on evaluating and managing their unique challenges so our clients can maximise their return on the overall investment in their people.

About PwC Technology Consulting

At PwC, we recognise the opportunities that can be achieved when we adopt what technology has to offer. Our Technology Consulting team are dedicated to using technology in order to tackle sophisticated business problems for our clients. We work with Ireland’s largest organisations across a wide range of industries including financial services, healthcare industry and the public sector. With PwC, you will get the opportunity to work with clients along the entire technology lifecycle, from developing IT strategy through to system implementation.

Purpose-led work you’ll be part of

You’ll work as part of a team of solutions-driven and problem-solving individuals, apply your technology experience and stakeholder management, to drive forward projects and programmes from strategy to execution.

As a SAP Finance Functional lead, your focus will be on providing expertise and support on implementation of SAP Finance solutions. Your responsibilities include:

• SAP Finance solution blueprinting, including the presentation and articulation to the client

• Identify key design decisions in business-led, SAP enabled Finance transformations

• Communicate how proposed technology solutions can enable Finance transformation and provide business value

• Collaborate with business partners to identify financial management requirements and be able to translate them to business processes and technical specifications

• Ability to configure and customize SAP’s finance modules including GL, AP, AR, CO. 

• Proactively assisting in the management of a portfolio of clients

• Be actively involved in business development activities to identify and research SAP financial management opportunities on new/existing clients

• Providing guidance and expertise on the industry best practices of SAP Finance management solutions to ensure the organisation utilises the most effective Finance tools

• Develop and maintain deep understanding of SAP Finance management solutions, including its architecture, Functional capabilities and integration capabilities

• Design and specify integrations of SAP Finance solutions into other enterprise systems such as payroll, procurement, and inventory management, leveraging enterprise architecture principles and standards

• Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria

• Influence clients’ use of automation/iRPA

• Train, mentor and supervise team members

Your Profile

• Extensive experience in designing and implementing S/4HANA (preferred) and SAP ECC

• Deep understanding of the functional process knowledge of several of SAP Finance Modules

• Experience in implementing, configuring and advising all or a subset of the following: 

  • General Ledger

  • Accounts Receivables and Payables

  • Asset Accounting

  • Bank Accounting

  • Fund Management

  • Consolidation

• Understanding of SAP Finance integration with other modules

• Ideally familiarity with one or more  industry solutions: life science, retail, banking/insurance, telecomms, agribusiness

• Experience leading and inspiring teams of technical consultants onshore, nearshore and offshore

Enjoy PwC’s perks

We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at Life@PwC. (https://www.pwc.ie/careers-ie/life-at-pwc.html).

Being appreciated for being you

Our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)

You can learn more about our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more at www.pwc.ie.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please email us for more information.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Application Software, Business Model Development, Business Process Modeling, Business Systems, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Developing Training Materials, Embracing Change, Emerging Technologies, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Software, Implementation Research, Implementation Support, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Influence, Innovative Design, Intellectual Curiosity {+ 26 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date