SAP Consultant - FI (12-month FTC)

For Linklaters Service Delivery Centre Warsaw, we are currently recruiting for the SAP Consultant - FI role.

Purpose

SAP is the core of our enterprise business systems, and its ongoing health and evolution is essential to the strategic business and technical drivers of the firm.   We have a challenging and exciting roadmap including cloud migration and transformation in S/4. This is coupled with large pieces of BAU SAP enhancement work which progress alongside the landscape changes to meet ongoing business needs.

We are seeking an experienced consultant to significantly assist in this exciting part of the SAP functional journey.  

The successful candidate needs extensive knowledge in SAP Financials and proficiency in the organisational management area of HCM, to design robust and comprehensive business solutions which are fit for purpose and cost effective.

As well as excellence in consultancy and delivery of SAP solutions, excellent communication is a critical factor in the role, and the consultant needs to be able to discuss business needs and present possible option to non-technology stakeholders.  Close interaction with technology colleagues such as project managers, business analysts, testers and architects is also key.

What we are looking for

• Customer care oriented, adaptive style to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders

• Transparency and honesty, with ability to communicate messages appropriately

• Self-motivated and able to prioritise multiple pieces of work

• Desire to learn/self-teach extra areas of SAP where relevant

• Enthusiasm to help out in other modules which share consultants (such as HR, CRM, PS)

• Satisfaction in being part of a culture of mutual respect and supportiveness

• Enjoyment of working as part of a global organisation and team

Expectations of the role

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, verbally and in writing

• Explain problems, ideas, solutions in business-friendly language

• Deliver all relevant elements of full life cycle for each piece of work

• Produce excellent documentation, and share knowledge

• Report and escalate appropriately for all work items

Experience

• Excellence in SAP FI-CO processes and proficiency in HCM organisational management.

• Full range of consulting skills including requirements, data analysis, process design, solution options/design, estimating, specification, configuration, UAT and production support.

• Understanding of related Linklaters modules (HCM, FICO, PS, CAT-S, CRM)

• Interfacing SAP to other SAP systems (eg via EDI) or external systems

Location

• Warsaw - hybrid working model with 2 days per week at the office

Contract

• 12-month fixed-term contract of employment (umowa o pracę na czas określony)

Linklaters and the Team

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people  who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

You will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive team whose members have a diverse range of backgrounds in business and technology, passion for SAP and are responsible for creating SAP solutions that contain an accurate picture of financial cost, benefit and risk. 

Key Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

• Private medical insurance

• On-site gym and bike facilities 

• Group Life insurance 

• Firm funded worldwide personal travel insurance, for you and your family 

• Subsidised sport card or  public transportation card

• Wide range of training opportunities

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business

• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitments

• We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work

• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to

• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations

• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business

• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation

• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed

• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills:

SAP FICO

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.