SAP IT FI/CO Senior (M/W)

Company Description

VANTIVA, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, at the forefront of digital innovation, operates through its division Connected Home.

In “Vantiva Connected Home”, we are engineers with industry-recognized leadership and open innovation at the heart of everything we develop. We partner with the world’s leading service providers to help them embrace the complex technologies needed to deliver seamless connectivity and premium entertainment experiences.  We are a leader in the designing of connected devices.

Connected Home is No. 1 in broadband gateway boxes, set top boxes and Android TV solutions through a powerful, global supply chain. We engineer next-generation home network and video solutions that enable bandwidth intensive content to be distributed at gigabit speeds and enjoyed seamlessly regardless of place, device or time.

For this business division, we are looking for a “SAP IT FI/CO Functional Lead” to carry and support the new requirements issued from our business and integrate it on our SAP Core model.

Job Description

ROLE

In an environment with high complexity and in a global and international context, the SAP IT FI/CO Functional Lead will manage the requirements of WW entities for Finance aspects. Our landscape is based on a worldwide SAP core application integrated with our partner’s IT landscape (Diapason, Blackline, Concur, HRO Bank systems) via EDI API connections.

A strong knowledge of SAP S4 HANA along with Business Process Modelling is necessary to propose, maintain and develop best practices within a multi-cultural organization.

The candidate will have experience in Requirements gathering, Business Blueprinting, testing and implementation support.

She/He will be a key contact of Finance representatives to scope the Finance projects objectives and follow a project plan.

She/he will participate in the business process harmonization/enhancement initiatives, support all Business Process Reengineering and continuous process improvement sessions while also ensuring compliance with internal control practices.

She/He will be working in a fast-paced, challenging environment often in an autonomous capacity.

She/He will have a strong ability to work in a multicultural environment and a good English command is required.

The candidate will be involved in all phases of SAP projects requirements gathering, solution design/testing and interfacing with the Finance user community. Initially the candidate will have to gain an understanding of the existing system architecture and landscape, its functionalities.

Key Modules: FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-AA, Banking, CO-CCA, CO-OPA, CO-PA, CO-PC

Scope is worldwide - multiple sites in different countries will be supported.

RESPONSIBILITIES

SAP FI/CO IT Functional Lead will:

• Be part of the Finance projects brainstorming and planning
• Understand and coordinate the FI/CO domain.
• Liaise with business counterparts to gather requirements and drive project deliveries.
• Manage the SAP Finance projects implementation in S4 HANA
• Write functional and technical characteristics for documentation (DCR)
• Manage the configuration/customizing of the solution design in SAP system
• Manage the technical tests and support the user tests.
• Efficiently communicate and coordinate with her/his IT peers and management with a strong team spirit
• Organize and coordinate workshops with Business and IT teams.
• Support user training
• Integration/ communication with other systems and solutions (EDI/Files interfaces…)
• Liaise with offshore delivery center (Overall ABAP delivery Tracking…)
• Manage/Document JIRA tickets for solution delivery and improvements.
• Promote best practices and industry standards.

Qualifications

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• a Finance background + minimum 5 years of Experience SAP ECC6 and S4 HANA
• A solid experience in a multicultural environment in Finance and Controlling (FI/CO) with exposure to MM/SD flows.
• experience on FI integration with SD, MM, PP
• Project management experience
• Excellent organizational, analytical, written and verbal communication
• The candidate must have very good SAP IT functional expertise on Finance and Controlling (customizing) on SAP S4 HANA.
• Having an experience background on SAP ECC6 is a plus.
• Client oriented, the candidate must have a cross functional view, strong communication skills and project coordination capability.
• Scope is worldwide - multiple sites in different countries will be supported. But mainly covering EURASIA region working hours.
• Innovation oriented, She/he must be organized, autonomous, collaborative and proactive with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment.

She/he must be operational in English.

Additional Information

Our most important asset is our People

Vantiva’s success greatly relies on our people’s energy, motivation, and talent.

We are dedicated to cultivating a workforce that embraces and celebrates diversity as we believe our differences drive our creativity, and innovation.

We are proactive in supporting equality and maintaining an inclusive work environment, developing, and enhancing career opportunities for all.

If you require a reasonable accommodation at any step of the application process, please let us know by answering the dedicated question in this application form.