SAP Principal-Central Finance

 Principal – Business Consulting - SAP S4 Finance, Central Finance) 

Infosys Consulting is seeking SAP S4 Finance Transformation consultants looking for long-term growth and career enhancing opportunities leveraging SAP to solve our customer’s most challenging issues.  The ideal candidate will have at least 9 years of SAP project experience from project prepare phase through deploy and run phases.  The candidate should have strong business and SAP background and be experienced in interfacing with client executives, business and IT client members in consultative project engagements. 

We are seeking consultants with experience  in one or more of the following process areas/finance solutions: 

• Financial Planning and Analysis 

• Accounting and Financial Close 

• Accounts Payable and Receivable 

• Treasury and Financial Risk Management 

• Financial Operations 

• Governance, Risk and Compliance for Finance 

• Central Finance (CFIN), Simple Finance, S4 Finance 

About Infosys Consulting 

Infosys Consulting is a global management consulting firm helping some of the world’s most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today’s digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage. To see our ideas in action, or to join a new type of consulting firm, visit us at www.InfosysConsultingInsights.com. 

About the practice 

Our SAP Digital Transformation Practice is SAP Digital to the core, where our entrepreneurial and innovative spirit helps our clients derive sustained value from their SAP Digital Transformation journey.  We use an integrated, holistic approach that considers both business views and technology views, enabling our clients to lead the way into a new digital frontier, gain a competitive edge and become a market disruptor.   
Our collaborative work approach and flat organizational structure results in a business culture that allows new consultants to dive right in, have access to all levels of practice leadership, become an integral part of the team immediately and add value to our innovative client solutions. 
We serve industries such as: Biotech, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, Financial Services, High Tech, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Services and Utilities.

About the Role 
 
As a Principal Consultant, you will be a key player in the consulting team that helps discover and define the problem statement, evaluates the solution options and makes recommendations. You will create detailed design, architecture, process artifacts, and implement the deployment plan. You will also support knowledge transfer with the objective of providing value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.
 
Responsibilities include: 

Project Execution 

• Collaborate with client counterparts to define long-term vision, goals and strategies 

• Contribute to the design and development of client future processes and organizations with corresponding transformation roadmaps.

• Conduct requirements workshops with a team of global IT professional & subject matter experts, translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives w/associated metrics 

• Solution targeted processes, leveraging best practices.

• Configure / design SAP functionality and processes.

• Solution and document functional specifications.

• Define, execute, and support testing of the solution.

• Perform knowledge transfer to client and supporting organizations throughout all phases of the project. 

• Support management of project execution from start-to-finish to deliver according to plan (scope, quality and time) 

• Coach and develop team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development 

  
People Development 

• Mentor and coach team members through formal, performance evaluation methods and informal, individual feedback opportunities 
• Collaborate and share knowledge  

 
Practice Development 

• Create/contribute S4/HANA and SAP CFIN practice artifacts 
• Contribute to practice growth through recruitment, training, and retention 
• Provide insight and thought leadership to develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies 

 
Basic Qualifications: 

• At least 2 full lifecycle implementations (all phases) of a package implementation lifecycle 

• S4 HANA Finance experience (POC or implementation) 

• Experience with of Package Implementation Methodology and key deliverables  

• Customer-facing project experience 

• Solid written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills  

• Undergraduate degree or foreign equivalent; or three years of relevant work experience in lieu of every year of education 

• U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor currently. 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or foreign equivalent.

• At least 11 yrs of experience in Information Technology.

• This position may require travel and/or relocation.

 
Preferred Qualifications: 

• At least 11 years of experience in SAP with 7 yrs experience in Oracle HFM, SAP BPC, Hyperion or similar consolidation tools, and 3yrs in SAP CFIN

• Should have experience of migration.

• Technical and functional knowledge of consolidation on SAP platform

• Minimum 2 Implementations of CFIN, or 1 implementation of CFIN and 2 implementations of BPC consolidation or 1 implementation each of CFIN, BPC consolidation and HFM consolidation

• Good understanding of CFIN integration of FICO

• Strong communication skills and ability to drive business requirements gathering workshops, conference room pilots and client discussions.

• Reporting and planning knowledge on SAC will be an advantage

• BPC planning or BW knowledge or CDS view will be an advantage

• Create architecture and technical design documents to communicate solutions that will be implemented by the development team

• Develop proofs-of-concept and prototypes to help illustrate approaches to technology and business problems.

• Present solutions and options to leadership, project teams, and other stakeholders.

• Writing of functional/technical specifications for custom solutions and interfaces

• Working with the business users to define scope and gather business requirements

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Be skilled in working with cross-functional teams

• Analytical and Communication skills

• Planning and Co-ordination skills

• The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face.

EOE: Infosys is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.