SAP FI Top level Advisor at Dangote Industries Limited in India (Hyderabad)

Position Overview

An skilled and devoted SAP FI Top level Advisor to join Dangote SAP Dispatch Center in India. In this vital function, you'll be in charge of the full lifecycle management of our SAP Financial Accounting (FI) initiatives, from thorough design and setup to execution, running test, and continuous help. You will serve as a key domain specialist, operating closely with finance business participants to convert sophisticated qualifications into strong SAP functionalities, enhance financial methods, ensure precise status updates, and lead business value. The preferred candidate will have in-depth operational proficiency across a extensive range of SAP FI sub-modules, a established history of successful project involvement (which includes S/4HANA scene changes), and robust logical, issue resolution, and verbal abilities.

Project Execution & Dispatch:

• Actively head or engage in all phases of the SAP program duration (e.g., Organize, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Run), taking ownership of allocated outputs.
• Organize thorough operational requirements for custom progress updates (RICEF objects: Documentation, Interfaces, Switches, Upgrades, Forms) and team up with ABAP developers, making sure compliance to design and quality benchmarks.
• Supervise and assist data migration initiatives for FI master and transactional data (e.g., GL accounts, vendor/client masters, launch items, assets).

Running test & QA:

• Formulate complete test scenarios and scripts for SAP FI functionalities.
• Head and implement unit running test, assistance network consolidation running test (SIT), and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) to confirm the capability, precision, and honesty and reliability of financial initiatives.
• Recognize, evaluate, and settle sophisticated concerns, faults, and discrepancies encountered during running test phases and post-go-live.

Development & Recordkeeping:

Formulate premium quality development materials and carry out specialist-level development sessions for finance final users and key users to guarantee efficient adoption and utilization of SAP FI functionalities. Produce and preserve thorough recordkeeping, which includes process flows, operational requirements, setup advisors, and end-user guides.

Guidance & Expert influence:

Offer guidance, direction, and expertise move to entry-level FI advisors and internal assist teams, nurturing their career progression. Stay abreast of the latest SAP progress updates, especially within SAP S/4HANA Finance (e.g., Universal Transaction entry, New Asset Accounting, Central Finance notions, Improved Adherence Status updates) and related sector practices.

Expertise:

• At least 8-10 years of devoted, practical experience as an SAP FI Advisor.
• Demonstrated expertise engaging in a minimum of 2-3 full lifecycle SAP execution projects or significant improvement/rollout projects, particularly including sophisticated FI functionalities.
• In-depth understanding across all SAP FI sub-modules (GL, AP, AR, AA, Banking, Tax).
• Comprehensive practical experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance is a robust advantage. Expertise with SAP S4 HANA is crucial.

Technical expertise:

• Specialist-level expertise in SAP FI module settings, master data, and industry standards.
• Deep knowledge of financial accounting principles (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and their application in SAP.
• Capability to compose clear, thorough, and complete operational requirements for sophisticated custom progress updates (RICEF objects).

Core Skills:

• Exceptional logical and strategic challenge-solving competencies, with the capability to recognize root causes and propose efficient, combined SAP initiatives.
• Outstanding verbal and professional writing competencies, with the capability to communicate effectively sophisticated technical and financial notions to multifaceted target groups, which includes top level management.
• Robust people skills, competent of developing trust, shaping participants, and pushing general agreement.
• Initiative-driven, self-driven, outcomes-oriented, and highly structured with close focus to description.
• Capability to oversee various key focuses, work with little to no supervision, and thrive under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Deep knowledge of project coordination structured approaches (e.g., Nimble, Waterfall, Hybrid).

Preferred Credentials:

• S4 HANA FI Accreditation
• Expertise in a specific industry vertical applicable to our business (e.g., production operations, in-store, petroleum sector, financial solutions).
• Understanding with local Nigerian tax qualifications and compliance-related status updates within SAP.
• Expertise with financial transformation projects, which includes centralization or divided solutions implementations.