RTR integration support - general FI/CO specialist

Location: North Chicago, IL - Remote until COVID-19 concerns have passed

Type: 2+ years with potential extensions of 6 months

Interview: Phone/Video

Candidate: USC/GC/H1 no C2C

Description:

• This is a hybrid role between finance and IT. The candidate will start remote till the WFH is lifted. So local candidates will be preferred and moved to the top of the list. Client is building a new manufacturing plant

• Will work in a group of 4-5 people for the RTR integration of 40+ entities due to acquisition into SAP S/4 HANA environment (FI/CO, Tax, product costing) and for engaging other teams to ensure the completion of current build scope, resolve defects, execute cutover and data conversions, support end-to-end testing, and the rollout to end-users.

   

  Responsible for:

• The setup of Finance Master Data (Company Code, Profit Centers, Cost Centers, Internal Orders, WBS, GL account, Alternate GL accounts, US GAAP ledger, Local GAAP ledger, TAX GAAP ledger)
• The setup of product flows, material master data and product costing.
• The data transfer from old systems (SAP and non-SAP) to new SAP system for beginning Trial Balance, AR/AP/FA/Inventory/Interco sub ledgers, YTD Sales/COS by material.
• The setup of direct/indirect Tax and legal needs.
• The setup of Reporting (performance and legal reporting)
• The walk through and training Sessions, the Standard Operating Procedures and their local variants

Required Experience:

• Minimum BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Business Process Management, or related field OR Professional Equivalence.
• Proficient in requirement gathering , SAP implementation, data migration, SAP configuration and the master data attributes that drive SAP business processes;

• Hands-on experience in: AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Fiscal Requirements, Financial Analysis;
• Experience with Product Costing and material master.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 HANA is a must;
• 5+ years of hands on SAP FI-CO experience;
• Strong business acumen, strong accounting knowledge and management consulting experience; good proficiency in Excel;
• Proficient in project automation to scale process to different waves

   

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to be resourceful and responsive in a fast paced environment that requires a high degree of customer satisfaction and confidence.
• Ability to translate user and/or systems requirements into functional/technical specifications.
• Ability to work within a group and/or individually; accountability and responsibility for their own project.
• Exceptional English written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to deliver basic SAP training to end-users.
• Ability to analyze complex business problems and assess how automated systems can be implemented to solve them.
• Ability to understand today’s decisions and their future impact on the organization (vision).
• Ability to work cross functionally (RTR, PTP, OTC, Supply Chain)

Additional Details

• Are you open to look at candidates willing to relocate? Onsite post COVID-19, locale preferred.

• Years of experience/education and/or certifications required: 5+ years of hands on SAP FI-CO experience