SAP (FICO) - Consultant

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Job Description

The Global Business Solutions consulting team has an excellent opportunity available for a Banking, Insurance, or Financial Industry expert with SAP skills (configuration and/or functional experience). We are actively seeking a Finance Industry expert at the Analyst level to Manager level to participate in the design, development and configuration of applications assigned to these consulting teams.

Major job duties may include (based on background):

* Design and configure applications
* Participate in the gathering of functional requirements
* Document design decisions
* Configure SAP within FI/CO module
* Document configuration rationale
* Resolve related issues
* Prototype the solution for the client

Key responsibilities may include:

• Planning and managing Application Assessment and Requirements activities
• Assisting clients in defining key capabilities /requirements that will enable their strategy
• Defining application entrance and exit criteria
• Planning and managing application design and architecture activities
• Being recognized as an expert on one or more application vendors/products
• Creating project deliverable templates and standards (including coding standards, etc)
• Creating complex conceptual designs (including application interfaces and interactions)
• Planning and managing program-wide application build, test, and deploy activities
• Identifying and monitoring interdependencies between various application implementation activities
• Planning and establishing after go-live activities including ongoing application support

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
Required Skills:
•Banking, Insurance, and/or Financial industry background
•4+ years of SAP FI/CO configuration and/or functional experience
•Bachelor's degree required
•Experience estimating projects and leading teams of 5+ ERP professionals
•Ability to travel 100%

Professional Skill Requirements

• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in an information systems environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership and management skills