SAP Finance Functional Lead

DSIT • Full-time • Bristol, City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom • £58.09k - £63.48k / year • 6h ago

Job summary

Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people’s lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we’re all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you’re thinking of joining us, there’s never been a more exciting time.

We are seeking an experienced SAP Finance and Analytics Senior Product Manager, who is technically strong, adaptable, and user focussed to join the team to assist with the Finance developments and maintaining our recently implemented S/4 HANA and BW/4 HANA systems.

This role is a fixed term contract with the possibility of being made permanent.

Find out more about our Digital teams and what they are working on through our MHCLG Digital blog. Please note that MHCLG do not offer visa sponsorship and applicants will need a valid visa for the duration of your employment.

Job description

As a SAP Finance Functional Lead, you'll:

Act as Product Manager providing support to the key business users of our SAP S4, BW and Workzone products
Translate emerging business and user needs into clear, prioritised requirements that deliver key improvements whilst keeping abreast of SAP releases and innovations and evolving user needs
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for SAP Finance and Analytics products, from discovery and design through configuration to delivery, ensuring SAP solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable and aligned with SAP standard functionality
Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap and priorities, balancing user needs, technical constraints, risk and value for money
Ensure alignment with wider Finance transformation goals and cross-government initiatives such as the Unity Programme
Ensure that issues affecting Finance & Analytics processes are addressed appropriately, and that the team use root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, engaging collaboratively to understand business and end user needs in the core Department and our arms-length body customers, working strategically with stakeholders and our suppliers
Identify and manage risk, issues and improvements together with project and resource dependencies

Person specification

As a SAP Finance Functional Lead, you'll have:

A minimum of 3 SAP Finance Project Lifecycles and hands on configuration and support experience of SAP S4/Hana (including experience with all or most of: Record to Report; Asset Accounting; Project Systems; Grants & Funds Management; Group Reporting; Business Warehouse/SAP Analytics; and Business Planning & Consolidation)
Deep functional knowledge of data, processes and integration points with other SAP modules
Ability to ensure alignment between the business requirements/needs and the application solutions/services
IT Proficiency with the proven ability to work at pace within a technical environment with highly experienced IT professionals in either a leadership and/or supporting capacity
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, able to work to tight deadlines, managing complex and conflicting priorities, while maintaining an excellent eye for detail and ensuring all outputs are accurate, comprehensive and consistent
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with the ability to document detailed technical functional specifications, test scripts and test plans and monitor progress
Flexibility as a team player with excellent communication, people and influencing abilities
Enthusiasm as a self-starter, excited about change and committed to the improvement of the Finance system, processes and user experience

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