AddressReq ID: 22943
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 03/05/2024
Job Summary
Provide technical and functional expertise and leadership in areas of technology, processes, and operating procedures for SAP Finance (FI) and related SAP modules. Act as a subject matter expert and lead implementation of new SAP modules and products, 3rd party Finance related solutions integrating with SAP, and new Fiori apps that support the City’s Strategic Plan. Responsible for planning, schedules, quality assurance, risk assessment, communication, procurement/vendor management, business analysis and change management.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Post-secondary education in the field of Computer Science, Finance or in a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing and implementing SAP FI solutions.
• SAP certification in FI/CO/PS is preferred.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in configuring, analyzing, and supporting SAP FI and related modules (CO, AP, AR, AA, PS).
• Extensive experience in mapping business processes and translating business requirements into design deliverables for implementing effective SAP FI solutions.
• Expertise in analysing, troubleshooting, and sustainment of SAP FI solutions including providing third-level support and recommending process improvements.
• In depth knowledge of Finance policies, procedures, and administrative functions.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service and ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders and senior level management.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information and capable of working independently and in a team environment.
Skills and Qualifications
Under the direction of the Program Manager, SAP Finance/Procurement Business Support, the successful candidate will:
• Act as a liaison between technology teams and business units.
• Be the SAP techno-functional expert and lead for designing and implementing solutions in SAP FI including required integrations within SAP portfolio and other third-party applications/systems.
• Provide functional guidance, coach and mentor SAP FI Functional Specialists in the team.
• Lead, blueprint, design, configure, test and implement solutions for S/4 HANA Finance and related 3rd party solutions including Fiori apps.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to conduct business process analysis, demos/prototypes, testing, system cutover, documentation, and training of system functionality.
• Analyse and document current state and future state business processes including assessing impact on existing solutions.
• Transform user requirements to program specifications and communicate effectively with functional specialists, developers, and business users throughout the process.
• Identify system/business impacts for implementation of new functionality and SAP FI Support Packs including developing robust regression test plans.
• Provide third-level support for troubleshooting and responding to support incidents.
• Develop and implement change management strategies to enable corporate adoption of the new SAP solutions.
• Provide input on emerging technologies and participate in development of technology plan and SAP FI roadmap for the City.
• Lead Work Requests, upgrade, and minor SAP FI projects.
• Contribute preliminary estimates of resource requirements and technology costs for development of business cases for major projects and work with stakeholders to build business cases.
• Maintain communication with user groups including leading user meetings to identify issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Comply with all Information Technology service levels, change and version control, systems development methodology, standards, policies, audit, and financial controls.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
Hourly Rate/Salary: $52.19 - $69.58
Hours of Work: 35
Work Location: Hybrid, work from home and in person at Civic Centre #LI-Hybrid
Department/Division/Section: CPS/Corporate Services Dept, CPS/IT Division, Enterprise Business Solutions
Non-Union/Union: Non Union
A Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) will be required of the successful candidate, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.
We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can also check your application status in your candidate profile online.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
