SAP Finance Application Manager

• Receive, assess and allocate JIRA requests.
• Drive delivery of system related tasks against agreed priorities and deadlines.
• Ensure:

• Periodic client cadences for alignment, prioritisation and escalation activities
• Adequate resource levelling in response to backlog and incoming JIRA requests
• Adherence to release, incident and SAP change management procedures
• Audit compliance in user access and change management
• Alignment with SAP CoE governance, procedures and principles and other applicable company standards
• Where applicable, ensure all SAP legislative changes are addressed.
• Ensure all system upgrades and maintenances activities are planned and successfully delivered
• Act as a support expert to system analysts when designing system changes
• Design and validate a complex architecture and ensure successful implementation
• Provide recommendations and guidance on the SAP S/4HANA platform and tools
• Understand the business processes for which any solution architecture is being developed.
• Influence the company IT Strategies ensuring collaborative alignment
• Identify, assess, and solve complex business problems for area of responsibility, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Closely follows the strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goals.
• Interacts with senior management on matters where they may need to gain acceptance on an alternate approach.
• Manage interactions and delivery with third parties contributing to the overall solution.
• Oversee, manage, and support a team of SAP Finance Systems technical experts.

• Matric
• Bachelors degree or Diploma, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems or related
• ITIL Certification or similar

• At least 8 years in SAP Service delivery
• At least 5 years in technical support of SAP S/4HANA Finance related applications.
• Involvement in 2 full life SAP S/4HANA Finance or Procurement related cycle projects

• SAP service delivery principles
• Knowledge of planning deliverables i.e. timelines and resources
• SAP S/4HANA on-premises FI, CO, PS, MM, SD, EAM, MDG
• SAP Data Services will be advantageous
• SAP Insurance Analyser will be advantageous
• System change management processes preferably using JIRA or similar
• Understanding:

• Waterfall methodology
• Agile methodologies will be advantageous
• SAP ABAP and FIORI will be advantageous
• Ability to interpret and interrogate written requirements specification documents

• Action orientated - Contributing strategically
• Balances stakeholders - Contributing strategically
• Being resilient - Contributing independently
• Collaborates - Contributing independently
• Communicates effectively - Contributing strategically
• Drives results - Contributing independently

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Being resilient - Contributing through others

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