Job Summary:

• The General Accounting Functional Engineer leads and delivers the analysis, design, configuration, customization, testing, deployment and support for applications within a wide range of financial business process areas that include but is not limited to General ledger Accounting, Financial close, legal consolidations, Accounts Payable & Receivables, Fixed Asset Accounting, Bank accounting and data interchange, travel Management.
• The role performs leading-edge work and develops new approaches / solutions and is viewed as an expert in complex application environments, encompassing both business process understanding and technical expertise. Recognized subject matter expert. Delivers functional leadership and may provide work direction / general guidance to other team members.

Responsibilities:

• Functional leader of medium to large projects. Accountabilities across multiple functional and technical areas with wide range of complexity.
• Proactive analysis of business processes and identification of innovative ways to address near term business needs which includes identifying these opportunities, reviewing and obtaining a disposition decision from the appropriate business client, assessing the fit of these opportunities into current initiatives, or including the opportunity in future demand
• Works directly with Business resources to establish requirements for the implementation of changes in the business process.
• Influences policy formation; contributes to User Groups; significant contribution to strategic direction
• Drives the evaluation of the factors which must be addressed in the change program.
• Maintains in-depth understanding of business processes.
• Leads Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives; consults and shares knowledge across org; full awareness of industry trends.

Requirements:

• Education required/ preferred: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience:  3-5 years of Professional experience with a minimum of 2 years of Information Technology experience including working directly with business clients
• Experience managing ITS Projects and / or Programs
• Experience with deploying and driving execution via performance measurement, benchmarking, and related visual management
• Held prior accountabilities that required influencing leaders outside of administrative authority
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing people in offsite and remote locations
• Strong leadership and service delivery skills
• Cultivates networking opportunities with peer organizations
• Broad range of business and IT experiences; has achieved technical and/or business certification(s).
• Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may extend outside the client organization including suppliers, partners and customers.

Skills/Competencies:

• Technical Skills: Experienced in SAP FI module with hands on expertise in Requirements Analysis, solution design, configuration and testing of sub functions within SAP FI such as:
• General Ledger Accounting (G/L)
• Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable(AR/AP) processing
• Fixed Asset Accounting(AA)
• Intercompany transactions
• Bank Accounting and interfaces
• Funds Management
• Legal Consolidations
• Special Purpose Ledger
• Travel Management Highly Preferred:
•  Exposure to digital technologies and SAP S4 HANA would be highly preferred
• Experience with non-SAP applications within the scope of the FI capability such as Anaplan, Concur, Facilities Management apps. among others is also preferable
• Experience with Agile development methodologies in a DevOps environment Technical Analysis: Understands impact of changes, and checks for compliance to standard prior to initiating change.
• Absorbs complex business processes and data and communicates effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Gains agreement from subject matter experts to models produced.
• Reviews resulting models with stakeholders and gains resolution to resultant issues.
• Autonomy: Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability.
• Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy.
• Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes. Influence: Influences customers, suppliers, partners and peers on the contribution of own specialism.
• Has some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism.
• Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives.
• Complexity: Performs a broad range of complex technical or professional work activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex problems. Understands the relationship between own specialism and wider customer / organizational requirements.
• Business Skills: Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools and applications. Demonstrates an analytical and systematic approach to problem solving. Communicates fluently orally and in writing. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders.
• Plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets and in accordance with relevant legislation and procedures. Rapidly absorbs new technical information and applies it effectively. Takes initiative to keep skills up to date.
• Maintains an awareness of developments in the industry. Demonstrates creativity and innovation in applying solutions for the benefit of the customer/stakeholder.
• Role will report to a Manager in the IT Application Solutions organization. Role will not have any direct reports. No direct budget control.
• Key Interfaces: Customers,  Business Partners, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Technical specialists / developers
• External Interfaces: 3rd Party providers
• Working conditions: Travel may include approximately 25% of work time.Travel may include travel via aircrafts and motor vehicles to various locations, if applicable. Must be able to work a flexible daily schedule to accommodate global team. Varying working conditions may include prolonged sitting, typing and viewing computer/laptop screens, along with occasional bending, reaching, lifting, carrying, climbing, twisting, stooping, walking and standing.

If interested, please share your CV at iuliana@euroasiarecruiting.com.