Senior consultant SAP S/4 HANA

1. Job identification

Job Title:

Designation + Area

Senior consultant SAP S/4 HANA (M7- Second Level Support)

Finance & Accounting – Accounts payable (Procure to pay – P2P)

Direct reports:

NA

Total reports:

(including people down the line in your team)

NA

2. Internal & External Interfaces

Internal MGBS:

Business Area Leads, Process Owners & Enablement teams (Pune & Szczecin)

Internal METRO GROUP:

Metro Digital, LUCA, Wholesale Metro countries, Internal Audit

External:

External Consultants

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's/master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• SAP & Ariba Certifications (Preferred):
  • SAP S/4HANA FI Certification
  • Open Text VIM certification
  • Ariba Procurement & Invoicing Certification

Preferred Work                      Experience

• 4 to 5 years of experience in P2P (Accounts Payables) End-to-End Process (Process Expert)
• Experience in process improvements, standardization, change management and best practices sharing
• Hands-on experience in working in SAP S/4HANA. Open text VIM knowledge is preferrable

Managerial Requirements

• Good communication skills to communicate with customers, team members and stakeholders.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Required

Technical Competencies

• Expertise in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, including invoice processing, payments, and supplier management.
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA, VIM, and related P2P digital solutions.
• Familiarity with global finance and procurement standards, policies, and best practices.

Required

Functional skills

• At least 4-5 years of work experience in SAP S4 Hana VIM & AP modules with FI MM integration.
• Execution of system and user acceptance test cases.
• Demand /Requirement Management - Ensure daily monitoring of assigned Incidents and Change Requests to avoid any slippage or SLA breaches.
• S4 HANA, Vendor master data connection, Payable posting, interface postings knowledge, Auto bank, Payment run.
• Basic Configuration and Implementation: Maintain and implement configuration changes to the S4HANA design to support the requirements.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Perform test scenarios and conduct thorough testing to validate the accuracy and completeness of SAP S4HANA Finance configurations in compliance with Controlling requirements.
• Knowledge of payment programs for vendors and customers (F110) and payment order (F111) along with DME.

Behavioral Competencies

• Participate in important client engagement teams regarding the implementation of mainly SAP S/4 HANA Finance - Simple Finance - FICO.
• Creating and handling functional & process documentations.
• Comfortable working in complex environments that include multiple teams at onsite and offshore.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management capabilities in multi-cultural and international environments, with the ability to effectively manage client expectations.
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively as part of large program teams.
• Manage and coach new joiners within second level support.
• Ability to understand business processes from a customer perspective.