Sap Fico Lead

• Coach, mentor, and manage a team of external FICO analysts overseeing their workload and development plans
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end processes, integrating FICO with other SAP modules (SD, MM, SAP CAR)
• Ensure business stakeholders are aligned and on board with expected outcomes
• Lead the IT design and quality management for SAP FICO, ensuring appropriate involvement from peers in other SAP modules and application teams
• Partner with divisional and regional business process owners on system requirements, processes, and systems
• Drive SAP-related projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines
• Apply project methodology and governance processes to change control, system development life cycle, and regression testing
• Assess and interpret business requirements, advising on solutions
• Ensure all work completed by the FICO team is secure, stable, and scalable
• Transform business requirements into technical and functional specifications
• Conduct workshops to lock in requirements and prepare blueprints and solution documents
• Write functional specifications and ensure excellent communication, both written and verbal
• Lead and manage projects/accounts, working effectively within a team environment
• Manage requirements scope and disposition through process compliance, gap analysis, integration testing, and user acceptance methodology
• Provide knowledge and input on the system implications of business process changes
• Support business-as-usual activities and manage incident escalation processes
• Provide technical expertise, identifying potential risks and associated mitigations
• Demonstrate knowledge in cross-module functionality and processes
• Maintain in-depth functional and business process knowledge of target applications
• Identify consolidated, worldwide target processes and support end-to-end processes with an intermediate-level understanding of system touch points
• Work with the global governance team to ensure proposed solutions align with global standards
• Participate in business process improvement committees as needed
• Cultivate innovation and demonstrate strong analytical skills to evaluate information from multiple sources
• Provide end-user support and training as required on all applicable systems

• 7 years of experience in SAP FICO consulting
• At least 2 years in a team lead or management role
• Proven experience in the retail and wholesale industry
• In-depth knowledge of classic GL, CoPa, substitution rules, fixed assets, and internal orders
• Ability to explain complex system issues and decision points using common business language
• Experience working in small elite team to manage external services suppliers
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage third parties and suppliers
• Some level of accounting knowledge
• Some level of project management skills to meet deliverables timely and efficiently
• Strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information from multiple sources

Any accounting certification will be a plus

• 13th month salary, equivalent to a month’s salary paid each December
• Diwali bonus, equivalent to a month’s salary paid a month before Diwali (India only)
• Family leave to care for spouses, parents or grandparents (Singapore and Malaysia)
• Workmen injury compensation insurance (Japan and South Korea)
• Long-service recognition awards
• Exclusive employee discounts on a wide range of products and brands
• Generous holiday allowance (often including your birthday!)
• Discount on Clarks products
• Private medical insurance (typically covering inpatient, outpatient and dental care)
• Wide range of learning opportunities
• Support for professional qualifications
• Targeted leadership development programmes
• LearnerVerse, our corporate online training portal
• Chance to experience life in different parts of the business