SAP FI/CO Team Lead (FICO SME)

Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking an SAP Team Lead with a strong hands-on background in FI/CO. Candidate responsible for providing functional/technical leadership across multiple SAP modules such as FI/CO, SD, MM, PP, WM and QM with a strong focus on FI/CO. This role uses project management, business knowledge, and solution expertise to ensure their team is effectively meeting the business's needs. In this role they will understand, establish and manage the scope & quality of the areas of their responsibility and mentor/coach the team. The SAP Team Lead is expected to provide guidance for design alternatives; communicate with his/her team and across other functional & technical teams of the project; surfacing, documenting & resolving issues in a timely basis & setting expectations for area of responsibility and establishing priorities within IT when conflicts arise. This position requires a broad range of skills and the ability to step in different roles depending on the size and scope of the project/engagement.

Accountabilities:

.* Overall responsibility to deliver support services, project as well as support business initiatives for all aspects of SAP with a strong focus on SAP Finance Modules
.* Contributes to overall strategic vision and integrates a broad range of ideas regarding SAP implementations and support.
.* Excellent business process analysis and redesign experience; business analytical problem solving skills as well as the ability to quickly identify problems and recommend solutions
.* Be a trusted advisor, helping the business make better, informed decisions by presenting relevant SAP solution alternatives for key challenges; evaluate business and system impact of proposed changes
.* Confidently and assertively liaisons with business users and senior leadership
.* Lead and partner with multiple business units in a service provider environment of continuous change
.* Manage day to day work of SAP Team including managing to SLA's; work with Technical Lead to prioritize and manage development tasks and resources
.* Administers/supports third-party products
.* Maintain Application Controls in support of Sarbanes Oxley and Audit Requirements
.* Facilitate implementation and use of the IT engagement model, project methodology and compliance framework.
.* Work with Hosting provider as the primary point of contact, handling all communications, requests, updates, etc. and communicating information to appropriate personnel
.* Responsible for all general communications to the users and interested parties, including system down, system speed, system outages, and other as necessary.
.* Approve transports in the SAP landscape and assist with R/3 security & authorization implementation; overall responsibility of SAP landscape
.* Engage in other assignments as requested by IT management.

Requirements:

.* Bachelor's degree in business or computer science
.* 5-10 years of experience managing integrated software systems including configuration experience
.* Strong knowledge of Finance/Accounting business processes and SAP FI/CO with working knowledge of SD, MM, PP, WM and their integration with FI/CO
.* Experience with CO Profitability Analysis preferred
.* Experience partnering with management and staff in a team based environment
.* Work independently and in cooperation with others on multiple activities, with flexibility to manage competing demands and changing priorities
.* Completed at least 3 full life cycle SAP implementations
.* Broad understanding of SAP both from technical and functional perspective
.* Track record of managing maintenance and support for an application
.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong relationship management skills
.* Excellent program management and business process, development and implementation skills
.* Ability to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team across multiple time zones
.* Must be energetic, polished, customer-service oriented and adaptable to ongoing change
.* CPA a plus
.* PMI certification a plus