Job Location: Mexico City, Mexico or Remote (Mexico)
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The FICO IT team is part of LS&Co’s IT Corporate functions organization and represents finance requirements/interests on projects involving the company’s ERP system. The team is responsible primarily for the implementation of S4 HANA in markets not already using S4. For markets already live on S4/ECC, the team supports the identification and implementation of new system functionality to improve existing global or regional finance business operations; and supports new IT projects that impact finance business processes.
About the Job
Candidate with good functional knowledge in SAP FICO and who can exploit the best use of these modules in the most effective, efficient way. The overall responsibilities will include
Responsible for the design Build, solutioning, troubleshooting Pros vs Cons analysis, “Hands-On“ in configuration – as per the Global design for LSCO
Enhance, maintain, and support the design built within the framework of the Global design for LSCO
Collaborate with key stakeholders across finance, IT, and business units to gather requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure alignment of SAP FICO with organizational goals.
Lead change management initiatives related to SAP FICO implementations, upgrades, and process improvements.
Communicate effectively with senior management to provide updates, escalate issues, and seek approvals for major decisions.
MUST have: Ability to troubleshoot and analyze problems in FICO solution
Ability to debug programs and understand ABAP code is a huge plus.
MUST have: Bilingual (Spanish, English) candidate who can speak to LATAM business in spanish and US / India technology teams in English and translate business requirements to technical requirements and vice versa.
Collaborate with the FICO Enterprise Business and other cross functional/technical teams to deliver projects according to scope, benefits and timeline, Participate in business process discussions and conversations.
Work with third party service providers (i.e. banks, representatives of third-party applications used in payables processes) throughout project phases, including but not limited to; conducting periodic status or working session meetings, coordinating system integrated testing (SIT) phases, coordinating ramp up/down activities for Go-Live.
Develop business process documentation (process flows, business process procedures, etc)
Aid in the design of reports, forms, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and user authorizations including the review of functional specification documents
Participate in the system testing phase to ensure that the systems built meets the business requirements, including development of test scenarios, validation of test scripts and support of user acceptance testing.
Identify and document issues/errors and drive successful resolution of issues through all project phases (design, testing, and stabilization). Escalate issues when appropriate.
Provide first line of support during implementation stabilization periods and hyper care
About You
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred, like an MBA in Finance.
Skills & Experience:
SAP FICO
General Ledger – Required – Expert level
New GL functionalities - Parallel ledger/Global Chart of accounts/Country specific Chart of accounts/Experience in Multiple currency set ups/Multi GAAP requirements
Tax set up/ reporting / Account determination/With holding tax set up
Financial Closing
Working with Interfaces ( ALE/IDOC/PI-PO etc )
Accounts Receivable and Payable - Required – Expert level
Strong experience in Integration with the other modules - PTP/OTC
Intercompany accounting / reconciliation
Payment methods, Payment files
Asset accounting / Banking - – Required – Expert
SAP Latin American requirements – Eg Nota Fiscale/Tax and other such areas – Expert/Proficient
Certification in S4 – preferred , not mandatory
ABAP-Basic understanding of ABAP/Debugging / read codes etc – Nice to have
EXPERIENCE
Relevant SAP FI/CO experience of 7 to 8 + years in
MUST have experience in Configuring SAP FICO (Any release, any module), and must demonstrate excellence in the area of expertise
MUST have experience in writing Functional Specs, and ability to discuss RICEF Design with technical experts
Must have an understanding of Electronic Invoicing requirements concepts, some implementation experience with SAP eDocuments is a huge benefit
Production support/enhancements/projects with the ability to scale up and work in implementations
Implementation/Global template roll out of FICO module in a large / multi country set up in SAP ECC/S4
Experienced in Latin American country projects – support/implementation
Experience in working along side globally located IT teams
Experience in retail space/understanding of retail industry will be an advantage
Prior project experience is required, including participation in design, testing and implementation of new system functionality/system process improvements. Prior experience with data conversion and training is preferred.
Application software skills are required, including presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing applications (preferably MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
Skills:
MUST have: Bilingual (Spanish, English) candidate who can speak to LATAM business in Spanish and US / India technology teams in English and translate business requirements to technical requirements and vice versa.
Other Skills and Abilities:
Ability to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment. Embraces and adapts quickly to changes
Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
Strong analytical skills. Empowered to make decisions on functional, process, or operational changes including when information is incomplete but sufficient. Challenges the status quo
A Strong team lead . Enjoys working with multiple levels of the organization and across functions or domains
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to raise relevant issues, drive for solution/alignment, and make decisions under time constraints
Experience with conducting presentations and training
Successfully manages competing priorities to ensure continuous progress is made and critical deadlines are met
Capable of clearly documenting business and functional requirements for current/future state processes
Ability to represent change within the organization
Ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics prior to escalation
Willingness to work a flexible schedule on occasion to collaborate with team members in different time zones/countries and/or meet critical project deadlines