Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

SAP

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

Those in SAP finance at PwC will specialise in providing consulting services for SAP finance applications. You will analyse client requirements, implement software solutions, and offer training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of SAP finance applications. Working in this area, you will enable clients to optimise financial processes, improve financial reporting, and achieve their strategic objectives.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

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Job Summary -   

A career in our Managed Services team will give you an opportunity to collaborate with many teams to help our clients implement and operate new capabilities, achieve operational efficiencies, and harness the power of technology. Our Application Evolution Services team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements, implementing new capabilities, and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their SAP investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of sales, finance, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing and human capital 

 

Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *:  

 Bachelor’s Degree 

 

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ):  

 

Preferred Field(s) of Study: 

 

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *: US 

Minimum of 6-10 years of experience 

 

Preferred Skills/Certification(s) Preferred:  

SAP Certification in FICO 

Experience in S/4 HANA (Public Cloud) 

 

Preferred Knowledge:  

 

As a manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Senior Managers and above. 

Be involved in the financial metrics. 

Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients. 

Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen. 

Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making. 

Adherence to SLAs, experience in incident management, change management and problem management. 

Develop new skills and strategies to solve complex technical challenges. 

Assist in the management and delivering of large projects. 

Train, coach, and supervise staff to recognize their strengths and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development. 

Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively. 

Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues. 

Continue to develop internal relationships and the PwC brand. 

Build a strong team environment that includes client interactions, workstream management, and cross-team collaboration. 

Actively engage in cross competency work and contribute to COE activities. 

Demonstrating project management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while being detail oriented. 

 

Technical Skills 

Responsible for planning and executing SAP Implementation / Development / Support activities regarding SAP Finance and Controlling (FI-CO) along with Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).  

Understand client requirements, provide solutions, functional specifications and configure the system accordingly.  

Ability to configure SAP FI-CO, deliver work products / packages confirming to the Client's Standards & Requirements.  

Integration of the FI-CO module with other SAP modules and with external applications.  

Hands on experience in configuring / defining the following in the FICO :  

SAP FI – General Ledger 

SAP FI – Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable 

SAP FI – Asset Accounting 

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).  

SAP CO – Cost Centers and Profit Centers 

SAP CO – Internal Orders 

SAP CO – Product Costing 

ICMR -Configuration, Matching Methods, Reconciliation Case, Matching Rules/Matching Expressions 

Interfaces 

Works to minimize meetings and ceremonies, but when they are needed, they are well-run and efficient. 

Encourages a culture of team-driven decision making and commitment. Encourages team trust and facilitates team building events. 

Where appropriate, coaches the teams to improve collaboration and outcomes (coaching is the primary responsibility of teams’ managers) 

 

 

 

 

Qualification: 

Good knowledge of SAP S/4HANA architecture and functionality  

ITIL 4 Certification 

Soft Skills: 

Self-driven with a can-do attitude, with an excellent communication and client-facing skills  

Problem-solving mindset and ability to work in a collaborative environment.  

Strong relationship builder within the organization and with external partners.  

 

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Consulting, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Budgetary Management, Business Process Improvement, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Finance Transformation, Financial Accounting, Financial Advising, Financial Budgeting, Financial Economics, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Management Software, Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Regulation {+ 21 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date