SAP & Systems Project Accountant at Fidelity Services Group

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• 3-5 years’ experience in Financial Accounting & Management Reporting
• 3 years’ experience in SAP FI, CO, MM, FA, SD, PS, CS, PA, DMS, Archiving
• Develop, monitor and review departmental accounting procedures and processes
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
• Proven experience in financial accounting, preferably in a relevant industry.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, regulations, and financial reporting standards.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in accounting software within the SAP environment
• Suitably proficient up to advanced level in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Integrity and ethical behavior in financial management.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn and grow in the role
• Strong MS Office suite computer skills, including but not limited to MS Word, Power Point and Outlook.
• Proven track record of project management processes.
• Clear criminal record.
• Own reliable vehicle.

 Main Duties:

Manage Sap support by:

• Providing support to 600 SAP users across the Fidelity Services Group while adhering to best practice and conforming to Group policies and procedures.
• Applying in depth knowledge of the various SAP modules to achieve effective support.
• Supporting and assisting users who encounter difficulty completing accounting processes on SAP due to process failures or configuration differences.
• Supporting / assisting / advising SAP users with reporting issues.
• Delivering timeous support while continuously assessing priorities to ensure support of most critical issues, being mindful of relevance and service to clients.
• Mass updates of data and master data, as required.
• Support for non-SAP functions as required e.g. banking platforms.
• User training also forms part of SAP support in some cases.

Manage SAP system support by:

• Identification of any shortcomings in existing processes and reporting – devise and propose improvements to senior management.
• Agreeing on process enhancements with Group CFO’s. Define, configure & deploy - write and distribute relevant user instructions.
• Frequent monitoring and reviews of User activities in SAP, using observations as training opportunities.
• Weekly monitoring of SAP licenses in use and delimiting inactive or terminated users per agreed policy
• Monitor & maintain scheduled housekeeping jobs in SAP, daily, weekly, monthly, annual.
• Maintain / update business structures in SAP – Company, Business Area, Profit Centre, Cost center.
• Monitor system integrations for integrity and period cut-offs synchronised with SAP. Ensure support staff in Business are trained to minimum standards for daily self-support.
• In depth knowledge and support for GreenLine GL reconciliation system.

SAP system development

• Collaborate with senior financial managers and CFO’s to define, develop and deploy new/changed SAP processes and reporting functions, as identified by Business.
• When need for third party management systems is identified, conduct workshops with senior financial managers and CFO’s - define expected outcomes and integration details.
• Manage the project – meet with 3rd party supplier, SAP external consultants, middleware consultants, Group IT, and Business – agree detailed plans, responsibilities and delivery timelines.
• Manage testing, UAT, and deployment to Production.
• Provide training where required

SAP service contract and consultants

• Effectively communicate with NTT SAP consultants to ensure correct solutions are deployed.
• Raise service calls with NTT where in-house SAP support is not permitted to make changes due to governance issues, or where certified SAP specialist skills are required.
• Control costs by requesting only essential service.
• Monitor and manage usage of agreed bucket hours billed by NTT SAP consultants.
• Check & sign off on NTT monthly billing invoices.
• Hold monthly SAP service delivery meetings with NTT and interact with SAP consultants.
• Project costs – ensure quoted hours are understood and are fair.

General and SAP Governance

• Provisioning of SAP user licences.
• Vet and provision new SAP user licences as approved by financial managers.
• Ensure access to transactions and roles is limited to those required to perform job function.
• Minimise segregation of duty transgressions and mitigate where possible.
• Minimise risk of fraud by judicious granting of access to users.
• Carry out password re-setting as per Group IT policy.
• Maintain / update master data across Group – Chart of accounts and settings.
• Maintain GL Field Status settings to ensure acceptable / obligatory data capture.
• Annual preparation of SAP calendars to govern all cut-offs regulating multiple monthly process and reporting deadlines.
• Liaise with IT auditors and appointed external SAP consultants.
• Attend to audit findings regarding critical transactions to be excluded from Business users.
• Manage the succession planning process within area of responsibility.

Competencies required

• Providing Leadership
• Communicating Information
• Building Relationships
• Driving Success
• Showing Resilience
• Time focused based on project deadlines and milestones