SAP Trainee Consultant at Nedbank

Job Purpose
To learn, grow and develop SAP skills and competencies while gathering skills and experience in the respective functional modules during their training period.  Also perform related administrative tasks as directed by management.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure all tasks delivered according to applicable standards and in accordance with risk and compliance requirements using the appropriate programming language or configuration standards.
• Deliver tasks according to agreed budget.
• Contribute to financial goals of team through minimizing of expenditure.
• Work under supervision of mentor/senior consultant on projects in supporting achievement of project deliverables.
• Demonstrate credibility with customer by adding value, benefiting both customer and SAP team.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how SAP software, services, products and solutions add value to the customers business.
• Exhibiting a professional image to customers and partners.
• Use SAP methodology and/ or tools on project assignments.
• Understands the value of SAP solutions add to the customers businesses.
• Maintain or enhance own competencies in core skills area by attending SAP training and achieving results in line with the required standards.
• Achieve certification in selected core solution area.
• Complete specific tasks as assigned to by senior/line manager.
• Continually develop SAP core skills and business knowledge based on accumulated experience.
• Apply knowledge gained from each project experience to execute tasks for projects. produce documentation on experience and knowledge gained.
• Achieve certification at Associate Level in core competency.
• Achieve certifications at Associate Level in area's other than core competency.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g.. training/awareness on digital forensic examination to external parties on pro bono basis).
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes by identifying and recommending improvements to tools, policies and  procedures to add value to Nedbank.
• Add value to Nedbank by identifying opportunities to improve or enhance processes through identifying and recommending improvements and supporting implementation of tools, policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for the daily operation of SAP and related productive systems, interfaces, batch processing and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Work with Business to resolve identified problems within prescribed SLAs, consult expert forums for problem resolution, provide solutions and substantiate proposed solutions
• Provide functional expertise and guidance to the business and colleagues on SAP functionality and processes. Suggest solutions to customer based on best business practices and processes as provided in SAP.
• Working closely with Development, Functional, Training and Basis teams on system additions, modifications, integration, testing and validations prior to production signoff and implementation
• Ensure that solutions delivered are of a high quality by implementing guiding principles around impact analysis, testing, optimisation and improvement

Essential Certifications

• Matric and relevant IT Degree / Diploma
• Computer Science Degree or Bachelor of Technology

Preferred Certifications

• Relevant degree and/or formal qualification; SAP
• Working towards relevant SAP certification  

Type of Exposure

• Teamwork
• Collaboration across functional areas
• Self driven Learning

Minimum Experience Level

• 0 - 1 years working experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• SAP Knowledge 
• System Development Life Cycle
• Agile Principles
• Basic ABAP understanding
• Test principles and process
• Banking/ Loans knowledge
• Accounting principles

Behavioural Competencies

• Continuous Learning
• Collaborating.
• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation
• Innovation
• Earning Trust

Deadline: 4th, March 2022