Jobs at SAP

• Our Consulting organization supports EMEA-wide projects and customer engagements with various consulting services. Take the opportunity to join an international team of experts, implement software in international projects and gain cultural experience, to set a serious foundation for future career steps.
• In order to achieve our ambitious targets and objectives in Africa, we are currently looking for skilled Integration Specialist who will be in charge of ensuring that the SAP technology integrates across cloud and on prem solutions and with 3rd party solutions in customers footprints and roadmap .
• Able to engage deeply with customer in understanding business integration requirements, evolving the desired solution landscape, and positioning new solutions and services to customers around key business process areas. Ability to document and create demo scenarios and envisioning the solution approach would be essential.
• Knowledge of integrating with other niche 3rd party solutions (such as Analytics, Opentext, CRM, Portfolio Management, Energy Trading, Pricing, GIS, Mobility, etc.) would be necessary to provide a more comprehensive solution offering to customers.

Expectations And Tasks

• Engage with C-level stakeholders in understanding business requirements, current solution landscape and propose new solutions and applications that provide enhanced value from customer perspective
• Hand-on experience on product areas (S/4 Hana, Hana, Cloud, CRM, EAM), ability to create demo scripts and configure scenarios in SAP essential
• Create a compelling solution framework including the solution process landscape, integration touch-points and showcase business benefits / RoIe calculations
• Work on customer RFP’s with account teams, create the necessary value-proposition and package the service offerings that makes it a winning deal
• Provide expert consulting services for customers and projects around key solution areas
• Work closely with Account teams in prospecting new / increased opportunities and engagements
• Manage internal stakeholders, esp. in new / ramp-up solution deployment
• Contribute to enhancing the knowledge management process within the industry – create business best practices, process flows, templates and support packaged service offerings where necessary

Work Experience

• 8-10 years of industry / integration / solution experience – excellent understanding of industry business processes, solutions and applications, and ability to comprehend and apply business process best practices

Education And Qualification / Skills And Competencies

• Graduate / Post-Graduate degrees in Management or Engineering areas
• Certified / Trained in SAP Integration areas with minimum 5 end-to-end project experience (industry experience may compensate to some extent for lack of as many end-to-end project experience)
• Good knowledge of SAP solution framework, industry solution areas, ASAP methodology and Solution Manager
• Cross-solution knowledge preferred (SRM, CRM, BOBJ, EAM, Mobility, etc.)
• Adept at handling project communications, capable of having c-level interactions and engaging with senior management stake-holders, managing expectations and proposing value-based offerings
• Strong presentation and communication skill set necessary – ability to comprehend business requirements and create a strong value for the proposed solution architecture

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• Responsible for delivery of timely and accurate IFRS Group financial results, Analytical Review for the entities
• Monitor the entities meets full internal and external audit requirements including SOX 404 where applicable
• Ensure the statutory accounts and other required financial reports for the entities are prepared, audited and filed on time and according to applicable requirements.
• Manage relationship with external accounting service provider where applicable.
• Monitor correctness and compliance of accounting relevant data of all finance processes.
• Ensure full compliance with local reporting regulations with the support of external service advisors where applicable. (Local reporting as identified to be an R2R responsibility.) Manage related system maintenance to adapt to local financial reporting needs.
• Ensure a high level of satisfaction of those who use the financial reports prepared and build good business relations with key stakeholders.
• Establish pro-actively a collaboration model and routine with the corresponding CFO.
• Manage relationship with Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS), teams within Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR), external service providers and other internal service providers or global functions, act as accounting Single Point of Contact (SPOC) from local entities side and monitor service quality.
• Ensure that all corporate changes are incorporated into the local accounting where applicable.
• Ensure correct IFRS accounting for the responsible legal entities based on group accounting and other internal guidelines as well as the corresponding statutory accounting.
• Support M&A accounting processes as required.
• Coordinate accounting for liquidations and mergers of legal entities no longer required following acquisition with external or internal advisors.
• Support projects covering the entities under responsibility.
• Strive for process standardization were needed and applicable by giving pro-actively input to relevant process management.

Education And Qualifications / Skills And Competencies

• Accounting Education
• Strong knowledge of policies, procedures, principles and practices used in professional accounting and auditing work
• Strong expertise in IFRS and expertise in the laws, codes, rules and regulations applicable to the entities under responsibility
• Expertise in SAP’s accounting processes
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in an international environment, working with colleagues abroad
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem identification and solving skills

COMPETENCIES:

• Project Management
• Dynamic, Innovative and Problem Resolution focused
• Ability to anticipate and manage change