SAP FICO Solutions Architect Manager (S/4 HANA)

Kubota • Grapevine, TX

101d

About The Position

Kubota North America completed a major transformation initiative and implementation of SAP S/4HANA is looking for a SAP Finance Architect Manager. This position will be a key member of our SAP Center of Excellence and lead the IT systems implementation, deployment and support of the Production Planning and Assembly Operations capabilities for Kubota in North America. This role will primarily be responsible for owning Finance functionality of S/4HANA and partnering with the business to understand their requirements, ensure process standardization by utilizing out-of-the box SAP software capabilities, facilitate key design decisions, integration, hands-on systems configuration, testing and operational monitoring to continuously improve efficiency and quality of the process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree is required (preferably in computer science or related engineering disciplines).
• 10+ years relevant experience supporting and implementing global FICO Finance solutions.
• CPA, Chartered ACC or related certification a plus.
• Certification in SAP FI/CO and other modules is highly desired, though not mandatory.
• Experience with at least 2 SAP S/4HANA integration or deployments is required.
• Knowledge of Intercompany Processes.
• Knowledge of Purchasing workflow.

Nice To Haves

• Senior SAP S/4 FICO functional experience and excellent understanding of finance business processes within an S/4 environment.
• Knowledge of Accounting/Finance business processes and of SAP S/4 FICO integration with FI, AP, AR, GL, FM and PS modules.
• Solution designing and support experience in financial reporting, profitability reports and COPA, cost planning and budgeting, product costing, integration of various modules, asset accounting, and profit center accounting.
• Strong knowledge of ASAP Methodology, System Development Lifecycle (SDLC), service-oriented architecture and Enterprise Application Integration tools.
• Experience with controls-based environment with ITAR and SOX experience.

Responsibilities

• Own Finance functionality of S/4HANA and partner with the business to understand their requirements.
• Ensure process standardization by utilizing out-of-the box SAP software capabilities.
• Facilitate key design decisions and integration.
• Perform hands-on systems configuration, testing, and operational monitoring.
• Continuously improve efficiency and quality of the process.
• Lead the gathering and validation of requirements, design, implementation, and support of SAP Financials.
• Manage solution delivery through the development lifecycle.
• Provide training and guidance, and create process and training documents.
• Perform and lead system testing, including User Acceptance Testing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees