SAP Senior Project Manager

Airbus • Kinston, NC

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a Senior SAP Project Manager to join our Financial Systems team. Meet the Team: Our Finance and Accounting team members need excellent analytical and communication skills to successfully manage our financial portfolio. Our teams provide key analytics – from month-end closing to performance management analysis for our partners. If you’re analytical, detail oriented and have a passion for numbers, you’ll enjoy working with our cross-functional global team. How We Care for You: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. Your Challenges: Project Management (40%): Be an expert to manage high-risk & complex projects while leveraging cross-functional resources and capabilities. Full understanding of SAP delivery models by following ASAP methodology, tools, and procedures. Engage with Stakeholders both internal & external and be responsible for delivery of its major elements including project business objectives, scope and solution within quality criteria, on time and budget. Review project plans and scope with the Project team to ensure that all team members understand the assigned tasks and associated deliverable dates. Collaborate with project sponsors and stakeholders to establish scope, cost, schedule, quality, deliverables to deliver a new or modified business capability through the execution of an SAP project. Ensure projects are completed within committed time and budget requirements and are integrated with other applications. Provide guidance for SAP implementation, methodologies and support policies, standards and procedures to continue new innovative development strategies and ideas. Provide leadership in ensuring consistent use of the Airbus project methodology. Will use their strong SAP Portfolio experience to deliver various large scale Enterprise value initiatives. Escalate early issues about the projects to management and be Responsible to manage and maintain ongoing risks by evaluating medium to complex situations accurately and identify potential solutions that create positive outcomes. Build proactive formal and informal communication/relationship with key internal & external stakeholders. Strategically partner with diverse stakeholders as well as with technical staff, programming teams, technical analysts and business partners to deliver on enterprise on a multitude of projects both technical and business value in nature. Expertise on Complex Integration Activities (30%) : Spearhead the end-to-end implementation of SAP FI-CO modules (GL, AP, AR, AA, CCA, PCA) for the new entity, tailoring configurations to align with both local regulatory requirements and global best practices. Develop and execute meticulous project plans, encompassing scope definition, resource allocation, risk assessment, and change management strategies, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery. Lead complex data migration initiatives, employing advanced tools and methodologies to ensure accurate and efficient transfer of legacy financial data into SAP S/4HANA. Conduct detailed "as-is" and "to-be" process mapping for core financial cycles (P2P, O2C, R2R), identifying bottlenecks and recommending SAP-driven solutions for optimization. Create and maintain detailed process documentation, including configuration guides, user manuals, and standard operating procedures, fostering knowledge transfer and ensuring long-term system sustainability. Design and implement seamless interfaces and data mappings to ensure accurate and timely transfer of financial data from diverse industrial systems into SAP FI-CO. Ensure that the financial data from the industrial systems is properly reconciled within SAP. SAP operational / Support activities (25%) : Be an internal contact for SAP solutions for diverse teams and internal clients including but not limited to business managers, directors, and executive Staff in a professional demeanor. Responsible for strong relationships as the external contact with SAP, strategic partners and suppliers. Responsible for writing and presenting executive reports using strong verbal, written and presentation skills / or using Key performance indicators. Primary support contact for assistance with change requests, user acceptance testing and associated actions in support of SAP related systems and/or solutions. Full engagement in month end and year end closing activities for FI-CO modules and provide full support to other functions in capacity. This task requires an in-depth knowledge of SAP Finance modules and integration with the major SAP modules such as MM-PP-SD Other tasks as requested (5%) Your Boarding Pass:

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Accounting, Information Systems or related field of study.
• 8-10 years SAP ERP and modules such as FI-CO
• Eligible for employment in US
• Analytical abilities and are capable of synthesizing and prioritizing a large volume of information.
• You use logic and trusted expertise to derive a variety of scenarios and solutions.
• You can think critically to make clear, well-reasoned and rational decisions.
• Communication skills to communicate clearly, concisely, and with impact.
• You convey confidence, ease and enthusiasm with a variety of audiences.
• You promote a free flow of information throughout the organization.
• Accountability and can take personal ownership for delivering and exceeding commitments.
• You hold yourself to the highest standard for performance necessary to achieve results.
• You embody and foster a play to win and win to grow mindset, even on the toughest projects.
• You are a progressive thinker and strong problem-solver with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/tasks from inception to completion in a changing environment.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate business needs into human capital strategies, programs and initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively at all levels of the organization and across multiple sites.
• Proven proponent of technology and utilizing data to drive decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to drive culture and serve as a change agent.
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: able to hear and participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
• Worked on upgrade, global rollout and support projects.
• Strong production support experience in an onsite and offshore support delivery model.
• Served as a SPOC for onsite production support.
• Responsible for Root cause analysis, after action reviews and post Implementation reviews and address the outcome.
• Handle and support Year-end and Period-end closing activities and support end users in executing their tasks and reporting.
• Understanding of multiple modules and capability to do configuration and gap analysis.
• Conduct extensive training sessions for business users.
• Prepare training documentations and user manuals.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree is highly preferred.
• PMP Certification
• SAP FI / CO certification
• SAP modules MM-PP-SD

Responsibilities

• Be an expert to manage high-risk & complex projects while leveraging cross-functional resources and capabilities.
• Full understanding of SAP delivery models by following ASAP methodology, tools, and procedures.
• Engage with Stakeholders both internal & external and be responsible for delivery of its major elements including project business objectives, scope and solution within quality criteria, on time and budget.
• Review project plans and scope with the Project team to ensure that all team members understand the assigned tasks and associated deliverable dates.
• Collaborate with project sponsors and stakeholders to establish scope, cost, schedule, quality, deliverables to deliver a new or modified business capability through the execution of an SAP project.
• Ensure projects are completed within committed time and budget requirements and are integrated with other applications.
• Provide guidance for SAP implementation, methodologies and support policies, standards and procedures to continue new innovative development strategies and ideas.
• Provide leadership in ensuring consistent use of the Airbus project methodology.
• Will use their strong SAP Portfolio experience to deliver various large scale Enterprise value initiatives.
• Escalate early issues about the projects to management and be Responsible to manage and maintain ongoing risks by evaluating medium to complex situations accurately and identify potential solutions that create positive outcomes.
• Build proactive formal and informal communication/relationship with key internal & external stakeholders.
• Strategically partner with diverse stakeholders as well as with technical staff, programming teams, technical analysts and business partners to deliver on enterprise on a multitude of projects both technical and business value in nature.
• Spearhead the end-to-end implementation of SAP FI-CO modules (GL, AP, AR, AA, CCA, PCA) for the new entity, tailoring configurations to align with both local regulatory requirements and global best practices.
• Develop and execute meticulous project plans, encompassing scope definition, resource allocation, risk assessment, and change management strategies, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Lead complex data migration initiatives, employing advanced tools and methodologies to ensure accurate and efficient transfer of legacy financial data into SAP S/4HANA.
• Conduct detailed "as-is" and "to-be" process mapping for core financial cycles (P2P, O2C, R2R), identifying bottlenecks and recommending SAP-driven solutions for optimization.
• Create and maintain detailed process documentation, including configuration guides, user manuals, and standard operating procedures, fostering knowledge transfer and ensuring long-term system sustainability.
• Design and implement seamless interfaces and data mappings to ensure accurate and timely transfer of financial data from diverse industrial systems into SAP FI-CO.
• Ensure that the financial data from the industrial systems is properly reconciled within SAP.
• Be an internal contact for SAP solutions for diverse teams and internal clients including but not limited to business managers, directors, and executive Staff in a professional demeanor.
• Responsible for strong relationships as the external contact with SAP, strategic partners and suppliers.
• Responsible for writing and presenting executive reports using strong verbal, written and presentation skills / or using Key performance indicators.
• Primary support contact for assistance with change requests, user acceptance testing and associated actions in support of SAP related systems and/or solutions.
• Full engagement in month end and year end closing activities for FI-CO modules and provide full support to other functions in capacity.
• This task requires an in-depth knowledge of SAP Finance modules and integration with the major SAP modules such as MM-PP-SD

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees