SAP Functional Expert - IShift Finance

Sanofi US; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global pharmaceutical company in Barcelona is seeking a SAP Functional Expert to design and deploy a unified SAP S4/HANA solution. This role involves solution design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support across global business units. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience with SAP, particularly within finance modules, and possesses strong problem-solving and communication skills. Join a dynamic team to facilitate successful SAP implementations.

Formación

• 2+ years experience with SAP.
• Experience managing SAP projects in complex international environments.
• Experience with finance modules, focusing on P2P.

Responsabilidades

• Design and deploy a single SAP solution for global business units.
• Participate in migration activities and provide go-live support.
• Engage in cross-project activities and maintain documentation.

Conocimientos

SAP configuration skills

Problem-solving skills

Team player

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, computer science, or comparable field

Herramientas

SAP S/4HANA

Microsoft Office

OpenText VIM

Coupa

Descripción del empleo

SAP Functional Expert – IShift Finance

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Sanofi is deploying an enterprise-wide SAP S4/HANA solution through the iSHIFT project. The program focuses on Finance, Supply‑Chain, and Manufacturing modules across all Global Business Units (GBUs), aiming to standardise processes and provide unified analytics.

Job Summary

The Finance (A2R, P2P, CI2, Tax) Solution Delivery Expert will design and deploy a single SAP solution for all business units worldwide. Responsibilities include solution design, implementation, testing, migration, and ongoing support while ensuring alignment with corporate best practices.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Within the iSHIFT Program the role encompasses the following areas:

Scoping

• Contribute to scoping studies.
• Support workload estimation for new scope and continuous‑improvement initiatives.

Design of the Solution

• Collaborate with business enablement on global design or fit‑gap workshops.
• Propose SAP solutions that minimise gaps versus standard functionality.
• Perform impact analysis for application changes and legacy systems.
• Contribute to transversal stream designs (master data, analytics, authorisations, controls, UX, integration).
• Deliver design documentation (solution documents, functional specifications).
• Continuously improve solutions through POCs and new SAP S4/HANA capabilities.

Development and Testing

• Configure, unit‑test, and document system settings.
• Work with development to refine functional specifications and unit tests.
• Ensure development quality through audits and KPI tracking.
• Plan, document, and execute integration and system tests.
• Support user acceptance testing and defect resolution.
• Utilise program‑defined documentation and testing tools.
• Complete all deliverables, e.g., test protocols and reports.

Migration and Go‑Live

• Participate in migration activities for the stream.
• Document and conduct cut‑over activities.
• Update training materials and deliver training sessions.
• Provide go‑live support and hyper‑care.
• Lead transition to AMS, including knowledge transfer and incident hand‑over.

AMS Commitments

• Offer functional expertise for complex issues and validate AMS‐proposed enhancements.
• Engage in cross‑project activities and referent expert support.
• Maintain current reference documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement via new functionalities and POCs.

Requirements

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, computer science, or a comparable field.

Professional Experience

• 2+ years experience with SAP.
• A minimum of one full‑lifecycle SAP implementation.
• Track record in designing and customizing finance modules (AP, AR, AA, GL) with a focus on P2P.
• Knowledge of integration with controlling, order‑to‑cash, purchasing, and manufacturing processes, preferably in the pharmaceutical or consumer products industry.
• Experience in analysing and designing finance business processes in similar sectors.
• Understanding of other SAP functional domains is an advantage.
• Experience with master data management, IDocs/BAPIs, interfacing SAP with legacy applications, and program debugging.
• Operational finance experience is appreciated.
• Proven experience at major IT consulting firms.
• Experience managing SAP projects in complex, international environments.
• Competence in Microsoft Office and general IT tools.
• Knowledge of Agile project methodologies, SAP S/4HANA, OpenText VIM and/or Coupa is a plus.

Major Skills and Competencies

• Team player, service‑oriented, solution‑oriented, strong social skills.
• Dynamic, results‑driven, analytical and synthetic with formalisation capability.
• Problem‑solving for system design and SAP configuration, considering cross‑system impacts.
• SAP technical skills: debugging, Fiori UX, batch jobs.
• Active listener, can challenge requirements.
• Strong oral and written communication, fluent in English; other languages a plus.
• Persuasive, rigorous, autonomous, accountable, reliable.

Main Interactions

• Internal: iSHIFT teams, Finance/SBS, Supply Chain, ITS partners, AMS, key users.
• External: implementation partners, SAP, freelancers.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.