SAP Principle Consultant (SAP BPC)

nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Johannesburg seeks a seasoned professional specializing in SAP BPC solutions. This role involves technical design, configuration, and implementation across various SAP modules. The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of experience and strong technical proficiency in SAP BPC, with a focus on customer satisfaction and project management. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of BPC plus SAP functional experience required.
• Possess technical proficiency and quality assurance skills.
• Experience in relevant project and process applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical design, development, and configuration.
• Conduct user acceptance testing and promote to production.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and manage project timelines.
• Identify and mitigate risks in project planning.
• Coach and mentor team members in SAP procedures.

Skills

SAP BPC Standard

SAP Embedded

Planning and Consolidations

Master data modelling

Script and Fox development

BW modelling

ETL

A4O reporting

EPM reporting

Project Management

Education

Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Bcom/IS/IT ENG/BSc/Com Science related degree

Tools

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation certification

Certified in multiple SAP modules

ASAP & Solution Manager certifications

Job description

A seasoned professional specialising in SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) solutions. The role encompasses business and systems requirement analysis, technical design, development, configuration, and end-to-end landscape implementation. Proficient in both SAP BPC Standard and Embedded solutions, ensuring high-quality design and development aligned with agile methodologies realising business benefits across BPC Standard, Embedded, and BW4HANA modules within the SAP eco system.

Job Responsibilities

• Expert knowledge in: BPC Standard and Embedded, Planning, Consolidations, Master data modelling, Script development, Fox development, BW modelling and ETL, A4O reporting and EPM reporting.
• Ability to design best practice solutions according to business requirements, technically develop the solutions, user acceptance testing and promoting to Production.
• Contribute to quality and financial goals by operating within agreed budget and by conforming to the Service Level Agreements.
• Plans and prioritise work outputs with a realistic sense of time a resource involved and in conformance to programming and/or configuration standards and /or documentation in line with best practices.
• Investigate and propose enhancements which will result in improved performance.
• Responds to customers with the appropriate level of urgency.
• Manage own work and time to achievement of project/deliverables.
• Takes ownership in ensuring that customers’ expectations are met.
• Customer liaison into business.
• Demonstrates an understanding of how SAP software, services, products, and solutions add value to the business.
• Highlights potential project or solution risks and issues to project management.
• Acts in a functional integration specialist role across various SAP disciplines.
• Provide and develop new proposals to key stakeholder.
• Provide Industry solutions and bets practices knowledge to clients.
• Maintain and expand client contact as a high level and build credible relationship with key client personnel.
• Actively support other team members on projects as well as SAP internal tasks.
• Knowledge Sharing
• Prioritise and/or integrate multiple projects /tasks concurrently.
• Provide input to highlight inter dependencies between projects and support.
• Consult on project activities leading to the implementation of the requirements by applying project management principles across multiple projects.
• Provide direction on all aspects of SAP systems and integration thereof.
• Identify and Mitigate risk.
• Drive problem resolution.
• Involved in pre- project planning e.g., determining scope and solution.
• Keep up to date on Nedbank strategy and SAP technologies.
• Accountable for own activities and performance.
• Takes a disciplined approach and works effectively towards clear objectives and prioritises.
• Analyses and appropriately judges the pro's, cons, opportunities, and risks of a problem.
• Uses and share information from different sources to aid in problem solving.
• Effectively resolves complex problems using creative approaches outside area of expertise.
• Maintain and sharing team knowledge.
• Continually develop core skills, cross-functional expertise, and business knowledge.
• Coach and mentor other resources in technical preparation of SAP Process Procedures, test scenarios, end-user documentation and user manuals.
• Responsible for contributing to professional development of consultants.
• Play a role in the recruitment of new consultants.
• Participate in Nedbank Culture building initiatives.
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Add value to Nedbank by identifying and recommending opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies, and systems.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Bcom/IS/IT ENG/BSc/Com Science related degree

Preferred Certifications

Certified in multiple SAP modules /ASAP & Solution Manager certifications.

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation certification

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 and 11.0. (Standard / Embedded)

Minimum Experience Level

8-10 years BPC plus SAP Functional experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Technical Proficiency
• Quality assurance
• Relevant project and process applications
• Troubleshooting
• Managing Work
• Building Customer Loyalty
• Decision Making
• Quality Orientation

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