EU SAP FICO Business Process Owner (m/f/d)

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Position overview

The Business Process Owner leads the activities of implementing SAP and related application solutions and functionality which effectively support all LEAR Divisions in Europe.

The SAP FI/CO BPO is responsible for design and management of the EU SAP templates for all aspects of the financial management and control solutions, in order to standardize processes, maximize efficiency in processes and to minimize future changes and developments. The Finance BPO will be the link between the business and the FI/CO Consultants. It includes (but not limited to) creation of the AS IS documentation following reviews with sites and central teams, drafting of the related business process documents and presentation to the plant teams and Key Users.

Additionally, this role incorporates control over data migration related to master data for the FI and CO SAP modules leading to plant approval of production data to support the data cutover processes prior to go live.

Also, the function of the BPO is to train Key Users in all locations in use of the configuration and processes available to them for FI and CO transactions and SAP system controls.

Required Skills

• Experience with FI/CO processes in a project environment.
• Advanced knowledge of financial controls, accounting principles and reporting requirements.
• Basic knowledge of linked SAP functionality (for SD/MM/PP configuration and data elements etc.)
• Ability to support and identify process improvements for the areas of financial control.
• Ability to develop functional specifications across functions.
• Basic knowledge of SAP workbench, LSMW and IDOC-processing is a plus
• Experience in data migration and control.
• Ability to support Consultant team to complete interfaces and customizing. Support applications and testing of functionalities.
• Manage own work within the project team and ensure consistency and communication
• Manage and function well under tight timeframes - manage multiple priorities concurrently
• Autonomous, ability to progress and deliver results by yourself and drive solutions/ completion to deadline
• Good written and verbal English communication skills

Essential Functions

• Support the SAP template solution being developed and implemented in Europe.
• Support the Consultant team in delivering and testing in line with the EU template and customer requirements.
• Drive and control the planning and implementation of new and modified solutions to support the FI/CO and JIT functional end to end processes.
• Document the relevant business processes for each stage of the change management process.
• Protect and ensure the integrity of the LEAR business processes within the SAP template solution.
• Participate in the analysis and design of the SAP rollout solutions as it relates to FI and CO functional areas.