Job title : SAP & Systems Project Accountant
Job Location : Gauteng, Roodepoort Deadline : December 04, 2024 Quick Recommended Links Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- 3-5 years’ experience in Financial Accounting & Management Reporting
- 3 years’ experience in SAP FI, CO, MM, FA, SD, PS, CS, PA, DMS, Archiving
- Develop, monitor and review departmental accounting procedures and processes
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
- Proven experience in financial accounting, preferably in a relevant industry.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, regulations, and financial reporting standards.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in accounting software within the SAP environment
- Suitably proficient up to advanced level in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Integrity and ethical behavior in financial management.
- Adaptability and willingness to learn and grow in the role
- Strong MS Office suite computer skills, including but not limited to MS Word, Power Point and Outlook.
- Proven track record of project management processes.
- Clear criminal record.
- Own reliable vehicle.
Main Duties:
Manage Sap support by:
- Providing support to 600 SAP users across the Fidelity Services Group while adhering to best practice and conforming to Group policies and procedures.
- Applying in depth knowledge of the various SAP modules to achieve effective support.
- Supporting and assisting users who encounter difficulty completing accounting processes on SAP due to process failures or configuration differences.
- Supporting / assisting / advising SAP users with reporting issues.
- Delivering timeous support while continuously assessing priorities to ensure support of most critical issues, being mindful of relevance and service to clients.
- Mass updates of data and master data, as required.
- Support for non-SAP functions as required e.g. banking platforms.
- User training also forms part of SAP support in some cases.
Manage SAP system support by:
- Identification of any shortcomings in existing processes and reporting – devise and propose improvements to senior management.
- Agreeing on process enhancements with Group CFO’s. Define, configure & deploy - write and distribute relevant user instructions.
- Frequent monitoring and reviews of User activities in SAP, using observations as training opportunities.
- Weekly monitoring of SAP licenses in use and delimiting inactive or terminated users per agreed policy
- Monitor & maintain scheduled housekeeping jobs in SAP, daily, weekly, monthly, annual.
- Maintain / update business structures in SAP – Company, Business Area, Profit Centre, Cost center.
- Monitor system integrations for integrity and period cut-offs synchronised with SAP. Ensure support staff in Business are trained to minimum standards for daily self-support.
- In depth knowledge and support for GreenLine GL reconciliation system.
SAP system development
- Collaborate with senior financial managers and CFO’s to define, develop and deploy new/changed SAP processes and reporting functions, as identified by Business.
- When need for third party management systems is identified, conduct workshops with senior financial managers and CFO’s - define expected outcomes and integration details.
- Manage the project – meet with 3rd party supplier, SAP external consultants, middleware consultants, Group IT, and Business – agree detailed plans, responsibilities and delivery timelines.
- Manage testing, UAT, and deployment to Production.
- Provide training where required
SAP service contract and consultants
- Effectively communicate with NTT SAP consultants to ensure correct solutions are deployed.
- Raise service calls with NTT where in-house SAP support is not permitted to make changes due to governance issues, or where certified SAP specialist skills are required.
- Control costs by requesting only essential service.
- Monitor and manage usage of agreed bucket hours billed by NTT SAP consultants.
- Check & sign off on NTT monthly billing invoices.
- Hold monthly SAP service delivery meetings with NTT and interact with SAP consultants.
- Project costs – ensure quoted hours are understood and are fair.
General and SAP Governance
- Provisioning of SAP user licences.
- Vet and provision new SAP user licences as approved by financial managers.
- Ensure access to transactions and roles is limited to those required to perform job function.
- Minimise segregation of duty transgressions and mitigate where possible.
- Minimise risk of fraud by judicious granting of access to users.
- Carry out password re-setting as per Group IT policy.
- Maintain / update master data across Group – Chart of accounts and settings.
- Maintain GL Field Status settings to ensure acceptable / obligatory data capture.
- Annual preparation of SAP calendars to govern all cut-offs regulating multiple monthly process and reporting deadlines.
- Liaise with IT auditors and appointed external SAP consultants.
- Attend to audit findings regarding critical transactions to be excluded from Business users.
- Manage the succession planning process within area of responsibility.
Competencies required
- Providing Leadership
- Communicating Information
- Building Relationships
- Driving Success
- Showing Resilience
- Time focused based on project deadlines and milestones
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