SAP FI / CO Specialist

Are you an experienced SAP FI / CO Specialist with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced SAP FI / CO Specialist to work at their company in Newark, NJ.

Primary Responsibilities / Accountabilities :

The primary responsibility of the position is to manage the financial systems support group, comprising of super-users. Provide direction and leadership for accounting and financial information system policies, procedures, strategies, and project management for the implementation of new or major revisions to financial systems. Oversee and direct the SAP (ECC 6.0) and Power Plant monthly system close and various other system processes, including the administration of Hyperion, GRC-RAR, Blackline and SAP FERC module, maintain a clean audit trail and minimise cycle time. Accountable for financial master data integrity, including ad hoc reports and feeds for regulatory reporting and other areas. Provide technical, analytical and business process engineering expertise to develop and implement strategies to support the goals and objectives of the accounting department and other users of the financial systems. Manage a team of SAP module experts who are responsible for the month-end system financial close which includes but is not limited to SAP (ECC 6.0), Power Plan, Hyperion, and Blackline; SAP Master Data changes which affect data capture and reporting; administration of the GRC-RAR System for SAP segregation of duties; the integrity of financial statements; consolidation of SAP financial data in Hyperion; enhancement requests and troubleshooting / issue resolution. Monitor the quality of the group and establish performance standards. Maintain and apply working knowledge of internal controls, including support of Sarbanes-Oxley processes for master data and entitlement for Client and its subsidiaries as they relate to the financial systems. Key interface with IT for upgrades, enhancements, user acceptance testing, etc.

• Oversee the SAP (ECC 6.0), Power Plant, Hyperion, and Blackline monthly close processes, including timely completion of closing cycles and maintaining appropriate internal controls over system processes and procedures.
• Support the planning and budgeting process
• Maintain and apply working knowledge of internal controls, including responsibility for Sarbanes-Oxley processes for master data, entitlement, and SAP / Hyperion / Power Plant / Blackline related controls.
• Work with clients and external contacts to identify functional enhancements to improve processes.
• Work with IT to design, review, manage, test and implement functional upgrades. Coordinate overall process for the financial modules of SAP (ECC 6.0). Coordinate ASD's involvement with major system overhauls or changes (i.e. SAP / GRC-RAR / Hyperion / Power Plant / Blackline technical upgrades, separate instances, acquisitions).
• Develop the team's abilities to assist clients in the functional upgrade process and other value-added areas.
• Manage team that is responsible for data audits, data security and integrity, enhancement requests, troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Manage a team of SAP module experts

Qualifications :

Preferred :