Senior Analyst - Global Finance Support Center
Apple’s Global Finance Support Center (GFSC) is a centrally managed organization that supports Apple’s Global Business Solutions sites around the world. This role is located in Bengaluru, India.
Work with GFSC global team to globally design and document complex solutions using SAP functional and technical aspects (including ABAP code review and debugging) for Finance systems.
Actively engage using Follow the sun to configure, enhance and resolve complex technical issues in systems or applications using creative and effective ways
Help in defining solutions and processes by understanding system interfaces for complex technical platforms and SAP systems.
Provide technical production support for finance systems, financial close operational support and master data management
Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design & control weakness in system landscape.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation to drive scale and efficiency
Take the learnings to engage with IS&T leadership to influence shaping future software solutions (like S4 HANA, Ariba, etc.) that impact multiples products or systems.
Engage with business users and partner with IS&T to identify root cause and resolve issues related to SAP and other finance systems
Provide technical expertise to define and support strategic initiatives for SLM migration.
Provide SAP consultation and training to finance users whenever technical inputs are required on key FI/SD/MM/Treasury/RAR/Blackline processes in projects and operations.
Partner with all finance & IS&T to support financial close processes and perform root cause analysis for all system issues to avoid reoccurrence.
- Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent
- Minimum 6-8 years of SAP FICO consulting, implementation or production support experience
- Indepth wide ranging experience in SAP both from a functional and technical ABAP programing and coding perspective - specially related to P2P, O2C, Treasury and R2R finance functions
- Knowledge on SAP RAR, Treasury, FI/SD, FI/MM integration, EDI (web methods), interfaces are required.
- SAP S4 HANA Certifications or equivalent experience
- CA / CPA or MBA preferred
- Project Management experience in multi-national company experiences is preferred
- Natural curiosity for problem solving and strong desire to understand root cause of issues
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate technical information to non-technical Finance users
- Demonstrated leadership , strong business partnering skills and ability to establish relationships with cross-functional and global partners
- Must have strong analytical, problem-solving and negotiating skills
- Ability to manage multiple task simultaneously, while work independently in a fast paced, ambiguous environment
- Proven ability to manage conflicts independently and constructively, while driving issues to resolution with minimal escalation
- Proven ability to perform under tight deadlines
- Flexibility with working hours to support global and close-related issues required