About the position
Introduction
The role of the Senior Functional Consultant (BPC) entails streamlining and supporting engagement between the Pick n Pay business, technical and partners related to the provisioning of financial planning, consolidation and reporting information and insights. The role will provide opportunities and constraints within systems and data while facilitating the optimal performance of systems and utilisation of data resulting in insights-driven decision making and opportunity identification. You will upskill and cross-skill support team members and will be part of the Data and Analytics team. You will be expected to be a BPC support/developer specialist, trainer, facilitator and role model working with all levels of business users and external consultants. If you are passionate about utilising information and processes to measure and manage financial aspects of the business and to improve ways of working, you will be a great fit for this role.
Duties & Responsibilities
Business (Stakeholder) Engagement:
Eliciting needs and defining information requirements
Presenting contextualised options, solutions and results in a visual and engaging manner
Working with business stakeholders and DnA team members to define and implement strategic objectives
Leading:
Moderate, intermediate, and translate between the different stakeholders and contributors
Researching, evaluating and recommending new and better ways of doing things based on experience, technology and trends
Developing junior BPC support team members skills
Collaboration:
Working with business and technical communities to entrench and evolve solutions while forging better ways of working
Supporting and growing team members
Analytical & Conceptual Thinking:
Data Literacy: The ability to read, write and communicate data in context, including an understanding of data sources and constructs and the ability to describe the use case, the application and resulting value
Information Literacy: The ability to know when there is a need for information; to be able to identify, locate, evaluate and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand
Intimate and deep financial business knowledge and dynamics is essential for understanding data and information in context. The role requires the ability to keep in mind mental models of various data assets and interdependent business process relationships whenever working through analysis
Work Planning:
Detailed knowledge of delivery life cycle associated with financial planning, consolidation and reporting solutions including but not limited to the key phases, core milestones, critical success factors, typical challenges and mitigation strategies.
Working with the architectural and solution delivery functions to establish detailed and achievable delivery plans using an Agile methodology
Data/ Information Governance:
Contributing to, adhering to and enforcing data and information standards, processes, ways of working, policies, testing and quality assurance
Role Specific:
Structure system development approach and strategy through development of systems requirements through the design, prototyping, testing, training, defining, and implementation of procedures for support of practical business solutions
Provide SAP BPC best practices on application development and reporting requirements
Ensure that both business processes and systems are aligned to latest SAP BPC and related technologies based on SAP strategic roadmap
Effectively support and maintain IFRS-compliant consolidations and financial reporting
Provide first and second level incident support to the business by analysing and clarifying the issue and resolving issues within the agreed operational and service level agreement (OLA/SLA)
Map and trace data from system to system in order to solve any given business or system problems
Ensure all support knowledge for resolving incidents and service requests are up-to-date
Document or update functional specifications for system developments to be done and work with senior developers on requirements
Establish the root cause of repeated incidents and recommend resolutions or procedural process changes to relevant stakeholders
Share resolution knowledge and experience with team and provide training and mentoring to team members where required
Able to work on simultaneous assignments/complex projects
Configure approved system changes or enhancements in SAP BPC and/or BW modules
Prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios and perform unit and regression testing of system configuration or development changes before releasing the changes to QA/Regression and Production systems
Escalate issues timeously to the DnA Support Team Lead for support when a solution is not forthcoming
Ensure business compliance to processes and procedures
Actively monitor processes (e.g. daily batch jobs in the system, LFL setup and other operational activities)
Ensure alignment across SAP modules and any non-SAP systems
Ensure consistency, completeness and clarity of own deliverables, and their acceptance by business stakeholders and DnA colleagues
Assist other team members whenever necessary
Desired Experience & Qualification
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
3 to 5 years' hands on SAP BPC development and support
2 years as a Team Lead
Understanding of accounting principles and standards with specific reference to IFRS requirements
Knowledge of SAP FI modules and BW / Business Intelligence systems
Ability to design and interpret reporting architecture for SAP BW
Understanding of SAP ECC and non-SAP data structures and interfaces to SAP BW
Competencies
Competencies
Attributes:
Self-driven
Curious
Passionate
Problem-solver
Thorough
Detail orientated
Responsible/ Accountable
Team player
Skills:
Communication
Networking/Relationship-building
Influencing
Documentation
Analytical
Consulting
Training
Presenting
