Senior Sap Finance Control Consultant

About the Company - Established in 2008, KPMG Global Services (KGS) India is a strategic global delivery organization that works with over 50 KPMG firms to provide a progressive, scalable and customized approach to business requirements. The KGS India journey has been one of consistent growth, with a current employee count of c.22,000, operating from eight locations in India — Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kochi, Noida, Kolkata and Pune. KGS provides a range of Advisory, Tax and Audit support services to KPMG firms around the world, offering opportunity everywhere with us to make your mark. Reflecting a sharp focus on our people, as part of KPMG in India, we are rated among the top 10 Best Companies in India for women and as Champions of Inclusion by Avtar and Seramount. We are also rated as a Gold Employer for our LGBTQ+ inclusive practices and policies by India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI). In addition, we have been ranked as the #1 employer for women and best companies for policies on Diversity and Inclusion, by ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India). KGS has been recognized for the Most Impactful Women Empowerment Initiative (Corporate for the and Most Impactful Skill Development Programme Initiative of the year during the India Social Impact Awards 2024. We are also a LEED and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System (EMS)) committed to making a positive impact on people and the planet.

Location - Bangalore/Pune/Hyderabad (Hybrid Mode)

Qualification - BE/ B.Tech / M Tech/ MBA/ MCA from an accredited college/university

Skills:

• Skilled in team leadership – adhering to the project methodology and PMO processes/procedures, planning the data teams work, leading local and offshore resources, reporting status, logging and escalating risks/issues/decisions, participating in program governance, etc.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with SAP Finance
• Effectively team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise domain knowledge with technology skills.
• Demonstrate characteristics of a forward thinker and self-starter that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge.
• Ability to lead a team of consulting professionals on multiple projects.
• A strong work ethic.

Must Have:

• A bachelors or Masters degree and 10 -15 years of related work experience at minimum;
• A degree in computer science, accounting, finance or a related field (MBA or Business Undergraduate degree preferred). SAP certification/s highly preferred.
• At minimum 10-15 years of experience working with SAP Finance modules (FI, CO, CO-PC, COPA – S/4HANA experience preferred), as well as participation in multiple full life cycle SAP implementations required.
• Experience with implementing and advanced knowledge of SAP Finance and including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets
• Experience with implementing SAP Finance and integrations to SD, MM, PP, PM, etc. to support product cost controlling and margin analysis
• Experience with leading business blueprint, gathering and documenting business requirements and designing SAP enabled solutions
• Experience facilitating cross-functional team members with complex schedules against a published plan
• Team lead expertise – stream planning, status reporting, managing governance, managing the team against the plan, escalating risks/issues/decisions/changes, budget management, etc.
• Development of project documentation including business process flows, training materials, requirements gathering and project management methodology experience required.
• Experience with all aspects of cost controlling and management accounting within an ERP system.

Good to Have:

• Experience with Central Finance, with focus on central payments implementation
• Experience with cost accounting, product costing/inventory valuation, margin analysis
• Experience in finance strategy and finance operations, including A/R, A/P, capital management, asset management, financial accounting, and reporting systems a plus. As well as knowledge of budgeting, planning and forecasting operations and technology a plus.
• Experience of working in the Retail Industry