SAP Parallel accounting (Finance) Lead

Job Title: SAP Parallel accounting (Finance) Lead 
Location: TAMPA FL 33607
Job Mode: Hybrid – main company location for Finance is Tampa FL
Visa Restriction: Any Visa will Works Except OPT, CPT ,F1, & STEM
Type/Duration: Contract, 0-  9 month(s) + extension
No of years Need:  10+  years of experience Needed
Local/ No Local : No
Mandatory Skills:  1) SAP Finance – Parallel accounting 2) SAP Cost accounting – material ledger/ actual costing 3) SAP – Intercompany
Industry Experience:  Yes Life Sciences, Health and public service
Client:Accenture

 

Responsibilities: 
•    As a Finance Physical and Financial Flow lead, you will be responsible for analyzing, developing, and improving intercompany and material ledger workflows. 
•    You will identify inefficiencies in existing processes and propose solutions to optimize effectiveness. 
•    Collaborating with business users, you will identify and define detailed product requirements and use cases. 
•    As a SME with deep knowledge and experience, you are expected to have influencing and advisory skills. You will be responsible for team decisions and engage with multiple teams to contribute on key decisions. Furthermore, you are expected to provide integrated solutions to problems that apply across multiple teams, OTC and PTP particularly.
•    Master proficiency in SAP S/4HANA Finance is required. Expert proficiency in SAP Intercompany accounting, STO and PO/SO processes in a Pharma Tolling environment, Product costing, Material Ledger for Group vs. Legal valuation, Tax Sensitization and Configuration for ERP Systems, Tax Operating Model Strategy & Transformation, Transfer Pricing Value Chain Analysis, Finance Reporting (SAC-P or Hyperion) and SAP SD Sales Order Management are recommended.
•    Prior Pharma SAP experience and Life Science experience at large companies like BMS/ Merck/ Sanofi/ JnJ highly preferred.

Specific skills needed:
•    Develop innovative strategies to define and optimize business processes for Finance / Intercompany
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, design, build and implement process improvements
•    Provide expertise and guidance on tax sensitization and configuration for ERP systems
•    Conduct in-depth analysis of intercompany accounting and transfer pricing value chain
•    Ensure seamless integration of SAP S/4HANA Finance with sales order management

Specific Responsibilities
•    Lead design / solution confirmation workshops
•    Provide Subject matter expertise on intercompany/ transfer pricing/ tolling / financial reporting supporting SAP intercompany and product movements
•    Oversee Build / Agile sprint process for all PFF/ Intercompany processes, including developing design specification, test cases and test steps, and process design documents supporting intercompany process
•    Integrate and work with OtC and PtP colleagues on cross functional design / build subjects (STO, SO/PO, intercompany flows, PIR records, ICMR and Consolidations process)
•    Design security roles, controls, and supporting documents for intercompany processes
•    Support training, change management impact assessments, and other rollout / support processes.

Important Notes:

•    Industry experience needed?: Yes Life Sciences
•    Education needed for the role: Bachelors minimum
•    Chances of extension?: High for good candidate 
•    Work Location: Hybrid – main company location for Finance is Tampa FL. Alternative location is Thousand Oaks CA, lower probability to go there.
•    Remote? In office? Hybrid?: Hybrid, 20-40% travel max
•    Travel and expenses paid by client?: Yes
•    Must-Have skills for the role: 1) SAP Finance – Parallel accounting 2) SAP Cost accounting – material ledger/ actual costing 3) SAP – Intercompany
•    Nice-to-have skills: 1) Transfer pricing 2) Integration processes to SD (Order to Cash) and MM (Procure to Pay) 3) STO and PIR records
•    Years of experience needed: 10-15      
      
Additional Job Details:   
•    1 - Life Sciences (P4 - Expert) | 
•    2 - Product Costing and Inventory (P4 - Expert) | 
•    3 - Tax Operating Model Strategy & Transformation (P4 - Expert) | 
•    4 - Transfer Pricing Value Chain Analysis (P4 - Expert) 1 - English (C2 - Mastery)