Methods & Systems Lead (24/02/2025) 

We are looking for a Methods & Systems Lead for one of our clients with the following details:

Location: Doha, Qatar

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: FEB 2026

Work Status: Residential, Single

Qualification and Experience Required:

• Educational Requirement: Bachelor's degree in IT or a related SAP field, with a preference for a Master's degree in IT authorizations or an equivalent qualification.
• Required Experience: 10-15 years of expertise in the relevant field.
• Knowledge of SAP authorizations, including FIORI authorization set up.
• Knowledge of SOD concept
• Knowledge of SAP GRC or other risk & compliance tools is a plus.
• Critical mind set.
• Ability to work independently.
• Adaptive learner
• Self-management and decision making, with initiative for continuously improving both business and technical. knowledge.

Communication skills:

• Ability to form and maintain good relationships with many business and technical stakeholders across all affiliates.
• Professional and diplomatic.
• Fluent in English

Activities

HSE:

• Demonstrate personal commitment to the HSE Policy.
• Maintain awareness of and ensure compliance with all relevant Statutory and Company HSE standards.
• Actively participate in Company safety awareness and initiative schemes.

Key responsibilities

Daily Operations and Collaboration:

• Collaborate with the IT Authorization team to implement required changes.
• Gain ad build expertise in authorization concepts, including company structure and its impact on role domains, user groups, and user IDs.

Authorization Analysis:

• Analyze SAP authorization changes from a business perspective, ensuring alignment with authorization and Segregation of Duties (SOD) concepts.
• Gather and share business insights to support solutions for SAP authorization incidents.

SOD Ruleset Management:

• Assess and update the business and technical SOD ruleset impact of concept changes.
• Oversee complex user SAP authorization requests requiring SOD checks and conflict removal.
• Maintain GRC master data, including updates of Role Owners and Risk Owners.

Monitoring and Control:

• Design and implement regular checks on the authorization concept and user access to ensure SOD.
• Update dashboards and reports to analyze and determine the root cause of SOD conflicts.
• Detect unauthorized authorization changes impacting the SOD ruleset and follow up on periodic controls.

Process Improvement:

• Support the redesign and improvement of procedures involving SAP authorizations.
• Maintain documentation related to SAP authorization processes, including project documentation, business ruleset changes, and detective controls like user access reviews.

Knowledge Sharing:

• Share knowledge with key actors in the authorization processes, including Authorization Key Users and Risk Owners.
• Participate in improvement initiatives related to the company's system processes with Business Process Owners and Power Users.

ERP System Optimization:

• Recognize and improve the company's use of the global ERP System using best practices and standard solutions.
• Design and agree on functional specifications to meet new business requirements, including defining technical specifications for developers.

Technical Coordination:

• Advise ERP Global and Regional Governance Teams on decisions leading to common and compatible solutions.
• Work with SAP DBS team and other IT external resources to ensure technical solutions meet functional requirements.

Configuration and Testing:

• Undertake configuration of SAP where necessary for solution delivery.
• Debug and rectify functionality-related system faults.
• Perform unit testing to ensure functional requirements.

User Support:

• Support business users during QA acceptance testing.
• Develop and update system/user documentation when configuration or other changes.
• Prepare training mat.
• Monitoring and controlling activities.

SAP System Management:

• Oversee the configuration, testing, and maintenance of SAP systems to support business requirements.
• Ensure effective integration and alignment of SAP systems with business processes.
• Manage system upgrades and participate in regular testing to maintain system integrity.

Authorization Management:

• Collaborate with the IT Authorization team to implement necessary changes.
• Develop expertise in authorization concepts and analyze SAP authorization changes.
• Oversee complex user SAP authorization requests and maintain GRC master data.

Segregation of Duties (SOD):

• Implement and monitor controls to ensure segregation of duties and address conflicts.
• Conduct regular reviews and updates to maintain the integrity of the SOD framework.
• Update dashboards and reports to analyze SOD conflicts and follow up on periodic controls.

Process Improvement:

• Participate in initiatives to improve business processes with Business Process Owners and Power Users.
• Enhance the use of the global ERP System using best practices.
• Design functional specifications and ensure technical solutions meet business requirements.

Training and Support:

• Prepare training materials and conduct continuous improvement training for users.
• Provide support to business users during QA acceptance testing and system usage.
• Develop and update system/user documentation when configuration or other changes.

Project Management:

• Manage medium to enormous size projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders across company to resolve issues and ensure project alignment.
• Undertake configuration of SAP where necessary for solution delivery.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Query and analyze data within the existing system to provide essential information for future improvements.
• Debug and rectify functionality-related system faults.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of system performance and issues.

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Coordinate with the GRC DBS team to resolve issues on a timely basis.
• Support GRC projects and maintain compliance with risk and compliance tools.
• Maintain documentation related to SAP authorization processes and GRC master data.

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