IT Business Consultant

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for maintaining relationships with dedicated business teams, AP Operations teams, and sustainment IT teams advocating for business requirements during IT implementation ventures, and identifying solutions that fall short of IT system standards. The role understands the specific goals and needs of the business in the AP function and represents those needs to the IT organization. The role leads AP system design and development while contributing proactively to projects through research and data analysis and working independently on moderate-scope problems. The role also analyzes complex requirements, identifies risks, and develops solutions.
Responsibilities

• Maintains relationships with dedicated business implementation teams focused on individual initiatives, leveraging comprehensive business understanding to facilitate impactful IT collaboration for significant AP projects.
• Advocates the requirements of the business, function, or geographical unit during IT implementation ventures.
• Discerns solutions within the business, function, or geography that fall short of IT standards and convey them to their management.
• Adheres to established procedures and identifies opportunities for streamlining or enhancing processes.
• Ensures active and timely engagement of business, functional, and geographical stakeholders in IT projects, keeping them adequately informed throughout the process.
• Conducts in-depth analysis of intricate requirements, identifies potential risks, and formulates suitable solutions.
• Leads systems design and development by translating business requirements to technical requirements.
• Provides services to clients in areas such as competitive migrations, hardware/software deployments, and troubleshooting customer environments.
• Develops conclusions, recommendations, and written reports, contributing proactively through research and data analysis support, and sharing knowledge to foster a knowledge management culture.
• Works independently on moderate-scope problems, applying professional expertise, exercising judgment, and resolving various issues by following company policies and procedures.
Education & Experience Recommended

• Full-time Graduate Degree or Higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Accountancy, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• Typically has 5-6 years of work experience, preferably in IT projects, process improvement, or a related field or an advanced degree with little or no work experience.

Additional qualifications and certifications and higher work experience in the S4 Accounts Payable domain will be an added advantage
Preferred Certifications

SPA S4 Certifications will be an added advantage
Knowledge & Skills

• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Business Analysis
• Business Process
• Business Requirements
• Business Systems Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Finance and Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• SAP Applications
• Systems Analysis
• Systems Development Life Cycle
• User Story
• Workflow Management
Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
• Impacts immediate team and acts as an informed team member providing analysis of information and limited project direction input.
Complexity
• Responds to routine issues within established guidelines.
Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.