Senior SAP Finance – FICO Consultant

Job Title - SAP Ariba (Procurement) consultant

Location - Pune, India

Role Description

As part of Deutsche Bank group, DWS aims to strategically transform itself via Project Lighthouse as a hybrid Asset Management operating platform; an ambitious project that delivers Procurement functionalities on DB and DWS SAP applications platform.  

The role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a high performing SAP Ariba Procurement transformation team implementing a strategic future state technology landscape for DWS Corporate Functions in Finance & Procurement areas.

SAP Ariba Consultant is responsible for SAP Ariba Upstream (SLP, Sourcing, Contracts) configurations and overall landscape (incl SLP, Sourcing, Contract, Guided Buying, CIG, interfaces for SAP Ariba supplier Network, S/4 Hana, SAP VIM, TPRM and other application solutions) support activities. The consultant must have 8+ years of relevant SAP Ariba experience. Candidate/Applicant should be able to translate Business requirements into system specific functional & data specifications, which serve as the basis for technical solutions. Candidate/Applicant will work as an individual contributor for the lighthouse project activities and will also guide associates in the SAP Ariba support activities. This role serves as a specialist providing functional consulting support via Solution options, design, working on SAP Ariba configurations, handling system administrator role, working on Incidents, Service Requests and Jira change, create SAP Service requests and coordinate with SAP support for Service requests and any enhancements needed in SAP Ariba environment.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Providing SAP Ariba functional consulting support to Business and transforming Business Requirement into SAP Ariba system solutions
• Provide solution options, work on design, SAP Ariba configurations, testing, cutover and implementation using Agile/Hybrid Agile methodology.
• Handle system administrator role, working on Incidents, Service Requests and Jira changes
• Create SAP Service requests and coordinate with SAP support for Service requests and any enhancements needed in SAP Ariba environment.
• Develop a good understanding of the activities required to execute production management functions.
• Support the resolution of incidents and problems within the team. Assist with the resolution of complex incidents. Ensure that the right problem-solving techniques and processes are applied
• Participate in regular meetings with stakeholders, prepare and document meetings, track progress.
• Ensure policy-compliance for SOX, ASG, ISP, Audit, etc.; Support Application audit processes and Application controls as per Banking/asset management requirements.
• Collect, interpret and respond to changes in production data, as appropriate.
• Provide regular and reliable reporting of relevant data to meet management requirements.
• Understand thoroughly the end to end application support process and escalation procedures, become fully conversant with all support tools that will be used to provide effective support in the relevant area (i.e. service operations).
• Maintain an end to end view of the application and infrastructure landscape.
• Support the collection, analysis and production metrics on process data for KPIs to find out improvements.
• Identify risks and issues related to the area.
• Drive knowledge management across the supported applications and ensure full compliance
• Drive continual service improvements
• Works with team members to identify areas of focus, where training may improve team performance, and improve incident resolution.

Your skills and experience

• 8+ yrs SAP Ariba modules- Majorly in SAP Ariba SLP, Sourcing, Contracts and integration experience with SAP Ariba downstream, S/4 Hana, SAP Business network via CIG)
• Global Transaction Banking Experience is a plus.
• Experience of supporting Procurement applications landscape
• IITIL / best practice service context
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work in virtual teams and in matrix structures.
• Working knowledge of incident, Service Requests, change tracking tools (i.e. Service Now, Jira etc.)

Education | Certification (Recommended):

• Bachelor (Engineering) Degree from an accredited college or university (or equivalent work experience)
• SAP Certifications in relevant SAP Ariba modules

Technical Competencies:

• SAP Ariba CIG configurations & setup is a plus

Business Competencies:

• Communication - Experienced
• Financial Management - Basic
• Industry Knowledge - Experienced
• Innovation - Basic
• Managing Complexity -  Basic
• Product Knowledge (internal & external) Experienced

• Risk Management - Basic

Technical Competencies:

• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery – Experienced
• Operational Management – Experienced

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.ht