SAP FICO Tech Lead
- Full-time
- Career Site Team: Technology and Engineering
Job Description
Our NielsenIQ Enterprise Platforms team ensures the strategy, design, delivery, deployment, maintenance, and support of our corporate technologies is best-in-class. More than 30,000 global employees rely on our team to support the systems and tools integral to NielsenIQ’s success. We therefore partner closely with all areas of the business, including HRIS, Finance, Recruitment, T&E, Procurement, and more.
Our NielsenIQ Enterprise Platforms team ensures the strategy, design, delivery, deployment, maintenance, and support of our corporate technologies is best-in-class. More than 30,000 global employees rely on our team to support the systems and tools integral to NielsenIQ’s success. We therefore partner closely with all areas of the business, including HRIS, Finance, Recruitment, T&E, Procurement, and more.
As a FICO Tech Lead,, you’ll be part of a team of smart, highly skilled technologists who are passionate about learning and prototyping cutting-edge technologies. Our team is co-located and agile, with central technology hubs in Chicago, Madrid, Toronto and Chennai.
Responsible for executing day to day SAP production support / Enhancements and key project activities in SAP FICO module
Job responsibilities include
Solid technical, communication and leadership skills
Ability to work independently
Own overall responsibility and accountability across SAP Finance platform.
Monitor Incidents on a daily basis and ensure that resolution is within the agreed SLAs
Configure the system for any new business requirements or changes in the existing processes
Prepare functional specifications for the ABAP team for any change in the existing development or for customizing new developments
Assist in smooth closing of month end and year end activities
Coordinate and work closely with cross functional team members
Foster and maintain good relationship with users across the globe to ensure customer satisfaction
Align the day to day activities by adhering to the policies laid down in the organization
Work with internal team to identify business issues, problems and/or enhancements and provide highly innovative and creative solutions to achieve quality and process improvements with available hardware, software, databases and peripherals
Ability to work under challenging environments and timelines
Good team management skills
We’re looking for people who have
Any Graduate/Masters preferably in the finance domain. Preferred Engineering or MBA degrees, with 7-10 years of relevant experience
Mandatory skills in the following areas
FI –AR , AP, GL, Banking, Asset Accounting
Experience in DMEE and EBS functionality
Integration between FI & SD, HR
CO- Cost Center accounting, Profit center accounting, COPA- Controlling Profitability Analysis
Concur working experience
Knowledge of Treasury, Banking
Solution experience
Good to have skills in the following areas
Blackline preferred
Exposure to SAP FSCM module (Credit, Collections and Dispute Management)
Exposure to SAF-T, E Accounting etc
Experience of working with remote and global teams
Excellent communication and reporting skills
Ability to bring critical design thinking
Additional Information
About NielsenIQ
NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.
NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.