Lead Consultant - SAP FICO

Job Title: Lead Consultant - SAP FICO

Career Level -E

Introduction to role:
Join us as a SAP Senior Functional Consultant for a world leading Pharmaceutical company which operates in over 100 countries and is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Be part of a functional team for a large SAP support and maintenance project, spanning several SAP landscapes across continents. This role is an opportunity to be empowered to lead and take on more ownership in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Accountabilities:
As a Lead Consultant, you will possess broad functional knowledge in your domain and good technical knowledge in the FI and CO modules. You will have work experience in Banking, P2P/SOTC integration, Interface, Internal order, WBS, Idocs, and in-depth knowledge in Product costing. Your responsibilities will include resolving any SAP issues reported by the business users, delivering all change and enhancements as required by business users, completing all tasks assigned by team lead and project manager, and interacting with business users for requirement gathering and providing timely updates on progress made.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Broad functional knowledge in your domain
- Good technical knowledge in the FI and CO modules
- Work experience in Banking, P2P/SOTC integration, Interface, Internal order, WBS, Idocs
- In-depth knowledge in Product costing
- Ability to understand business requirements from business users, prepare functional specifications, perform configuration changes, assist technical teams (e.g. ABAP) in their work, perform system and integration testing
- Exposure to highly customized SAP environments and working on interfaces with Non SAP systems
- Very good understanding of integration of SAP modules in End to end business processes
- Understanding of ITIL processes and Application life cycle management
- Ability to work in large and diverse teams
- Exposure to Run SAP (Solution Manager) methodologies
- Experience of various Estimation Techniques will be an added advantage
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Well versed in English. Excellent spoken and written skills
- Willingness to work in shifts
- Proactive approach to problem solving
- Experience working in a Globally distributed team

Desirable Skills/Experience:
Not applicable

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, our work has a direct impact on patients. We're transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. We're part of a global company that's investing in a bold digital strategy; to become a truly data-led enterprise that disrupts the entire industry. 

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.