Overview
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Job Details
Must be local to Houston, Texas.
Client is looking for an SAP BPC Technical Consultant. This person should be comfortable managing financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities across the company, especially during complex projects like acquisitions.
Highlights of what they need:
Someone who understands financial consolidation (bringing together financials from multiple entities)
Experience building and managing financial planning tools used by large companies
A background in accounting or finance, ideally with a CPA or similar qualification
Someone who has worked with forecasting, annual planning, and financial reports
The ability to solve system issues and train end users
Recent and hands-on experience with SAP BPC (especially within the last 6 months)
Worked at a large consulting firm or along side
Experience working with mergers and acquisitions
Familiarity with financial reporting for U.S. tax and SEC requirements
Education & Training
4-year college degree with specialization in accounting (a non-U.S. degree should be equivalent to a 4-year U.S. degree) OR CPA or CPA equivalent from another country
Technical & Industry Experience (Candidate should mention years of experience against each line)
5+ years of SAP BPC Consolidation experience (must)
Experience in leading / implementing multiple BPC Consolidation projects
Experience in Annual Operating Plan, Rolling Forecast etc. in BPC
Experience in production support of BPC (handling tickets, fixing systems issues)
Project Management experience with ability to manage the A&F stakeholders
Consulting experience with large Consulting company is a plus
Business Process Knowledge in Finance & Accounting
Excellent knowledge of financial consolidation process
Excellent knowledge of financial reporting for SEC, US Tax and internal management purposes
Experience in integrating acquired entities (M&A) in to financial reporting system
Current hands-on experience in BPC (Must be doing this within last 6 months)
Experience with BPC NetWeaver Version
Hands on Experience to design and implement the data load from different source ERP system including SAP to data warehouse (SAP BW) and /or financial reporting systems
Excellent knowledge of Dimension Management, Data Modelling (Applications), Script Logics, Business Rules, Intercompany Eliminations, US Eliminations and DM Packages
Expert level knowledge of SAP BPC EPM Reporting - Report Editor, EPM Report Functions
Experience in End User Training
Integration of SAP FI/CO and BPC (including Transaction type, trading partner)