SAP S4 Central Finance,Location: Houston, Texas ( onsite), Duration: Longterm contract

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Role : SAP S4 Central Finance

Location: Houston, Texas ( onsite)

Experience: 9 Years

Duration: Longterm contract

The Advance Finance Support team is responsible for all aspects of design, development, configuration and support of SAP and other financial solutions utilized for Finance. This includes the SAP Financials and Controlling (FI/CO) module, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Business Planning and Consolidations, Fixed Assets, S/4 Central Finance and the related financial master data. This position is for an experienced Information Technology professional with outstanding communication skills who can collaborate effectively with other cross functional teams (HR, SD, MM, PM, and Customer) and business clients to deliver financial solutions, and address issues/opportunities that may arise in the course of business.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for production support issues that arise from both technical and functional issues. This involves modifification/development of ABAP, CDS Views, Analysis for Office reports and other scripts or logics.
• Responsible for technical design and support of SAP applications used by CenterPoint Energy s Advance Finance Support organization primarly SAP ECC, SAP S/4 Central Finance, Business Planning and Consolidation. These include supporting the interfaces to many connected systems to SAP such PowerPlan, Business Plannng and Consolidation, Concur, etc.
• Responsible for complex problem analysis including: determining the root cause, possible solutions, and implementation, and communication of the final solution.
• Work closely with business and functional experts and perform fit-gap analysis to come up with required development items and develop the solutiions.
• Creates technical specifications based on user requirements and support needs.
• Develop and utilize test plans and tools to ensure programs are thoroughly tested before they are deployed.
• Supports all phases of projects and assignments, in whole or in part, with problem solving abilities, analytical skills and strategic knowledge to create impact on organization. Develops broad business knowledge and industry perspective.
• Fosters environment of operational excellence and innovation through encouraging new process and technology development for improvement in systems or workforce productivity while maintaining sensitivity to costs of services.
• Provides on-call support as needed during non-business hours for emergency issues.
• Participates in project teams to meet objectives for the Finance area.
• Performs all aspects of work with a high degree of effectiveness, efficiency and accuracy.
• Mentors with co-workers through teaching others analytical skills and problem solving.

Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years experience in developing and supporting S/4 Central Finance, SAP FI/CO, SAP FI/AP and SAP FI for Finance business units. Practical experience in implementing and supporting SAP Finance modules on the SAP ECC and S/4 Central Fiance platform.
• Minimum 5 years experience with ABAP development and 2 years of CDS views development is required.
• Technical/Functional experience in supporting S/4 Central Finance.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in supporting at least two areas: FI accounting and GL, Controlling, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Business Planning and Consolidations, and related Finance Master Data.
• Experience in core development, enhancements, workflow, custom reports as well as debugging and performance tuning using the following: ABAP, SAP Classes (objects), Core Data Services (CDS views), Analysis for Office reports
• Strong knowledge and skills in business process analysis, design, and requirements gathering.
• Proven ability to apply process methodology to develop effective solutions to business problems.
• Experience working on ERP projects or end-to-end implementation experience of a successful project including post go live support.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Creative thinker and problem solver.
• Self-starter who can interact effectively with business and technical team members, and in a team environment.
• Must demonstrate commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Ethics and Compliance Code of Conduct, and other Company policies and procedures, and take all required training courses.
• Must demonstrate respect for all individuals and adhere to the Company's values and business practices.

Preferred:

• Accounting background with experience in working in an IT environment
• Experience in Master Data Governance (MDG), Business Planning and Consolidations (BPC), or Fiori
• Experience with IDOC/XML or other methods to integrate with vendors and banks
• Utility experience is preferred but not required