What are the responsibilities and job description for the SAP Grants Management Functional Consultant position at Vector Consulting, Inc?
Our client is seeking an accomplished SAP Grants Management Functional Consultant on a remote 12 months contract opportunity in Little Rock, AR.
ROLE: SAP Grants Management Functional Consultant
SAP Grants Management Functional Consultant
Responsibilities
Accountable for the successful implementation of SAP Grants Management (GM);
Provides specialist level functional and configuration knowledge in the setup of GM;
Understand business functionality related to S/4 GM;
Performs S/4 GM configuration;
Experience in the Public Sector Industry (State & Local government, K-12, Utilities, Higher Education or Healthcare) in the areas of planning and budgeting and sponsored award management;
Familiar with guidelines for federal awards including OMB Circulars and the OMB Uniform Guidance;
Strong knowledge of all the major finance business processes and associated functionality in the finance domains;
Working knowledge of Finance/Accounting business processes (including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, project systems, closing processes) and the technology that supports these processes;
Should have sound configuration knowledge of master data, GL, FM and GM modules;
Experience and knowledge of configuring FI touch points with other modules, including CO, MM, SD, and HR/payroll;
Understands configuration dependencies and interrelationships between separate functional modules of SAP and provide financial expertise into the definition and resolution of issues in this area with this knowledge;
Conducts or participates in user requirements gathering, blueprinting & documentation designs. Ensure compliance to existing, and development of required data and reporting standards;
Ensure the integrity of the finance configuration of the SAP system across multiple landscapes;
Leads workshops with customers to demonstrate and explain module functionality and best practice processes;
Assists customers improve business processes and documents changes required to SAP configuration settings to implement redesigned business processes;
Develops to-be design documentation for Master Data and Process designs;
Unit tests standard transactions and applications;
Develops functional specifications for Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Data Conversions, Enhancements and Forms;
Coordinates with technical developers to review specifications with customers, explain the design and obtain approval of specifications;
Assists developers by responding to questions and clarifications;
Assists customer develop test cases, test scripts and test plans;
Assists customer perform integration and acceptance testing;
Resolves defects and issues identified by customer in integration testing;
Assists training developers by providing conceptual content, exercise content and demonstration content. Reviews training materials for correct representation of SAP functionality;
Executes data conversions and provides data validation assistance to customer;
Assists customers anticipate, identify and resolve post go-live issues;
Updates all design, configuration and specification documentation and conducts a documentation walk through with customer;
Provides knowledge transfer to customer throughout the project;
Responsible for the management of module scope;
Identifies and logs issues and risks;
Establish clear expectations regarding status reporting, team communication and deliverable management;
Manages and provide oversight of team tasks;
Required Skills
SAP Experience
5-8 years of SAP experience. Higher Education and/or Public Sector experience preferred.
SAP Skills
5-8 Years of experience project and delivery experience in SAP Grants Management (GM);
Minimum of 3 years project and delivery experience in one or more finance modules, preferably in the public sector areas of higher education or state and local government;
At least two full life-cycle implementation projects (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live);
Minimum of 2 years SAP ECC or S/4 experience;
Understanding of SAP Activate Methodology;
Ability to lead work stream activities on a project;
Understanding of integration between modules;
Leads detailed module specific configuration and master data development;
Ability to use Service Marketplace to create tickets, research notes, review release notes and solution roadmaps as well as provide guidance to customers on release strategy.
About Vector
Vector Consulting, Inc., (Headquartered in Atlanta) is an IT Talent Acquisition Solutions firm committed to delivering results. Since our founding in 1990, we have been partnering with our customers, understanding their business, and developing solutions with a commitment to quality, reliability and value. Our continuing growth has been and continues to be built around successful relationships that are based on our organization's operating philosophy and commitment to ** People, Partnerships, Purpose and Performance - THE VECTOR WAY
www.vectorconsulting.com
“Celebrating 30 years of service”
ROLE: SAP Grants Management Functional Consultant
SAP Grants Management Functional Consultant
Responsibilities
Accountable for the successful implementation of SAP Grants Management (GM);
Provides specialist level functional and configuration knowledge in the setup of GM;
Understand business functionality related to S/4 GM;
Performs S/4 GM configuration;
Experience in the Public Sector Industry (State & Local government, K-12, Utilities, Higher Education or Healthcare) in the areas of planning and budgeting and sponsored award management;
Familiar with guidelines for federal awards including OMB Circulars and the OMB Uniform Guidance;
Strong knowledge of all the major finance business processes and associated functionality in the finance domains;
Working knowledge of Finance/Accounting business processes (including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, project systems, closing processes) and the technology that supports these processes;
Should have sound configuration knowledge of master data, GL, FM and GM modules;
Experience and knowledge of configuring FI touch points with other modules, including CO, MM, SD, and HR/payroll;
Understands configuration dependencies and interrelationships between separate functional modules of SAP and provide financial expertise into the definition and resolution of issues in this area with this knowledge;
Conducts or participates in user requirements gathering, blueprinting & documentation designs. Ensure compliance to existing, and development of required data and reporting standards;
Ensure the integrity of the finance configuration of the SAP system across multiple landscapes;
Leads workshops with customers to demonstrate and explain module functionality and best practice processes;
Assists customers improve business processes and documents changes required to SAP configuration settings to implement redesigned business processes;
Develops to-be design documentation for Master Data and Process designs;
Unit tests standard transactions and applications;
Develops functional specifications for Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Data Conversions, Enhancements and Forms;
Coordinates with technical developers to review specifications with customers, explain the design and obtain approval of specifications;
Assists developers by responding to questions and clarifications;
Assists customer develop test cases, test scripts and test plans;
Assists customer perform integration and acceptance testing;
Resolves defects and issues identified by customer in integration testing;
Assists training developers by providing conceptual content, exercise content and demonstration content. Reviews training materials for correct representation of SAP functionality;
Executes data conversions and provides data validation assistance to customer;
Assists customers anticipate, identify and resolve post go-live issues;
Updates all design, configuration and specification documentation and conducts a documentation walk through with customer;
Provides knowledge transfer to customer throughout the project;
Responsible for the management of module scope;
Identifies and logs issues and risks;
Establish clear expectations regarding status reporting, team communication and deliverable management;
Manages and provide oversight of team tasks;
Required Skills
SAP Experience
5-8 years of SAP experience. Higher Education and/or Public Sector experience preferred.
SAP Skills
5-8 Years of experience project and delivery experience in SAP Grants Management (GM);
Minimum of 3 years project and delivery experience in one or more finance modules, preferably in the public sector areas of higher education or state and local government;
At least two full life-cycle implementation projects (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live);
Minimum of 2 years SAP ECC or S/4 experience;
Understanding of SAP Activate Methodology;
Ability to lead work stream activities on a project;
Understanding of integration between modules;
Leads detailed module specific configuration and master data development;
Ability to use Service Marketplace to create tickets, research notes, review release notes and solution roadmaps as well as provide guidance to customers on release strategy.
About Vector
Vector Consulting, Inc., (Headquartered in Atlanta) is an IT Talent Acquisition Solutions firm committed to delivering results. Since our founding in 1990, we have been partnering with our customers, understanding their business, and developing solutions with a commitment to quality, reliability and value. Our continuing growth has been and continues to be built around successful relationships that are based on our organization's operating philosophy and commitment to ** People, Partnerships, Purpose and Performance - THE VECTOR WAY
www.vectorconsulting.com
“Celebrating 30 years of service”
