Job Description :

Context

The Digital & Technology vision is to lead the way in the transformation of Diageo business capabilities, leveraging data & digital technology, to create a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Diageo is embarking on an exciting and significant Business Transformation Programme underpinned by SAP S/4 HANA. Through this programme Diageo aims to drive process and data standardization and simplification. This programme will be delivered over a multi-year period with global geographic reach.

Diageo is therefore seeking a D&T Finance business analyst who has excellent technical and process expertize to optimally deliver SAP S/4 Hana solutions in Diageo’s fast-paced environment. They will have successfully implemented several S/4 Hana solutions across an array of core enterprise level applications as well as business specific capabilities.

Overview

This Role will report to one of the Finance leads in D&T Finance & Commercials organization and will support the structure with the design and delivery of SAP S/4 core FI-CO landscape and it’s tools and process solutions by supporting the Lead and business teams, taking business analyst strategic, highly scalable and robust technical solutions.

Top Accountabilities

As the D&T Business Analyst you will support the RTR D&T lead to deliver in specific Finance Function, specifically related to core finance processes such as general accounting, intercompany accounting, fixed assets. Functional area (encompassing both SAP S/4 Hana and non SAP solutions). Accountabilities include:

• Participate and drive the design workshops

• Control the solution development, advising best practice and ensuring all teams adhere to best practice quality processes

• Make technology recommendations and develop Solution Architecture Design documents

• Works closely with SAP Center of Excellence bring business requirements to life

• Review build and testing output

• Leads the deployment into the markets in partnership with the business. Good understanding of data and cutover

• Communicate across the workstreams to align dependencies and plans

• Partners with Business (GPO and others) to align technology to business requirements

• Engage with the partner architects, TBS technical architects to ensure that the build is aligned to architectural standards and roadmaps

• Engage with controls responsible teams e.g. GAR, CARM, ITGC to ensure the delivery is compliant and secure

• Managing (direct or dotted line) other members of the RTR team (or other areas of the team)

Required Competencies

• knowledge of SAP technical and functional architecture, data model, and emerging SAP capabilities, including integrating SAP solutions

• Leverage business process knowledge & proficiency for RTR and ensure business requirements and solution meeting standards

• Excellent knowledge of for SAP and other critical finance core tools in this space and their integration points across both SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA

• Experience working with 3rd party applications in the FI-CO area

• Eager to learn new competencies such as strategic design thinking with strong capabilities across S/4 HANA architecture

• Understanding of software development lifecycle with experiences of Agile and Waterfall Methodologies.

• Design and implementation of S/4 HANA solutions to meet business requirements and best standards.

• Competency in designing, building, testing and deploying the SAP solution components required for successful integrations to SAP and non-SAP systems

• Effective project scoping and delivery

Qualifications and Experience Required

• at least a Bachelor’s degree

• 7+ years of technology experience in SAP ERP and cloud technologies

• Strong technical knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA products

• Proven ability to understand how technology choices impact business outcomes

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain excellent business relationships

• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage cross-functional teams

• Proven ability to impact and influence, at a senior stakeholder level, virtually across markets with solid networking, influencing & communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to provide effective and targeted communication

• Experience of working in a distributed environment (e.g. on-shore, off-shore, etc)

• Proven ability to work with 3rd parties to deliver the desired outcome

• Fluent English knowledge

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Budapest

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-04-24

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