FICO LEAD - SAP FINANCIAL SYSTEMSLocation: Irvine, CAJOB DESCRIPTION
Act as the effective liaison between IT and the Finance Business Partners, by communicating requirements, business processes, risks, issues, and opportunities.
Perform all tasks with a customer-centric focus, weighing individual customer (internal or external) needs with the overall needs of the business.
Leverage extensive SAP FI / CO and Fixed Asset experience to assist in the design, build / configuration, and support of the SAP Financial System modules in alignment with financial and business requirements.
Support all phases of a project lifecycle including design, development, testing, training, and documentation and production support.
Develop business relationships and liaises with other IT areas to ensure successful implementation and support for all project efforts.
Gather business requirements, writes functional designs / functional specifications and partners with the development team to ensure a successful implementation.
Partner with the development team during the design and build phases of development.
Lead small sub-projects; create detailed project plans, project estimates (resources and dollars).
Create robust project management reporting with the ability to deliver to project stakeholders and leadership.
Regularly coach other project personnel to ensure business application systems are developed in a way that complies with best practice use of SAP.
Cross train other associates where and when appropriate.
Provide ongoing responsibility for system failure prevention, system problem calls and user inquiries.
Lead constant improvement opportunities and appropriately challenges processes to ensure consistency.
Translate long-term objectives into practical solutions; networks and benchmarks to gain insights into the potential use of new tools, processes, and techniques.
Develop and retain relevant SAP skills including participating in user groups, training, and professional associations
Support SAP systems upgrades and life cycle management.
Provide technical and operational support for monthly financial close processes and reporting within SAP system.
Collaborate with outsource team members and developers and interface with all business areas of business for SAP support.
Keep a high level of communication with management on daily activities and escalate issues to manager and director in an efficient and constructive fashion.
Proactively engage with all business partners with a continuous process improvement mindset.
Perform other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with SAP HANA and or upgrading SAP from ECC to HANA.
Strong knowledge of reconciliation in environment where company codes have different fiscal year variants.
Strong Knowledge in reconciling reports between Fixed Asset system and General Ledger.
Strong knowledge in maintaining fixed asset and monthly depreciation posting.
Support cost adjustments, depreciation/amortization, retirements, or disposal consistently with GAAP.
Strong Knowledge of Project System to AUC processes using Investment Managements.
Strong Knowledge of Project System in forecasting depreciation expense and CAPEX.
Strong Knowledge of Project System settlement related to fixed assets both in summary and by line item
Strong knowledge in the development, testing, rolling out new and updated development objects to comply with.
U.S. GAAP and US TAX standards.
Support the creation, settlement, and retirement of assets as appropriate, help tracking status of capital projects, and support all necessary reporting.
Identify process improvement opportunities as it relates to fixed assets.
Serve as a mentor for fixed asset team members in IT related matters.
Work collectively with the management team in providing input, suggestions, and recommendations for department operations as it relates to fixed assets.
Troubleshoot analysis of variances and perform research on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Support the preparation of year end fixed asset schedules.
Interact and effectively execute all assigned duties with various levels of management and personnel.
Knowledge to perform depreciation calculation for all fixed assets and provide schedules and analysis as needed.
Support the tracking of fixed asset spending in relation to its capital budget, as well as management authorizations.
Provide overall assistance to the Accounting department as needed.
Recommend fixed capitalization policies and GAAP.
Support new streamlined asset capitalization guidelines and complying with GAAP and US tax.
Support accounting and reporting for company's fixed assets and capital projects in accordance with GAAP, Tax and other regulatory requirements.
Support audit requirements for fixed assets for GAAP and US TAX.
Support of roll forward fixed asset report.
Support capitalization policy and assign depreciation life to all acquired assets for GAAP and US Tax.
Support of fixed asset transactions in compliance with GAAP and US TAX.
Support Fixed Asset policy as needed to comply with GAAP, US TAX and corporate guidelines.
Assure the integrity of the underlying accounting data in compliance with GAAP and US tax.
Strong knowledge of Fixed Asset Accountant Reconciliation of the fixed asset ledger in accordance with GAAP.
Participate in design and implementation procedures in compliance with GAAP and US Tax rules.
Help in configuring transactions for accuracy and proper accounting per GAAP and US Tax.
Strong Project Management methodologies and practices a plus.
Platinum Resource Group is a professional level consulting firm, providing resources to Fortune 1000 client companies in the areas of technology, human resources, accounting, finance, business systems and supply chain, on a contract and interim basis. PRG has operations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a W-2 employer we offer our consultants direct deposit bi-weekly payroll, health, dental, vision benefits, paid holidays, and referral bonuses.
