Senior SAP Funds Management specialist

Our valued Public Sector client requires a team of Senior SAP Functional Analysts including a Senior SAP Funds Management specialist in order to meet the transformational SAP agenda and on-going operations. These contractors will supplement existing SAP Centre of Expertise resources and assist with the planning for the stabilization of the Public Sector Collection and Disbursement (PSCD) module.

Our client has on-going requirements for resources in various roles to support the continuous improvement, stabilization and enhancement (Run/Stabilization Phase) of the SAP solution. There is equally a need to enhance the SAP system and use the system in a more efficient way to deliver to clients.  In addition to the current solution, they will be replacing the legacy system to a new module of SAP known as Public Sector Collections and Disbursements (PSCD).  The implementation of this module is scheduled for April 1, 2021.  After the implementation, resources will be needed to help stabilize the system and help clients adapt to the implemented system and changes.

Tasks: 

• Participate and provide guidance in the development of functional plans, directives, standards and procedures related to SAP FM; 
• Provide guidance and advice on SAP best practices as they Relate to the SAP Funds
• Management, Budgeting and Forecasting and FM integration of these process with other SAP modules in particular integration with SAP Vendor Invoice Management with OpenText, SAP Travel Management and Process Automation using SAP Workflows; conduct design walk-thru sessions, as required, with the technical and functional teams on enhancements and continuous improvements to the budgeting and forecasting (BI-IP ) solution and it’s integration with FM module.  
• Provide expertise and guidance in troubleshooting and fixing incidents/problems as they may occur during the deployment and testing of the FM integration with the SAP solution. This includes but is not limited to liaising with the software vendor (to triage, document, escalate and address SAP FM integration issues with all software components, in particular VIM, Portal, BI-IP, SAP Travel Management;
• Provide guidance and advice on SAP best practices as they relate to the SAP FM processes and integration of these process with other SAP modules in particular integration with SAP Process Integration using SAP Workflows with Business Rules Framework plus (BRF+);
• Provide expertise and guidance in troubleshooting and fixing incidents/problems as they may occur during the deployment and testing of the FM integration with the current SAP solution. This includes but is not limited to liaising with the software vendor to triage, document, escalate and address SAP FM integration issues with all software components, in particular VIM, Enterprise Portal and Workflows;
• Provide guidance and advice on SAP best practices as they relate to data requirements and modelling when enhancing existing or developing new reports in SAP;
• Identify, document  roles, authorizations and security requirements;
• Interact with other teams to understand schedule dependencies, resolve cross-team issues, and ensure milestones are met;
• Lead the SAP FM team in developing requirements, designs and configuration, documentation and testing of Reports Interface Conversion Enhancement Forms Workflow (RICEFW). 
• Develop a comprehensive suite of test scripts to support the testing of our clients business process requirements. The resource will also be required to support the overall testing strategy, including participation in multiple test plans and the resolution of test issues using HP ALM; 
• Provide timely and complete knowledge transfer to staff through individual and group training, shadowing, demonstrations including completeness of documentation; 
• Assist in developing and presenting various project status updates as well as project deliverables; and
• Any other task related to this category.