SAP Principle Consultant-Functional at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• Performs business and systems analysis, designs, implements, configures, supports and maintains SAP system. Plays a fundamental role in realisation of business benefits across multiple functional areas or modules in the SAP system.  Also involved in solution design and system integration.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to quality and  financial goals by operating within agreed budget and by conforming to the Service Level Agreements.
• Plans and prioritise work outputs with a realistic sense of time a resources involved and in conformance to programming and/or configuration standards and /or documentation in line with best practices.
• Investigate and propose enhancements which will result in improved performance.
• Responds to customers with the appropriate level of urgency.
• Manage own work and time to achievement of project/deliverables.
• Takes ownership in ensuring that customers expectations are met.
• Customer liaison into business.
• Demonstrates an understanding of how SAP software, services, products and solutions add value to the business.
• Highlights potential project or solution risks and issues to project management.
• Acts in a  functional integration specialist role  across various SAP disciplines.
• Provide and develop new proposals to key stakeholder.
• Provide Industry solutions and bets practices knowledge to clients.
• Maintain and expand client contact as a high level and  build credible relationship with key client personnel.
• Actively support other team members on projects as well as SAP internal tasks.
• Share knowledge.
• Prioritise and/or integrate multiple projects /tasks concurrently.
• Provide input  to highlight inter dependencies between projects and support.
• Consult on project activities leading to the implementation of the requirements by applying project management principles across multiple projects.
• Consult on SDLC processes.
• Provide direction on all aspects of SAP systems and integration thereof.
• Identify and Mitigate risk.
• Drive problem resolution.
• Involved in pre- project planning e.g. determining scope and solution.
• Keep up to date on Nedbank strategy and SAP technologies.
• Accountable for own activities and performance.
• Takes a disciplined approach and works effectively towards clear objectives and prioritises.
• Analyses and appropriately judges the pro's, cons, opportunities and risks of a problem.
• Uses and share  information from different sources to aid in problem solving.
• Effectively resolves complex problems using creative approaches outside area of expertise.
• Maintain and sharing team  knowledge.
• Continually develop core skills, cross-functional expertise and business knowledge.
• Coach and mentor other resources in technical preparation of SAP Process Procedures, test scenarios, end-user documentation and user manuals.
• Responsible for contributing to professional development of consultants.
• Play a role in the recruitment of new consultants.
• Participate in Nedbank Culture building initiatives
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Add value to Nedbank by identifying and recommending opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies and systems.

Critical Tasks

• This role would be for HR so a candidate that has experience with SAP HR solutions AND how they integrate with other SAP and/or non-SAP systems is critical. 
• Deep understanding of SAP technology stack, on-premises, and Cloud (SaaS and PaaS).
• Understanding of SAP functional & technical setup and integration. 
• Able to perform system analysis & design of SAP systems, understands multiple functional areas/modules within SAP systems to drive end-to-end solution and integration technical design and see said design through to implementation. 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Bcom/IS/IT ENG/BSc/Com Science related degree 

Minimum Experience Level

• 8 to 10  years SAP Functional Experience