SAP Functional Support Analyst

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: SAP Functional Support Analyst - Finance

Job Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Dangote Cement Plc is looking for motivated professionals with SAP experience in the Finance module.
• The resource(s) would join our team of professionals to support the daily SAP operations of the business and SAP implementation projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Functional support for SAP FI modules:

• Manage multiple simultaneous SAP projects and Tasks from conception to completion. Requirements gathering and scope definition, together with various business stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate resources and activities to meet business requirements and project completion dates.
• Work with end-users to provide system support to the business while sharing knowledge and understanding.
• Gather business requirements and convert them into development design/programming specifications.
• Perform functional testing, create documentation, and conduct end-user training in conjunction with other members of the SAP Core team.
• Work with both internal and external design/implementation teams and work cross-functionally between the business and IT to bridge the gap between design, content, and technology.
• Provides analysis for and directs activities of SAP FI resources as determined by and in conjunction with the senior management team.
• Manage end-to-end integration needs with the respective modules and other applications.
• Definition of innovative functional solutions to meet business process requirements in SAP and/ or other supporting application systems.
• Collect & analyze customer requirements on the following:
  • Business processes and parameter
  • Assist in the mapping of master and transaction
  • Determining reporting requirements Standard / Customized
  • SAP Reports, Determine, evaluate, and build customization requirements – WRICEF (with proper F
  • Design, develop, and manage Roles and Authorizations.

Education and Work Experience

• HND or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering.
• 3 - 6 years of experience with relevant SAP working as a consultant or SAP FI Support Analyst.
• Experience in business application system development methodology and business process re-engineering.
• Minimum of 1 end-to-end implementation and hands-on experience in SAP FI support.
• Experience in New G/L, AR, AP, Asset, Financial Closing, IFRS, Taxation, Integration with Payroll, Statutory reporting, Financial Planning and analysis, and Consolidation would be an added advantage.
• Relevant experience in S4 HANA would be an added advantage, with a clear understanding of the areas such as FSCM, Re-FX, and delta changes from SAP.
• Strong leadership skills with customer interfacing experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical skills, and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability/experience in the implementation of major systems applications.
• Strong understanding of user exits would be an added advantage.
• Ability to interact with and present ideas and updates to senior or executive-level management.
• Basic ABAP debugging know-how would be an added advantage.