SAP FICO (Vendor Invoice Management)

Job Introduction

This position needs an analytical, well-educated, knowledgeable, and motivated team-player with strong FICO background, work ethic and integrity that will become a key part of Magna IT/ISOL” to implement and provide adequate, 24x7 support for FICO (Finance and Controlling). Apart from FICO, the candidate must have a detail-oriented vendor invoice management (VIM) knowledge. This role is responsible for supporting our end users on the end-to-end invoice processing cycle, ensuring timely and accurate handling of vendor invoices through our VIM system (e.g., SAP VIM by OpenText, Magna Invoice management, ). The ideal candidate must have a strong understanding of accounts payable processes and ERP systems.

Providing daily support to Magna divisions/plants, especially Americas region. Needs to discuss with users, host workshops, define optional solutions, and be able to initiate FICO improvement projects, implement it, and manage project status/schedule is also required.

Major Responsibilities

• Identify feasible solutions within SAP framework and estimate effort needed to meet those business requirements and gaps.
• Implement solutions using SAP configuration, master data setup or code and support roll-out projects.
• Provide day-to-day SAP end-user support including month end closing
• Provide user training to group/divisions
• Assist in the coordination and collaboration of external consultants (Customer & Suppliers) as well as internal team members.
• Develop and adhere to standards for design, coding, testing, change control, code deployment, software controls, configuration management, continuous integration, and troubleshooting and root cause analysis of application problems.
• Provide support for VIM related issues from internal business users.
• Troubleshoot and escalate technical issues related to the VIM system. Assist in VIM testing, upgrades, and implementation of VIM in new or existing divisions and propose process improvements.

Knowledge and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or similar discipline.
• Must be able to communicate in English.
• Experience in Automotive Industry is preferred.

Work Experience

• More than 5 years of SAP FICO-related experience and must have worked/experience on one of the VIM (Vendor invoice management) application such as OpenText.

Skills and Competencies

• Experience of SAP full cycle project as a FICO consultant/Experience of FICO validation and substitution or enhancements is a must.
• Basic finance and controlling concepts knowledge are must/Payment interface with bank is desired.
• VIM knowledge is must
• ABAP debug skill is a plus.
• Good communication and customer service skills