Employment:
Full Time
Line of Service
Advisory
Specialism
Finance
Management Level
Senior Manager
Job Description & Summary
Within Consulting, you will be working with the Finance Transformation competency, which provides advisory services focused on CFO agenda like:
– Finance operating model and finance transformation
– Strategic planning, financial planning, budgeting and reporting
– Corporate treasury and cash management
– Public Financial Management, including Treasury Single Account, GFMIS and Cash to Accrual
– Effective financial control, reporting and consolidation
– Shared services finance and transactional efficiencies
– Robotic Process Automation
– Costing and Cost Optimization Opportunities
– Leveraging Cloud / On Premise ERP, Treasury, EPM and Digital technologies
– Supporting adoption of new accounting standards (eg. IFRS)
Within Consulting, you will be working with Finance Function Effectiveness competency, which provides advisory services focused on CFO agenda like:
– Finance operating model and finance transformation
– Strategic planning, financial planning, budgeting and reporting
– Corporate treasury and cash management
– Public Financial Management, including Treasury Single Account, GFMIS and Cash to Accrual
– Effective financial control, reporting and consolidation
– Shared services finance and transactional efficiencies
– Robotic Process Automation
– Costing and Cost Optimization Opportunities
– Leveraging Cloud / On Premise ERP, Treasury, EPM and Digital technologies
– Supporting adoption of new accounting standards (eg. IFRS)
Responsibilities
As a member of the Finance Transformation competency executive team (Senior manager or Director depending on skills, qualifications and years of experience), you’ll be responsible to lead a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
– Responsible for SAP S4H Finance (S4H Finance, S4H Central Finance, S4H Group Reporting & Consolidation, S4H Integrated Business Planning – Finance) implementation programs
– Work closely with PwC’s Enterprise Solutions core team in driving S4H CFO agenda and programs
– Responsible for delivery of SAP ECC FICO enhancement programs with a focus on CFO agenda
– Strong understanding of how SAP S4H Ariba, MM, PS / EAM, S&D, SuccessFactors Employee Central / Payroll and other modules integrate with S4H Finance
– Develop PwC offering in the region of S4H Finance (FUTURE FIT Proposition)
– Work closely with PwC’s Enterprise Solutions Go to Market and Sales teams in the region to identify S4H adoption and business case programs
– Lead a team of SAP FICO experts in the region
– Develop propositions and impart this knowledge to Managers, Assistant Managers, Consultants and Senior Consultant
– Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work as well as with international teams (primarily UK and India) where appropriate.
– Keep up to date with current trends from the region and from across the world
Experience
– Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
– MBA or Masters in Finance or CPA/ACCA is a plus
– Years of Experience: 8-12 years of experience in SAP ECC FICO OR S4H Finance modules implementation
– Prior Experience – Big 4, Accenture, IBM or Boutique SI (with focus on Business Consulting enabled by SAP rather than pureplay configuration work)
– Minimum 3 years of experience within a professional services environment
– Experience of at least 2 life cycle implementation programs on SAP ECC FICO / ECCS OR 1 life cycle implementation program on SAP S4H
– Middle East experience – Previous experience within the Middle East is a plus but not mandatory
– Proven IT skills in various digital platforms (Cloud and On Premise)
– Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English. Arabic language skills are preferable but not mandatory.
– The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where the project dictates
– Strong capability to lead sales and manage delivery
– Strong ability to manage large project/ consulting teams (5+)
– Ability to understand client context (across a variety of problem areas), structure the issue and develop the fit-for-purpose solution
– Should have a track record in relationship management and business development
– Should have gained previous experience in managing staff and the ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm.
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