Senior Expert - SAP FI Ref. No: 8157

Lufthansa Group Business Services is a 100 per cent Lufthansa subsidiary. We offer shared services worldwide for the entire Lufthansa Group in the areas of Finance, Business Intelligence & Transformation, Human Resources, Procurement and IT, which we provide or manage ourselves.

It’s our goal to harmonize and standardize processes and to continuously make them more efficient and effective. We see ourselves as pioneers in digitization, as well as in the use and distribution of the latest technologies, for example in business process automation.

As an internationally operating company, LGBS is represented at locations in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Krakow, Manila and Mexico City and manages BPO providers in Germany and abroad. With the global network of foreign representatives of the Lufthansa Group's field organization, we are also locally anchored and active worldwide.

Region: Kraków, małopolskie

Requirements:

• Min. 5 years of practical experience in supporting and managing SAP applications in the FI environment
• SAP FI (AP, AR, GL, FI-AA, etc.) must have; preferably also adjacent SAP modules (e.g. CO)
• Expertise in customizing and conceptual design of SAP solutions
• Good understanding of financial data flows and processes
• IT demand management, process management and service management experience
• IT Infrastructure experience
• Project management skills
• Very good command of English
• German will be an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Planning and organizational talent
• Analytical skills and accuracy, problem solving competence
• Flexibility and willingness to learn and to pick up new topics
• Willingness to travel (up to 20% of working time)

Responsibilities:

Based on his/her functional and technical expertise and background the Senior Expert - SAP Finance manages tasks and projects in the field of the IT support of our finance processes and will take an active part in the S/4 HANA transformation of Lufthansa Group. The focus is on standard SAP ERP FI (AR, AP, GL and adjacent SAP modules), SAP CO and on customer developed solutions in the SAP environment, both SAP ERP & S/4 HANA.

The Senior Expert - SAP Finance is entrusted with projects in the functional area of Finance IT – he/she manages (international) projects from first conceptual ideas to production rollout. He/she coordinates all relevant parties and stakeholders inside and outside the LGBS organization.

Furthermore he/she will complement the LGBS Finance IT team in Germany with his/her skills and knowledge in coordinating and solving operational issues and upcoming functional requirements within the SAP Finance landscape.

• Manage applications and services within the landscape with focus on SAP ERP FI/CO and S/4 HANA Finance
• Contribute to upcoming activities related to S/4 HANA transformation (IT landscape definition, data migration, testing)
• Ensure a smooth operation of the Finance IT applications in close cooperation with IT team members in Germany as well as the contracted service providers
• Support and consulting of internal company business units and customers in the company group in IT-related issues in the field of Finance
• Design and implement new applications within the Finance IT landscape
• Monitor interfaces and automated processes regarding integrity, performance and optimal usage
• Customize the supported applications according to technical and/or business needs, coordination of test activities and ongoing documentation of the supported solutions
• Drive automation and digitization in Finance IT and the supported processes
• Act as product manager for selected IT applications, including budget and controlling functions
• Manage the lifecycle of IT products  and ensure alignment to IT strategy and IT architecture guidelines
• Manage and support projects in the field of Finance IT (e.g. international roll-out of solutions, IT harmonization projects, implementation of new functionalities)
• Support customer projects and internal projects in terms of project planning and execution

We offer:

• Challenging work environment and growth opportunities (SAP area)
• Regular trainings in SAP field
• Great atmosphere in a positive team
• Private medical care for employees and their family members
• Flexible working time and place adjusted to employee’s needs. Possibility of starting your workday between 07:00 and 10:00
• Possibility to fulfil a dream about far journeys with attractive discounts for air tickets