Airlines IT

Description:

Based on his/her functional and technical expertise and background the SAP FI Expert manages tasks and projects in the field of the IT-support of our finance processes. The focus is on standard SAP ERP FI (AR, AP, GL and adjacent SAP modules) as well as on customer developed solutions in the SAP environment, including SAP ERP and S/4 HANA.
The SAP FI Expert is entrusted with projects in the functional area of Finance IT. He/She assumes the responsibility for project delivery within agreed time and budget. Based on his/her knowledge the SAP FI Expert manages (international) projects from first conceptual ideas to production rollout. He/she coordinates all relevant parties and stakeholders inside and outside the Lufthansa Global Business Services organization. He/she instructs the assigned staff functionally or disciplinary.
Furthermore he/she will complement the Lufthansa Global Business Services 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. In this role he/she will work in close cooperation with all relevant internal and external parties (for example Process Management, Operations, IT Providers).
Tasks depending on the operational focus:
Application management:
Manage applications and services within the SAP landscape with focus on SAP ERP FI and/or CO
Ensure a smooth operation of the Finance IT applications for Lufthansa Global Business Services and its worldwide Lufthansa Group customers in close cooperation with the Lufthansa Global Business Services Finance IT team members in Germany as well as the contracted service providers
Support and consulting of internal Lufthansa Global Business Services business units and customers in Lufthansa group in IT-related issues in the field of Finance
Conceptual design and implementation of new applications within the Finance IT landscape
Continuous monitoring of interfaces and automated processes regarding integrity, performance and optimal usage, ensuring a smooth and stable IT support for the Finance processes offered by Lufthansa Global Business Services
Derive necessary technical and conceptual measures from the monitoring analysis, plan and implement the same in direct interaction with Customer, Finance IT team and service providers
Customizing of the supported applications according to technical and/or business needs, coordination of test activities and ongoing documentation of the supported solutions
Handling of Incidents and Change Requests
Drive automation and digitization in Finance IT and the supported processes
Anchorman/woman for Lufthansa Global Business Services Finance IT in Krakow:
Represent the Lufthansa Global Business Services SAP Finance IT team on-site in Krakow
Act as primary contact for IT-related issues of Finance process management units as well as operations in Krakow, ensuring close communication and alignment of activities
Act as the 2nd-level support for SAP FI topics in Krakow, solving on-site and/or filtering the issues for further suctioning within the Finance IT team and/or the service provider
Collect requirements in a structured way, understanding them in depth and design solutions together with the Finance IT team in Germany and service providers
Conduct and support trainings and workshops
IT Product Management:
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
Project Management:
Manage and support projects in the field of Finance IT (for example 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

Requirements:

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Education / Professional experience:
Graduation and University Degree or similar
Academic graduate in Business Administration, Business Informatics, Informatics or similar studies
More than 3 years of practical experience in supporting and managing SAP applications in the datawarehouse environment
Experience in customizing and conceptual design of SAP solutions
Soft skills:
Planning and organizational talent
Analytical skills and accuracy
Strong conceptual skills
Problem solving competence
Flexibility
Cultural competence
Entrepreneurship
Capability to define precisely complex situations and issues
Distinctive written and oral communication capability
Representation ability
Willingness to learn and to pick up new topics
Good knowledge of English (both oral and written)
German language skills are a plus
Functional/Technical qualifications:
Good understanding of Financial data flows and processes; management of considerable projects
SAP FI (AP, AR, GL, FI-AA, etcetera) preferably also adjacent SAP modules (for example CO); Project Management
Project management
Firm PC-User Know-how, especially MS-Office
Shared Services experience
Process management
Service management
IT demand management

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