Overview

This role supports the sustainment and delivery of the Group Reporting capabilities of the Pepsico Global template (PGT) (built through SAP S4 concepts for PBNA). Objectives of the role are to ensure that PGT supports the execution of PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) business processes. This role will adopt and adhere to PepsiCo Agile Methodology principles to sustain existing solution and deploy future capabilities as part of the PepsiCo Global Template solution.

Responsibilities

Post implementation support of Pepsico's S/4 HANA transformation program with a focus on:Participate in process improvement initiatives in Financial Close, Consolidation, and Reporting areas.Perform, prototype, configuration, and perform testing for all CI items accordingly to support the design sessions and to fulfil the customer’s business requirements.Document the required configurations for the GR solution per the blueprint, including documenting test results.Stay current on how new GAAP/IFRS regulations and technologies affect clients’ businesses especially Banking and Insurance industries.Develop the end-to-end testing methodology in alignment with S/4 HANA process testing.

Qualifications

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

9 plus years of overall experience required

• 6-8 years of experience configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with a focus General Ledger and Accounting Close, Accounts Payable and Bank & Cash, and Integration with MTD, OTC and PTP value stream and Controls.• 3+ years of SAP S4 experience preferred.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.6-8 years of experience configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with a focus on Group Reporting.

Group Reporting experience required.

3+ years of SAP S4 experience preferred. Knowledge and experience in Financial Close, Consolidation, and Reporting areas.Strong Financial & Management Accounting and Controls experience with SAP General Ledger and Controlling in a global capacity

MANDATORY NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

• Ability to work flexible hours based on varying business requirements

• Knowledge and experience in the following tools, disciplines and processes are nice to have: SAP SolMan 7+ , Azure DevOps, Quality Center, Service Now, Xmatters and MS Project 

• Solves highly complex problems within their work team

• Strong influencing, facilitating, and consulting skills in working with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments

DIFFERENTIATING COMPETENCIES

• Negotiation Skills

• Coaching/Facilitation skills (as promoted by the Agile Coaching Institute), including but not limited too Levels of Listening Conflict Resolution Root Cause facilitation Training techniques

• Motivational and insiring, leading by example and taking others with her/him

• Adherent to the Responsive Working techniques (or alike agile work habbits)

• Rigurous on the management of the delivery of quality services by 3rd parties