Consulting, Finance Function, SAP and ERP - Senior Manager/Director (Riyadh)

Description

At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 236,000 people who are committed to delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 4,200 people across 12 countries. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market and beyond.

Job Description & Summary

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) 

BU Competency and Industry Alignment

As a finance competency, you will support an Industry Verticals and we expect you to bring deep knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following industry verticals:

Public Sector

Telecoms

Industrial Products

Financial Services 

Oil-Gas

Utilities sector is required.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Finance 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:

As a competency, you will support and to bring expertise in one or more the the Industry Verticals mentioned above

Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines

Provide finance expertise especially in the context of SAP S4H Financials and / or SAP ECC / or SAP TRM

Responsible for hands-on delivery of SAP Analytics solutions (on premise, cloud based, hybrid) including SAP HANA, Business Objects, Cloud for Analytics & Digital Boardroom solutions

Functional and technical expertise to develop SAP Analytics Cloud solutions to best address our customers' needs.

Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalize on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors

Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities

Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications

Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria

Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team

Responsibility for management of engagement financials

Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching 

Preferred skills

You will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. You will be able to manage multiple work-streams in parallel and full projects, whilst demonstrating strong leadership skills to engage diverse internal and external stakeholders and manage a high-performing team.

Expertise in and experience of implementing SAP S4H Simple Finance and/or SAP FICO and integration knowledge of SAP FICO with EALM, PS, MM, REFx, RAR Integrated Planning, and Other Modules is mandatory

Prior experience in SAP Analytics on Cloud products – Reporting, Predictive and Digital Boardroom scenarios, and In-Depth understanding and knowledge in SAP S/4 HANA Embedded Analytics, CDS views and enabling them to 3rd party tools

Knowledge and experience of one of the following sectors 

Public Sector, 

Telecoms, 

Industrial Products, 

Financial Services 

Oil-Gas

Utilities sector is required

Interest and passion for developing, growing and leading a team through coaching and mentoring, as well as proactive knowledge sharing.

Experience of driving and reporting on progress of large transformation projects.

Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.

Proven IT skills in the following programs Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint.

The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where the project requirement dictates.

Minimum years experience required

8 - 12 years of relevant experience in a similar role, out of which a minimum of 3 years must be within consulting focus on finance transformation and broader finance consulting.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Finance, Accounting and a professional certification like ACCA, CA, CPA, CIMA or CMA; OR MBA or Masters in Finance, with or without professional certification

Requirements

Experience in conducting Finance Function assessments and opportunity funneling for pilots

Experience in providing process expertise for implementation in end-to-end processes (Order to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay) covering design and implementation

Experience in designing operating models, governance and communication frameworks within Finance Function

Good understanding of change management and coaching needs to adopt in client environments

Experience with implementation and/or implementation supervision of full life cycle ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Others) 

Proven Track Record in Sales of Professional Services

Proven track record in Revenue Under Management (implementation oversight and control) 

Arabic Speaking is a plus

Travel Requirements Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes

Government Clearance Required? No

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