SAP FICO Associate Consultant

SAP FICO Associate Consultant for a world leading Pharmaceutical company which operates in over 100 countries and is head quartered in the United Kingdom. The candidate is expected to collaborate with a team of functional consultants for a large SAP support and maintenance project, spanning several SAP landscapes across continents. The candidate should possess broad functional knowledge in their domain and in-depth technical knowledge in Finance SAP module and its integration points.  Typical Accountabilities:Responsible for finishing the tasks assigned by team lead and project manager. Responsible to solve SAP issues reported by the business users (Incident Management)  Responsible for proactively working with business users for identifying and resolving recurring issues. Owner of certain specialized processes within broader domain area eg. Interfacing to 3rd party systems, etc. Ability to drive conversations with business users to understand requirements, prepare high level solutions and estimations. Essential Qualifications:At least 1 or 3 years of demonstrable experience as functional consultant in respective work stream and knowledge in configuration and maintenance of SAP systems on Financial modules (General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Asset Accounting, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing and Special Ledger) Ability to understand business requirements from business users and prepare and review functional specifications and design documents. Should be aware of release governance processes and have experience in working on any incident management tool. Good understanding of business processes in the life sciences / pharmaceutical domain. Ability drive conversations with business users to understand requirements, prepare high level solutions and estimations. Candidate must be able to translate requirements then into high level solutions into a detailed functional specification. Exposure is crucial to customized SAP environments and working on collaborate with Non SAP systems.  Understanding of integration of SAP modules in End-to-end business processes Understanding of ITIL processes and Application life cycle management.   Ability to work in large and teams with varied strengths. Exposure to Run SAP (Solution Manager) methodologies.   Good understanding of GXP and SOX requirements. Should have working experience in a validated environment. Should be able to guide and mentor junior members of the team. Should be aware of release governance processes and have experience in working on any incident management tool. Experience of various Estimation Techniques needed Superb communication and interpersonal skills. Proactive approach to problem solving.   Experience working in a globally distributed teamEnglish language fluencyDesirable Qualifications:  Exposure to Run SAP (Solution Manager) methodologies.   Exposure is critical to customized SAP environments and working on collaborate with Non SAP systems. Understanding of ITIL processes and Application life cycle management.   Good understanding of GXP and SOX requirements. Should have working experience in a validated environment. Experience implementing / supporting FI & CO-PA (Profitability Segment) module in SAP. Experience supporting FI localizations (Mexico, Brazil, etc) Date Posted26-Jun-2025Closing Date01-Jul-2025AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.