SAP Specialist-Finance And Controlling Applications

Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) develops, manufactures, and markets a complete, solutions-based portfolio of high-quality medical devices used in a broad range of applications for numerous areas of the healthcare industry. TMC places a premium on providing customers with world-class products, training and education programs that drive clear economic value, better clinical outcomes and improved quality of life for patients. TMC is part of Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation; one of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers with $5+ billion in sales, 20,000+ employees worldwide and operations in more than 160 nations. Terumo Medical Corporation is comprised of two strategic business divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems and Terumo Medical Products.
Job Summary:Under the leadership and tactical guidance of Sr. Manager, SAP Record to Report, the SAP Specialist – Finance and Controlling Applications will collaborate with business stakeholders, consultants to help design, develop, deploy and support solutions in SAP S/4HANA. The incumbent will also play a critical role in supporting the developing the architecture and implementation of SAP S4HANA within the operating subsidiaries and the holding company for Terumo in North and South America. Job Details: Architecture of SAP Solution

• In collaboration with SAP COE Leader, Report to Record Solution Architect and project consultants, develop and maintain roadmap for the Finance and Controlling solution, ensuring it reflects the current and future business needs, aligned with industry, SAP best practices and solution roadmap.
• Proactively and effectively communicate and collaborate with the SAP COE Leader, Report to Record Solution Architect, PMO, Project Team and Business Stakeholders to address the need for bolt-on and other integrated applications which have relevance across Terumo operations.
• Enhance Incoming and Outgoing Payments, AP/AR matching, General Ledger, Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing processes through the development of regionally relevant solutions to meet business needs.
• Work with other Process Team(s) in resolving key integration points between and across processes to ensure they are properly accounted for.
• Work with other Process Team(s) on cross-functional processes (SAP Hierarchy etc.)
• Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the test scripts in the integration testing cycles
• Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the cutover activities
• Build on basic knowledge in areas such as IDOCs, batch job processing to troubleshoot and suggest improvements
• Perform Fit/Gap assessment and finalize functional specifications
• Work with Consultants/Developers to clarify any requirements as needed
• Perform unit testing and ensure satisfaction of the documented requirements
• Timely Development and communication of weekly/monthly/quarterly status reports to Record to Report Solution Architect.

Implementation of SAP in Terumo Americas:

• Work with SAP COE Leader, Record to Report Solution Architect, PMO, (external) Consulting Team and (internal) Core Business Team for the successful design, configuration, unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing of the SAP S/4HANA.
• Work with the SAP COE Leader, Record to Report Solution Architect, Project Team and Business stakeholders to proactively and effectively communicate and collaborates with the User Community to address SAP needs and requirements across all operations in the Americas.
• Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the test scripts in the integration testing cycles
• Work with other Process Team(s) in development and execution of the cutover activities
• Help Perform risk assessments of enterprise apps and work closely with project teams on building/configuring applications security.
• Create clearly defined Instructions and Structured Documentation to track and control project scope.
• Develop User Documentation in cooperation with the Consultants and Core Business Team.

Ongoing Support & Maintenance:

• Take ownership for the Global Process Design Template, Configuration, Test Scripts and other associated work products related to “SAP Finance and Controlling processes” to ensure effective control over changes required for localization or legal requirements.
• Adheres to the policies, standards & baselines to ensure consistency of
• Support SAP COE in testing and validation efforts related to Maintenance Patches, Version Upgrades and integration on New Bolt-on Applications from time to time as required.
• Respond to User Help Desk tickets for disposal of service requests from business users.

Additional Duties:

• Provide functional advisory support to ad hoc SAP/Non-SAP led initiatives in other subsidiaries to support managerial decision making
• Drive the Functional Integration of all E2E processes enabled by SAP S/4HANA to ensure proper design, development and testing.

Key Stakeholders:

• SAP COE Leader, Record to Report Solution Architect and PMO.
• Senior Management in TC, TAH/TMC, US Subsidiaries, TE, TBCT, other regions
• External and Internal Auditors
• Consultants and Corporate Business Partners
• Acquisition and Integration teams during M&A Due Diligence and post-acquisition transition activities

Position Requirements: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Software: Strong knowledge of ERP Finance and Controlling Process
• Hands on experience in Product Costing.
• Knowledge of Product Costing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Profitability Analysis (COPA), Tax, IDOCs, and Workflow is highly desired
• Experience with Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM)
• Experience working with Revenue Recognition, Revenue Accounting, US GAAP, IFRS
• Experience working with Tax, 3rd party Tax software tools
• Familiarity with enabling principal structure for tax optimized financial flow is highly desirable
• Familiarity with general Demand to Supply, Order to Cash and Source to Pay functionality with an emphasis on how they integrate/interface into Record to Report
• Basic understanding of ABAP and debugging ABAP code
• Medical Device/Serialized product experience is required
• Experience in Product Costing
• Keen analytical skills
• Keen sense of maturity, judgment and diligence required to:
• Secure company’s financial interests and avoid exposures to expensive delays and cost overruns.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills
• Ability to cope with stress and continuously changing demands/priorities
• Willingness to learn new skills/techniques/processes

Background Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance
• 8 years of experience with Process Design, Deployment and/or support experience utilizing and configuring the SAP FICO module with a heavy focus in Fixed Assets, Cost Center/Profit Center/Internal Order Accounting, General Ledger, Intercompany/Intracompany setups, Banking and Cash Management/Treasury
• 2+ Years of Experience in Medical Device / Life Sciences Industry is preferable.

It is Terumo’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As a Company, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.