SAP Finance Consultant (FICO), Senior Manager in Calgary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a SAP consulting generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing consulting services across various SAP applications to clients, analysing their needs, implementing software solutions, and offering training and support for effective utilisation of SAP applications. Your versatile knowledge will allow you to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency and achieving their strategic objectives.

The Opportunity:

• Develop strategic client relationships while providing high quality work across multiple client projects as a functional finance solution architect.
• Responsible for leading client and PwC teams in the design and implementation of SAP FICO and related finance modules.
• Lead and facilitate design sessions with the client as well as leading the team through the development and approval of the project deliverables.
• Familiarity with the SAP Activate methodology is beneficial.
• Lead and provide advice to clients on leading practices to manage finance related processes, and oversee functional teams to drive solution design and implementation of SAP FICO.
• Proven leader with in-depth knowledge of Finance and Controlling business functions and SAP functionality to drive development of client offerings and end-to-end transformation projects.
• Build solid and collaborative relationships with team members, foster a productive team environment.
• Responsible for solution strategy and project delivery as a SAP Finance Stream lead.
• Work with the project management team to manage and report status, risks, and issues.
• Working across multiple teams (functional, technical, reporting, training) to align on scope, solution design, development and deliverables.
• Identify and address client needs: developing and sustaining deep client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and defining resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collection.
• Contribute to teams to generate a vision, establish direction and motivate members, create an atmosphere of trust, leverage diverse views, coach staff, and encourage improvement and innovation.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong prior experience in managing client relationships while providing high quality work.
• Previous experience in leading a functional team of consultants through all phases of an implementation project.
• Strong prior experience in leading implementation of SAP FICO in the following required functional areas:
• Financial Accounting: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Fund and Grant Management.
• Controlling: Overhead Management, Project Accounting, Product Costing, Margin Analysis.
• Integration with other SAP modules: Procurement, Sales, Production, Human Capital Management.
• Familiarity with Group Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis (preferred).
• Proven experience in ability to integrate complex and divergent requirements into a simple, intuitive, and successful SAP solution design.
• Proven experience in developing solution architecture leveraging SAP technologies to enable clients’ business processes.
• Deep understanding of financial management and reporting functions and expertise working in different industries (e.g., CPG, Manufacturing, Public Services, Retail).
• Proven track record of successfully delivering SAP application solutions with at least two end-to-end SAP FICO implementation projects on premise and Cloud edition.
• An interest in deepening your cross-functional business acumen, technical knowledge, particularly with SAP’s newer cloud technologies, and upskilling for a digital world and technology trends.

PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $168,000 - $218,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC:

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life.

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.