Pay Rate $100/Hr
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 6 months
Role Descriptions:
The role of an SAP Group Reporting Consultant involves leading the design| configuration| and implementation of SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting.
Key responsibilities include gathering and analyzing business requirements| maintaining and configuring master data elements| integrating Group Reporting with other SAP modules| and developing reporting hierarchies. The consultant must also collaborate with finance stakeholders and IT teams to ensure accurate and timely consolidation processes.
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- Experience with SAP Analysis for Office (AFO) and financial reporting dashboards.
- Knowledge of SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud ALM.
- Familiarity with IFRS 18 reporting standards.
- SAP certification in SAP S/4HANA Finance or Group Reporting.
- Experience working in a global, multi-entity consolidation environment.
- Prior experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day AMS support for SAP Group Reporting, including incident management, problem resolution, and change requests in line with SLA commitments.
- Configure and maintain SAP Group Reporting objects including consolidation units, versions, hierarchies, elimination rules, and currency translation methods.
- Support month-end and year-end financial close activities, ensuring accurate and timely consolidation of financial data.
- Collaborate with Finance teams to understand business requirements and translate them into system solutions.
- Manage and resolve tickets via ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow), ensuring root cause analysis and preventive action for recurring issues.
- Support integration between SAP Group Reporting and SAP S/4HANA Universal Journal, as well as other feeder systems.
- Participate in upgrades, patches, and enhancements to the SAP Group Reporting landscape.
- Conduct unit testing, regression testing, and support user acceptance testing (UAT) for system changes.
- Maintain up-to-date functional and technical documentation (configuration guides, test scripts, SOPs).
- Support intercompany reconciliation, eliminations, and reporting processes.
- Work with SAP Analysis Objects for reporting and data visualization where applicable.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to knowledge sharing within the AMS team. Stay current with SAP product roadmaps and emerging Group Reporting capabilities
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Multi-tasking ability with limited supervision
- Mentoring capabilities
- Quick learner and self-starter
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication and team collaboration skills
Able to understand and adhere to change management procedures and internal guidelines
Skills: Digital : SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR)
Experience Required: 10 & Above
Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.