Finance Systems Specialist - SAP

Country/Region

AU

State

WA

City

Perth

18885

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth CBD, Western Australia. Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday.

An exciting and rewarding opportunity exists for an experienced SAP FICO resource to join the finance systems team to work across all operations of Fortescue. Reporting to the Manager Financial Systems and based in our Perth office, you join a talented team supporting the business-as-usual processes.

Your focus will be supporting finance month-end processes, master data governance, raising new requirements and testing new processes. You will have groupwide exposure to both energy and metals operations operating globally. Projects in the finance area are varied with a focus on capital accounting, joint ventures and group reporting. Opportunities also exist for involvement other areas including country localisations, manufacturing, sales, tax engines, treasury, and procurement.

Functions include supporting the corporate teams with their processes, communicating with key stakeholders, gather and document requirements, maintaining internal controls, conducting user acceptance testing, SAP FICO support and user training.

You will need to have an SAP FICO consulting background with strong communication skills, a finance background, SAP certification and relevant tertiary qualification.

Key Responsibilities

Provide SAP systems support during month-end closing with a focus on capital, reporting and consolidation.

Support SAP S/4 HANA finance systems projects in area such as group reporting, capital accounting and leases, currency valuation, procurement and reporting. Tasks include:

Analysis of finance related business processes, functional gaps, and reporting requirements.

Documenting new business requirements and project scoping. You may need to prototype and demo new processes.

• Liaise with process owners and technology teams.
• Update processes within SAP Signavio.

Create test cases and assist with user testing and training. Ensure testing is completed and assist with the planning, execution and sign-off of system testing.

Support the go-live and on-going support.

Maintenance of master data. Ensure governance and controls are in place.

Support finance integrations of SAP and external systems such as Dynamics 365, Blackline, SAP Group Reporting.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum of 5 years consulting experience in SAP process design and configuration, testing and documentation in the FICO area with a good understanding of the integration to other SAP modules.

Consulting or support experience across various processes such as

SAP S/4 Cloud

• SAP country localisation and various tax jurisdictions
• SAP Analytics Cloud and MS Analysis
• SAP integrations to treasury, procurement, joint venture, capital leases, group reporting
• Exposure to procure-to-pay processes
• Group reporting for currency translations, inter-company eliminations and consolidation

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. This includes the creation of user documentation, technical specifications, and test scripts.

• Well-developed analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Tertiary qualification in Commerce/Finance with CA or CPA qualification is required.
• SAP Finance certification is an advantage.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

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