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Job Title: Lead Consultant - SAP FICOCareer Level - EIntroduction to role:Join us as a Lead Consultant for SAP FICO in our IT department at AstraZeneca, a world-leading Pharmaceutical company operating in over 100 countries. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a functional team for a large SAP support and maintenance project, spanning several SAP landscapes across continents. The key reason to join us? You\'ll work inclusively in a diverse team to drive change, crossing international boundaries and developing a leading ecosystem."Accountabilities:As a Lead Consultant, you will be responsible for resolving any SAP issues reported by the business users and delivering all change and enhancements as required. You will complete all tasks assigned by the team lead and project manager, interact with business users for requirement gathering, and provide timely updates on progress made. Your broad functional knowledge in your domain and good technical knowledge in the FI and CO modules will be crucial in this role."Essential Skills/Experience:7-10 years of relevant SAP functional experience in the IT industry.In-depth functional understanding of their respective work stream.Good understanding of business processes in the life sciences / pharmaceutical domain.Ability to understand business requirements from business users, prepare functional specifications, perform configuration changes, assist technical teams (e.g. ABAP) in their work, perform system and integration testing.Exposure is essential to highly customized SAP environments and working on interfaces with Non-SAP systems.Very good 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 diverse teams.Exposure to Run SAP (Solution Manager) methodologies.Experience of various Estimation Techniques will be an added advantage.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Well versed in English. Excellent spoken and written skills.Willingness to work in shifts.Proactive approach to problem solving.Experience working in a Globally distributed team."When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That\'s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn\'t mean we\'re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.Why AstraZeneca?"At AstraZeneca, we dare to disrupt an industry and change lives. Our work has a direct impact on patients, transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. We\'re part of a global company that\'s investing in a bold digital strategy; to become a truly data-led enterprise that disrupts the entire industry. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth."Ready to make a meaningful impact? Apply now to join our team and help us develop life-changing medicines!"Date Posted 11-Jun-2024Closing Date 15-Jul-2024AstraZeneca 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.

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