SAP Finance Systems Manager

About Lightsource bp

Lightsource bp is a global leader in the development and management of solar energy projects. We are a 50:50 joint venture with bp with a mission to help drive the world’s transition to low carbon energy. With solar set to increase tenfold in the next 20 years, we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth. By joining the Lightsource bp team, you will ‘be the change’ on the world’s energy transition to a more sustainable future.

We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit as we continue to push the boundaries of an ever-changing energy landscape. By choosing a career with us, you can expect a challenging and fulfilling role surrounded by people who are passionate and have brilliant ideas about sustainable technology, innovation and making the world a better place.

What You’ll do (the role)

Summary

Lightsource bp is in a period of significant growth and has just delivered a strategic optimisation project to refresh the systems we use in our core business functions. At the heart of this modernisation is the delivery of a new SAP S/4HANA PCE system that has created a new digital core for our business operations within Lightsource bp. This builds on top of the recent delivery of the SAP Success Factors HR system.

The SAP Finance System Manager within IT will be responsible for managing and leading a new team of SAP specialists inhouse and within a Managed Service Provider. In this role you will be responsible and accountable to lead the team across all duties including business support, system analysis, training and implementation of new developments. As part of this role, there will be a need to be able to operate in a hands on and strategic capacity.

Key responsibilities

• Have oversight and management responsibility for all SAP & Finance technology components and resources required to manage & deliver the Finance activities. This is largely built on SAP S/4 HANA PCE and is resourced by Internal and External specialists
• Manage and enhance SAP & Finance technology with a customer centric mindset to ensure that it supports the business, legislative and operational requirements of the business stakeholders.
• Establish internal processes and procedures to ensure that the Finance systems operate with high levels of accuracy, availability, and security.
• Ensure all regular monitoring, maintenance and housekeeping activities are defined, planned and executed including month-end and year-end system scheduling and reconciliation of data.
• Provide ongoing user support and training for Finance on all systems resolving complex and non-complex issues.
• Support core accounting activities in Finance by performing adhoc data/system analysis and monitoring transaction feeds/connections to and from internal and external systems.
• Operate as the main point of IT contact for Finance Systems including security
• Act as a super user for all system functionality
• Support projects by identifying and responding to business initiatives that impact the Finance systems and building strong collaborative relationships with project stakeholders.
• Engage with Finance and other stakeholders through the entire project lifecycle when delivering new system functionality.
• Manage system testing and implementation of new developments.
• Initiate, review and implement improvements for financial processes.
• Identify and co-ordinate technical training for staff including supporting and succession planning.
• Addressing audit requests and queries which require IT input.

Who we’re looking for

Experience & Knowledge

• Experienced in development and operation of SAP Finance systems.
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified with experience in similar environment.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, practices and controls.
• Technical understanding and commercial rationale of ERP system constructs and functionality e.g. Control Accounts, Document Types, User Groups, etc.
• Strong leadership ability with proven experience of leading and developing a team.

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

Personal qualities

• Ability to manage competing priorities and apply Project Management discipline to structuring and planning work.
• Ability to troubleshoot & analyse issues, summarise, communicate, and coordinate & manage the remediation actions.
• Confident whilst working in an agile, demanding and changing environment inclusive of ongoing workload prioritisation.
• Excellent presentation skills to enable impactful articulation of complicated topics.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and highly numerate.
• Proven record of delivering change which leverages automation and control.
• Ability to work unsupervised and use initiative.
• Ability to manage strict deadlines.
• Strong technical background and project management skills.
• Ability to influence key business decisions.
• Self-motivated, highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Passion for driving compliance, customer satisfaction and improvement through leadership.
• Ability to interpret financial data and convert findings to recommendations and actions.
• Ability to plan and prepare to maximise time and productivity.
• Ability to deliver reliably and at pace.
• Takes incredible ownership and pride in their work.

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow; a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible

Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.

Be recognized

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired

Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes or supporting our solar honey project.

Our Core Values

Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

What we offer

• Attractive Base Salary
• 20% OT Annual Bonus
• Long Term Incentive Plan consisting on a retention reward structure.
• Private Medical Insurance
• Healthy Minds Programme
• Company contribution to a Group Personal Pension (GPP).
• Remote working with flexible working arrangement
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by 1 day for every year of employment to a maximum of 28 days

And... An exciting, and a busy pipeline of projects, in a growth environment that will contribute to your professional development.

https://www.lightsourcebp.com/careers/