Al-Futtaim Group

Job Requisition ID: 159360 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

Solution Experts are responsible for providing direction and guidance to support and deliver business solutions in their domain expertise aligned with IT strategy.

It is also expected from solution experts to collaborate with other stakeholders to find the right fit and build consensus to support business case and benefits realisation.

The SAP Treasury Specialist is responsible for leading the implementation of treasury and treasury related systems across relevant Al Futtaim entities. The role will work closely with AFG Treasury and Finance professionals in implementing SAP Treasury and risk management solutions to satisfy their requirements

What you will do

• Lead in designing, specifying and selecting information system solutions, considering functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure and performance.
• Drive adoption of standard solutions across companies and geographies and minimise bespoke developments.
• Understand and support software architecture design.
• Ensure compliance with IT Policies, Security Standards and strengthen internal controls
• Participate in RFI & RFP processes for sourcing software services and solutions for the business.
• Build a lean, skilled and fully engaged team; working with them to plan and prioritise their workloads.
• Motivate team members to maintain excellence in service delivery and have opportunities for professional development.
• To liaise with relevant managers and stakeholders in IT to ensure full collaboration and understanding on critical topics and avoid any escalations. 
• Contribute to the improvement of the solution demand & delivery practices, procedures, methodologies and tools through identification of and participation in improvement initiatives.

Required Skills to be successful

• Experience in end-to-end implementations of SAP S/4HANA 2022 Treasury Solution and integrate the same with SAP Finance ECC & S/4HANA System.
• The candidate should have expert functional and configuration knowledge in Risk Management (TRM), In-House Cash (IHC), Bank Communication Management (BCM) and Cash Management (CM)
• In-depth working knowledge in green field implementation, Roll-outs, Upgrades, Data Migration. 
• Understand the business requirements and translate it into functional and technical specifications
• Experience in designing and deploying Transaction Manager (incl. Money Market, Facilities and Loans, FX, Derivatives, Trade Finance -Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees), Risk Analyser (Credit Risk Analyser and Market Risk Analyser), Exposure Management and Hedge Management
• Experience in designing and deploying Cash Pooling and Netting Solution and Central Payment Factory
• Experience in designing and deploying solutions for various payments.
• Experience in designing and deploying reporting solution in Treasury function.
• Strong business process knowledge in Treasury function where the functional organisation is divided into Front-Office, Middle-Office and Back Office
• Experience in conducting Super User and End User Trainings

What equips you for the role

• College or University degree in Finance/Accounting/IT or a related discipline
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in the design, configuration, testing, debugging, delivery and support of SAP Treasury and Risk management processes, and full SAP project life cycles of significant size, scope and complexity.

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