SAP FICO Team Leader

Job Description:
Responsibilities - your mission
The jobholder will be responsible for managing the SAP FI / CO Accounting Systems Team, which is part of Airbus GBS Tech Hub.
Operational Responsibilities
On the S/4 HANA SAP solutions covering General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Tax, Cost accounting, the jobholder will have the responsibility to support Airbus worldwide accounting users network, for 80+ legal entities of the Airbus Commercial and Helicopters divisions.
The main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Incident support:
  
• Collect incidents through ticketing system
  
• Analyze incidents according to priority
  
• Propose and apply a solution to fix.
  
• In case needed, connect to Headquarter expert teams or development teams for solution
  

Functional Support requests (how to do ... functional questions....):

• Collect functional support requests through ticketing system
  
• Analyze and prioritize according to level of urgency
  
• Answer to the request
  

Small system evolution requests (SAP FI/CO customizing adaptations):

• Collect small systems evolution requests
  
• Analyze the requests and design the solution
  
• Customize, test and deliver the solution
  

For these tasks, the jobholder will:

• Prioritize the topics in connection with SAP FI/CO product responsible in Headquarter
  
• Validate the solutions with SAP FI/CO product responsible in Headquarter when needed
  
• Update relevant SAP FICO product documentation (customizing dossier,....)
  
• More generally, the jobholder is responsible for the quality of the whole support process and proposes permanent improvements in process or ticketing tools.
  

Team Management responsibilities
It is also part of the mission supporting the Airbus GBS team on HR and office topics, aligned with the different Functional Managers expectations and Airbus GBS strategy. The jobholder will be required to provide guidance to the team members ensuring they have the right tools, system access, provide services with high quality, have a balanced workload and respect Airbus values.
The key responsibilities are:

• Management different dimensions of the team (performance assessment, compensation, competencies assessment, development, training and career path design) in alignment with GBS Manager.
  
• Active contribution to the team strategy.
  
• Be able to identify, propose and implement solutions for improvement in each domain that is part of the team.
  
• Ensure strict compliance with GBS and HR policies and procedures.
  
• Support the AGBS recruitment and onboarding newcomers.
  
• Share and cascade central information to the local team.
  
• Manage and balance the team workload
  
• Update relevant SAP FICO documentation (e.g. SOPs,....)
  
• Ensure team deliverables quality
  
• Be able to identify, propose and implement solutions for improvement.
  
• Create a wellbeing working atmosphere and act in respect with Airbus values.
  
• Support the CoP transition and implement regular reporting to the Functional Managers (clients)
  
• Acting as a primary Technical referee for local team and to be the focal point for the Functional Managers
  

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have

• A Bachelor or Master degree related to IT, Finance, Business Administration.
  
• At least 5 years experience in a corporate environment and in a leadership position.
  
• Experience in SAP R/3 or SAP S/4 HANA.
  
• Good understanding of Business Processes in the Finance area (R2A, P2P, O2C...)
  
• Awareness and sensitivity to other cultures and ability to effectively work with colleagues in other countries and regions. This ideally includes international and multicultural working and living experience.
  
• Positive, energetic, assertive, collaborative, resilient and solution-oriented attitude.
  
• Robust analytical, critical thinking capabilities and effective decision making skills
  
• Self-motivated problem solver and quick learner
  
• Strong capabilities in innovation and identification of areas of improvement.
  
• Ability to support an innovation opportunity lifecycle phase.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, verbally or written, with different levels of management in the organization.
  
• Customer oriented and team spirit
  
• Flexibility and capacity to work effectively in a dynamic and changing environment
  
• Leadership skills to motivate, coach and develop team members with different backgrounds.
  
• Good negotiation skills with ability to convince and motivate colleagues and stakeholders according to the AGBS strategy, vision and mission.
  
• Language Skills: Negotiation level in English
  

Benefits - what’s in it for you

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.
  
• A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.
  
• A modern office at Parque das Nacoes, well connected to public transportation.
  
• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.
  
• An intense and exciting onboarding experience.
  

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Portugal SA
Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional
Job Family:
Financial Expertise
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