Job TitleSAP Finance ConsultantResponsible toHead of Business SolutionsLocationCompass Group UK & Ireland - BirminghamDepartmentUK & Ireland Digital and Technology About Compass Group Plc Compass Group Plc (Compass) is a £20 billion turnover, global organisation and the world’s leading provider of food and support services. With operations across seven key business areas (Foodservice; Support Services; Business & Industry; Healthcare & Seniors; Education; Sports & Leisure; and Defence, Offshore & Remote), Compass serves customers in offices and factories; schools and universities; hospitals and senior living communities; major sports and cultural venues; and remote mining camps and offshore platforms. Founded in 1941 as Factory Canteens Ltd, today Compass is a constituent of the FTSE100, employs more than 600,000 people in 50 countries worldwide, serving over 4 billion meals a year across more than 50,000 client locations. There are a wide variety of services, from on-site restaurants and cafeterias to providing vending machines and hospitality. An increasing number of clients also now utilise Compass’s building operations, maintenance, office management and cleaning services. Group strategy is clear and well defined. Focus on food Incremental approach to support services Prioritise organic growth Bolt-on acquisitions Best-in-class execution Food is the focus and core competence. Compass are committed to providing the best quality and value to their clients with best-in-class execution. The business focuses on innovation in their core food business to bring more variety and excitement to our offer as well as to improve their operations. They take a pragmatic and incremental approach to support services, with strategies developed on a country by country basis. Compass Group UK & Ireland We are the UK&I No.1 Catering services provider, a £2 billion revenue business, employing 60,000 talented people. We do it all. Tasty, healthy food that brings people together and makes them smile, and hospitality, building maintenance, cleaning and procurement services that make everyone’s day just that little bit brighter. We work behind the scenes at sports and leisure events, far flung oilrigs and military bases, and in the heart of schools, hospitals, care homes, client offices and boardrooms – some 15,000 locations across the UK and Ireland. maintenance, cleaning and military bases, and in the Vision and Values: Compass’s Vision is to be a world-class provider of contract foodservice and support service, renowned for great people, great service, and great results. How they achieve this is outlined in their Mission: “Everyone in Compass is committed to consistently delivering superior service in the most efficient way, for the shared benefit of our customers, shareholders and employees.” The behaviours of Compass employees are guided by the collective Values of the Group:Openness, Trust and Integrity – setting the highest ethical and professional standards at all times, with all relationships being based on honesty, respect, fairness and a commitment to open dialogue and transparency;Passion for Quality – being passionate about delivering superior food and service and take pride in achieving this. Compass look to replicate success, learn from mistakes and develop the ideas, innovation and practices that will help them improve and lead the market;Win Through Teamwork – encouraging individual ownership, whilst working as a team. Compass value the expertise, individuality and contribution of all colleagues, working in support of each other and readily sharing good practice, in pursuit of shared goals;Responsibility – taking responsibility for their actions, individually and as a Group. Every day, making a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of customers, the communities they work in and the world in which we all live;Can-do Safely – taking a positive and commercially aware “can-do” approach to the opportunities and challenges they face Guiding Principles Utilising these values, the Guiding Principles set out what guide’s the Group’s decision making: Safety, Health and Environment First – never to compromise on the health and safety of their customers and people, and to manage responsibly the impact the business has on the environment;Delivering for Clients and Consumers – to earn the continued loyalty of customers by consistently demonstrating why Compass is the first choice for quality, service, value and innovation;Developing People and Valuing Diversity – to recognise the diversity and contribution of their people. Compass creates a work environment that is challenging and provides the opportunities and support for everyone to develop, learn and succeed;Profitable Growth – to deliver shareholder value through disciplined, sustainable growth, underpinned by strong governance, which contributes to and leverages the benefits of Compass’s global scale;Constant Focus on Performance and Efficiency – to deliver the highest quality and performance, whilst relentlessly driving to be the lowest cost, most efficient provider Role PurposeThe Business Solutions team are responsible for design, build and system test across a suite of enterprise applications to shape solutions that can support our business and add value to the services we provide. The SAP Finance Consultant will work with other Digital and Technology (D&T) teams and with the support of strategic partners has responsibility for providing the design, development and implementation of strategic Finance solutions across the Compass UK & Ireland business sectors predominantly in the SAP space.Compass UK & Ireland are embarking on a journey to migrate their ECC6 system a new strategic SAP S/4 HANA system and the SAP Finance Consultant will take a leading role in this project.Key Responsibilities:To work with our Business Partnering and Architecture teams to manage the demand pipeline and capital investments determining business readiness, rationale, priorities and ROITo undertake technical impact assessments, analysis work, design, technical specification, configuration and unit testing within the Finance and Controlling functional areasTo work with our external development partners to deliver new Finance functionality. This will include core Finance processes, bank processing, inbound / outbound data integration between SAP ECC6 and other SAAS based applications.To provide SAP Finance technical capabilities to our Product Support teamWork collaboratively with other D&T project teams to deliver quality solutionsTo provide SAP technical expertise to projects migrating legacy finance systems to SAPDevelop product roadmaps and services to support decommissions, enhancements and any rationalisation that deliver UK&I or sector wide value Person SpecificationCompass looking for an experienced SAP Finance professional with a minimum of 5 years SAP experience. You’ll have excellent time management and prioritisation skills as there is a high volume of work requests. You’ll engage with a variety of stakeholders and be involved in ongoing process improvements, so the ability to adapt to change is important. Must be able to demonstrate strong ‘subject matter expertise’ & a maturity in approach when engaging with and supporting the D&T Leadership team & the wider business in general.The job holder must have excellent communication, listening and negotiation skills in order to articulate ideas and thoughts clearly through various means, including written and oral communications with all levels of the organisation. Possess excellent organisational & analytical skills with an ability to work independently.A ‘can do\' attitude with a proven ability to work at pace and drive change in an organisation.Ability to work on their own, to meet project timelines and drive out resolutions to problems.Demonstrate good problem-solving abilities with the necessary urgency and responsiveness to incidents, problems and their resolutionAn organised working practice with a mature and calm approach to all user situationsAbility to write clear procedures including technical and user documentation Essential SkillsA sound knowledge of Finance business processesExtensive experience in SAP Finance and Controlling configuration in ECC6 and or S/4 HANA5 years SAP FICO experience across 2 or more project life cyclesCore SAP Finance skills across but not limited to AP, AR, GL, AA;SD, MM, HR integration skills;SAP Finance certification Desirable SkillsKnowledge of SAP S/4 HANA;Knowledge of MM and SD modulesExperience of building interfaces to/from SAP and understanding of BAPI’s, function modules and iDocs
