Syngenta - Business Consultant

Company Description

About Syngenta:

Syngenta is one of the world's leading agriculture innovation company (Part of 33.4 billion USD Syngenta Group) dedicated to improving global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 57,000 people in over 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com

Job Description:

Role Purpose:

- End to end involvement from design to deploy: Design and deliver sustainable solutions for small and large business requirements in line with Syngenta Process GSM's and IT/SAP standards while closely working with the Application Support Team, Project Team, Business, Digital Finance team, IS team, External technology partners and Finance Leadership

- Multi-Functional Role: Provides an opportunity to design, drive and roll out solutions from Requirement Gathering to Hypercare cutting across Solution Architecture, Project Management, Change Management and Project Delivery functions.

Accountabilities:

- Provide Steady State support in Small Change delivery

- Holding meetings / drive fit-gap sessions with Business and other stakeholders, researching processes, collecting data & business requirements, analyzing information and performing related tasks

- Preparation of Business Requirement Specification (BRS) documentation

- Manage stakeholders across the Syngenta eco-system including Business users, IS organization, Business Architecture and cross tower organizations

- Closely work with Syngenta System Implementation partners to ensure successful change delivery

- Design and review the solution in collaboration with the Steady State Support/ Project team

- Manage the cross functional integration points with Production & Supply, Sales & Distribution , MDM and Data & Information teams

- Review and approve various deliverables such as Solution Design Document, Functional Requirement Specifications and Testing plan (FRS, Test Scripts, IST)

- Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Training for the business users

- Track and resolve the Hyper-care issues

- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the different phases of the project for successful deployment of the solution

- Opportunity to work on new age technologies including Robotics, Analytics and other software platforms and applications.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities;

- Should have SAP Finance, Controlling and Procurement implementation experience with working knowledge of integrating these modules with other modules of SAP

- Experienced individual in taking lead and initiatives in different Automation projects.

- Experience in writing Functional Specifications for ABAP objects (Reports, Interfaces, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows).

Qualifications:

Total experience of 9 to 12 years in Finance and Procurement processes including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Internal & External reporting, Treasury, Costing, FP& A, Asset Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting

- CA/ MBA Finance

- Working knowledge of Finance and Procurement processes including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Internal & External reporting, Treasury, Costing, FP&A, Asset Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting, and Materials Management & Procurement.

- Strong knowledge of end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle.

Leadership Capabilities:

- Ability to influence stakeholders both internal as well as external

- Ability to do impact assessmement for the change for an end to end process

- Helps process owners understand opportunities for Process Improvements

- Good Inter Personal Skills: Ability to partner with internal & external stakeholders

- Ability to work virtually and across cultural boundaries.

- Independently support Projects for Finance, Procurement and IT

Additional information:

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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