Harman International Looking for Sr. Solution Architect- SAP BW4 HANA Finance at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

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Position Summary:
This position is for an experienced BW/HANA analyst/developer, with a long-term interest in development/design and Implementation of BW solutions.This role will apply functional and technical integration knowledge of SAP ERP tools, BW4HANA data staging. The analyst/developer will work with clients defining leading practices within the financial consolidations process.The analyst/developer will perform hands-on BW design and configuration (Cubes, process chains, planning sequences, etc.). Successful candidate will participate as a member of development team and perform basic analysis of functional requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for the integration of SAP to BW to BPC

Design, develop and Support the SAP BW solutions following the SAP best practices.

Ability to understand business process and convert it to Functional and Technical design for BW implementation

Work with the Business adhere to best business practices within the financial consolidations process

Perform system support and analysis and design for SAP and other IT solutions to support Data Extraction and Reporting processes

Provide design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy

Elicit business requirements, including retention, granularity and related factors by consulting with business partners and enterprise leadership

Recommend/implement SOX change control process changes as necessary

Work on assigned tickets (incidents and service requests) for Harman BI Finance systems.

Proactively monitor the systems ensure availability of data.

Suggests options and recommendation solutions to key business users.

Development of training material, configuration and process documentations and organization of training courses

Preparing system documentation.

Work to ensure high resilience and performance tuning.

Provide Level 3 support of Business Intelligence applications.

Collaborate with other teams responsible for related functional areas (Record to Report – SAP FICO) and technical teams (Basis, Security, Development, Integration)Work with vendor project teams on implementation projects.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computers, Information Technology, or related field

Minimum 5 global rollouts experience in SAP BW Finance solutions.

7+ years within a global, multicultural, multi-location organization.

Understand the planning, Financial Consolidation and Reporting Process

Hands-on experience in SAP BPC 10.1 or 11.1, BW/4HANA, AO (Analysis for Office)

Designing and implementing SAP BW4HANA, and HANA Analytics solutions

Understand BPC security, BW security and HANA security is a must.

SAP BW competency in data modeling, financial content, SAP extractors, extraction, transformation, loading, reports queries using Bex and HANA queries

Remodeling of aDSO objects to take advantage of DTO – Data Tiering Optimization (WARM Store NSE for historical data)

Knowledgeable and experience with other modules such as FI, CO & Planning, along with the corresponding business processes and related project implementation

End to end development experience in SAP BW4HANA Modelling using ADSOs, Composite Providers, Open ODS views, Transformations, Analysis for Office queries, HANA Calc views

Must be knowledgeable in agile software development lifecycles/methodologies

Knowledge in reporting tools like Qliksense

SAP BW Interface configuration with 3rd party tools

Good analytical, organizational and problem solving skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and manage multiple projects.

A global perspective with the ability to understand and work effectively in a culturally diverse organization.

Proven ability to manage key stakeholder interests, simultaneously managing conflicting priorities and business interests.

Excellent communication skills, strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Demonstrated experience managing customer-facing, strategic projects as well as Application Development projects.

Experience with outsourcing, contracts, and in managing virtual teams.

Leadership: Demonstrate character, clarity, courage and commitment to high-performance

Build environment of trust, high performance and engagement by establishing clear goals and a commitment to feedback, development and recognition

Change Orientation: Champion a better, faster and simpler way of doing things

Apply original thinking and continuous improvement to processes, products, systems or services and manage change to better serve customer needs

Collaboration: Connect, engage and communicate with others

Encourage open expression of ideas; communicate effectively at all levels and build strong relationships

Judgment: Make sound decisions

Demonstrate critical thinking to take appropriate risk and make sound and timely decisions

Results-Driven: Deliver extraordinary results

Take initiative to achieve superior, quality results against internal or external standards of excellence

Eligibility Requirements:
Willingness to travel if needed for short term for projects.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Other:
Ability to influence and drive change.

Possess skills in cross-cultural awareness, influence, communication, and problem solving.

Acting proactive and independent in a global organization.

About HARMAN International

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (NYSE:HAR) designs, manufactures and markets premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson ® and Revel®, the Company is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 17,600 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $5.9 billion during the last 12 months ended December 31, 2014. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN! (www.harman.com)

HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or Protected Veterans status. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. (www.harman.com)