SAP FICO Team Lead

The Clarks SAP FICO Team will be expected to liaise with the internal business teams, advisory partners and external implementation partners, to facilitate the continuous improvement and support of FI/CO. The core of the role is managing the sub-team of 4 external FICO consultants to lead the project-based changes and resolve the day-to-day incidents. The successful candidate will gain experience in a broad range of the state-of-the-art e-commerce & retail solution integrating with SAP, as well as the proven business models of a brand owner in a global organization.

What You'll Be Doing

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Coach, mentor, and manage a team of external FICO analysts overseeing their workload and development plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end processes, integrating FICO with other SAP modules (SD, MM, SAP CAR).
• Ensure business stakeholders are aligned and on board with expected outcomes.
• Lead the IT design and quality management for SAP FICO, ensuring appropriate involvement from peers in other SAP modules and application teams.
• Partner with divisional and regional business process owners on system requirements, processes, and systems.

Project Delivery & Management

• Drive SAP-related projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Apply project methodology and governance processes to change control, system development life cycle, and regression testing.
• Assess and interpret business requirements, advising on solutions.
• Ensure all work completed by the FICO team is secure, stable, and scalable.
• Transform business requirements into technical and functional specifications.
• Conduct workshops to lock in requirements and prepare blueprints and solution documents.
• Write functional specifications and ensure excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Lead and manage projects/accounts, working effectively within a team environment
• Manage requirements scope and disposition through process compliance, gap analysis, integration testing, and user acceptance methodology.
• Provide knowledge and input on the system implications of business process changes.

Application Management

• Support business-as-usual activities and manage incident escalation processes.
• Provide technical expertise, identifying potential risks and associated mitigations.
• Demonstrate knowledge in cross-module functionality and processes.
• Maintain in-depth functional and business process knowledge of target applications.
• Identify consolidated, worldwide target processes and support end-to-end processes with an intermediate-level understanding of system touch points.
• Work with the global governance team to ensure proposed solutions align with global standards.
• Participate in business process improvement committees as needed.
• Cultivate innovation and demonstrate strong analytical skills to evaluate information from multiple sources.
• Provide end-user support and training as required on all applicable systems

What You'll Bring

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• 7 years of experience in SAP FICO consulting, with at least 2 years in a team lead or management role.
• Proven experience in the retail and wholesale industry.
• In-depth knowledge of classic GL, CoPa, substitution rules, fixed assets, and internal orders.
• Ability to explain complex system issues and decision points using common business language.
• Experience working in small elite team to manage external services suppliers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage third parties and suppliers.
• Some level of accounting knowledge, any certification will be a plus
• Some level of project management skills to meet deliverables timely and efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information from multiple sources.

About Clarks

Clarks, based in Somerset, England, has been at the forefront of innovative shoemaking since its foundation in 1825 when brothers James and Cyrus Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts. Sparking revolutions and defining generations, Clarks’ archive of over 22,000 pairs includes the inimitable Desert Boot and Wallabee – and a ground-breaking combination of invention and craftsmanship remains at the heart of what the brand does now. Cutting-edge collaborations with cultural icons and KOLs, taking strides in social change, reimagining legendary silhouettes, and making shoes that move with the world ahead – Clarks is never standing still.

The Clarks SAP FICO Team will be expected to liaise with the internal business teams, advisory partners and external implementation partners, to facilitate the continuous improvement and support of FI/CO. The core of the role is managing the sub-team of 4 external FICO consultants to lead the project-based changes and resolve the day-to-day incidents. The successful candidate will gain experience in a broad range of the state-of-the-art e-commerce & retail solution integrating with SAP, as well as the proven business models of a brand owner in a global organization.

What You'll Be Doing

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Coach, mentor, and manage a team of external FICO analysts overseeing their workload and development plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end processes, integrating FICO with other SAP modules (SD, MM, SAP CAR).
• Ensure business stakeholders are aligned and on board with expected outcomes.
• Lead the IT design and quality management for SAP FICO, ensuring appropriate involvement from peers in other SAP modules and application teams.
• Partner with divisional and regional business process owners on system requirements, processes, and systems.

Project Delivery & Management

• Drive SAP-related projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Apply project methodology and governance processes to change control, system development life cycle, and regression testing.
• Assess and interpret business requirements, advising on solutions.
• Ensure all work completed by the FICO team is secure, stable, and scalable.
• Transform business requirements into technical and functional specifications.
• Conduct workshops to lock in requirements and prepare blueprints and solution documents.
• Write functional specifications and ensure excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Lead and manage projects/accounts, working effectively within a team environment
• Manage requirements scope and disposition through process compliance, gap analysis, integration testing, and user acceptance methodology.
• Provide knowledge and input on the system implications of business process changes.

Application Management

• Support business-as-usual activities and manage incident escalation processes.
• Provide technical expertise, identifying potential risks and associated mitigations.
• Demonstrate knowledge in cross-module functionality and processes.
• Maintain in-depth functional and business process knowledge of target applications.
• Identify consolidated, worldwide target processes and support end-to-end processes with an intermediate-level understanding of system touch points.
• Work with the global governance team to ensure proposed solutions align with global standards.
• Participate in business process improvement committees as needed.
• Cultivate innovation and demonstrate strong analytical skills to evaluate information from multiple sources.
• Provide end-user support and training as required on all applicable systems

What You'll Bring

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• 7 years of experience in SAP FICO consulting, with at least 2 years in a team lead or management role.
• Proven experience in the retail and wholesale industry.
• In-depth knowledge of classic GL, CoPa, substitution rules, fixed assets, and internal orders.
• Ability to explain complex system issues and decision points using common business language.
• Experience working in small elite team to manage external services suppliers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage third parties and suppliers.
• Some level of accounting knowledge, any certification will be a plus
• Some level of project management skills to meet deliverables timely and efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information from multiple sources.

About Clarks

Clarks, based in Somerset, England, has been at the forefront of innovative shoemaking since its foundation in 1825 when brothers James and Cyrus Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts. Sparking revolutions and defining generations, Clarks’ archive of over 22,000 pairs includes the inimitable Desert Boot and Wallabee – and a ground-breaking combination of invention and craftsmanship remains at the heart of what the brand does now. Cutting-edge collaborations with cultural icons and KOLs, taking strides in social change, reimagining legendary silhouettes, and making shoes that move with the world ahead – Clarks is never standing still.