31 Jul
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Lipton
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Karnataka
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Lipton is market led and centrally supported by a lean global team that drives strategic direction, expertise, and cross-market synergy. At Lipton, we put consumer love at the heart of every decision. We celebrate diverse thinkers who take personal ownership to connect ideas and make impactful things happen; people who share our values around humanity and courage and give their commitment to nurturing the wellbeing of all.
In return, we offer a working culture that gives our people freedom and flexibility, and where they can grow both personally and professionally to master their field.
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Role: Finance IT Manager – CCM and E-Invoicing
Work Location: Bangalore, India
Job Type: Permanent
Function: IT
Scope: Global
About the role
We are looking for an IT manager who can provide IT business partnering for our OTC business team and Tax stakeholders. You will be responsible for managing the IT solutions and services related to SAP Finance topics such as SAP SD,
E-Invoicing and SAP CCM sub-module who has good experience is SD-FI integration to manage end to end process until cash clearing. The candidate should have expertise in the areas of Accounts Receivable, Intercompany Accounting, Trade Promotion Management, Settlement Management and Condition Contract Management.
You will also be responsible for vendor management and stakeholder management, ensuring the alignment of IT and business objectives and the delivery of high-quality IT products and services.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall architecture in SAP related to accounts receivable, trade promotion management, settlement management, sales rebate management and e-invoicing.
- Gather business requirements for solution developments and ensure the delivery of subsequent changes within the above function.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key business stakeholders and manage the vendor implementation partners for end-to-end delivery within respective areas.
- Ensure smooth integration and functionality among Settlement Management and Condition contract management, E-Invoicing, SD-FI integration along with good understanding of other modules like MM and FI
- Support the delivery, operation, and regular upgrade of finance solutions, including SAP S/4HANA Finance, ensuring it remains aligned to the current and future business needs.
- Effectively communicate changes, upgrades, and enhancements to stakeholders, ensuring smooth transitions and user adoption.
- Ensure that the IT development and application management services are delivered in accordance with all contractual SLAs and business expectations.
- Support regular IT performance management meetings with key business stakeholders to drive performance improvements within the IT team and software vendors.
- Possess a strong solution architecture orientation, ensuring optimized and future-ready implementations aligned with industry best practices, while proactively identifying innovative capabilities and technologies to drive business value and user satisfaction.
- Exposure to AI/Automation and SAP certifications are desirable and will be considered an advantage.
What are we looking for?
Skills & Experiences
- Minimum 7 years of experience in designing and configuring finance processes and settlement management processes with a background in SAP consulting and at least 2 end-to-end SAP implementations.
- Strong knowledge and experience in SAP S/4HANA topics, such as Accounts Receivable, Financial Closing Cockpit along with SAP Settlement Management and Condition contract management
- Understanding of accrual management, postings, G/L mappings and settlement functions within the CCM purview
- Valuable understanding of the functional integration aspects with other SAP modules like FI and MM.
- Experience on managing E-invoicing projects for countries.
- Excellent vendor management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and build trust.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve IT issues.
- Team player, with the ability to work collaboratively and constructively with others.
Key Interfaces & Stakeholders
- Role reports to the Head of IT - Finance
- Engagement with SAP and other software vendors as and when required.
- Engagement with Customer Operations/Finance (Tax) process leads and super users.
- Engagement with IT delivery and support partners.
📌 Finance IT Manager - CCM and E-Invoicing (Karnataka)
🏢 Lipton
📍 Karnataka