Job idr-*date posted02/06/2025locationguadalajara, mexico (hybrid – expectation of working in the office 3 days a week)positionsap fico consultantabout the astrazenecaastrazeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases.
we are proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and teamwork, where employees are empowered to express different perspectives and feel valued, energized, and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.about the teamwe serve our colleagues by providing support to anyone in astrazeneca who is willing to innovate and explore new solutions.
we partner with it colleagues in business facing groups (btgs) and across all of az it to deliver their needs.
our teams are located in global technology centres in chennai and guadalajara, plus across europe and america, working closely where needed.about the rolethe sap fico consultant will be accountable for:resolving any sap issues reported by the business users and delivering all enhancements as required by business users.completing all tasks assigned by team lead and project manager, reviewing solutions designed by the team members and proposing improvements.working proactively with business users to identify and resolve recurring issues.requirementsessentialin-depth functional understanding for their respective work stream and expert knowledge in configuration and maintenance of sap systems.good understanding of business processes in the life sciences / pharmaceutical domain.at least 2 years of proven experience as functional fico consultant participating in incident and change management.experience performing sap fi configuration is a must.experience on core fi processes (general ledger, ar, taxes, banks) and particularly ap including invoice verification processes and host-to-host bank transactions (payments, electronic bank statement).
good understanding of co core modules, mainly integration within fi in cost center accounting and internal orders.good understanding of integration with other modules for commercial and logistics scenarios.exposure in highly customized sap environments and working on interfaces with non‐sap systems.very good understanding of integration of sap modules in end‐to‐end business processes.ability to work in large and complementary teams.exposure to run sap (solution manager) methodologies.good understanding of gxp and sox requirements; should have working experience in a validated environment.should be aware of release governance processes and have experience in working on any incident management tool.experience with various estimation techniques.good communication and social skills.well versed in english and spanish; good spoken and writtenskills.proactive approach to problem solving.experience working in a globally distributed team.desirablecontrolling submodules such as product costing / profitability analysis.hands‐on experience in other functional sap core modules (fi, mm, pp).
participation in full sap implementations.sap certifications.abap (debugging).
specific country localizations (e.g., electronic invoicing, taxbra).
certified scrum master (csm) certification required; additional agile certifications (e.g., pmi‐acp, safe) preferred.additional informationstrong english communication skills required.positions are open to mexican citizens and official residents of mexico.why astrazeneca?
at astrazeneca, we seize opportunities for change and make them happen, delivering life‐changing medicines with entrepreneurial spirit.
join us in building a new kind of organization, pioneering cutting‐edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together.
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