Consultant Finance (Senior)

Projektname /project name

Group reporting improvement project (GRIP) 

Projektbeschreibung /project description

The service is requested as part of GRIP, which is a project to improve the end2end external group reporting process

Leistungsbeschreibung / task description (Senior Manager Consolidation)

The scope of services includes the following tasks, which are independently performed by the external contractor:

• Leading the activities in SEM-BCS which are necessary to setup a new version, including the revision of all already setup tasks/ methods in SEM-BCS and the implementation of an automated currency translation and consolidation of investments
• Leading workshops with Henkel SEM-BCS key users and preparing concepts for the setup of the new version, the automation of complex transactions (currency translation, consolidation of investments), reduction of complexity (sign logic etc.) and harmonization of master data (accounts, etc) in SEM-BCS in accordance with IFRS
• Recording of business requirements with Finance Key users to gain the necessary insights about Henkel specific requirements
• Professional consulting on business requirements to identify optimization potential
• Set up a new technical first consolidation in SEM-BCS, including Spot consulting and error resolution during the reproduction of group financial closings
• Development of training documentation, which will be validates and approved by Henkel, based on SEM-BCS concepts and training of the group consolidation department, with focus on currency translation and consolidation of investments 
• Coordination and allocation of project members and internal departments that are involved in this project
• Spot consulting during the first closing cycle of the new system; error resolution and development of solutions

The goal of the service provision of this contractor is to technically setup the SAP BW reporting for SEM-BCS (TOPAS) system for 2020 closing.

Expected Number of Days Worked 85