For one of our clients we are looking for a Consultant SAP FCSM
 
Project name:
 

• P027953: Sparc, cloud solution in connection with SAP FSCM

 
Enhancement for CPM topics:

• • Refund Process via CPI (cloud interface via Paypal);
  • Refund Process via JP Morgan;
  • Connection finance to E-shops;
  • API interfacte for Bance Mercantil Venzuela;
  • Existing finance reports to be updated for S/4 Hana

 
BCM projects (waiting for management decision):

• SAP Bank Communication Management is a new module of SAP’s Financial Supply Chain Management component. SAP Bank Communication Management can be used to efficiently manage inbound (current day reports, prior day reports, payment file, and transaction-level acknowledgments) and outbound (AP, HR, and Treasury payments) communications with banking partners. In addition, SAP Bank Communication Management provides additional capabilities such as payment batching, approval capabilities using SAP standard workflow, digital signature, and payment status tracking. 

 
Project Description:

• Sparc -> Sales Promotions And Revenue Cloud
• Integrate a new cloud solution for the client worldwide for Promotion and Revenue Handling with Interface to SAP FSCM tool and SAP Finance.
• Template for Sales and Revenue process worldwide. Using only 1 system.
• Enhancement for CPM topics: CPM Preparation for S/4 Hana, new change requests, legal requirements  where CPM is involved.

 
BCM benefits:

• SAP integrated & multi-banks electronic bank transactions platform
• Create payment batches & send them to different house banks
• Ensure bank  continuity/flexibility
• Ability to import both file- and transaction-level acknowledgments into the SAP system
• Payment fraud prevention  
• Bank statements integration dashboard
• Increase the efficiency and automation of payment processing and payment reconciliation
• BCM is a new tool from SAP special for finance Goal of BCM project is using SAP standard workflow, digital signature, and payment status tracking.                                     

 
Overview:

• As part of the projects above, SAP ABAP development for financing purpose is needed. The development also requires Cloud and API solutions, Interfaces as well as creation of ‘old’ programs into updated versions. The client does not have employees with sufficient expertise in connection with the programming language SAP ABAP and therefore requires external expertise. The contractor has an outstanding position and provides significantly different services than the internal employees.

 
Tasks:

• Development:
  • Development of Interfaces between Sparc Cloud solution and SAP P92. These are already live in Germany and additional countries will follow as per the timelines (see below).
  • The template solution is already in place, but updated country specific changes have to be developed and implemented.
  • The SAP FSCM system needs to be updated which is being handled by an external company for Sparc. Timelines and meetings are always communicated in the sprint meetings.
• Testing:
  • Changes and developments of the templates have to be tested together with the external Sparc provider. All dates and requirements are fixed and communicated in the sprint meetings. In case of negative tests, re-work and re-testing is to be performed until changes can be implemented into the live system.
• Rollouts:
  • The Sparc project has already started, and rollouts have to be done in other countries. Special country specific requirements have to be maintained and developed on SAP P92 and Sparc, too. All dates and requirements are fixed until mid-2022 being and communicated in the sprint meetings.
• Documentation
  • Documentation of every change within SNow as client’s Change Request System on the Sparc sharepoint. All documentation is subject to approval and to validate by the client.
• Cross-financial CPM/BCM Change Requests
  • Enhancements for CPM and BCM are dealt via change requests in SNow. The external contractor will choose, process and deliver the change requests independently and can decide on their own how and when these are to be done.
  • For all implemented changes and after the project go-live, a hand-over to our Accenture maintenance group including knowledge transfer and documentation is needed. The hand-over and documentation are also subject to approval by the client. Meetings will be always planned after go-live for all participants.

 
Timelines:
 

• E-shop going live ATC -> 11/2021
• House of Schwarzkopf -> 11/2021
• Salon Lab -> 01/2022
• Authentic Beauty concept -> 04/2022
• Sparc Rollouts
• Spain, Belgium, Netherlands -> 01/2022
• USA, Canada -> 04/2022
• APAC, LATAM, CIS, France, Nordics, Australia, CEE, UK, IT -> 07/2022

 
Required skills:

• SAP modules: CPM and FSCM
• FSCM Dispute Management
• FSCM Collection
• FSCM Credit Management
• Sparc (Sales Promotion and Revenue Cloud) -> Interface to client’s SAP FSCM tool
• Inhouse Bank
• Complemento de Pago for Mexico
• Business Partner Enhancements
• Credit note approval workflow Developer skills/knowledge/overview from technical side
• ABAP Objects
• RFC-Processing
• ALV SALV Reporting Framework
• Formula Design ( SmartForms)
• SAP Enhancement Technology (UserExit, BTEs, BAdIs, Enhancements)
• Knowledge for EDI connectivity with Banks
• Bankformat

 
Start: ASAP
Duration: Till end of April 2022
Location: remote