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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The S/4HANA Senior Finance Consultant will act as trusted partner to our customers on their journey to the cloud, from scoping and planning of the initial deployment to continuous value engineering. The Senior consultant role requires deep understanding of the cloud business model, the ERP processes across functional borders, as well as a service-oriented attitude with the aim to achieve customer delight.

EXPECTATION AND TASKS

As SAP Premium Hub Center of Expertise (CoE) consultant, you will support EMEA customers on their SAP S/4HANA adoption projects; as well as live customers that need to optimize business process, monitor operations, upgrade existing systems, etc., through the support from SAP Premium Engagement services.

The CoE Senior S/4HANA Finance Consultant must be able to accompany customers executing S/4HANA implementation projects with SAP Partners, or SAP led. The Consultant will provide guidance and support across all SAP Activate phases to ensure a successful S/4HANA implementation project

Your role involves delivery of technical and application services within customer engagements. You need excellent SAP Finance Software skills, and you are a decent problem solver with the ability to communicate effectively in an international environment. According to your experience, strengths and customer needs, you will conduct some of the following tasks:

• Prepare, design, realize and support Go-Lives for customer implementation projects
• Support feasibility studies and process design reviews
• Detailed planning of process implementation
• Detailed blueprinting for development requirements
• Develop and Assure quality of process models
• Demonstrate profound knowledge of modeling standards and tools
• Support the development of overall project plans (scoping process) as well as individual work plans; acting as liaison with client for troubleshooting (investigates, analyses, and solves software problems)
• Analyze and map clients' business requirements, processes and objectives; develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs.

• Support the Services Organization with implementation projects, pre-sales support (estimating), spot consulting and internal projects and commit to the success of customers, partners, colleagues, and SAP

• Live and breath the cloud business model and the subsequent implications in regard to the implementation & post-implementation service business

• Ensure customer success, satisfaction, and reference ability for S/4HANA Cloud customer
• Articulate the S/4HANA Cloud business capabilities and value, differentiate S/4HANA Cloud and On-Premise solutions
• Follow the methodology, tools, and processes to ensure successful customer adoption
• Deliver agile services in a fast-changing environment
• Support the industrialization of the implementation process
• Understand and practice value-based "fit to standard" delivery approach
• Position and Deliver transition roadmaps between on-prem and Cloud solutions
• Drive the adoption of the value based innovation roadmap and guide the customer in their journey
• Know and build business process according to Industry Best Practices, empowering a standard mindset to live in
• Collaboration with internal/external consultants as part of the platform growth and solution providing
• Drive and deliver customer conversations with focus on BUSINESS OUTCOMES
• In the Discover and Prepare phases, the consultant must demonstrate business benefits to adopt S/4HANA, provide recommendations about best transition path and support customers on architecture definitions.
• Propose recommendations to optimize business processes in Deploy phase, from a technical and functional perspectives.
• Support customer to address issues reported during Run and operation phases.
• Support business processes continuous improvement once customer is operating S/4HANA.

MANDATORY SKILLS

In addition to a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance or related discipline, and a minimum of 10+ years' progressive experience, the successful candidate will possess:

• Good Communication skills

• Delivery experience in agile methodology (e.g. SAP Activate)

• Experience in Change and Value Management and Realization
• Consulting delivery skills (hands-on & project management)
• Adaptability and flexibility to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Acts as a Senior Trusted Advisor to the customer's Finance department, covering the entire company of a big/complex, multinational Finance Processes end-to-end
• Certifications in S/4HANA Finance or S/4HANA Architecture are a must
• Defines Finance Strategies, Governance and Finance Process Architecture based on state-of-the art of S4HANA Cloud – On premise Finance technology
• Defines the strategic, conceptual, and technical boundaries for the design of the SAP S4HANA Finance processes, supporting the accounting principles and localizations solutions required by the customer. Can address the organization as well as the procedures of customers' Finance departments with a focus on high efficiency, stability and performance.
• Cross industry experience
• Strong writing, mentoring, decision making, communication, and meeting facilitation skills; ability to utilize a combination of formal authority and persuasion skill sets.

• Exceptional leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear concise and tactful communication with senior executive management, clients, peers and team members.

• Professional Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience; demonstrated knowledge / expertise of at least one industry / solution segment, preferable S4HANA Finance experience

• Expected Travel: 0% - 70%

PREFERABLE SKILLS

• PMP or SAP Activate Certification will be preferred.
• Relevant Finance and Accounting Certifications
• Communication in German Language is plus.
• Knowledge of cloud, Hosted Services, and SaaS/ PaaS models, RISE are plus.

Bring out your best

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Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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This role supports the financial accountant and maintains key responsibilities within the grower accounting function within the group and which includes, amongst others, responsibility for the maintenance of loan and lease agreement schedules, processing financial transactions and preparation of applicable creditors and cashbook financial reports. It includes responsibility for the inter-company, loans, inter-company and grower creditors, bank reconciliations and is integral in our grower accounting processes. This role supports the internal SARB function.

This accounting position processes all financial transactions and creates applicable creditors and cashbook financial reports. It includes the full responsibility for the relevant creditor's age analysis and bank reconciliations. The processing of financial transactions includes managing creditors by matching invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes, capturing invoices to Netsuite from such source documents and all other relevant financial documents, capturing of bank transactions and performing bank reconciliations. 

Spinnaker Support provides global enterprise software support, managed services, and project-based consulting to many of the world's most recognized and respected brands. Founded in 2008, our customer focus, business integrity, exacting standards, and depth of expertise have earned us the trust and loyalty of over 1,300 organizations located in 104 countries. Our dedicated international team works closely with every customer to ensure they receive exceptional, customized services that clear the way for their operational success. Today, Spinnaker Support is proud to be the industry's highest-rated provider for third-party software support services for Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and Salesforce.

Spinnaker Support has an immediate opening for a Solutions Consultant (SC) to join our team in South Africa. The primary focus of a SC is to work collaboratively with the Spinnaker Support Account Executives during the opportunity/prospect development process, acting as the technical and security subject matter expert on a core set of Spinnaker Support product and service offerings. The SC will advocate our technical capabilities, security solution, value proposition, and the service benefits to our partners, prospects and internal sales force alike.

This SC will primarily participate in the sales process through prospect technical landscape and spend analysis, and technical solution development while acting as the subject matter expert that addresses all technical concerns. This role will support both third party support and managed services sales pursuits.

Although this role is remote, the successful candidate will be required to attend occasional meetings at potential customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• This is an exciting and broad role where your voice will be forefront in shaping how we help our clients. It is a consultative advisory role that enables our customers translate their technical stack into solutions.
• You will advise our customers on their journey of understanding alternate methods of support, based on your experience and practice or awareness of the deployment, management, and updates for the SAP ERP stack (any exposure to Oracle is a bonus).
• You will heavily participate in and contribute to commercial aspects of solution by drafting support spend estimates and cost prediction models.
• You will play a key role in driving both technical and financial aspects of the solution by working with other teams across different time zones and often under tight timelines.
• You will thrive working as a team but also shine working on your own with minimal supervision, continuously learning and enhancing your contributions by leveraging expertise and knowledge.
• You will be adept at reading audience on conversations and be able to tailor your talk track or responses accordingly.
• You will help frame stories and interpret technology challenges into real business solutions and outcomes.
• You will advise your peers in sales on the interwoven nature of the ERP platform in front of you.
• You will work across a broad range of industries in the EMEA region as well as globally and across a wide range of unique and different customer sets.
• Participate in RFP/I/Q by taking lead where applicable.
• Demonstrate foresight by identifying gaps in messaging and create quality collateral (PowerPoint slides, whitepapers, data analysis) with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate clear understanding of SAP security concepts in front of prospective customers.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in a customer-facing role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect.
• Excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to listen and work with customers in order to fully understand the problem or gap facing them and make sure they adopt the best possible solution.
• Excellent presentation, communication and soft skills with the ability to articulate Spinnaker message to both technical and non-technical (including CxO level) audience.
• Ability to think rationally and creatively in order to identify opportunities in challenges.
• Excellent product knowledge (mainly around ECC, S4/HANA) from 10+ year's experience
• Proficient in SAP applications like FICO, SD, MM, WM, PP (Financials, Logistics, Healthcare) - Functional expertise preferred.
• Well-verse with industry specific IT processes within SAP
• Demonstrates an excellent attitude towards challenges, adept at transforming them into effective solutions. Solid awareness of SAP Cloud strategies.
• Good knowledge and/or experience with SAP Security.
• It will be hugely beneficial to understand the roadmap for SAP - RISE/GROW in particular.

Job Classification

Job Req

Closing date - 17 October 2025

Job Family

Information Technology

Career Stream

Application Development

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self Leading Expert

Job Purpose

To apply specialisation within multiple SAP projects and support and technical expertise that meets customer business needs by interacting with stakeholders to define requirements and priorities. Performs systems analysis, solution design, develop, supports and maintains SAP system. Drvies technical solution design, system integration, SAP architecture and landscape.

Job Responsibilities

• Preparing Architecture with complete analysis of the system connection, system authentication, requests, responses, logging etc
• Liaise with the business / functional consultants and conduct JAD sessions to understand their requirements in order to inform solution designs
• To have practical understanding of Agile practices and tooling such as Jira and Confluence
• To have the ability to conduct unit, E2E and Regression testing as well as ensuring all technical specifications are documented in detail
• Collaborate and share knowledge with the team
• Implementation and Configuration: Overseeing the implementation and configuration of SAP CPI integrations, including adapter setup and managing different SAP modules and non-SAP systems
• Performance Optimization: Identifying performance bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations for SAP CPI processes to improve integration performance
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitoring CPI flows, proactively identifying issues, and troubleshooting errors in real-time to ensure smooth integration
• Security Management: Ensuring security protocols are adhered to in CPI integrations, including certificate-based authentication, OAuth, and handling encrypted data transfers
• Data Mapping and Transformation: Managing and optimizing complex data transformations using Groovy and message mapping for different scenarios
• Documentation: Creating detailed technical documentation of integration flows, configurations, and best practices to ensure clear communication across teams
• Groovy script and Message mapping
• Knowledge of SAP CPI Design Best practices, Error Handling Mechanism, SAP CPI Architecture
• API Management: Experience in integrating with SAP API Management and handling API Gateway configuration
• Adapters Configuration: Expertise in configuring adapters such as SOAP, REST, SFTP, SuccessFactors, and IDOC
• Performance Tuning and Optimization: Ability to identify performance bottlenecks in integration scenarios and optimize CPI flows
• Drive the overall SAP integration strategy and architecture across business units, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives
• Mentor and upskill junior and senior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
• Engage with executive stakeholders to align integration solutions with broader business goals and priorities
• Evaluate and introduce emerging SAP technologies and best practices to maintain a leading-edge integration landscape
• Establish and enforce integration governance, standards, and quality assurance processes to ensure robust, scalable, and secure solutions
• Version Control: Familiarity with version control for integration artifacts
• Transport: Experience with transport integration and continuous deployment using solution manager
• Good understanding on the integration patterns, best practices, cloud, and on-premises application integration concepts
• Work on complex mapping transformation, resolving technical issues, adapter configurations
• Security Integration: Knowledge of securing integration processes, including OAuth2, SAML, certificates, and tokens
• SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) - Cloud Foundry would be beneficial
• Extensive experience leading large-scale SAP CPI/BTP projects and complex migration initiatives, delivering robust and future-ready integration solutions
• Recognized expertise in SAP integration security, compliance, and risk management, with a strong focus on safeguarding data and ensuring regulatory adherence
• Exposure to multi-cloud and hybrid integration architectures
• Experience with SAP roadmap planning and digital transformation initiatives

Technical Knowledge

• SAP PI/PO (Process Integration/Orchestration)
• Cloud Integration with third-party systems
• OAuth and SAML for secure integrations
• SAP ABAP
• ABAP and backend SAP ODATA Services
• SAP Cloud System
• SAP Cloud Connector
• Node JS
• SQL database queries
• SAP CAP (Cloud Application Programming)
• JMS Queue background
• SAP Cloud Connector
• SAP ECC, SAP Business Technology Platform (Cloud Foundry), SAP BW, ARIBA, SuccessFactors, Fieldglass, Groovy scripts.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Bcom/IS/IT ENG/BSc/Com Science related degree

Preferred Certifications

Preferred certifies in more than multiple SAP module /ASAP certification

Minimum Experience Level

10 years plus SAP Functional experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Performance monitoring and tuning
• Data Analysis and Interpretation
• IT Solutions Architecture
• ASAP
• SAP System
• SAP Architecture
• knowledge of SAP
• Microsoft Office
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
• Problem solving skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Trusting Relationships
• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Strategic Influence
• Coaching
• Innovation

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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team

Location: Western Cape

Division: HR

Hybrid working (3-4 days in the office)

Our ideal candidate has

• 3-5 years' experience in solution architecture
• 6-8 years in systems integration design and implementation
• While SAP is preferred, the role requires flexibility to work with other ERP systems
• Proven experience with cloud solution offerings, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
• Strong understanding of Application/Solution architecture, integration points, and how solutions align with business processes
• Leading the solution architecture of ERP- or key application- implementations within area of expertise would be advantageous
• Experience in Stakeholder Management

Minimum Education

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational A degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Ideal Education

• And/or a relevant certification in SAP module, ERP Systems or ITIL

Minimum Knowledge

• Proficient / expert knowledge of designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions
• A thorough understanding of typical technologies and platforms within organisations
• Systems implementation and technical systems support MS Office
• Proficiency System architecture (technical design and implementation processes)
• Systems analysis and design UML or equivalent modelling language
• IT systems development processes
• Application development Standards and governance

Tech Knowledge

• AWS and SAP

Ideal Knowledge

• 2 years+ Agile experience and working knowledge of Jira and or Confluence Systems
• Integration best practices and design
• Knowledge and application of relevant IT best practices
• Knowledge of IT Service Management principles and frameworks (ITIL 4)
• In-depth knowledge of IT software (including ERP's), hardware and infrastructure and Cloud Knowledge of Project Management methods

Skills

• Communication skills Interpersonal & Relationship management skills
• Facilitation skills
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Numerical Reasoning
• Verbal Reasoning
• Ability to work in a team

Who are we?
Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

What will you do?
We are looking for an experienced SAP SuccessFactors and/or SAP ECC6 HCM Functional Consultant, with ambition to grow their career as an SAP Solution Architect for the Human Capital Solution within Sanlam.

The successful person will undergo a comprehensive training programme to develop skills in Solution Architecture discipline, through internal and external training programs, workshops, and certification courses to become a designated SAP Human Capital Solution Architect for Sanlam.

The person will be hired to as a SAP Human Capital Solution Architect, and will be expected the perform the responsibilities outlined below in the job responsibilities.

What will make you successful in this role?
Solution Architect

• Business and technical stakeholder engagement and elicitation of business and technology goals, objectives, priorities and requirements.
• Translation of business and technical requirements into a solution architecture to be implemented (to address both business and technical requirements).
• Design and validate a complex solution architecture to address business and technical requirements and ensure successful implementation.
• Design solution integration architecture to address business and technical requirements and ensure successful implementation.
• Research new solutions to address a specific or general business problem.
• Provide solution advisory, recommendations and guidance on the SAP Human Capital platforms (SAP HCM ECC, SAP Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform, etc.).
• Contribute in the strategic planning and architecture definition of Sanlam SAP Human Capital landscape.
• Understand and interpret the business processes for which the solution architecture is being developed.
• Influence business and IT strategies ensuring collaborative alignment.
• Contribute to building Sanlam SAP Human Capital technical and application roadmaps (both for on-prem and in the cloud).
• Active involvement and provide guidance in the SAP Human Capital landscape systems migration or upgrades
• Document the overall solution architecture and integration to other systems in-line with the Sanlam Enterprise and Solution Architecture standards and practices.
• Present solutions architecture to different Sanlam forums (including the Sanlam Architecture Solutions Evaluation & Review forum).
• Undergo comprehensive training to develop skills in solution architecture capability, through internal and external training programs, workshops, and certification courses to become a designated SAP Human Capital Solution Architect for Sanlam.

Qualification

• Matric
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• SAP SuccessFactors certifications, such as SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP SuccessFactors BizX modules, Platform Administration, etc. are desirable.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in configuring and supporting SAP SuccessFactors modules including Employee Central, Performance and Goals, Recruiting, Onboarding, Succession and Development, Compensation, Learning, EC Payroll and Time Tracking.
• SAP SuccessFactors design and implementation experience in any of the following modules; Employee Central, Performance and Goals, Recruiting, Onboarding, Succession and Development, Compensation, Learning, EC Payroll and Time Tracking to align with organizational HR processes and requirements.
• Managing and monitoring integrations between SAP SuccessFactors modules, replication to SAP ECC6, and third-party systems

Technical Skills

• Understanding of IT Service Management principles and frameworks (e.g., ITIL 4) and project & program management methodologies.
• Understand of SAP architecture, design, configuration, implementation, testing and data governance, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Cloud Platform Integration (CPI).
• Be a subject matter expert on latest SAP development tools and provide expert technical advice to business analysts and business stakeholders in search of SAP system solutions

• Knowledge of:

• SAP SuccessFactors modules and SAP HCM ECC modules such as Personal

• SAP HCM ECC modules such as Personal Administration, Organizational Management, Time Management, and Payroll.
• SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• SAP Integration Suite, Web Services, API's and other integration patterns.
• ABAP, FIORI and/or SAPUI5 will be advantageous.

Personal Attributes
Collaborates - Contributing independently

Communicates effectively - Contributing independently

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Manages complexity - Contributing independently

Nimble learning - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us
We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies
Being resilient - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of systems implementation, software deployment, and ERP integration projects .
• Translate business requirements into project delivery plans , managing timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful, on-time, in-scope delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT, Finance, Operations, and R&D to ensure seamless system integration and digital adoption .
• Provide consistent progress reporting, risk management, and issue resolution for complex projects.
• Oversee proof of concept (POC) builds, pilot rollouts, and system testing , ensuring lessons learned drive continuous improvement .
• Support user training, change management, and adoption strategies to ensure successful transitions to new systems.
• Continuously refine project management processes, delivery methodologies, and operational workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/Hybrid delivery certification preferred.
• 5+ years experience managing system implementation, ERP deployment, or enterprise software projects .
• Proven track record delivering complex IT and business transformation projects across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and SDLC .
• Proficiency in project tracking and reporting tools (e.g., SmartSheets, MS Project, JIRA, or similar).
• Excellent stakeholder management, vendor coordination, and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving, budget management , and project delivery skills.

• Opportunity to work with a market-leading property development company .
• Exposure to enterprise systems implementation, ERP, and digital transformation projects .
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Competitive remuneration package.