SAP Senior BI/BW Consultants, So Cal, 1 yr+

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

Description:

The BW/BI Developer position will be responsible for the development, support & maintenance of SAP BI/BW version 7.0 connected to ECC 6.0 system including the following SAP modules: FI , MM and SD.  

BW/BI developer will be responsible for analysis, design, and development of SAP BW backend components and integration with Business Objects for front end reports and dashboards. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive the implementation of BW best practices and standards for the team.
• Plan, prioritize, and execute BW/BI 7.0 Development across the team
• Analyze and configure BW/BI 7.0 data environment to facilitate custom reporting and data analytics solutions.
• Build and enhance BI objects such as InfoObjects, InfoCubes, InfoSources/Data Sources, Master Data, Transformations, Update Rules, ODS, Extractors, Infosets, Aggregates, Process Chains, User Exits.
• Interact with business to gather requirements, prioritize work, develop enhancements to the existing system, coordinate testing, and perform change management/training for BW Reporting and applications.
• Develop BW structures and support for ETL processes for data feeding in / out BW 
• Design data structures to optimize data load times and end-user data access response times
• Design processes to minimize data quality risks and proactively identify potential data issue
• Perform analysis and design; write technical specifications; configuration and programming in the SAP/BI environment, including testing and implementation.
• Monitor, communicate and troubleshoot issues with data integrity, data design, and functional and technical software issues.
• Design complex, custom BW solutions or component objects translating complex requirements into an optimal BW design.
• Perform routine program modifications, performance tuning, problem solving, debugging, and unit testing.
• Support the on boarding and training of BW Power Users. This includes providing technical training of key BW toolsets such as BeX analyzers, query designers, Business Objects.
• Adhere to good systems development methodology
• Prepare project related documentation (functional design, technical design, test scripts) during the different stages of a project.  

Start Date:

June 3, 2013

Location:

Southern California

Contract Length:

1 year + extension

To Apply:

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SAP BASIS Administrator, SoCal, 1 year+

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

Description:

Under minimal supervision, the SAP BASIS Administrator maintains the life-cycle management of SAP systems within a SAP Landscape of BW, Solution Manager and Portal.

Applies standard SAP principles, concepts and techniques in system installation, user administration, managing system access, monitoring performance and problem diagnosis and resolution. Demonstrates excellent tactical approaches that also reflect the strategic perspective.

Work is largely self-directed and may receive general review for overall fit with the SAP and enterprise strategy.

Administers all aspects of the SAP BW, Solution Manager and Portal systems. Installs the system, performs upgrades, and applies system “patches” (OSS notes, support packages, add-ons). Supports the technical implementation of the SAP system landscape as it evolves (i.e., development, test, staging and production). Performs system refreshes; participates in the scheduling of refreshes as requested. Monitors and tunes performance and workflow

Manages the SAP system landscape, including the Transport Management System. Performs systems maintenance and upgrades as needed, including backups and restores. Solves a wide range of difficult problems independently. Identifies needed system corrections and enhancements and recommends changes. Applies advanced system management principles, concepts and techniques. Evaluates and recommends new hardware, software, tools and utilities within the SAP environment. Provides staffing for systems support consistent with Service Level Agreements. Works extensively with and has moderate influence among others within the SAP group, the IT Department and with others outside the IT Department. Provides subject matter expertise in technical and process discussions; may serve as a member of a technology advisory group. Fulfills routine communication requirements. Acts as a technical resource to other SAP support personnel and IT personnel.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must have UNIX shell scripting experience to maintain and develop SAP monitoring scripts with email notification and integration with Remedy for ticket management.
• Must have security experience
• Must have HA clustering experience in the UNIX environment for SAP ECC and SAP Portal. Must be able to support active/active and active/passive nodes.
• Must have STMS transport configuration, setup and troubleshooting experience
• Solid understanding of relational database theory, including familiarity with Oracle database structures; solid understanding of programming concepts, including familiarity with SQL programming.

Start Date:

June 10, 2013

Location:

Southern California

Contract Length:

1 year + extension

To Apply:

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SAP/ABAP Developer, Full Time, Perm, Philadelphia Metro

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the product life cycle development including analysis and design, coding in ABAP, application scenario testing, implementation, and administration. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Apply strong knowledge of the business processes for specification, development, testing, and documentation of ABAP code for SAP implementations
• Interpret functional requirements and develop ABAP programs according to the specifications, including conversions, reports, forms, enhancements, and interfaces
• Support the business requirements of the project
• Oversee integration between SAP and surrounding systems (WM, 3^rd party, etc.)
• Investigate and correct production issues, bugs, system problems
• Lead project activities for ABAP development as assigned by manager
• Solves problems and satisfies requirements through innovation and process improvement
• Serves as an agent for organizational, process and system changes
• Works with internal business process owners and external resources to deliver solutions
• No supervisory responsibility but is responsible for managing specific functions/tasks.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or equivalent discipline required
• Successful completion of SAP courses in one or more of the following functional modules a strong plus: Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD), Finance & Controlling (FICO)
• Successful completion of SAP ABAP development courses and/or SAP certification
• 5+ years experience in SAP development environment working with ECC 5.0
• Skills include: ABAP Workbench, Data Dictionary, ABAP Objects, User Exists, BAPI, BADI’s, SAP Script, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms, EDI / IDOCs, ALE, LSMW, BDC and ALV Programming, Proxy
• Solid understanding of SD, MM and FICO modules
• Strong business processing acumen, along with excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to take a business requirement from concept to completion
• Awareness of the business and technology, industry trends and able to provide thought leadership based on strong SAP product knowledge
• Project / task management skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must have strong organizational skills; able to prioritize tasks and multi-task
• Works well with a group, is a team player and know how to leverage the skills of teammates
• Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Highly motivated and a quick learner, have the ability to draw upon professional experience and to share knowledge
• Working knowledge of SAP XI/PI and BI are preferred
• AFS experience; RE and QM modules
• Other programming language skills and experience desired: Java, C#, XML, etc.
• Database experience and skills desired : Oracle, SQL, MS Access
• Understanding of full life cycle ASAP or other development methodology is beneficial
• Project Management and prior internship experience is a strong plus
• HP’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Microsoft SharePoint

Location:

Bucks County, PA

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

Senior Business Analyst (SAP BI), Philadelphia Metro, PA

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card or EAD to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

Summary:  

The position is responsible for providing support to the businesses using clients’ reporting systems. The position exists to perform a variety of functions for the purpose of a successful system implementation, effective system use, improved user adoption and an ongoing company-wide system skill increase.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and drive process and system design; collaborating with others in a support role.
• Key liaison to business functions; translate business requirements into solutions.
• Ability to translate requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Sponsor of solution designs; leads presentation and gains buy-in from the business.
• Participating in testing at all levels (unit, integration and user testing); designing and driving testing initiatives; develop and execute test plans.
• Participating in training efforts (material creation, train-the-trainer, training delivery, end user training).
• Communicating project goals, progress, issues and general information via written and verbal mediums as warranted.
• Construct work plans that will be utilized (by self or others) to achieve stated deliverables
• Lead implementation support efforts; partnering with technology peers and end users
• Serving as a change agent to build and transition skills to end-users.
• Influencing and leading the design and implementation of new business processes and solutions.
• Work with external sources and all levels of internal business users to implement software solutions.

Requirements:

• 7+ years total in a related industry, preferably Apparel Manufacturing and Distribution
• 5+ years SAP BW (Business Warehouse) and ECC (R/3) reporting system analysis, design, development and implementation experience
• 5+ years experience within Finance, Material Management or Sales & Distribution ERP / supply chain processes
• 3+ years experience in SAP Business Objects or equivalent multi-dimensional business analytics reporting solutions.
• Working knowledge / familiarity with in-memory reporting tools (ex: SAP Hana, Qlikview)
• Experience with 2 or more full-cycle implementations
• Previous project/team leadership experience.
• Functional knowledge in areas of Product Development, Procurement, Planning, Logistics or sales order fulfillment is also required.
• Comprehensive project management skills – scope definition and management, work plan development, team leadership.
• Deep knowledge in MS Project. Visio and Access helpful
• Project Management Professional certification preferred
• BS Degree in a technical discipline preferred.

Location:

Philadelphia Metro, PA

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP/ABAP Developer, Full Time, Perm, Philadelphia Metro

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card or EAD to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the product life cycle development including analysis and design, coding in ABAP, application scenario testing, implementation, and administration. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Apply strong knowledge of the business processes for specification, development, testing, and documentation of ABAP code for SAP implementations
• Interpret functional requirements and develop ABAP programs according to the specifications, including conversions, reports, forms, enhancements, and interfaces
• Support the business requirements of the project
• Oversee integration between SAP and surrounding systems (WM, 3^rd party, etc.)
• Investigate and correct production issues, bugs, system problems
• Lead project activities for ABAP development as assigned by manager
• Solves problems and satisfies requirements through innovation and process improvement
• Serves as an agent for organizational, process and system changes
• Works with internal business process owners and external resources to deliver solutions
• No supervisory responsibility but is responsible for managing specific functions/tasks.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or equivalent discipline required
• Successful completion of SAP courses in one or more of the following functional modules a strong plus: Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD), Finance & Controlling (FICO)
• Successful completion of SAP ABAP development courses and/or SAP certification
• 5+ years experience in SAP development environment working with ECC 5.0
• Skills include: ABAP Workbench, Data Dictionary, ABAP Objects, User Exists, BAPI, BADI’s, SAP Script, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms, EDI / IDOCs, ALE, LSMW, BDC and ALV Programming, Proxy
• Solid understanding of SD, MM and FICO modules
• Strong business processing acumen, along with excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to take a business requirement from concept to completion
• Awareness of the business and technology, industry trends and able to provide thought leadership based on strong SAP product knowledge
• Project / task management skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must have strong organizational skills; able to prioritize tasks and multi-task
• Works well with a group, is a team player and know how to leverage the skills of teammates
• Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Highly motivated and a quick learner, have the ability to draw upon professional experience and to share knowledge
• Working knowledge of SAP XI/PI and BI are preferred
• AFS experience; RE and QM modules
• Other programming language skills and experience desired: Java, C#, XML, etc.
• Database experience and skills desired : Oracle, SQL, MS Access
• Understanding of full life cycle ASAP or other development methodology is beneficial
• Project Management and prior internship experience is a strong plus
• HP’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Microsoft SharePoint

Location:

Bucks County, PA

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP Bank Analyzer Test Manager, Calgary, 12+ Months

NOTE:  Candidates with proper authorization to work in Canada only, please! No sponsorship available

Qualifications:

• Experience with at least one full BA implementation project acting as the test lead or test manager.
• Experience with developing test strategies and test data strategies is desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Contract Length:

12 months+

Location:

Calgary, Canada

To Apply:

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SAP Bank Analyzer SDL, Calgary, 12+ Months

NOTE:  Candidates with proper authorization to work in Canada only, please! No sponsorship available

Qualifications:

• Experience implementing multiple projects with the design, configuration and testing of BA SDL for broad range of banking products.
• Must have at least one implementation of SDL using BA 8.0.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Contract Length:

12 months+

Location:

Calgary, Canada

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP Bank Analyzer PA, Calgary, 12+ Months

NOTE:  Candidates with proper authorization to work in Canada only, please! No sponsorship available

Qualifications:

• Experience with at least one full implementation project with configuring Bank Analyzer 8.0 AFI with integration to ECC GL.
• Experience with Loans / Deposits / Treasury / Derivatives products (ideally with Bank Analyzer, but not required).
• Sound understanding of the BA process model.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Contract Length:

12 months+

Location:

Calgary, Canada

To Apply:

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SAP Bank Analyzer – Loans/Deposits, Calgary, 9+ Months

NOTE:  Candidates with proper authorization to work in Canada only, please! No sponsorship available

Qualifications:

• Experience with at least one full implementation project with configuring Bank Analyzer 8.0 AFI with integration BaS / ECC GL.
• Knowledge of SAP Banking Services (BaS) is mandatory.
• Experience with Loans & Deposits products across the 5 BA process steps.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Contract Length:

9 months+

Location:

Calgary, Canada

To Apply:

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SAP Bank Analyzer – Initialization, Calgary, 5+ Months

NOTE:  Candidates with proper authorization to work in Canada only, please! No sponsorship available

Qualifications:

• A comprehensive understanding of analytical banking processes.
• Only basic AFI/accounting knowledge or willingness to learn it is required.
• Basic technical knowledge and ability to analyze and document data flows.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Contract Length:

5 months+

Location:

Calgary, Canada

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.