Digital Audit Advanced Analytics SAP Manager

Job Description

Quality is at the heart of what we do. Combining passionate people with leading technology, we work together to build trust in society. We put the team first and solve important problems by challenging the organisations we audit and being open to challenge ourselves. We take pride in our work and the profession, recognising audit as a deep specialism.Hear from our UK Head of Audit about the evolution of the Audit and what opportunities PwC could have for you.Its a really exciting time to be joining us. Were growing our teams across all areas of our Audit practice and investing a huge amount in our people, their skills and the technology available, as we continue to radically modernise our business and the way we serve our clients.Learn more about The Future of Audit. Digital Audit is a specialist team within our Audit practice that combines a mix of technology, data, business and accounting expertise to how we audit clients across all industries. There are two sides to Digital Audit which include; using our latest tools to help digitise the way we deliver audits through automation, AI, data analytics and innovation - known as Digital Auditing. The other side is Auditing Digital which involves auditing our clients technology to give them assurance that security and controls are in place. This includes infrastructure, Cloud, and applications.As part of the team youll have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients, industries and technologies and youll develop the business skills, knowledge and relationships you need to build a career thats more than just numbers. Were constantly investing in audit technology and the skills of our people to keep up with the rapid pace of change and to deliver trust that is deeper, broader and more forward-looking.The DA³ team is part of the larger UK Audit practice. We provide and develop the innovation initiatives across a large array of our audit clients. We do this through the implementation of advanced analytics, robotics, AI and machine learning, leveraging the best technologies currently on the market across various industries.The team works with audit clients and internal audit stakeholders to develop data driven audit approaches and generate crucial insights and find patterns in data to match with our understanding of client risk assessments. We also build scalable automated solutions for existing audit processes across an array of industries. We often assure that information and data provided to the audit practice is accurate, complete, and can be trusted.The RoleWe are looking for driven, entrepreneurial, high achieving and high potential individuals to join our DA3 advanced analytics team with primary focus on SAP, as a manager. Applicants of this role should have hands-on knowledge in SAP ABAP technologies. Exposure to other SAP applications (Lumira and UI5 /Fiori) is a plus.As a SAP specialist Manager, you will be managing engagements and will be responsible for designing and developing ways to automate and reimagine audits. You would develop audit solutions by implementing innovative technologies, such as Alteryx, SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Process Intelligence. You will build a strong understanding for the role data and analytics plays in the modern day audit.Day to day responsibilities will include: Owning and delivering client engagements and Day to day coaching and mentoring of junior staff members Designing and developing SAP based automation audit procedures Data management, including data extraction and data cleansing processes; Analytics and reporting, including visualisation of data to help organisations manage business risk establish the right controls, processes and structures to ensure that information can be trusted and improve decision-making;Essential skills and experience Extensive experience in SAP BI / BW and HANA / BW4HANA / SAP Analytics Cloud Strong market credentials in data & analytics working with large organisations and an ability to demonstrate knowledge and insight in data management, data cleansing and data analytics; Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including communication with senior stakeholders of a non-data background (being able to communicate technical issues in simple business terms) and excellent reporting/presentation writing skills; Design, develop and implement standardised, automated analysis & audit reporting tools and capabilities to optimize component audit processes. Basic finance process and audit knowledge (Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay etc) and how ERPs manage and structure the data;Technical SkillsKnowledge and experience of at least three of the following: Familiarity with SAP modules (SD, MM, QM, FICO, etc.) Experience in core ABAP/4 Object programming. Report and Transaction creation, Enhancements, ALV Reports, Dialog Programming, Data Dictionary, RFC, ABAP Query, ALE, BAPI, API, BADI and SAP NetWeaver platform Data dictionary object Creation (Tables, Views, Data elements, search, etc.) Experience with SAP S/4 Hana, SAP BW and BEx queries Data analytic technology such as Alteryx, SQL, Python, R, Snaplogic, SQL, PowerBI/Tableauon technologies such as Power BI and TableauQualifications Minimum of a Bachelor degree or demonstrable experience working with Data At least 6 years experience of SAP ABAP design and development A technical background in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Accounting or similar is desirableThe locationFind out more about our PwC office locations.The skills we look forOur people are curious and put quality first and foremost. They are inclusive and invest in themselves and their teams. They adapt to new challenges with flexibility, agility and intelligence. They speak up, role modelling constructive challenge whilst also being open to challenge themselves. They take pride in their profession, their work and their passion to deliver to the highest quality.DiversityValuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive uk/diversity