Serves on the FOCUS Business Support Group, the county's SAP functional support team, as the lead administrator for the Financial modules of the FOCUS (SAP ERP) system, with a primary focus on Funds Management (FM), Grants Management (GM), Asset Accounting (AA), and Project Systems (PS). Serves as the functional expert for these modules and their associated business processes.
Investigates and resolves complex FM, GM, AA, and PS system issues; manages end-to-end functional problem resolution; and coordinates with management, business process owners, external agencies, and technical staff. Knowledge and understanding of other financial modules in SAP including General Ledger, Controlling, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury is a plus. Experience with SAP S/4HANA and end-to-end SAP FI implementation (design, configuration, testing, and deployment) is a plus.
Collaborates with fellow FOCUS Business Support Group members, IT staff, and agency representatives to assess system capabilities, evaluate enhancements or upgrades, maintain existing functionality, diagnose issues, and provide guidance on policies, procedures, and best practices related to supported modules. Conducts research on current and proposed functionality and provides recommendations to improve system effectiveness.
Assists in the preparation of short- and long-range information technology plans. Represents the FOCUS Business Support Group in discussions with business process owners, agency representatives, information technology staff and end users. In concert with other FOCUS Business Support Group team members, acts as the intermediary between end users and technical staff to resolve problems. Assists in determining causes of system problems and works with technical staff and various teams to determine appropriate corrective actions. Defines problems and recommends procedural, policy and system solutions. Performs system configurations. Performs testing activities related to system configuration, development work, and routine system upgrades. Understands and follows change management policies and procedures.
Fairfax County’s current telework policy allows employees to telework up to 60% of the weekly working schedule. For this position, that generally equates to a maximum of 3 days a week of remote work and at least 2 days a week in the office at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, VA.)
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)
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Serves as lead software system administrator for interdepartmental or County-wide automated system;
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Works closely with technical project leader to coordinate technical resources and directs functional design and implementation;
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Interacts with representatives from other agencies on system-related issues and scheduling of system priorities;
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Identifies and tests system enhancements;
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Defines and maintains system administration documentation;
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Organize and direct system user groups;
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Monitors system performance and performs ongoing analysis to determine most efficient and effective means to operate the system;
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Provides assistance to system users;
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Develops conceptual approaches to satisfy user requirements;
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Oversees user acceptance testing;
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Evaluates new technology for applicability and enhanced effectiveness;
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Develops strategic plans to ensure solutions comply with established standards;
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Evaluates and prioritizes requests for new requirements, modifications, and enhancements to existing systems;
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Establishes priorities and timetables for system-related projects;
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May supervise other employees on a recurring or project basis;
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Generates reports to meet special agency needs;
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Acts as intermediary between users and technical staff to resolve problems;
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Participates in developing user training manual;
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Provides training to users;
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Works closely with agency IT technical staff and/or serves as agency liaison with the
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Department of Information Technology;
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Develops and provides technical briefings for staff on new services and system components;
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Provides technical support and training to users of installed software;
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Attends training workshops, product demonstrations, conferences, technical briefings, and conventions;
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Stays abreast of technology changes;
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Provides assistance to other staff as needed;
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Serves on committees and task forces and undertakes special projects as assigned.
(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)
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Considerable knowledge of interdepartmental and/or County-wide processes, procedures, and requirements with regard to such administrative functions as personnel, finance, and budgeting;
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Considerable knowledge of the capabilities of information technology software, hardware, and network communication technology;
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Considerable knowledge of the capabilities of various computer platforms functioning in centralized, distributed, client server, and stand-alone environments;
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Considerable knowledge of effective processes, methods, techniques to analyze and evaluate business operations;
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Knowledge of effective project management methods, practices and techniques;
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Knowledge of effective supervisory methods, practices, and techniques (required for some positions);
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Ability to analyze and evaluate administrative processes and procedures for automation purposes;
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Ability to conduct research into new information technology;
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Ability to train employees in the use of hardware and software;
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Ability to prepare user manuals;
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Ability to translate technical terminology into terms understandable to management and employees;
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Ability to establish and maintain effective business relationships.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Bachelor's degree in business, computer science or a field related to the department where the IT services are being used: plus four years of experience analyzing business processes and/or developing/maintaining the main business system, technical platform or a related system.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Extensive knowledge and experience with SAP ECC Financials with an emphasis on Funds Management (FM), Grants Management (GM), Asset Accounting (AA) and Project Systems (PS).
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Experience with implementation, system configuration, and production/upgrade support in the SAP ECC Asset Accounting, Project Systems, Funds Management and Grants Management modules
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Demonstrated understanding of and experience with the complete lifecycle of SAP implementation projects, including planning, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
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Considerable knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and business processes related to financial processing.
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General understanding of public sector accounting and budget cycles.
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Experience and leading business process redesign efforts
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Experience developing/reviewing business requirements for an automated system and recommending solutions and writing functional specification documents.
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Experience troubleshooting functional system issues and finding solutions
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Experience developing test plans/scenarios and coordinating/participating in unit, acceptance, integration, and regression testing
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Experience providing system training to users and end user support for functional and technical issues
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature, however, employee must be sufficiently mobile to attend meetings and make presentations. Employee may be required to lift and carry up to 15 lbs. Incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment. Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor and in printed format. Must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314.
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