SAP Functional Consultant

Come join Home Trust Company as an SAP Functional Consultant in our IT Business Services team!  

Home Trust Company has developed a track record of success as Canada’s leading alternative lender, employing nearly 800 people in our Toronto headquarters and branches across the country. Building on the demonstrated strength of its core residential mortgage lending business, the Company also offers complementary lending services, as well as highly competitive deposit investment products, through Oaken Financial. Our culture has been shaped by the passion and integrity of our people.  Home Trust is a private company. 

FIRST THING – WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
 
We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, passionate, and driven to execute with excellence! 

WE CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES WELL-BEING, WHAT WE OFFER: 

• Base salary, with yearly incentive performance bonus 
• Three (3) weeks of vacation, an additional six (6) flex days (sick or personal) in addition to statutory holidays 
• Comprehensive benefit packages, offered through Manulife  
• Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) up to 8% contribution program & employer match 
• $1000 Employee Referral Program  
• Employee Discounts; phone plans, gym membership, Toronto Bike Share and many retailer discounts offered through WorkPerks 
• Education Assistance program 

ABOUT THE ROLE:  

The SAP Functional Consultant is a key liaison between the Business Analyst and application development. The role is responsible for determining SAP design and configuration solutions that translate business needs into development requirements. This role will also be responsible for requirements planning and management, analyzing and validating requirements for new or existing process, policies, and information systems. The role is also expected to understand business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and recommends solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals on time and within budget.

In addition:  

• Work with internal Business Analyst's and project members to identify business issues, problems and/or enhancements and provide innovative solutions that improve processes with available hardware, software, databases and peripherals
• Work closely with the development team translating business requirements into development requirements
• Support unit testing teams in translating requirements and use cases into test conditions and expected results
• Adhere to existing processes/standards including the system development life cycle and project management methodology, architecture and escalate issues if necessary
• Contribute to the development of project plans by participating in the scoping and estimating of proposed projects
• Communicate project status and provide timely escalation of issues to the Project manager or Application manager
• Work with internal BA’s and business users to identify and resolve system issues impacting business operations
• Work with development teams on identifying root cause of application bugs and resolving them in a timely manner
• Support unit and QA testing in identifying test cases and test data for system bugs and enhancements
• Adhere to existing change management processes and standards to support system development lifecycle
• Contribute innovative, best practice and creative solutions to enhance and optimize current application systems, 
• Provide on call system for critical system issues outside of regular business hours.
• Document inventory of configuration and enhancements in a functional area
• Work with other Functional leads to understand cross functional solutions and impact on Projects and support

 WHAT WE REQUIRE: 

• Authorized to work in Canada 
• Great communication skills 
• Post-secondary degree or diploma, preferably in business management, finance, or related field (university an asset)
   
• 5+ years’ experience in financial industry is required, preferably loans management
• 5+ years’ experience with SAP projects
• Experience working in Agile environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills allowing easy integration with other functional consultants and team members.
  
• 5+ years’ experience as functional lead in SAP projects
• 2+ year experience in SAP CML, Treasury, FICO or Deposits Management

PREREQUISITE: Maintain a positive supportive attitude, help to maintain an inclusive and supportive company culture! 

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