Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people's lives better. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.
Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.
Consultant II, SAP Finance Technology
Your main tasks and responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end implementation and enhancement projects for SAP Financial Accounting & Controlling (SAP FI/CO) modules including gathering requirements, configuration, creating test conditions, UAT, training materials and implementation.
- Collaborate with business owners, IT, and OPI Group to gather requirements and translate them into functional specifications while ensuring an environment of continuous improvement and process optimization.
- Configure and customize SAP FI (GL, AP, AR, AA) CO (CCA, PCA) and other Finance Technology Platforms.
- Provide expert level support for SAP Finance modules, including troubleshooting and issue resolution.
- Conduct workshops, training sessions, and documentation for end-users, project.
- Participate in OPI Global IT summits addressing problem resolution, process optimization, and best practices
- Ensure compliance with OPI Group standards, OPI US, audit and financial regulations.
- Manage change requests, incidents, and master data integrity.
Your expertise and ideal skill set
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
- Five (5) years of experience in SAP FI/CO.
- Solid understanding of financial processes and integration points with other SAP modules.
- SAP FI/CO certification preferred.
- PMP or other project management certifications are advantageous.
- Your department - where you make an impact
- Excellent communication, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Deep functional knowledge of SAP FI/CO.
- Ability to design and optimize SAP solutions to meet business needs.
- Skilled in writing functional specifications, test scripts and training materials.
- Proficiency in SAP integration tools and middleware.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
Your department - where you make an impact
- Enable and govern enterprise finance solutions: The Business Applications department designs, implements, and operates mission-critical enterprise systems, with a strong focus on SAP Finance technologies, to ensure compliant, reliable, and scalable financial processes across the global organization.
- Translate finance strategy into technology execution: The Financial Applications area partners closely with Finance, Controlling, and Tax stakeholders to convert business requirements into standardized, integrated SAP solutions that support reporting accuracy, process efficiency, and data-driven decision making.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation: The team continuously optimizes finance applications by leveraging SAP best practices, automation, and emerging technologies, ensuring robust system performance, regulatory compliance, and long-term alignment with the company's digital finance roadmap.
About Octapharma
Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. We employ more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 120 countries with products across three therapeutic areas: Immunotherapy, Haematology and Critical Care. With seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden, Octapharma also operates over 195 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.