Graduate Trainee & Sap Functional jobs at West Pharma in India, Bengaluru

• Learn and assist in the design, development, and enhancement of applications in SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules.
• Participate in requirement gathering, configuration, testing, and documentation of SAP solutions supporting finance and controlling processes.
• Assist to develop and maintain software documentation, including functional specifications, user manuals, and training materials.
• Work with senior consultants to analyze business requirements and recommend technical or process-oriented improvements.
• Support ongoing system monitoring, data analysis, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams on digital transformation and process automation projects.
• Stay up-to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software development.

• Professional qualifications such as CA, ICMA, CFA (final or intermediate levels)
• Masters degree in Business Management or similar such qualifications with financial accounting as one of the primary subjects
• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or alied disciplines.

• No min required 0-1 years of related work experience preferred

• Clear understanding of financial accounting concepts and financial reporting including familiarity with GAAPs.
• Good to have exposure in software development and software testing life cycle as well as the business approach for the product.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, database concepts will be desirable.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with functional teams, and project managers.
• Attitude to self-initiate and learn
• Ability to work in a global and virtual environment and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.

• SAP certification in FICO module
• Information Technology\Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) upon hire

• Learn and assist in the design, development, and enhancement of applications in SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules.
• Participate in requirement gathering, configuration, testing, and documentation of SAP solutions supporting finance and controlling processes.
• Assist to develop and maintain software documentation, including functional specifications, user manuals, and training materials.
• Work with senior consultants to analyze business requirements and recommend technical or process-oriented improvements.
• Support ongoing system monitoring, data analysis, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams on digital transformation and process automation projects.
• Stay up-to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software development.

• Professional qualifications such as CA, ICMA, CFA (final or intermediate levels)
• Masters degree in Business Management or similar such qualifications with financial accounting as one of the primary subjects
• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or alied disciplines.

• No min required 0-1 years of related work experience preferred

• Clear understanding of financial accounting concepts and financial reporting including familiarity with GAAPs.
• Good to have exposure in software development and software testing life cycle as well as the business approach for the product.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, database concepts will be desirable.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with functional teams, and project managers.
• Attitude to self-initiate and learn
• Ability to work in a global and virtual environment and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description

• SAP certification in FICO module
• Information Technology\Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) upon hire

Prefer 12pm – 9pm India time. Willingness to work outside of these hours as needed.

• Learn to understand the business vision and requirements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and document detailed business requirements for SAP solutions.
• Assist in implementing SAP best practices to design and deliver technical solutions in partnership with digital manufacturing, west digital and Infrastructure teams.
• Actively participate in team meetings and agile sprint processes, supporting the development of functional/technical solutions and features.
• Support in providing functionality that meets defined business needs, assisting in the documentation and validation of user stories, gaps and tasks in Dev Ops.
• AI First Attitude and Strategy – Learning and leveraging in building effective solutions by integrating generative AI effectively with SAP and their UI/UX applications,
• Contribute to system support and maintenance efforts, ensuring these align with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and procedural norms.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of validation documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, and system lifecycle documents in compliance with company policies.
• Engage in system and data monitoring activities to ensure efficiency and reliability.
• Collaborate with senior team members on Project, Change and Incident management activities, data analysis, and interface monitoring.
• Participate in the Change Control process and adhere to all relevant organizational regulations.

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electronics/Mechanical/Production, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Prior exposure to SAP or related ERP systems through coursework or projects is beneficial.
• Familiarity with Gen-AI, SAP S/4 Hana, Scrum methodologies or ITIL practices (Preferred, but not mandatory).

• No min required 0-1 years of related work experience preferred

• Basic understanding of SAP functionality and business aspects across various functional domains.
• Stay informed on the latest trends and updates in ERP systems and SAP solutions.
• A supportive team player with ability to work independently in a global and fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Willingness to travel globally, if necessary, to support business needs.
• Ability to comply with all relevant safety, quality, and procedural policies within the organization.

• No min required 0-1 years of related work experience preferred

• Basic understanding of SAP functionality and business aspects across various functional domains.
• Stay informed on the latest trends and updates in ERP systems and SAP solutions.
• A supportive team player with ability to work independently in a global and fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Willingness to travel globally, if necessary, to support business needs.
• Ability to comply with all relevant safety, quality, and procedural policies within the organization.

• and utilizes this knowledge to to collaborate with Finance to define detailed business requirements for D&T enablement of business needs. This includes interpreting any issues and recommending solutions or best practices.
• Utilizes knowledge of best practices to define strategic direction, determine business needs and design & deliver technical Finance solutions, doing so in partnership with Application and Infrastructure. This includes interpreting up to the most complex issues and recommending solutions or best practices.
• Spearhead the mapping of map business requirements to optimal technical solutions.
• Provide technical delivery of functionality to meet defined business requirements.
• Create and maintain project charters and plans, capital requests, budgeting and project management in accordance with the Project and Portfolio Management process and West policies and procedures.
• Uses breadth of expertise to solve complex problems.Provide system support and maintenance in alignment with standards and process set within the ERP Services Delivery model, West policies and procedures as well as Regulatory requirements including but not limited to Sarbanes-Oxley and FDA GMP.
• Create and maintain system lifecycle documents in accordance with West policies and procedures, including creation and maintenance of SOPs, SOIs and Job Aids.
• A strong working knowledge of SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (SAP FSCM) for S/4 Hana with project implementation experience in this module is mandatory
• Work within and participates in the Change Control process.
• Other duties as assigned

• Professional qualification as Chartered Accountant or Management Accountant or a master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management

• Minimum 8-10 years of related work experience
• Professional qualification as Chartered Accountant or Management Accountant or a master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management
• Prior project experience in all the applications within FSCM with special emphasis on Treasury and Risk Management, end-to-end bank integration, BCM, cash and liquidity management and In-house Cash Management.
• Prior working experience on of SAP FSCM for S/4 Hana – system functionality and technicality
• Strong understanding of the industry best practice FSCM processes with ability to drive solutions based on such knowledge.

• Involvement in at least two end-to-end implementation projects in SAP FSCM is preferred.
• Good to have knowledge on Financial Accounting and reporting is must and should know the integration aspects of FSCM processes with Financial Accounting.
• Ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and toeffectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced & complex environment with a self-motivated work ethic; utilize sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency.
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• Able to comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times

• 15% travel, including global travel
• Occasional on-call work required
• 12pm – 9pm India time. Willingness to work outside of these hours as needed.

Sr. Solution Architect, D&T, SAP BW

This role must have hands-on experience in

• Act as an expert in leading, designing, implementing and supporting the enterprise BI dashboards and reports.
• Act as an expert in leading, designing, implementing SAP BW on HANA application, and supporting the enterprise Business Planning process integrating with APO.
• Develop reports, dashboards & KPI scorecards and aggregate data from various sources.
• Balance functionalities look/feel and performance to ensure an excellent user experience which is a strong focus of the role..
• Work with other teams to gather and document reporting requirements and to use the underlying data sources/data warehouses to meet business requirements.Worked extensively on LO Cockpit Extractions, Flat File Extractions and Generic Extractions. Having knowledge on using SAP delivered information structures, User defined information Structures for extracting data from different Logistic Information system (LIS).
• Modeling of Custom Info objects, Info object maintenance, Data Sources, Info Sources, DTP’s, Info packages, PSA, Advanced DSO objects, DSO Objects, Info cubes, Data Marts, Info Providers, Multi Providers, Aggregates, APD's, Liaise with the SAP Functional Teams to work on solutioning on all Gaps/Enhancements or bug fixes.
• Expertise in Creating/modifying complex HANA Calculations views on multiple sources. Integrating currency conversion and other complex formulas like YTD, MTD,QTD etc. to feed external sources like Power BI.
• Expertise in writing start routines, end routines, expert routines, user exits and data source exits using Functional module etc.
• Ability to create/enhance Hana CDS views with usage of multiple annotations.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering , Preferably in Computer Science

• Minimum 5 years 5-8 years of relevant experience required
• Prior Experience on SAP HANA Attribute views, Analytic views, and Calculation views etc. and ability to create customized calculation views.

• Preferred Knowledge/Understanding on Reporting tools BO/Power BI Advanced BW Modeling and SQL.
• Ability to perform on extensively on Finance Extractors, HR Head count, Flat File Extractions and Generic Extractions. Having knowledge on using SAP delivered information structures, User defined information Structures for extracting data from different Logistic Information system (LIS).
• Good to have knowledge in front-end Business Warehouse Components like Queries, Calculated Key figures, Restricted Key figures, Structures & Cells, Variables, Exceptions and Conditions, RRI, Web Items and Web Templates & Reports, Input Ready Queries/Planning Templates
• Comply with all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Comply with the company’s safety and quality policies

• 15% travel, including global travel.
• Occasional on-call work required.
• Prefer 12pm – 9pm India time. Willingness to work outside of these hours as needed.
• Ability to work in a global and virtual environment and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.​