Career Opportunities at Sage

Overview:

Sage has an exciting position available for an X3 People Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project Management
• Manages all delivery of agreed deliverables throughout the entire implementation cycle:
• Kick Off
• Requirements and Documentation Analysis
• Design and Training Phase
• Acceptance Testing
• Rollout
• Conducts a thorough needs analysis of client requirements (direct model), or assists Business Partners during the needs analysis (indirect model)
• Compiles detailed client requirement specifications for system configuration and custom development (direct module), or assist Business Partners to compile client requirement specifications (indirect model)
• Specifies and communicates customization with X3 People Developer Consultant if require
• Configures the system, or assists Business Partners with the configuration of the system based on the requirement analysis conducted
• Provides continuous updates and feedback on project progress to Project Lead and Business Partners
• Advises Business Partners (and clients) on best practice in business processes, with particular reference to HR and Payroll processes
• Delivers training to Business Partners and all other super users
• Ensures own up to date knowledge on latest developments on X3 and changes included in new patches
• Provides support to Business Partners with regards to all aspects of Sage X3 People modules during and after the implementation
• Provides assistance to Business Partners throughout the implementation cycle in order to provide the best possible solution to the client.
• Review and interpretation of Customers Request for Proposal (RFD) as it relate to HR and Payroll.
• Ensures winning product demonstration based on customer RFD and needs.

Qualifications:

• Thorough understanding of Payroll and HR domain
• Thorough understanding of Payroll and HR legislations and rules that regulates HR and Payroll processes in Nigeria - West Africa would be an added advantage
• Thorough understanding of business requirement analysis processes and methodologies
• Understanding of the implementation of payroll and HR processes manually as well through the use of a system
• Good understanding of project management methodology
• Understanding of how business processes can best be simulated in software applications
• Must be a good team player and willing to work in a high performance environment
• A great attitude is also required

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Overview:

Project Quality Assurance and Project Management work with other staff within the organisation to determine and establish procedures and quality standards, and monitor these against standard methodology. They are responsible for ensuring a product or service meets the established standards of quality including reliability, usability and performance.

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL QUALITY ASSURNCE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• determining, negotiating and agreeing in-house quality procedures, standards and/or specifications
• assessing customer requirements and ensuring that these are met
• setting customer service standards
• specifying quality requirements
• investigating and setting standards for quality and health
• ensuring that methodology processes comply with standards at all Business Partners
• working with operating staff to establish procedures, standards, systems and procedures
• Schedule and publish technical- functional audit reports
• acting as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance/quality
• recording, analysing and distributing executive information
• monitoring project performance
• Act as Project Manager both for direct and internal projects

ESSENTIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Budget – Update invoicing against budget. Update change requests against budget available. Manage quotations for additional change.
• Scope – Track and manage sign off against agreed scope. Update project records and documents.
• Schedule – Track activities against schedule. Manage and highlight upcoming activities. Manage and highlight overdue activities. Update schedule with any changing.
• Monitor Control and Report – Monitor progress, risk, issues, changes, budget and support cases. Weekly Flash reports on project health. Timely escalation of risks, issues and support cases.

Qualifications:

• Project Management Experience (5 years Plus)
• Time Management
• Prioritization of activities
• Manage relationships
• Analytically minded
• Team management
• Conflict resolution skills
• MS Projects
• MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Nice To Have Skills:

• Business Analysis
• Technical skills
• Basic DB experience