Sage X3 Functional Consultant

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa (Hybrid)
Service Line: EY Consulting – Enterprise Applications (Sage Practice)
Level: Assistant Manager

About the role

EY is seeking an experienced Sage X3 functional consultant to implement and support the Sage X3 ERP solution across multiple client engagements. The successful candidate will possess a balanced mix of functional consulting, technical understanding, and business advisory skills. The role requires assisting on Sage X3 implementation projects, support engagements, solution enhancements, and client relationships while contributing to the growth of EY's Sage X3 practice.

EY's Sage practice focuses on implementation services, consulting services, support and maintenance, and training services.

Responsibilities

Client Delivery

• Participate in Sage X3 implementation, optimization, upgrade, and support projects.
• Conduct business process analysis and translate requirements into Sage X3 solutions.
• Facilitate client workshops and solution design sessions.
• Assist in delivering functional specifications.
• Manage issue resolution and escalation processes.
• Provide best-practice ERP processes.

Functional Consulting

• Be knowledgeable in these Sage X3 modules:
  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Fixed Assets
  • Purchasing
  • Inventory Management
  • Sales Management
  • Budgeting
  • Report writing (Crystal reports and SEI)

Business Development

• Assist in solution demonstrations and client presentations.
• Contribute to Sage service offerings and accelerators.

Requirements

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree (NQF Level 7) in:
  • Accounting
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
• Preferred: Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) and upper

Sage Certifications

Candidates should possess one or more of the following:

• Mandatory:
  • Sage X3 Certified Consultant
  • Sage X3 Functional Certification
• Preferred:
  • Sage X3 Finance Certification
  • Sage X3 Distribution Certification
  • Sage X3 Manufacturing Certification
  • Sage Enterprise Intelligence Certification

Experience

• 5–10 years of Sage X3 consulting experience.
• End-to-end implementation experience across multiple industries.
• Experience with:
  • Requirements gathering
  • Solution design
  • Configuration
  • Testing
  • Training
  • Go-live support
  • Hypercare support

Skills

Technical Competencies

• ERP Solution Design
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Financial Systems Knowledge
• Supply Chain Process Knowledge
• Reporting and Analytics

Consulting Skills

• Problem Solving
• Business Analysis
• Presentation Skills
• Executive Communication
• Workshop and Training Facilitation

Success Measures

• Client satisfaction
• Project profitability
• Delivery quality
• Team development
• Sage certification achievements
• Resource utilization
• Successful project delivery