Business Systems Analyst - Ariba P2P

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The P2P Business Systems Solutions Analyst will optimize and support end-to-end Procure-to-Pay operations using SAP Ariba, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP), and Accounts Payable (AP) applications. This role provides technical and functional support for all P2P systems.   This role partners with Procurement, AP, business stakeholders to streamline processes, system support, project coordination, enhance data quality, and drive automation and compliance across P2P. The ideal candidate combines strong system knowledge of SAP Ariba (Buying/Invoice/SLP), AP, PO, Master Data, Docusign User Management and analytics with hands-on problem-solving and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• User Support and Troubleshooting: Acting as a primary point of contact for end-users facing issues with Ariba P2P systems 

• System Maintenance and Configuration: Performing day-to-day system management, configuration changes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams (Finance, IT, Procurement) to ensure smooth system operations.

• Testing and Implementation: Coordinating and conducting various testing activities, including unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT), for system enhancements, upgrades, or new feature deployments.

• Collaboration: Liaising with internal stakeholders, developers, and other global or offshore teams to gather requirements, define functional specifications, and ensure alignment with business needs. 

• SAP Ariba/SLP Administration: Support configurations, catalogs, approval workflows, supplier registration and Ariba Buying/Invoice.

• Monitor Ariba, SLP, and AP application health (availability, performance, latency, error rates) using dashboards and alerts; maintain runbooks for incident response.

• Track and resolve integration failures between Ariba, ERP (SAP ECC/S/4HANA), Ariba Network

• Manage scheduled jobs, batch processes, and queues (e.g., PO export, invoice import, supplier sync); optimize schedules to minimize peak-hour impact.

• Maintain environments and configurations across dev/test/prod; coordinate transports, regression testing, and cutover plans for releases.

• Collaborate with vendors on patching, hotfixes, and Ariba quarterly releases; assess impact, certificate updates and communicate changes to users.

• Integration & Master Data: Monitor integrations between P2P systems:  Ariba, ERP (SAP ECC/S4), T&E, and vendor master

• Issue Resolution: Triage and resolve user issues

• Continuous Improvement: Lead small projects and sprints; maintain a prioritized improvement roadmap; measure ROI of process and system changes.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or related field; equivalent experience considered.

• 3–5+ years in P2P/Procurement/AP operations or systems analysis, with hands-on experience in SAP Ariba (Buying, Invoicing, SLP).

• Experience with ERP integration (SAP ECC/S/4HANA preferred) and supplier master data governance.

• Strong understanding of P2P policies, AP controls, tax (VAT/Use Tax), and compliance requirements.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills; ability to translate business needs into system/process solutions.

Additional Details

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