SAP Business Analyst III - Finance
Hybrid - travel onsite required 2 weeks per month primarily to Newark, DE
Must currently reside in DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, NC, GA, FL, OH, IL, or TX
Your role in our success:
The Senior SAP Finance Business Analyst is responsible for the configuration, support, enhancement, and integration of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions, with a primary focus on SAP FI/CO and related financial applications. This role partners with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable financial processes, support system implementations and upgrades, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the organization. The position provides expertise in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Treasury, Banking, and financial reporting while supporting integrations with utility billing, customer information systems, vendor management, and third
party financial applications.
What you'll be working on:
- Configure SAP FICO modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders, and Profit Center Accounting.
- Leverage strong SAP FICO expertise across AP, AR, Tax, Fixed Assets, Treasury, and Banking functions.
- Support SAP Group Reporting and consolidation activities; experience with SAC Group Reporting is preferred.
- Apply working knowledge of cost center accounting, including primary and secondary cost elements, activity allocations, and CO actuals.
- Contribute to S/4HANA Finance workstreams within transformation programs, including CIS and Billing system integrations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Finance, IT, and Operations to ensure seamless data flow and alignment.
- Execute and document configuration unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Work with Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions, including configuration, support, and integration with SAP FI/CO modules.
- Support month-end close activities using Advanced Financial Close (AFC preferred), including reconciliations and financial reporting validation.
- Assist with post-go-live stabilization, ticket resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support FERC accounting structures and allocation setups.
- Enable SAP S/4HANA integration with Concur.
- Provide support for FICA implementations for utility customers.
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related field with a strong IT background
- 5–7 years of hands-on SAP FICO configuration and support experience
- 1–2 years of experience with FICA.
- At least 1 full lifecycle SAP implementation (S/4HANA preferred).
- Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO and FICA).
- Familiarity with third-party tools (e.g., Blackline, PowerPlan, Utilities International) for reconciliation and financial operations.
- SAP FI-CA (Contract Accounts Receivable).
- Basic to working knowledge of SAP FI-CA as used in Utilities, insurance, or telecommunications industries.
- Familiarity with FI-CA master data concepts: business partners, contract accounts, and contract objects.
- Understanding of FI-CA posting logic, open item management, and clearing differences from standard FI-AR.
- Exposure to FI-CA integration with IS-U billing, invoicing, and payment processing is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Clear written and verbal communication — able to translate technical config into business-friendly language.
- Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments with sprint-based work cycles.
- Team player who can work independently on assigned workstreams and escalate blockers proactively.
What's in it for you?
Joining the CUC team will get you:
- Flexible work arrangement
- Competitive base salary
- Fantastic opportunities for career growth
- Cooperative, supportive and empowered team atmosphere
- Annual bonus and salary increase opportunities
- Monthly recognition events
- Endless wellness initiatives and community events
- Robust and customizable benefit packages-choose what works best with your life. Options include generous 401k, medical, dental and life insurance, tuition
reimbursement, compensated volunteer hours and MORE! - Paid time off, holidays and a separate bank of sick time
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants with a disability that need assistance applying for a position may email [email protected].
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Must currently reside in DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, NC, GA, FL, OH, IL, or TX
- Hybrid role with onsite travel required ~2 weeks per month (primarily Newark, DE)
- 5-7 years hands-on SAP FICO configuration and support experience
- 1-2 years experience with SAP FI-CA (FICA)
- At least one full lifecycle SAP implementation (S/4HANA preferred)
- Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO and FICA)
- Experience/configuration expertise across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting
- Experience supporting month-end close activities and reconciliations (Advanced Financial Close preferred)
- Experience with Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) integration with SAP FI/CO
- Familiarity with third-party reconciliation/financial tools (Blackline, PowerPlan, Utilities International)
- Knowledge of FI-CA master data concepts, posting logic, open item management, and integration with IS-U billing
- Experience supporting SAP Group Reporting/consolidation (SAC Group Reporting experience preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Clear written and verbal communication; able to translate technical configuration into business language
- Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments
What We Do
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK), headquartered in Dover, Delaware, is a publicly-traded, diversified energy company principally engaged in various regulated and unregulated businesses. Through multiple divisions and subsidiaries, we operate on the Delmarva Peninsula, throughout Florida, and in Pennsylvania and Ohio providing natural gas distribution, transmission, gathering and processing, and marketing; electricity distribution; propane gas distribution and wholesale marketing; and other related services to approximately 240,000 customers. In 2018, we were recognized as a Top Workplace in Delaware for the seventh consecutive year. Our team is comprised of talented and experienced professionals who make a difference by sharing the same brand values and incorporating them within the way we do business. We strive to create a personal connection with one another, our customers, communities, shareholders, and partners enabling us to deliver positive and meaningful results. Our commitment to this shared vision provides us with a unique position and differentiates us from other companies within our industry. To learn more about Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, our businesses and career opportunities, visit www.chpk.com.
