Senior Business Systems Analyst
Job Description
Position Summary:
The role of the Senior Business Systems Analyst will be to provide support in SAP’s –in Financial (FI) areas and Cost Controlling Area (CO) for our global environment. This includes driving SAP implementation activities related to these disciplines as well as performing occasionally production support tasks such as executing routine configuration, specifying developments, preparing training documentation and delivering ongoing training.
The ability to communicate in English is a must.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Understand and can execute SAP configuration changes within the FI areas of SAP: specifically, AR/AP procedures, bank, customer, vendor statements, payment files, bank transmission protocols, treasury management, tax controlling and auditing exercises. Understand third-party interfaces such as Coupa, tax determination and middleware tools.
- Understand and can execute SAP configuration changes within the CO areas of SAP: material costing run, profit center analysis, COPA, labor and overhead rates, etc…Understand third-party interfaces such as HFM and middleware tools.
- Work directly with business owners and Business Relationship Managers to identify & define SAP related objectives and goals related to Financial and Controlling areas, contribute to continuous improvement processes.
- Lead, manage and deliver a large backlog of SAP enhancement activities.
- Manage projects to achieve planned schedules, stay within budget and bring projects and enhancements to closure.
- Collaborate with various IT staff and business users in the testing of new software programs and applications such as upgrades, interface applications, business functions and new configuration.
- Develop and provide training to key end users
Knowledge and Skills:
- Deep understanding of best practices in SAP’s Finance and Cost controlling areas.
- Ability to prepare detailed functional specifications (technical if even better) and subsequent test scripts, training documentation.
- Ability to collaborate with business end users as well as other functional and technical IT members.
- Project Management Experience is a plus.
- Strong knowledge in the use of LSMWs for converting data.
- Basic understanding of ABAP capabilities to work with a development team.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel to extract, analyze and process SAP data.
Minimum Education Requirement:
- BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Minimum year of Practice Experience:
- Five to Seven years of experience in FI areas in SAP as a minimum.
Other Training, Technical Skills, or Knowledge which are required:
- Background in working with a multi-site, global business environment, multi-cultural community.
- Experience as a Team Member, Team Lead or Project Manager on at least one full SAP cycle implementation.
- Experience with Coupa (Treasury management), VIM, OpenText solution is a plus.
- Experience with Thomson Reuters (Sabrix – US tax determination) will be highly considered.
Understand and using Business Warehouse/Business Objects Reporting is appreciated
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