The Senior IT Business Analyst – SAP ECC FICO serves as the primary strategic liaison between the Global Finance/Accounting organization and the IT team. In this role, you will lead the architecture, functional design, build, and continuous enhancement of core SAP ECC financial modules—including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Treasury, Tax, and Payroll accounting.
Additionally, you will oversee an offshore team of IT finance business analysts, driving project delivery, production support, and complex third-party system integrations across modern financial platforms.
Preferred QualificationsBusiness Partnership & IT Strategy- Serve as the dedicated point of contact (POC) between the IT department and Corporate Finance, Accounting, Tax, and Treasury stakeholders.
- Translate complex business requirements into detailed functional specifications, solution architectures, and technical change requests.
- Facilitate requirement-gathering workshops, prioritize sprint backlogs, and manage end-to-end project roadmaps for financial systems.
- Lead and coordinate design, configuration, testing, and deployment across SAP ECC FICO sub-modules:
- Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR): Automated clearing, payment runs, billing, and dispute management.
- Treasury & Cash Management: Bank communications, cash flow forecasting, and in-house banking.
- Tax: Local and international tax configuration, reporting, and statutory filings.
- Payroll Integration: Financial postings, wage-type mapping, and accruals between HR/Payroll systems and the general ledger.
- Supervise testing lifecycles (Unit, System Integration, UAT, Regression) and coordinate cutover and hypercare activities.
- Direct, mentor, and coordinate day-to-day work for a team of offshore IT finance business analysts and developers.
- Review functional designs, enforce configuration standards, and ensure deliverables meet SLA and quality benchmarks.
- Manage resource capacity, sprint velocity, and technical documentation standards.
- Architect, configure, and maintain robust middleware and API/IDoc-based interfaces connecting SAP ECC to specialized financial tools, including:
- E-Invoicing & Statutory Compliance: EDICOM, Golden Tax (China)
- Receivables & Credit Management: HighRadius
- Indirect Tax Automation: Taxware
- Payment Gateways & Tokenization: Paymetric
- Financial Close & Balance Sheet Reconciliation: BlackLine
- Banking & Messaging Protocols: SWIFT / Host-to-Host (H2H) banking
- Procure-to-Pay Automation: BASWARE
- Travel & Expense Management: SAP Concur
Skills Required
- SAP ECC FICO architecture, functional design, configuration, testing, deployment, and production support
- Experience with SAP Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
- Experience with SAP Treasury, Cash Management, Tax, and Payroll accounting integrations
- Ability to translate finance business requirements into functional specifications and technical change requests
- Experience managing project roadmaps, sprint backlogs, testing lifecycles, cutover, and hypercare
- Experience leading or coordinating offshore IT finance business analysts and developers
- Experience with SAP ECC integrations using middleware, APIs, and IDocs
- Experience integrating financial systems including EDICOM, Golden Tax, HighRadius, Taxware, Paymetric, BlackLine, SWIFT, BASWARE, or SAP Concur
- Ability to enforce configuration standards, documentation practices, SLAs, and quality benchmarks
Brady Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. employees receive comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day One, alongside wellness resources and an Employee Assistance Program. Materials also indicate access to mental and behavioral health support.
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Retirement Support — A matched 401(k) plan is provided in the U.S., with formal plan structures and vesting confirmed in company materials and filings. This indicates consistent, programmatic retirement support rather than ad hoc contributions.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is offered, together with family‑building benefits such as fertility coverage and adoption and surrogacy assistance. Scholarship programs and matching gifts further extend family and community support.
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What We Do
Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places. Brady’s products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2021, employed approximately 5,700 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady’s fiscal 2021 sales were approximately $1.14 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradycorp.com.
