Sr. SAP FICO Business Analyst

Role: SAP FICO Business Analyst
Type: Full Time Salaried
Location: Mason, Ohio – Hybrid Onsite
Eligibility: US Permanent Residency is required for this role

Summary

Manage both strategic and daily developmental activities and personnel to ensure that the business system and associated processes provide consistency with business direction and functional requirements. Provides functional support for one or more SAP modules and maintains the “Configuration” of SAP to reflect the current business organization and business processes. This is a hybrid in-office position based out of our corporate office in Mason, OH.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelors degree in required for this position
• 3-5 years of SAP analyst experience.
• 3-5 years general financial business experience.
• Experience with both ECC and S/4 HANA.
• At least one year of experience in setting up IMG configurations in SAP.
• Demonstrated expertise in functional and technical knowledge of SAP FI/CO.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• Able to manage multiple issues and requests at one time.
• SAP FI/CO Certification preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain SAP configuration in the IMG. Test and implement configuration changes.
• Conduct ongoing SAP end-user training for new employees and employees changing roles.
• Maintain SAP-related Issue/resolution status.
• Troubleshoot SAP system functionality problems.
• Identify data inconsistencies, provide reports to users, and work with them to help resolve erroneous data within the system.
• Submit OSS Notes to SAP. Recommend application of relevant SAP-provided OSS notes, patches, etc. Tests and implements results.
• Evaluate, test, and implements SAP system software upgrades, i.e., Hot Packs, new releases, etc.
• Write detailed specifications for enhancement requests which require programming such as output documents, ABAP reports, interfaces to/from external systems, data conversion, and user exits for special program processes.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to management to ensure that the business system, and associated processes, are consistent with the general business direction. Provide plans and direct employees to bridge identified gap areas.
• Work with users to examine business process areas for improvement to ensure the most efficient processes are used to meet company objectives.
• Develop project timelines and monitor progress to ensure target project dates are met.
• Provide end-user support in specific functional areas of SAP. Confer with process owners/business users to analyze current SAP processes, identify problems, learn specific requirements, and develop and recommend solutions.
• Investigates opportunities for implementation of new functionality in SAP to achieve process improvement in the business.
• Write and maintains detailed user procedures and update SAP training documentation.
• Train organizational process owners on a train-the-trainer basis.
• Prepare and maintains process flow diagrams for educational purposes.
• Monitor and address help desk requests, which include user inquiries, immediate process change needs, and data issues or errors.
• Take the lead in the knowledge area for larger, long-term business system projects.