Analyst II - Functional SAP FICO

Project Responsibilities

• Modifies and/or enhances SAP following an established project management methodology
• Define interface requirements, and work with system vendors on external systems interfacing with SAP
• Define project scope and objectives
• Develop detailed work plans, process flows, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables
• Conduct project meetings and provide project tracking and analysis
• Facilitate and lead analysis and design sessions with functional users and business managers to document procedures and to gather functional requirements
• Create/review and QA functional designs and specifications for configuration, application security, reports, data conversions and interfaces
• Coordinate quality assurance efforts by creating and executing unit, string, integration and user acceptance test plans
• Ensure training materials and user skills are current and coordinate necessary user training.
• Coordinate project cutover, go-live and support

Support Responsibilities

• Research and resolve SAP help desk incidents in compliance with the Business Unit and IS Management service level agreements
• Monitor operation of critical business processes
• Review and test software updates
• Perform application controls testing for Sarbanes Oxley annual audits
• Perform annual disaster recovery testing

Qualifications

• Strong SAP S/4HANA Finance functional expertise across FI, CO, and PS, including:
• Accounts Payable (AP) – payment processing, withholding tax, payment formats, vendor workflows
• OpenText VIM – invoice capture, OCR, DP processing, workflows, escalation rules
• Accounts Receivable (AR) – cash application, lockbox, dispute management, dunning, credit exposure
• Advanced Credit Management (S/4 FSCM) – credit checks, scoring, risk categories, credit rules
• Intercompany Matching & Reconciliation (ICMR) – matching rules, exception handling, IC reporting
• Fixed Assets Accounting – master data, depreciation areas, postings, year-end closing
• Banking & Treasury – EBS, BCM, payment formats, mapping, bank statement automation
• Tax & Compliance – Indirect Tax (VAT/GST), EU local reporting, 1099, Vertex integration
• DRC / e-Invoicing – eDocument framework, mappings, status monitoring
• Financial Close & Sub-ledger Reconciliation – balance sheet integrity, GR/IR, accruals
• Deep understanding of S/4HANA innovations, including:
• Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
• Margin Analysis (replacing CO-PA)
• Fiori Apps for FICO
• S/4 Central Finance concepts (optional but preferred)
• Strong experience with IDoc/EDI, error handling (WE02/WE19), monitoring, and interface troubleshooting.
• Experience with tools and third-party integrations such as FIS Integrity, BlackLine, Concur, Vertex, Workday Payroll, OpenText VIM, GetPaid, and banking platforms.
• Reporting capabilities including Analysis for Office, Fiori analytical apps, BW queries, GR/IR reports, and FSV (HXBS/HXPL).
• Good understanding of integration points with MM (PO/Invoice/GR), SD (billing/AR), PP (production settlement), and CS/Treasury modules.
• Ability to perform ABAP debugging for root-cause analysis (preferred).
• Strong functional design capability: converting ambiguous, incomplete, or tribal business inputs into clear, structured process flows and configuration logic.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, collaboratively, or lead small modules within projects.
• Solid foundation in ITIL support principles, ticket management, SLA adherence, and customer-centric support.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple incidents or projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Methodical, detail-oriented, hands-on problem-solving approach.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interaction with global Finance stakeholders.

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