Job Description
Constellation Search Group is seeking a Functional Business Analyst with experience with SAP – FICO for a full-time direct hire position. The Functional BA, SAP FICO will assist in achieving priority business objectives through effective gathering of requirements and thoughtful application of new and existing technology solutions. The Functional Business Analyst, SAP FICO is responsible for analysis, design, configuration, testing, training, documentation, deployment and maintenance of IT capabilities within their areas of expertise. The Business Analyst provides supports and mentorship for existing IT capabilities according to established processes, mainly focus on the financial and compliance side of the commercial processes and will primarily work within SAP FICO and its bolt-ons, its integration with SD and MM and in the custom configurations.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and configure SAP, to improve and add functionalities and to support SAP users in all company sites in order to improve, standardize and automate business processes by using SAP and its bolt-ons more efficiently and effectively.
- Maintain an in-depth and current knowledge of processes and systems in area of expertise.
- Perform root cause analysis and participate in architecting solutions and technical documentation to solve business challenges, improve functionality and process efficiency, implement new legal requirements or enable new capabilities.
- Configure SAP and its bolt-ons in the Finance and Controlling area.
- Work with corporate IT and business team members to analyze, assess impact, challenge and document requirements and to provide project sizing of new incoming demand.
- Manage (sub) projects in the FICO area and delivers on time for each project phase.
- Generate and execute test plans to ensure quality of work, and to ensure the impact on all platforms and regions is known and understood.
- Work with integration team to design data integrations between product tools and systems, provide testing and assess impact.
- Work as the vendor liaison as required with third parties regarding development and integration.
- Coordinate delivery of system changes and enhancements including communication.
- Document all enhancements, implementations or interfaces (technical and business-level documentation). Fill documentation gaps upon discovery.
- Provide necessary training and coach/train peers for their development and consistently build a self-help environment culture through interactions with super users, end users, and business managers.
- Provide timely & efficient 2nd tier support (1st tier is super user community).
- Keep up with technology evolution and identify and assess solutions or applications that could be useful.
Experience: - 6 years of related experience as SAP IT Business Analyst in Finance and Controlling (FICO).
- Broad functional SAP knowledge in Finance and Controlling as well as profound knowledge of the integration between FICO and SD and MM, including configuration and set up.
Qualifications/Skills: - Ability to be proactive in identification, mitigation of business/IT risks, continuous improvement, and innovation.
- Business acumen - strong functional business knowledge for processes included in the service, knowledgeable of current and future strategies, trends, technology.
- Effective communication, both written and verbal, with all levels of business and technical audiences.
- Excellent listening skills in order to fully understand business needs.
Benefits: Competitive benefits package is provided.
Salary: Salary range is commiserated with professional experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that different backgrounds and life experiences make our team better. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.