Business Analyst IT IV- #26-26847

USTech Solutions•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced SAP IS-U FI-CA Functional Analyst to support and enhance SAP solutions across utility customer financial and receivables processes. This role combines deep SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) expertise with an understanding of accounting and financial processes. The analyst works with business stakeholders, Finance, functional teams, and technical resources to resolve complex production issues, deliver enhancements, and translate business and financial requirements into SAP solutions. The position supports SAP production operations and helps improve the stability, efficiency, and effectiveness of FI-CA capabilities. The role provides functional support for production issues, enhancements, projects, configuration, and testing, and participates throughout the solution lifecycle from requirements analysis through implementation and production support. It also involves partnering with stakeholders to prioritize defects and operational needs, facilitating working sessions, and communicating complex SAP and financial concepts to business and technical audiences. The position is listed for a 12-month duration.

Requirements

Strong functional experience with SAP FI-CA.
In-depth knowledge of SAP FI-CA processes and configuration.
Experience with Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable processes.
Experience supporting dunning, payments, refunds, and clearing processes.
Experience supporting SAP production environments, including complex issue and defect analysis.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to translate complex financial or billing requirements into structured SAP solutions.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively across business, Finance, functional, and technical organizations.
Experience managing stakeholders and facilitating cross-functional discussions.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Accounting degree and/or professional accounting certification, such as CPA.
Experience with SAP General Ledger and accounting integration.
Experience with SAP financial code-block mapping.
Experience supporting month-end financial processing.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
SAP HANA reporting experience.
Product management experience.
Utility industry and SAP IS-U experience.
Knowledge of financial controls, audit trails, regulatory or compliance requirements, tax reporting, and data archiving.

Responsibilities

Serve as a functional subject-matter expert for SAP IS-U FI-CA / Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable.
Provide hands-on functional support for production issues, system enhancements, projects, configuration, and testing.
Support FI-CA processes, including accounts receivable and payable, payments and payment runs, dunning and collections, refund management, security deposits, write-offs, interest, installment plans, clearing, and clearing control.
Analyze complex production issues and work with functional and technical teams to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions.
Translate financial, accounting, billing, and business requirements into functional designs and SAP configurations.
Support high-volume and mass-processing activities within SAP FI-CA.
Participate throughout the solution lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, configuration, testing, defect resolution, implementation, and production support.
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to evaluate and prioritize defects, enhancements, and operational needs.
Lead and facilitate defect-prioritization discussions, workshops, and working sessions.
Communicate complex SAP and financial concepts to business and technical audiences.
Support SAP accounting and General Ledger-related processes, financial code-block mapping, and month-end financial processing.
Evaluate the accounting impact of SAP defects, configuration changes, and enhancements.
Partner with Finance and accounting stakeholders on system-related issues.