SAP Configuration Engineer

Liberty Mutual•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Liberty Mutual’s Global Finance Technology organization is hiring a SAP Configuration Engineer for the OneGL team. The role supports OneGL BAU, US2.2, and LII releases, with a primary focus on the SAP general ledger and opportunities to learn and support other SAP FICO areas, including Fixed Assets and Reporting, as well as related areas such as SAP Master Data Governance (MDG). Under supervision, the engineer analyzes, develops, and configures business requirements and enhancements; supports production users; and performs configuration, testing, and training to maintain and enhance the OneGL finance environment supporting the financial month-end close process. The position maps business requirements to SAP capabilities; configures general ledger settings; and develops an understanding of integrations between the general ledger, source systems, subledgers, reporting, and consolidation. The engineer supports monthly close activities and production issues, troubleshoots defects across integrated systems, and works with product owners and subject matter experts on test scenarios, execution, documentation, and quality assurance. The role also contributes to implementation support, cutover, documentation, and discussions about system optimization and streamlining the close process. This role follows a hybrid schedule with two days onsite. Candidates are considered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston, Massachusetts; Plano, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Columbus, Ohio. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship; candidates requiring future sponsorship, including those on CPT/OPT/STEM OPT, are not eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience.
Minimum 2–3+ years of technical/functional SAP Finance experience.
Minimum 1–2+ years of hands-on SAP general ledger configuration experience, including involvement in at least one implementation or system enhancement.
Ability to quickly learn new technical concepts.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Working understanding of financial transaction flows and SAP general ledger concepts, such as company codes, chart of accounts, ledgers, coding blocks, profit centers, cost centers, and currencies.
Familiarity with how data flows into and out of the general ledger, such as subledger postings, interface files, and reporting extracts, or interest in learning those integrations.
Foundational understanding of month-end close processes, including accruals, foreign currency valuation, intercompany, and reconciliation, and willingness to support the close calendar, including occasional extended hours during peak close periods.
Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to work with ambiguous and incomplete information.
Working knowledge of agile software development concepts, including backlog tracking, scrum ceremonies, and incremental delivery.
Growth mindset and desire to develop within the SAP Finance configuration job family.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to, or interest in learning, other SAP FICO areas such as Fixed Assets and financial reporting, as well as master data governance concepts such as SAP MDG.
Demonstrated curiosity and eagerness to deepen technical and functional expertise in SAP Finance and the broader finance technology landscape.

Responsibilities

Map business requirements to SAP system capabilities to support functional and technical solutions.
Configure SAP general ledger settings, including company codes, chart of accounts, ledgers, account determination, and posting rules; over time, support configuration in other FICO areas such as Fixed Assets and Reporting.
Execute unit and integration testing and document functional and technical specifications.
Develop an understanding of general ledger integrations, including upstream source systems and subledger feeds, downstream reporting and consolidation, interfaces, data mappings, and reconciliation points.
Support monthly financial close activities by monitoring close work, responding to production issues during close windows, and configuring period-end settings such as posting periods, accruals, foreign currency valuation, and intercompany processing.
Develop understanding of current business processes and system practices to support ongoing configuration and enhancements.
Troubleshoot and resolve defects such as posting errors, reconciliation breaks, and close-blocking issues; trace issues across integrated systems to identify root causes in collaboration with senior team members and subject matter experts.
Identify test scenarios and cases with product owners; execute test cases, including end-to-end integration scenarios; document test results and scripts; and provide quality assurance results to the business.
Support implementation activities, including post-implementation support, cutover activities, and documentation.
Participate in discussions about system optimization and efficiency, including opportunities to streamline the close process.
Support the close calendar, including occasional extended hours during peak close periods.