SAP Configuration Engineer

Liberty Mutual Insurance•Boston, MA

6h•$97,000 - $138,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Liberty Mutual’s Global Finance Technology organization is seeking a SAP Configuration Engineer to join the OneGL team, supporting OneGL BAU, US2.2, and LII releases. The role primarily supports SAP general ledger, with 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 in SAP general ledger, supports production users, and contributes to configuration, testing, and training for maintenance and enhancement of the OneGL finance environment and financial month-end close process. The role maps business requirements to SAP capabilities, configures SAP general ledger settings, documents specifications, and performs unit and integration testing. It supports financial close activities and production issue resolution, works across integrated systems to investigate defects, and contributes to implementation support, cutover activities, and documentation. The position also participates in discussions about system optimization and opportunities to streamline the close process. This role follows a hybrid work schedule with two days onsite. Candidates are being 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.
At least 2–3+ years of technical or functional SAP Finance experience.
At least 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.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with ambiguous and incomplete information.
Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Working knowledge of agile software development concepts, including backlog tracking, scrum ceremonies, and incremental delivery.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future; future sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

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 data flows into and out of the general ledger, such as subledger postings, interface files, and reporting extracts, and interest in learning supporting integrations.
Foundational understanding of month-end close processes, including accruals, foreign currency valuation, intercompany, and reconciliation.
Exposure to or interest in learning other SAP FICO areas, such as Fixed Assets and financial reporting, and master data governance concepts such as SAP MDG.
Curiosity and eagerness to deepen technical and functional expertise in SAP Finance and the broader finance technology landscape.
Growth mindset and desire to develop within the SAP Finance configuration job family, taking on increasing responsibility over time.

Responsibilities

Map business requirements to SAP system capabilities to support functional and technical solutions.
Configure SAP general ledger settings and options, including company codes, chart of accounts, ledgers, account determination, and posting rules; over time, support settings in other FICO areas such as Fixed Assets and Reporting.
Execute unit and integration testing and document functional and technical specifications.
Develop and maintain 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 business processes and system practices to support configuration and enhancements.
Troubleshoot and resolve defects, including 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 team 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.