SAP FI/CO Lead Functional Analyst (Maunfacturing)

Fortune Brands • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

Fortune Brands Innovations is seeking an SAP FI/CO Lead Functional Analyst to support its Finance organization and business units. The role serves as a liaison between Information Technology and business leadership, leading financial functional and technical design, configuration, development, and support for continuous improvements and global SAP deployments. The analyst contributes to ERP architecture and integration, evaluates solution options, guides implementation and testing, and supports business processes and users across the SAP platform.

The position also oversees junior analysts, coordinates project schedules and reporting, supports compliance and audit activities, and helps prioritize and estimate work. The role requires participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation for off-hours system emergencies. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required, although equivalent additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. The posting identifies seven or more years of IT experience supporting SAP FI/CO modules as a preferred qualification.

The stated hiring pay range is $105,000 to $165,000 USD. Employees participate in an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan. Benefits include health plans, a 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off, adoption benefits, and employee resource groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline; additional equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• High energy, confidence, effective communication, attention to detail, and ability to drive action on day-to-day and project tasks.
• Ability to be available 24x7 in an on-call rotation for off-hours system emergencies.

Nice To Haves

• Seven or more years of IT experience supporting SAP FI/CO modules and related integration with SD and MM.
• Functional or technical expertise in SAP General Ledger, Closing, Tax, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cost Elements, Profit Center Accounting, Fixed Assets, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, and Investment Management in SAP ECC.
• SAP S/4HANA expertise.
• Knowledge of working with web services.
• Experience with small- to large-scale SAP ERP implementations across organizations and geographies, including local regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of SDLC and Agile software development methodologies.
• Strong analytical and project-management skills, including translating customer business needs into application and operational requirements.
• Effective oral and written communication with internal customers, IT associates, third-party vendors, and IT senior leadership; ability to prepare and deliver organized presentations.
• Experience with IT ticketing and support systems such as ServiceNow or Jira in a Service Desk or Help Desk environment.
• Knowledge of waterfall project management and Agile process methodologies.
• PMP and/or CSM certification.
• Four-year bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a similar educational background.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders as a liaison between IT and leadership for assigned business units or vendors.
• Lead Financials-related functional and technical design, configuration, development, and support for continuous improvements and global SAP deployments.
• Develop and execute test plans for infrastructure, security, technical development, and functional configuration; recommend improvements where possible.
• Lead design sessions and prototype systems to improve business processes, operations, and information flow across the ERP platform.
• Conduct proof-of-concept feasibility studies and evaluate, qualify, and select third-party software, vendors, or service providers.
• Contribute to end-to-end system and process architecture designs, integration requirements, and specification documents.
• Establish and conduct training on SAP ECC or S/4 functionality and Finance business processes.
• Promote communication between business users and application developers to understand issues, identify gaps, and resolve questions.
• Oversee junior system and business analysts within the IT Finance team.
• Follow existing change-management and service-management policies and procedures.
• Manage project schedules, track progress, report issues, coordinate actions, and resolve conflicts.
• Work with SAP Developers to unit test and deliver SAP applications by defining and documenting test scenarios and creating test data as needed.
• Participate in buy-versus-build decisions and understand customer business processes, success measures, and business and technology direction.
• Prioritize work requests, support business initiatives, and estimate upcoming projects and enhancements.
• Identify and influence business solutions, and negotiate deliverables and requirements across business customers or organizations.
• Provide risk analysis and mitigation options to business partners for proposed solutions.
• Identify continuous-improvement opportunities in business and system processes and assist in developing metrics.
• Support monthly and quarterly SOX audits and annual internal and external audit cycles with documentation and testing coordination involving hosting partners and technology vendors.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to handle off-hours system emergencies.

Benefits

• Health plans
• 401(k) program with a company contribution
• Product discounts
• Flexible time off benefits
• Adoption benefits
• Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior