SAP Finance and Controlling Lead Analyst

CH Guenther-posted about 2 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • San Antonio, TX
5,001-10,000 employees
Food Manufacturing
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The SAP Finance and Controlling Lead Analyst is responsible for supporting the Finance to Manage business process. This includes, but is not limited to: Financial Management, Cost and Profitability Analysis, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets (FA) modules in SAP ECC, Budgeting and Consolidation in SAP BPC, Reporting, integration with other SAP modules and third-party systems. Responsibilities include SAP design and configuration, writing functional specifications, working with developers, testing, creating training documentation, assisting in the development of training materials, end user training, legacy data conversion, go live and ongoing end user support. Further to the primary support duties the person will support SAP upgrades, interfaces to other core business systems, interfaces to external systems, and help to define and support IT processes.

  • Provide primary support for the SAP modules related to the Finance and Controlling business process including resolving day to day systems issues by diagnosing the problem and modifying configuration, working with developers, or logging incidents with SAP Support.
  • Provide recommendations for change and process improvements.
  • Lead reporting efforts for Financial and Controlling areas working with ABAP and BI development as required to select, test and implement the appropriate solutions. Work on finance related reports and forms.
  • Ability to lead and configure all requirements for a new company code/plant to assimilate acquisitions.
  • Work closely with business members of Finance to Manage business functions (Accounting, GL, Bank, Finance, Cost Accounting, Fixed Assets, Tax) to facilitate effective solution implementations and provide knowledge transfer of system functionality to Super Users, Subject Matter Experts and end users.
  • Analyze business process gaps, identify solution alternatives and guide business and IS stakeholders to select the best solutions to close the gaps.
  • Stay current with Finance and Controlling functionality available within SAP and communicate opportunities to the business.
  • Work closely with ABAP developers to define programming requirements and test programming solutions.
  • Provide production support for SAP FI/CO, FA and integration points with SD, MM, WM, TM, Vistex, PP, BW and BPC 10.1 and BPC 11.1 modules. Support SAP interfaces to other core CHG business applications.
  • Support for banking interfaces for both AP and AR and document management integrations.
  • Provide user support for OCR/ AP Automation tool (OnBase) by creating users, adjusting workflows and user access. Manage vendors working on change requests and upgrade projects related to OCR/ AP Automation.
  • Provide functional support for master data governance, and master data trouble-shooting.
  • Work closely with end users to prioritize and manage completion of support tickets. Track and report FI/CO support metrics.
  • Manage projects assigned through the full project lifecycle including managing and coordinating the work of consultants when necessary.
  • Proactively participate in the integration between related SAP functions with other IS Business Analysts.
  • Strong ability to lead discussions and promote strategy with the business to analyze, configure, and model processes in SAP.
  • Modify, test, and validate system configuration. Prepare detailed functional specifications for development activities including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms.
  • Build and execute unit testing, integration and regression testing (build test cases, perform tests, and make changes to configuration or processes based on results).
  • Facilitate knowledge transfer, communication, and interaction between various functional organizations and the Information Technology department.
  • Document and control all changes made to production systems via change control process.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in FI/CO modules with experience and understanding of integration with other SAP modules such as SD, PP, and MM.
  • 3+ years of experience implementing FICO modules in S/4 required
  • Strong experience with manufacturing scenarios for controlling and margin analysis required.
  • Experience with ABC costing is required.
  • Experience integrating with BW, BPC 10.1 and BPC 11.1
  • Experience with business case development, project planning and estimation is a must.
  • Cross-functional business experience is a must.
  • Strong proficiency with a use of a computer, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), and other related applications or software.
  • Analytical Ability
  • Superior analytical skills to evaluate and lead new business requirements, resolve issues, think through complex problems and propose appropriate solutions.
  • Highly Collaborative
  • Highly accountable and naturally works well with the team to seek innovative solutions and can identify, design, and configure the system to meet the company's business requirements.
  • Leadership
  • Ability to lead a functional group to achieve desired results and support business needs based on priority.
  • Multi-Task
  • Ability to work on a number of deadline driven projects simultaneously with a sense of urgency.
  • Detail Oriented
  • Self-Motivated
  • Able to thrive in a fast paced environment with minimal direction.
  • Excellent Verbal & Written Communication Skills to interface with business customers on a daily basis as well as related to project work.
  • Ability to articulate ideas, options and solutions to both business and IT team members.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in (virtual) teams to provide support and business solutions.
  • Strong presentation skills with experience conducting workshops to facilitate continuous improvement in design and training
  • Experience integrating with Vistex and SAP Transportation Management is a plus.
  • Participation in 5 or more life cycle SAP implementations (including blueprinting, configuration, testing, training and post implementation support) is beneficial
  • Experience integrating with workflow systems is a plus.
  • Experience working for a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or Food manufacturing desired.
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • flexible savings account
  • health savings account
  • 401K matching savings plan
  • employee assistance program
  • wellness programs
  • life insurance
  • AD&D insurance
  • disability insurance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • student loan counseling
  • employee referral program
  • paid time off
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