Senior Business Analyst, SAP FICO & FSCM

FFF Enterprises•Temecula, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The SAP Finance (FI) and Controlling (CO) Business Analyst is a key member of the SAP ERP Team, responsible for a wide range of activities including business requirements gathering, analysis, design, configuration, testing, and user adoption within the finance and controlling domains. This role involves close collaboration with other SAP team members and staff to define, enhance, and integrate SAP FICO solutions across the ERP platform and associated business processes. The analyst will act as the IT Owner for SAP processes in the FICO area, managing configuration, testing, and functional documentation. They will partner with systems integrators to perform fit-gap analysis, build, and test solutions that align with business requirements. A critical aspect of this role is reviewing and approving SAP solution builds, including configuration, development, and testing. The analyst will also assess the impact of SAP functionality across different functional teams, providing impact analyses and decision support to FICO business process owners, project managers, and other SAP implementation partners. Ownership of solution adoption and the creation of user-facing documentation, such as process scopes, user manuals, and functional summaries, is also a key responsibility. The role includes supporting existing finance and controlling business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and collecting requirements for new business processes. Additionally, the analyst will be responsible for writing and maintaining project charters and management plans, including schedules, milestones, scope statements, activities, issue lists, and stakeholder lists. Risk management, including analysis and response planning, is also a part of the role. The Senior Business Analyst will serve as the focal point for requirements related to modifications of existing software systems or the evaluation of new systems to support the enterprise. Continuous improvement of processes, service quality, and employee relations is expected. Adherence to company policies, federal and state regulations, and laws is mandatory. The position requires dedication to responsibilities, achievement of goals, and professional representation of the company. Employees are expected to internalize the company's purpose, display loyalty, and demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and knowledge sharing. Effective collaboration with colleagues, internal and external customers, and constructive idea sharing are essential. Compliance with the Injury and Illness Prevention Program and the Compliance Program Policies is required, including immediate reporting of any concerns or violations. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, CS, IS, MIS, or Finance.
Must have strong business knowledge in core FICO modules (GL, AP, AR) as well as asset management, profitability analysis, and COPA processes.
Knowledge of SAP FICO configurations, integration and best practices.
Must possess strong understanding of SAP configuration set-ups, functionality, interaction of the ERP modules and ability to diagnose and resolve problems within and between modules.
Must have at least ten (10) years of experience in finance support areas.
Must have at least five (5) years of end-to-end project experience of implementing SAP FICO.
Experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment required.
Must have strong organizational skills.
Must have a detail orientation and the proven ability to prioritize work.
Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
Must have the ability to work with limited supervision and as part of a team.
Sound decision-making abilities.
Must have ability to manage relationship with business stakeholders and work collaboratively with partners and cross functional teams.
Demonstrated strong managerial skills in implementing IT and business change or transformations.
Ability to lead, motivate, influence, negotiate, build trust, and coach project members.
Able to manage multiple assignments with competing priorities.
Vision, hearing, speech, movements requiring the use of wrists, hands and/or fingers.
Must have the ability to view a computer screen for long periods and the ability to sit for extended periods.
Must have the ability to work the hours and days required to complete the essential functions of the position, as scheduled.
The employee occasionally lifts up to 20 lbs. and occasionally kneels and bends.
Learning, thinking, concentration and the ability to work under pressure, particularly during busy times.
Must be able to pay close attention to detail and be able to work as a member of a team to ensure excellent customer service.
Must have the ability to interact effectively with co-workers and customers, and exercise self-control and diplomacy in customer and employee relations’ situations.
Must have the ability to exercise discretion as well as appropriate judgments when necessary.
Must be proactive in finding solutions.

Nice To Haves

S/4HANA Enterprise Management – FICO experience will be preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage relationship and liaison with FFF’s finance business stakeholders on identifying and owning the business processes and requirements to be built in SAP S4/HANA Enterprise Management ERP.
IT Owner of SAP processes in the FICO area, configuration, testing and related functional documentation.
Partner with systems integrator resources in performing fit-gap analysis, build and testing of the solution that meets the business requirements.
Perform review and signoff of SAP solution build in the FICO area – configuration, development, testing and sign off.
Review impact of SAP functionality across functional teams and provide impact analysis and decisions to FICO business process owners, project managers, and other SAP Implementation partners and team members.
Own solution adoption and business user facing documentation (e.g. process scope, user manuals, solution briefs, functional summaries).
Support existing finance and controlling business processes and suggest improvements.
Collect requirement for new business processes and document in common template requirement documentation.
Write both the project charter and the project management plan for assigned projects and make sure the project management plan stays up to date throughout the project.
Responsible for a variety of duties including supporting users, diagnosing and resolving system problems, implementing new modules as a part of a team, making configuration changes, testing patches and upgrades, and modifying and creating production reports.
Create and keep up to date project components; project schedule, milestones, scope statement, project activities, project issue lists, stakeholder list.
Plan Risk management according to project management plan.
Analyze risks and then plan risk response.
Coordinate and serve as the focal point for requirements for modifications to existing software systems or the consideration of potential new software systems in support of the enterprise.
Continuously strive to improve processes, service quality to internal and external customers, and employee relations.
Adheres specifically to all company policies and procedures, Federal and State regulations and laws.
Display dedication to position responsibilities and achieve assigned goals and objectives.
Represent the Company in a professional manner and appearance at all times.
Understand and internalize the Company’s purpose; Display loyalty to the Company and its organizational values.
Display enthusiasm and dedication to learning how to be more effective on the job and share knowledge with others.
Work effectively with co-workers, internal and external customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listen to and objectively consider ideas and suggestions from others; keep commitments; keep others informed of work progress, timetables, and issues; address problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical business solutions; address others by name, title, or other respectful identifier, and; respect the diversity of our work force in actions, words, and deeds.
Comply with the policies and procedures stated in the Injury and Illness Prevention Program by always working in a safe manner and immediately reporting any injury, safety hazard, or program violation.
Ensure conduct is consistent with all Compliance Program Policies and procedures when engaging in any activity on behalf of the company. Immediately report any concerns or violations.
Other duties as assigned.