Senior SAP/IT Business Analyst - R2R

Watts Water Technologies•Andover, MA

1d•$127 - $147•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re Watts. Together, we’re reimagining the future of water. We feel proud every day about what we do. We're all part of the same crucial mission, no matter what function we support -- it's to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource. What we do: For 150 years, Watts has built best-in-class products that are trusted by customers in residential and commercial settings across the world. We are at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. Watts is a leading brand with a quality reputation — and we have a dynamic future ahead. For more than 150 years, Watts Water Technologies has been a leader in residential and commercial water products and solutions. Being a $2B public company, Watts continues to be at the forefront of innovation and addressing demands and challenges in safety & regulations, energy efficiency and water conservation. Watts will embark on a significant multi-year transformation endeavor – a major ERP implementation with six major value streams including O2C (order-to-cash), S2P (source-to-pay), I2D (inventory-to-delivery), F2P (forecast- to-plan), P2P (plan-to-produce) and R2R (record-to-report). Watts is undertaking this major multi-year ERP transformation to refine and standardize its business processes across six main value streams, including Record-to-Report (R2R). As part of this transformation, we are looking for a dedicated R2R Senior SAP/IT Business Analyst to join our team. You will support the end-to-end R2R process, including General Ledger, Cost Accounting, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis while serving as the primary liaison between technology teams and business partners. You will report to the R2R Process Lead and ensure seamless integration of SAP and related applications with the core ERP system.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Business or Computer Science.
7+ years of experience supporting the R2R processes.
Prior experience working with a manufacturing company.
Knowledge of cost structure models in SAP.
Prior experience with cost roll in SAP.
Direct knowledge of cost buckets in SAP.
Knowledge of SAP best practices, standard R2R processes, and master data management.
Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting SAP R2R modules.
Experience in requirements gathering, configuration, testing, and training.
Ability to guide and coach technical teammates on functional aspects, ensuring development aligns with initial design.
Project management skills in planning, tracking, reporting and risk mitigation.
Experience in end-to-end SAP R2R implementation in the discrete manufacturing process with a manufacturing organization.
Experience with business applications integration with SAP R2R modules and data warehouse.
Experience with SAP S4/HANA Cloud.

Responsibilities

Ensure project milestones and goals are met by collaborating with users to develop functional requirements, conducting FIT-GAP analysis, creating detailed functional specifications, reviewing technical specifications, preparing use case scenarios and test scripts, implementing functional testing, and preparing cut-over plans.
Evaluate requirements and satellite application integration needs, translating them into detailed functional specifications for SAP R2R modules.
Be a liaison between the business process team, partners, and technology teams to resolve support issues.
Collaborate with teams to perform system integration testing, performance testing, and user acceptance testing.
Work with R2R team members and other value stream teams to ensure cohesive collaboration, including Change Management, Application Development, Technology, and Data teams, and managing relationships with the System Integrator team.
Develop knowledge and competency in super users and subject matter experts, ensuring instructional materials are accurate and providing expertise for end-user training.
Stay informed on industry trends, changes in R2R regulations, and future SAP developments relevant to your process areas.