Sr. Principal SAP Analyst

Callaway Golf • Carlsbad, CA

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About The Position

The Sr. Principal SAP Analyst is accountable for the following responsibilities across SAP Finance solution design, delivery, and team mentoring. This role involves partnering with Accounting, Finance, and business stakeholders to translate current and future business processes into SAP Finance requirements and practical solutions. The analyst will serve as a hands-on SAP Finance configuration resource across ECC and S/4HANA Finance, designing, configuring, testing, and supporting solutions. They will also support and lead assigned phases of the project life cycle, including process analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support. Additionally, the role requires reviewing, prioritizing, and closing service requests, production support issues, enhancements, and project deliverables in line with business processes and SAP best practices. Collaboration on cross-functional processes and projects, including intercompany processes, integrations, and Finance-related dependencies across teams, is essential. The analyst will also define work plans, estimate effort, and communicate status, risks, and issues to business and IT leadership. Finally, the role includes mentoring and guiding functional and analytical team members while remaining actively hands-on in analysis, configuration, testing, and support.

Requirements

• Deep hands-on knowledge of SAP Finance across legacy ECC and S/4HANA, including configuration, testing, production support, and enhancements.
• Strong knowledge of US and international accounting principles, including GAAP and IFRS.
• Expert command of SAP Finance and Controlling modules — GL, AR, AP, AA, PC, PCA, CCA, IO, PA — and related business-process integration.
• Experience with CO-PA, CO-PCA, and SAP FSCM, including Dispute, Collections, and Credit Management.
• Able to analyze complex business needs and deliver practical SAP Finance solutions through configuration, functional design, and testing.
• Skilled at facilitating business-process discussions, requirements workshops, and solution reviews with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong project and work-management skills across service requests, enhancements, and larger initiatives.
• Able to document and improve Finance and intercompany business processes within SAP.
• Able to mentor and guide others while contributing directly to hands-on SAP Finance delivery.
• Comfortable balancing day-to-day production support with larger project initiatives in a global environment.
• Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Management Information Systems, Business, Accounting, or a related field, plus 10 years of experience in SAP Finance or business process analysis.
• Minimum of 10 years of hands-on SAP Finance experience across SAP ECC or S/4HANA — implementation, enhancement, and production support in a team environment; one or more years of S/4HANA preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years leading workstreams, mentoring functional team members, or coordinating complex SAP Finance initiatives while remaining hands-on.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with retail integrations (Shopify, GK-POS, SAP CAR), third-party tax tools (Vertex, Avalara), SAP Analytics Cloud, and S/4HANA Material Ledger is a plus.
• Courses or certifications in SAP ECC or S/4HANA Finance are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Configuration
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, and business stakeholders to translate current and future business processes into SAP Finance requirements and practical solutions.
• Serve as a hands-on SAP Finance configuration resource across ECC and S/4HANA Finance, designing, configuring, testing, and supporting solutions.
• Support and lead assigned phases of the project life cycle, including process analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Delivery & Cross-Functional Support
• Review, prioritize, and close service requests, production support issues, enhancements, and project deliverables in line with business processes and SAP best practices.
• Collaborate on cross-functional processes and projects, including intercompany processes, integrations, and Finance-related dependencies across teams.
• Define work plans, estimate effort, and communicate status, risks, and issues to business and IT leadership.
• Leadership & Mentoring
• Mentor and guide functional and analytical team members while remaining actively hands-on in analysis, configuration, testing, and support.

Benefits

• 401k
• 401k_matching
• health_insurance
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• vision_insurance
• life_insurance
• disability_insurance
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• professional_development
• learning_development_program
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What This Job Offers

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