NEXTEP Technology Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior SAP FICO Functional Analyst / Configurator for a direct-hire position with our global client headquartered in St. Louis County, Missouri.



Position Summary:

The Senior SAP FICO Functional Analyst reports directly to the Manager, Financial Applications within our client's global IT team. This role's main responsibility is to implement global strategic projects, small projects, and enhancements. This role will work with all levels of corporate and global finance and accounting to drive innovation, efficiencies, and improvements to the portfolio of Finance & Controlling applications. The candidate for this role must have sufficient experience with SAP ECC 6.0 FICO modules and financial business processes and have demonstrated success in managing projects and enhancements. While accountable for SAP FICO, this role may also have responsibility for other Finance related applications and projects supporting our business.

 

Accountabilities:

• Member of the project team for SAP rollout in SAP Finance and controlling area in a global environment.


• Work directly with business partners to gather requirements for enhancements and deliver solutions to business issues in the overall finance & controlling area


• Responsible for designing, configuring, documenting, delivering, supporting, and testing SAP FI/CO solutions (i.e. general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cost & profit center accounting, internal orders, fixed assets, project systems, product costing and profitability analysis and month-end closing) to meet business requirements


• Design functional specifications and work with programmers to oversee the timely completion and efficiency of development objects, conduct unit, and integration testing and maintain documentation


• Train end-users on SAP processes in areas such as General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Cost & Profit center accounting, Internal orders, Fixed assets, Project systems, Product Costing and Profitability Analysis and month-end closing with SAP ECC 6.0


• Develop relationships that will position IT as a trusted business partner.


• Collaborate with representatives of other IT/functional areas to ensure end to end process integration and consistency


• Identify opportunities to standardize processes and system configuration globally and ensure compliance across all implementation to these standards


• Ensure business application systems are developed in a way that complies with established standards, methodologies and best practices.


• Advise management of the project status and problems, or potential problems, on a regular basis


• Perform special projects as required

Specific Accountabilities:

• May also perform additional duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Information Systems or related field;


• 7+ years of IT experience with at least 4 years of experience configuring various SAP ECC 6.0 FICO modules that support a global enterprise


• Project and production support experience with SAP ECC 6.0ERP  processes like General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Treasury and also working knowledge of Product Costing, Profitability Analysis, Assets Accounting, Project System, Cost Center, and Profit Center accounting


• Experience working with Cross-Functional Processes like Order to Cash, Supply Chain Management, Procure to Pay and Manufacturing


• Experience with various phases of the project life cycle: Scoping and Planning, Process Design, Configuration, Testing, Deployment, and Post Go-Live Support


• Familiarity with finance & controllership processes


• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills


• Works well with teams or in a team environment, with the ability to work independently


• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)


• Demonstrate ability to manage IT projects

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks/initiatives


• Ability to use project management methodologies


• Ability to provide training to business users


• Experience with Automated testing tool


• Experience with various SAAS applications in FICO area (Blackline, Concur, Readsoft, Vertex, 3C, etc.)


• Experience with Hyperion applications

Working Relationships & Environment:

• Reports to the Manager, Financial Applications


• Global IT Team


• Corporate and Regional Business Stakeholders

Work Environment:

• Periodic Travel.


• Work schedules that may vary from typical business hours