SAP Finance Analyst

Ref: BBBH62976_1739206340

Background

The SAP S4/HANA Migration project is migrating the existing SAP Finance system into SAP S/HANA SaaS solution to support key business processes including Finance, Supply Chain Management, Projects and Grants. The SAP Finance Application Support is a key role in the SAP Support Team. The focus of the role is to support the existing SAP system and to support the project to migrate SAP over to S4/HANA.

Objectives

* Manages approximately 2,000 service requests, change requests and errors per annum.
* Involves acting as one of a team of technical leads to financial systems such as predominantly SAP, SAP BPC, SAP BW and Treasury
* This role manages relationships with stakeholders across all departments at Global Hub and potentially all functions and levels of seniority across National, Country and Regional offices.
* The SAP Finance Application Analyst is accountable for managing all risks, queries, incidents, problems, fixes and upgrades internal to the financial systems and acts as the key contact for all business risks dependant on delivery of the project.
* Act as the SAP expert for Purchasing, Grants, Project System and Finance modules and in addition to become the expert on BW and BPC modules
* Analyse technical SAP issues to assist in establishing the root cause of data or application errors

Deliverables

* Create and manage system defect/analysis reports detailing technical problems to enable 3^rd parties to create permanent solutions to errors.
* Own 2^nd line errors and data issues ensuring they are clearly documented in Service Desk tool and resolved within agreed SLAs.
* Utilise scripts and process documentation to aid efficient investigation of frequently occurring data or application errors
* Manage testing, deployment and support of new releases to ensure they are implemented on time and bug free to minimise any adverse impact to business.
* Act as System Process Owner to manage: Transports – Application and system patching – Change Control
* Develop documentation of SAP systems, maintaining the SharePoint library, wikis, FAQ to share knowledge across team and ensure efficient administration and resolution of problems.
* Acting as Business Analyst to Develop Requests for Information, or Requests for Proposals.
* Manage day-to-day operational application aspects including staff (if applicable) and third party resources.
* Act as Risk Manager to minimise risk and exposure on projects and programs of change.
* Assist in the development of solutions that ensure alignment with the applications & technical architecture and integration with other systems
* Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
* Responsible for sign off of solutions and transition to the Operations Team when rolling changes into production
* Co-ordinates and produce project documentation and publishes those to intranet and other system

Scope of Work

Reporting to the Head of IT Applications, the SAP Finance Application support will be responsible for supporting all technical issues and developing the financial systems.
The SAP Finance Application support will work closely with other team members, reporting team, and HRIS team. Responsibilities include working with colleagues across IT teams to support Migration into S4/HANA
The SAP Finance Application support will work with Business Process Owners and other key stakeholders, developing the system for improvement. The analyst will also be responsible for ensuring that our financial system meets the requirements of the organization and enhance these where needed under consultation with BPOs and stakeholders.

Experience

* Manage and implement major and minor Change Requests (CRs) in Finance & Project Systems, including Asset Accounting, Controlling, and Treasury processes.
* Support company code rollouts, ensuring smooth implementation and alignment with global finance templates.
* Assist in period-end closing and ensure compliance with corporate accounting standards.
* Work closely with Key Business Stakeholders, Business Process Owners, and Support Partners to define and document business process requirements.
* Review system configurations, manage transports, and release changes for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) while supporting business teams in execution.
* Provide hands-on support during UAT and Go-Live, ensuring a smooth transition for end users.
* Act as a key finance consultant in our ECC to S/4HANA migration, focusing on process optimization and system enhancements.
* Assist global users across 70+ legal entities in resolving complex SAP finance-related issues.
* Work on SAP Group Reporting to ensure accurate and efficient consolidation processes.
* Expertise in Special Ledger for USD-Based Reporting, creating an additional ledger to track financial data in USD while maintaining primary books in local currency.
* Experience of working with SAP Finance (ECC 6 EHP8), Purchasing, Projects and Grant modules – in depth knowledge of MM, FICO, PS, GM modules
* Expertise in interfaces and workflows
* Understanding of authorisations and security role principles
* Understanding of transport management
* Experience of managing technical projects

Qualifications / Skills

* Strong expertise in SAP FICO and Project Systems (ECC & S/4HANA)
* Hands on experience with company code builds, financial consolidation and group reporting
* Experience in business process analysis, configuration, testing (UAT and Go-Live support
* Ability to manage finance related CR’s and work with complex multi entity environments
* Strong understanding of SAP migrations and upgrades (ECC to S/4HANA)
* Special ledger expertise for USD and EUR based financial reporting
* Knowledge of RE-FX
* Excellent facilitation and communications skills.
* Strong influencing and negotiation skills to explain reasoning, handle objections and gain commitment
* Self-awareness and resilience – able to manage emotions and take steps to manage frustrations constructively
* Excellent understanding of software and application testing methodologies
* Strong operational awareness: ITIL best practice IT services including service transition, change management, and problem management – IT process and procedures
* Strong analytical/problem solving skills and an aptitude for troubleshooting
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Able to manage and prioritise multiple demands
* Good organisational and self-managing administrative skills to successfully manage time, plans, projects and other related tasks
* Experience of working with SAP offshore support
* Broad knowledge of ABAP
* Ability to manage and present information using a range of tools including MS Project, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams.

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