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SAP Senior Specialist
Opportunity ID
8183
Department(s)
Practice Management
Location(s)
Parsippany
Function
Information Technology
Job Description
As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top Professional Services and Business Advisory firms, we foster teams in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax services that value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!
We currently have an exciting career opportunity in our Information Technology team for an SAP Senior Specialist.
CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.
WHY COHNREZNICK?
At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.
We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.
YOUR ROLE.
SAP Senior Specialist will be a liaison between the technology and finance departments supporting our deployment of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and its associated products. They will work with vendors, contractor resources, and internal team members to do this work and support all of them as needed. This person will be a member of a virtual team supporting SAP globally. They should be knowledgeable in the use and implementation of SAP, be familiar with financial processes, and be committed to constant learning & personal development.
Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To
Collaborate With Key Partners:
The successful candidate will have:
Education
CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at CRaccommodation@CohnReznick.com Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.
CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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Opportunity ID
8183
Department(s)
Practice Management
Location(s)
Parsippany
Function
Information Technology
Job Description
As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top Professional Services and Business Advisory firms, we foster teams in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax services that value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!
We currently have an exciting career opportunity in our Information Technology team for an SAP Senior Specialist.
CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.
WHY COHNREZNICK?
At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.
We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.
YOUR ROLE.
SAP Senior Specialist will be a liaison between the technology and finance departments supporting our deployment of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and its associated products. They will work with vendors, contractor resources, and internal team members to do this work and support all of them as needed. This person will be a member of a virtual team supporting SAP globally. They should be knowledgeable in the use and implementation of SAP, be familiar with financial processes, and be committed to constant learning & personal development.
Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To
Collaborate With Key Partners:
- Liaison and partnership with the business (Finance)
- Liaison to vendors and contractor resources to support tech stack within assigned area
- Coordinate with Managed Services on Upgrades/Releases, project planning, performance and reliability, and other activities, including regression testing
- Manage business combination integrations into SAP S/4Hana Public Cloud
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key technology vendors
- Partner with the business units on requirements gathering and stakeholder management.
- Coordinate on resource allocation and planning with project management teams
- Deep understanding of the products, services, and the application workings across all parts of the SAP ecosystem
- Keep up to date on the accountable products/component/applications, their latest changes deployed, and any upcoming changes in the pipeline
- Support and verify the current functionality in production
- Support and verify the deployment of new functionality
- Monitor interfaces and application components
- Service support tickets related to assigned area of ownership with consultation and coordination as needed to resolve issues or incidents reported
- Perform root cause analysis
- Recommend best practices or improvements in current product or in the area of ownership for better support or user experience
- Be a part of the on-call support during releases/deployments and external coverage
- Configure Applications Extensions
- Contribute to and maintain process and system documentation; this includes documenting business processes, technical processes, integrations, software specific documents and knowledge base articles
- Contribute to a disaster recovery and risk mitigation planning
- Perform system administration functions in systems to control access using the least rights methodology for role access
- Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) as the IT Application SME
- Serve as backup to other team members to backfill during peak periods, PTO, etc.
- Establish guidelines for resource allocation and utilization
- Create and maintain documentation and audit trails on the systems
- Create standardized templates and documentation
- Look for opportunities to automate manual processes as much as possible
- Implement proactive, preventive, and reactive maintenance measures
- Support business process change
- Implement tools and systems to streamline operations
- Monitor and optimize resource utilization
- Contribute to processes for evaluating and onboarding new technical and technology resources
- Monitor market trends to identify emerging vendors, technologies, and strategies that could benefit the organization
- Implement processes for tracking and reporting cost savings
- Establish continuous improvement processes for SAP operations
- Managing SAP, Billing, Bulk Billing, WIP Editor, Replicon, Concur, all ancillary systems associated in the ServiceNOW queues in partnership with a member of the Finance team.
- Ensuring daily updates, communicating timelines, and obtaining root cause analysis on tickets.
- Develop Knowledge Base Articles (Troubleshooting Guides) for known errors and their resolutions by identifying common trends and communicate to the Service Desk and Project Ascend Mailbox Team.
- Liaison with Finance and vendor counterparts for all inquiries and Service Desk Tickets while providing RCA, ETA, Status updates, and ticket updates; manage the day-to-day meetings and tasks with the vendors.
- Monitor and audit SAP FUE Licenses on a quarterly basis as well as when the threshold has 20 remaining licenses.
- Provision Billing Management Solution Access and specialized SAP access to the Vendors after the approval process.
- Liaison between the Finance team and AMS vendor for SAP Upgrades every August and February.
- Responsible for completing SAP Certificate Renewal Process on a regular cadence and facilitate the process with the required vendors.
- Monitor, maintain, and coordinate for integration failures.
- Stay up to date with existing training and take additional SAP Training to advance as an SAP and/or Ancillary system administrator.
The successful candidate will have:
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field; or 2 years equivalent experience may be substituted for each year earned towards a Bachelor’s degree.
- SAP Certified Professional - Financials in SAP S/4HANA for SAP ERP Finance Experts
- SAP Certified Specialist - Implementation Consultant - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
- SAP Certified Specialist - SAP BW/4HANA Delta
- SAP Certified Specialist - SAP S/4HANA Conversion and SAP System Upgrade
- SAP Certified Associate - Implementation Consultant - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, Financial Accounting
- 5 years of experience in technology support, with at least 3 years focusing on SAP/ERP solutions
- Experience with ERP systems and automation tools
- Understanding of technology products, services, and market trends
- Demonstrated ability to build and work in a high-performing team, with a focus on mentorship, talent development, and fostering a collaborative culture
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, across multiple departments, and build consensus around complex ERP initiatives
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with a demonstrated capacity for innovative problem-solving and decision-making in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Project management and organizational capabilities
CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at CRaccommodation@CohnReznick.com Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.
CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
#GD #CB
