SAP Finance Architect

Position Title : SAP FICO Analyst

Direct Hire

H1 Visa transfer is available (must reside in the US and have a valid H1 with at least 2 years remaining)

Ability to relocate to North Carolina (Greenville, NC area) is a big plus

Job Purpose :

The FICO Analyst will be part of a Global SAP Project working with all business units. The candidate must have an understanding of the business processes related to SAP ECC 6.0 – Finance, Controlling & Treasury. The individual will offer their knowledge and expertise regarding the SAP system to the team to ensure best business practices are defined in meeting the business requirements. This position will be member of the Information Services Department and will assist the team with analysis, design, evaluation, configuration, testing, and implementation of the system primarily in the FI, CO & TR functional areas, with integration of MM and SD functional areas.

Job Content and Duties :

• Participate in and conduct Business Design sessions ensuring global business needs are incorporated into sessions
• Process re-engineering exercises to conform to business best practices
• Prepare business design documentation of processes, workflows and procedures
• Resolve business issues resulting from designs session
• Prepare functional specifications for development objects
• Prepare software configuration recommendations / requirements for assigned business processes
• Ensure multi-country requirements are properly defined to support localization and statutory requirements.
• Communicate regularly with Senior Manager SAP Finance and Project Management to ensure configuration is designed to meet the requirements and scope of the project
• Gain understanding of environment infrastructure and opportunities to ensure designs and deliverables are within economical reach
• Participate in system integrated testing to ensure software requirements have been met
• Data cleansing and validation efforts for data migrations
• Assist with preparation of user training materials
• Ensure that Company standards and methodologies are adhered to
• Provide end-user support during go-live
• Assist with Production Support issues and provide secondary support as needed
• Provide end user support for assigned applications
• Timely status reporting to IS management

Job Competencies :

Education and Experience Required :

4 year degree in a Business or Computer related field with at least 4 years SAP work experience in the areas of FICO including 2 full life cycle implementations and ideally good international accounting understanding. S4 HANA implementation experience in FI / CO preferred. Working Knowledge of Accounting and Degree is a plus.