SAP (FICO) Business Analyst

Chicago, Illinois

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manages the relationship between business partners and the IT department relative to requirements, solutions, and priorities
Works with business partners to determine alignment of initiatives with business goals and value
Develops and maintains an advanced knowledge of the capabilities and functions of the assigned application software. Uses this knowledge to recommend optimal solutions to business requirements that best leverages the product using best practice methodologies
Assesses cross-functional impact of changes to business processes
Assists in all aspects of solution development and deployment activities except for coding
Emphasis will be on scope definition, requirements definition, system configuration, testing, and deployment
Develops and documents new processes and solutions
Performs system support activities and ensures production support service levels are met for all business applications
Create system documentation
Ensures that IT practices and policies are adhered to and aligned across the enterprise.

Requirements:

Advanced Project Management Skills - Capable of managing concurrent projects successfully. The projects may involve more than 4 additional resources, be cross functional and involve more than 500 hours effort for the total team.
Communication - Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as presentation skills. Ability to communicate complex ideas in plain language. Good listening skills and ability to fully understand concepts by asking good questions
Cross collaboration Skills
Problem Solving: Methodical and disciplined approach that emphasizes the long-term perspective
SME with respect to assigned software and development tools.
Business acumen - ability to separate high value initiatives from low value and articulate the difference
Influence - Needs to inspire confidence and credibility and be willing and able to influence others' opinions where appropriate
Ability to work with third party vendor resources.

Technical strengths:

Strong SAP FICO configuration skills in the areas of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receviable and Fixed assets
Good understanding of SAP data structures relevant to the areas of Finance
Good understanding of SAP Finance integration points with other SAP modules
Able to translate business needs into terms technical experts can easily understand and respond to
Demonstrate ability to grasp newer technologies relevant to the area assigned
Utilizes Software Development Life Cycle best practices to manage project activities.
Prior experience with Account Payable automaton tools like OpenText and SAP BPC preferred
Knowledge of procure to pay processes and Vendor EDI preferred
S4/HANA implementation experience preferred