Locations: United Status (Trevose, Pennsylvania or Grand Rapids, MI area preferred)
Position Summary
The SAP Center of Excellence (COE) Sr. Analyst is a highly experienced IT SAP-FICO technical / functional professional responsible for providing guidance and delivery of key SAP-FICO initiatives (including implementations, enhancements, and AMS support) in an S/4HANA (version 2023) environment. The selected candidate has demonstrated expertise in delivering for these initiatives optimized S/4HANA functionality solutions aligned to business processes, strategic goals, and system best practices. The SAP COE Sr. Analyst will have extensive hands-on applied knowledge and experience in all SAP S/4HANA FICO modules. This role requires collaboration within and across IT and Business stakeholders and teams to ensure S/4HANA FICO functionality is optimally leveraged in business operations.

Primary Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Assist in effectively running and maintaining the overall SAP S/4HANA solution through a holistic lens on SAP-FICO design integrity, best practices, and system stability, scalability, and sustainability
• Provide service excellence in SAP-FICO incident support (research, root cause analysis, resolution, end-user training, etc) as measured by understanding of the current solution design, overall SAP S/4HANA functionality / capabilities, and resolution within defined internal SLA’s, and ability to proactively identify and mitigate risks to the SAP system (such as performance issues)
• Active involvement in SAP S/4HANA full-SDLC implementations of FICO functionality for remaining plants and other locations to complete a key goal of one common SAP ERP platform
• Research, propose, define, and implement broad FICO solutions for enhancement requests - maximizing use of available SAP (S/4HANA version 2023) functionality and non-SAP integrated functionality - limiting complexity and utilizing standard functionality where possible while effectively and efficiently supporting business needs and objectives
• Drive an optimization and continuous improvement mindset by staying current with new SAP and related third-party technologies, innovations, and enterprise architecture trends, and by partnering with IT and Business teams and external partners to identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for system advancements
• Support building a high-performing SAP CoE organization by providing process, functional, and/or technical guidance and training to team members, project teams, users, and key stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

Education and Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10+ years progressive S/4HANA hands-on full SDLC experience with SAP-FICO in complex midsize-to-large global companies – including implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and support responsibilities. Required SDLC experience includes fit/gap requirements gathering and sign-off, research, writing configuration specification documents, configuration, hypercare, and ongoing support activities related to FICO functionality
• Demonstrated progressively-complex S/4HANA hands-on FICO AMS support experience must include 7+ years of revaluation and translation, international intercompany sales, product costing, and customer invoice creation and billing in complex global companies
• 7+ years end-user training experience
• 7+ years experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• 10+ years S/4HANA FICO experience – a demonstrated go-to resident expert
• 7+ years S/4HANA Fiori experience – transaction tiles and reports
• Variety of interface experience between SAP and non-SAP FICO applications
• Excellent creative learning and research skills; an out-of-the-box thinker
• Strong familiarity with ITIL

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively develop, maintain, and strengthen positive partnerships within and beyond immediate team – including within IT and the Business
• Strong ability to adapt - as well as facilitate adaptation - to drive forward progress
• Demonstrated ability to know the audience, communicate and work with all levels of the business, and follow through on details
• Effectively and efficiently gather and communicate accurate and relevant information to support recommendations and decision-making that drive value
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong ability to contribute independently and within a team
• Holds self and others accountable to deliver commitments and responsibilities
• Strong organization, written, verbal, and active listening communication skills

OTHER SKILLS:

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated thought leadership on key initiatives
• Demonstrated critical thinking and ideation skills

Other Requirements:

• No third-parties or C2C. No sponsorship offered. Must be US Citizen or US Permanent Resident

Preferred Qualifications

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• 7+ years of SAP S/4HANA version 2023 experience highly preferred
• Strong cross-functional hands-on SAP experience outside of FICO highly preferred
• 5+ years of third-party, non-SAP FICO applications experience highly preferred
• Desire and ability to learn and be involved in other SAP modules beyond FICO

OTHER SKILLS

• Comfortable making well-informed, calculated risks and transparently sharing opportunities, options, and risks for broader visibility and decision making

Working Conditions

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 10lbs

Special Requirements

• Minimal travel – 5- 10%
• Ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends if necessary
• This role does not have direct reports

• Assist in effectively running and maintaining the overall SAP S/4HANA solution through a holistic lens on SAP-FICO design integrity, best practices, and system stability, scalability, and sustainability
• Provide service excellence in SAP-FICO incident support (research, root cause analysis, resolution, end-user training, etc) as measured by understanding of the current solution design, overall SAP S/4HANA functionality / capabilities, and resolution within defined internal SLA’s, and ability to proactively identify and mitigate risks to the SAP system (such as performance issues)
• Active involvement in SAP S/4HANA full-SDLC implementations of FICO functionality for remaining plants and other locations to complete a key goal of one common SAP ERP platform
• Research, propose, define, and implement broad FICO solutions for enhancement requests - maximizing use of available SAP (S/4HANA version 2023) functionality and non-SAP integrated functionality - limiting complexity and utilizing standard functionality where possible while effectively and efficiently supporting business needs and objectives
• Drive an optimization and continuous improvement mindset by staying current with new SAP and related third-party technologies, innovations, and enterprise architecture trends, and by partnering with IT and Business teams and external partners to identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for system advancements
• Support building a high-performing SAP CoE organization by providing process, functional, and/or technical guidance and training to team members, project teams, users, and key stakeholder