SAP Finance Business System Analyst

at  Riverside Natural Foods Ltd

Are you hungry to innovate? To do things differently? To work with a company that’s real, thoughtful and very forward-thinking?
Meet Riverside. We are an organic, “better for you” snack company, manufacturing award-winning, nutritious, allergen-free snacks. Your kids know us as MadeGood, tasty school-safe snacks. Your buddies on the go grab our GOOD TO GO delicious and nutritious snacks.
At Riverside, we make delicious snacks that are good in every way. From our ingredients to our manufacturing practices, we’ve raised every bar on every aspect. We’re friendly and focused on creating foods that are good for you and good to the planet as well. Riverside Natural Foods is B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line, Zero Waste, and Canadian owned and operated.
Come work with a Canadian leader! We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit and fun.
You can learn more about us at www.riversidenaturalfoods.com
We continue to grow and today are looking for a committed, talented, star to join our team as our SAP Business System Analyst Finance (Internal: SAP Finance Solution Owner).

POSITION SUMMARY:

A key aspect of our BT&T’s mission is to build and sustain a capable organization for profitable growth; this entails deploying and driving adoption of leading practices as well as effectively leveraging SAP and other enterprise technology. The SAP Finance Solution Owner (or Business Systems Analyst) is a trusted technical expert with very strong business acumen in all relevant aspects of S4/HANA Finance areas such as Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Closure and Consolidation, Group Reporting, and Billing & Revenue Management with a keen eye to drive end-to-end/enterprise efficiencies. The SAP Finance Solution Owner is the custodian of the robustness of technical solution(s) supporting Finance processes and practices to protect the business value and efficiencies these are intended to deliver.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: A degree in Information Technology, Finance, or a related field is required.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding of the Food or CPG industry is preferred.
• SAP functional & technical expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Close and Consolidation, Group Reporting, Billing and Revenue Growth Management.
• SAP functional & technical understanding in the Financial Accounting & Controlling area (GL Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, and Bank Accounting.
• 5-10 years of SAP S/4 HANA Finance configuration experience
• Experience with SAP Fiori configuration
• Experience with SAP Analytic Cloud is highly preferred
• SAP certification(s) are highly preferred
• 2+ experience in one or more other SAP S/4 HANA modules highly preferred (i.e. SD, MM, PM, PP).
• Experience with key integration areas in Source to Pay, Supply Chain, Manufacturing.
• Minimum of two full-lifecycle SAP deployments, preferably in multiple geographies.
• Ability to work both in a team environment and independently.
• Strong analytical, organizational, time management, facilitation, and process management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Deep knowledge of SAP solutions covering payment runs/accounts payable, tax integration, invoice receipt and verification, material and vendor master data, sourcing, vendor evaluation, and purchase order management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail and accuracy
• PASSIONATE and has a desire to learn, roll-up their sleeves and set an example as a “doer”
• Systems implementation skills: requirements/process analysis, conceptual and detailed design, configuration, testing, training, change management, support
• Experience in preparation & Execution of Test Cases / Test Plans / Test scripts
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to prioritize and multitask multiple projects at the same time
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration with a proven ability to successfully deal with complex issues working within the context of cross-functional teams
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills, self-starter with a high level of initiative and ADAPTABILITY
• TEAM player with a positive attitude
• Demonstrates HUMILITY throughout the company on a daily basis
• Aptitude to exhibit, RESPECT and protect Riverside’s Core Values in a changing environment

• Demonstrate and uphold Riverside Natural Food’s Core Values
• Partner with Business Process owner, to provide end-to-end technology solutions implementation and continuous improvement project leadership.
• Analyze business requirements (e.g., functional and technical requirements, information need, business processes) by conducting information-gathering sessions with clients, analyzing the information and being able to document an accurate understanding of their business requirements and mapping of those to SAP business processes.
• Demonstrate OWNERSHIP, confidence, and the ability to make recommendations for selection of appropriate SAP best practices and solutions to meet business requirements effectively
• Provide deep SAP functional & technical expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Close and Consolidation, Group Reporting, Billing and Revenue Management.
• Develop proof of concepts to showcase functional solutions to the key business partners.
• Configuration of SAP S4 HANA Finance sub-modules, Fiori tiles, and SAC Reporting.
• Creation of functional specs and training documents.
• Complete functional specifications for RICEFW (reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, and workflow).
• Interface with third-party vendors for technical consulting during solution design, development, and support.
• Ensure technical design and delivery align with functional specifications and adhere to quality standards.
• Document requirements, develops business process maps, creates project plans and training materials.
• Knowledge of and ability to use approved testing methodologies, processes and procedures.
• Ability to design and develop test plans (e.g., test objectives, test cases, test data, test scripts) for system and or acceptance testing to ensure the solution meets the business requirements.
• Provide input to architecture, security, and data standards.
• Share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness within the process area.
• Fit/gap analysis and design decisions, ensuring deviations from standard functionality are justified.
• Collaborate effectively with key business decision makers and end users to resolve issues.
• Resolve support issues and collaborate with Business Process Owners to deliver SAP training to end-users on current and new functionality.
• Coordinate execution of project tasks in your functional area and be comfortable in working under the pressure of tight project deadlines.
• Ability to continuously learn new and improve existing skills in technologies and solutions such as SAP and others.
• Keeps the work atmosphere FUN by keeping it light and welcoming.
• Other duties as required.