SAP FICO Business Analyst

Kforce - Clearwater, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Clearwater, FL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The SAP FICO Business Analyst will play a crucial role in providing functional support for SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) modules. This position involves developing user training, offering analytical guidance, and facilitating communication between technical and non-technical teams to implement effective business solutions. The analyst will also be responsible for analyzing business processes, recommending improvements, and ensuring the successful execution of cross-departmental IT projects.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and maintain expert knowledge/leadership in functional support of SAP in the areas of Finance and Controlling (FICO)
• Develop and facilitate user trainings on new or modified systems in cooperation with departmental resources
• Provide analytical and technical guidance and advice to users and associates regarding functional capabilities of the SAP modules and technical environment
• Investigate and evaluate alternative technical solutions and make recommendations regarding prevalent business issues
• Communicate complex specifications cross functionally with technical and non-technical resources to implement new process/solutions that meet business requirements
• Analyze new opportunities to proactively leverage SAP and other technologies across the organization in an effort to improve business processes
• Translate SAP requirements to functional specifications for reporting, interfaces, data conversions, enhancements, forms, and workflows
• Support development and maintenance of project scope/objectives through requirements gathering, goal prioritization, planning, scheduling, identification of risks, and contingency plans
• Ensure a detailed analysis of incoming service requests, incidents, problems or fast-track demands
• Ensure the planning, control and implementation of cross-departmental and transnational IT projects, possibly involving internal and external partners
• Proactively recommend, design, develop, and implement business processes and systems involving 3rd party technologies that may or may not interact with SAP in order to effectively meet business objectives
• Act as a liaison between the Technology Department and business units by opening and maintaining lines of communication to monitor and improve business unit satisfaction with technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or Mathematics preferred
• Familiarity with Project Management Methodologies required
• Applied knowledge of ERP constructs required
• 5 - 7 years of experience working within SAP FICO/COPA modules required; S4 HANA experience preferred
• An understanding of FICO configuration concepts related to: GL, AA, AR, AP & COPA required
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards required
• Experience with the SAP Fiori environment preferred
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud is a plus
• Experience with product costing is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SAP Fiori environment
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud
• Experience with product costing.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects.