Senior Business Analyst & Solution Lead Finance, Controlling & Treasury (SAP FICO)

Job Purpose:

The Senior Business Analyst & Solution Lead - Finance Controlling & Treasury (SAP FI/CO) serves as the Global SAP Finance Lead responsible for finance process ownership SAP solution strategy process transformation governance and ERP initiatives. The role acts as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams driving business transformation through SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA solutions while ensuring alignment with organizational strategy operational excellence and finance best practices. 15 years SAP experience as BA 10 years SAP Finance Consulting 3 Global Implementations1 SAP S/4HANA Programme.

Business Analysis & Process Consulting

• Lead workshops with Finance Leadership Controllers Treasury Tax Shared Service Centres and External Auditors.
• Gather and analyze business requirements.
• Conduct current-state assessments and future-state process design.
• Perform fit-gap analysis and business case development.
• Drive process harmonization optimization and standardization initiatives.

SAP Functional Leadership

Provide subject matter expertise across:

• Financial Accounting (FI)
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Asset Accounting
• Banking & Cash Management
• Intercompany Accounting
• Foreign Currency Accounting

Controlling (CO)

• Cost Center Accounting
• Profit Center Accounting
• Product Costing
• Internal Orders
• Profitability Analysis
• Manufacturing Costing
• Margin Analysis

Treasury

• Treasury Operations
• Bank Communication
• Liquidity Management
• Cash Forecasting
• Treasury Reporting

Solution Design & Delivery

• Lead solution architecture and design activities.
• Develop and review functional specifications blueprint documents configuration documents test scenarios interfaces and RICEFW objects.
• Provide solution recommendations and design approvals.
• Govern configuration testing deployment stabilization and continuous improvement activities.

SAP S/4HANA Transformation

• Lead finance transformation initiatives.
• Support readiness assessments simplification reviews migration strategy and cutover planning.
• Drive adoption of SAP best practices and fit-to-standard approaches.

Leadership & Governance

• Act as Global Process Owner for assigned finance processes.
• Establish governance forums steering committees and design authorities.
• Drive policy compliance internal controls KPI improvements and operating model optimization.
• Lead transformation programs and organizational readiness activities.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Govern AMS providers SAP partners system integrators and third-party vendors.
• Conduct deliverable reviews architecture reviews SLA management and performance assessments.
• Ensure adherence to solution documentation and governance standards.

Qualifications :

Technical Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

SAP Functional Expertise

• SAP ECC Finance & Controlling
• SAP S/4HANA Finance
• General Ledger AP AR Asset Accounting
• Banking and Cash Management
• Treasury and Liquidity Management
• Costing Margin Analysis CO-PA
• Central Finance
• Universal Journal
• Group Reporting
• Advanced Financial Closing
• Fiori Finance Applications
• Embedded Analytics

SAP Technical & Integration Knowledge

• IDocs
• BAPIs
• RFCs
• APIs
• CDS Views
• SAP Workflow
• SAP Authorization Concepts
• SAP Output Management
• Fiori Architecture
• SAP Integration Principles

Cross-Functional Knowledge

• Data Migration
• Enterprise Architecture
• SAP Activate Methodology
• SAP Signavio
• SAP Best Practices
• RISE with SAP
• Global Rollouts and Country Deployments

Leadership Skills

• Executive stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Consulting and advisory skills
• Vendor governance
• Business transformation leadership
• Change management
• Influencing and negotiation skills

Planning and Decision Making:

The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is responsible for:

• Translating business strategy into scalable business processes and SAP solutions.
• Defining future-state process architectures and transformation roadmaps.
• Evaluating solution alternatives and approving design decisions.
• Prioritizing SAP investments and technology initiatives.
• Making governance and compliance recommendations.
• Leading strategic transformation programs from concept through implementation.
• Governing vendor performance and solution quality.

Impact and Scope: 

• Global ownership of assigned Finance Controlling and Treasury processes.
• Significant influence on finance process standardization and business transformation initiatives.
• Drives SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA strategy implementation and optimization.
• Impacts financial controls compliance reporting effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Influences enterprise architecture decisions and SAP investment priorities.
• Responsible for governance throughout the entire solution lifecycle including requirements design development testing deployment hypercare and continuous improvement

Key Internal and External Relationships: 

Internal Relationships

• SAP Delivery Manager
• Head of CoE
• Business Engagement Managers
• Enterprise Architecture Teams
• Integration Teams
• Global Business Stakeholders

External Relationships

• SAP AMS Providers
• SAP Consulting Partners
• System Integrators
• RISE with SAP Partners
• Third-Party Vendors
• External Auditors

Additional Information :

Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time