Senior SAP Functional Analyst FICO

Patterson isnt just a place to work its a partner that cares about your success.

One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first always advancing and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.

The Sr SAP Functional Analyst FICO will work in a collaborative team environment. The role works closely with customers from a strategic perspective to identify and maximize opportunities to promote the strategic use of information technology and enable the workforce to use technologies specifically business applications as a competitive tool. Provides corporate leadership vision and direction for Financial Business Applications in support of the enterprises business objectives and requirements. Leads and leverages people and business solutions to improve and maximize business processes.

*This role will be Hybrid (2-days a week in office) and it is required that you are located within 50 miles of our Corporate Offices in either Mendota Heights MN or Loveland -person attendance is expected to foster collaboration innovation and team connection.

Responsibilities

• Design create and document business processes and related SAP system design for SAP finance & accounting processes with a special focus on FICO Financial Reporting and other financial systems including but not limited to Blackline OpenText Vendor Invoice Management OpenText Invoice Capture Planning and Consolidation solutions.

• Lead complex business requirement discussions. Gather evaluate and document business needs and requirements and translate these into functional specifications. Drive SAP Best Practices.

• Participates in project and design reviews to evaluate and ensure that the design being applied meets Pattersons design policies principles and standards.

• Responsible for driving changes and enhancements through the change management process including project management communication with stakeholders users and developers performing functional unit tests coordinating user acceptance testing cutover tasks and ongoing support.

• Support project assessments & initiation by articulating scope risks and estimates.

• Work with the Business Leadership team for Finance and Accounting of which the technology roadmap is a component.

• Responsible forthe design and configuration of specific functions that are assigned to you as a subject matter expert

• Work cross-functionally with other functional teams to ensure components work together to meet the operational integration quality and performance goals of the solution. Working knowledge of end-to-end technical and business processes and how they impact financial postings upstream and downstream.

• Lead overall issue resolution in SAP including performing diagnostics resolving technical integration and performance issues.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Accounting Finance or related field or equivalent work experience.

• 5 years or more of SAP experience and expert knowledge in SAPs FICO module (configuration data standard enhancement options business processes in SAP Financial Reporting) and partner solutions like OpenText VIM & Invoice Capture Blackline BPC Tax etc.

• S/4 Hana Experience including but not limited to Material Ledger

• Expert understanding of the integration between SAP components as well as third-party applications

• Strong ability in data analysis and an understanding of data used in finance and accounting

• Demonstrated ability to work with and influence senior-level management and key stakeholders

• Experience leading as a team player who plans and executes to meet deadlines while promoting a positive work environment

• Proven track record of achieving results in complex situations.

• Ability to convert business needs into technical requirements.

• Proven ability to identify focus and own high-priority tasks to manage delivery to project timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good planning/project management skills.

• Experience working with multiple businesses and/or international subsidiaries on transformational initiatives

• Awareness of the wider field of information technology and a broad understanding of information systems architecture and techniques

• Experience with AI and Low-Code platforms

This position requires minimal travel (10%) in a national area.

For this position being on-call is required.

The compensation range for this role is below.

$106400 - $133000

Whats In It For You:

We provide competitive benefits unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:

• Full Medical Dental and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program

• 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays

• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

• Educational Assistance Program

• Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave

• LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program)

• Patterson Perks Program

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market) experience and skills.

EEO Statement

Patterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy childbirth or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.