USBusiness Systems Analyst IV

Description:
Sr. Business Systems Analyst SAP FICO
Level: E4
The Senior IT Business Systems Analyst will be part of the ERP team to provide SAP based
Finance and Controlling (FICO) solutions. These solutions are delivered to the North
America Finance teams. The solutions involve Finance and Controlling related configuration &
developments.
The Senior IT Business Systems Analyst will understand strategic drivers and tactical needs to
ensure that the team can provide solutions that meet the business need with the necessary
stability usability and scalability.
This position reports to the Team Head for SAP Finance to Pay North America who is based in
South San Francisco order to support the user community this role requires some
flexibility in work hours and the ability to travel nationally & internationally up to 15% as needed.
Responsibilities:
Review clarify document and prioritize customer requirements
Design build test and deploy new functionality to meet business requirements
Create and maintain documentation such as user requirements functional specifications
and test plans
Facilitating and supporting system and user acceptance testing
Liaise with other SAP team members and IT teams to architect complete end to end
solutions that optimize operational performance of systems
Perform knowledge transfer to training and communication teams and support user
deployment activities as needed
Engage with Managed Services team to ensure appropriate resolution of incidents
raised by business teams
Provide 2nd and 3rd level support as required and coordinate implementation of small to
medium level enhancements
Engage in activities to support upgrades to systems including impact assessment
testing and support during cutover and deployment
Participate in local and global projects
Help drive process improvement initiatives to optimize user experience and business
understanding of solution
Keeping management apprised of developments through clear and timely
communication
Participating in roadmap discussions and vendor assessments
This position is not eligible for relocation
Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years SAP ECC configuration experience in FICO. With some
cross-functional skills in Fixed Assets Project Systems Sales and Distribution Materials
Management and Plant Maintenance
Experience with integration to third party solutions such as Ariba Concur Opentext
Vertex and Workday
BA/BS degree in Information Systems Engineering or relevant business discipline
Experience and understanding of SAP ABAP is desired
Background/experience as a Sr. consultant functional expert or similar role is highly
desirable
Experience with at least two full life cycle implementations
Previous experience in gathering business requirements and clearly translating into
specifications for IT solution design (concept to production)
Must be able to work independently interact with core team members and be dedicated
to drive system improvements without day-to-day supervision
Experience working in medium to large groups facilitating group discussions is required
Must be able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
Skilled in problem/incident management SLAs Service Level Agreements and full
lifecycle system support
Excellent verbal/written communications skills. Strong presentation and
negotiation/conflict resolution skills
Experience in Pharmaceutical Biotech or other validated environment highly desired
Roche is an equal opportunity employer