SAP FI/CO Functional Analyst

THIS IS A FULL TIME POSITION!

Summary Statement:
Top notch Chicago employer seeks a SAP Functional analyst for the FI/CO team. This resource will work under the direction of the SAP Manager; the Analyst will be responsible for configuration of FICO and TR modules of SAP as well as supporting related business processes and end-user education/training.

The Analyst will work closely with internal customers/managers and other IS team members to provide solutions to business objectives. This is an important part of the job. We need someone who has an intimate understanding of the business, someone who understands best practices and be able to communicate effectively with their clients.

Representative Duties:

• Provide routine support to FICO and TR module users
• Resolve Service Request tickets in accordance with agreed upon SLA's
• Respond to inquiries and/or issues
• Perform ad-hoc queries and requests for data
• Prepare end-user training and job aids
• Conduct in-house training for end-users and team members on application specific functionality
• Work independently to complete enhancements and change orders by developing new and expanding upon existing solutions in the FICO and TR modules
• Lead threads of projects and initiatives to deploy new functionality and/or enhance existing functionality
• Understand business processes and how underlying configuration and data supports or enables related processes
• Analyze, refine and document requirements as part of defined projects and initiatives.
• Recommend and configure solutions with a focus on providing business value
• Test and implement solutions
• Support and enhance solutions, continually looking for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Introduce Best Practice and process improvement ideas wherever appropriate
• Train and mentor junior team members
• Assist in candidate screening and interviews when new resources are being recruited
• Actively participate as a member of the IS team in activities that include communications, status meetings and internal initiatives
• Participate in relevant user community meetings to ensure alignment between processes & technology and identify potential areas of opportunity
• Adhere and contribute to IS processes, procedures and policies, as well as expanding internal GIS knowledge on the processes and functionality used by the company
• Maintain a current awareness of SAP product developments and trends and determine how they can be used to enhance productivity within the company
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or MBA
• Formal SAP training in FICO (AA, AP, AR, GL, COPA) and TR
• 5-7 years experience in enterprise systems implementation
• 5+ years FICO and TR hands-on configuration experience (ECC 6.0 experience desired) and support of a live SAP production client
• At least 3 full cycle SAP implementation project with h ands-on project experience designing, testing and implementing FICO and TR solutions.
• Understanding of integration points of FI with SD/MM/PP and other modules
• Ability to perform process decomposition, root cause analysis, gap analysis and blueprint definition
• Willingness to travel to remote facilities.

Key Competencies:

• Adaptability
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Communication
• Drive for Results
• Integrity and Trust
• Priority Setting
• Relationship Building
• Analytical Skills