SAP FICO Required in Oakridge, TN / Canada Long Term
Job Description:
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as configuration design specialist to support Client’s implementation of SAP. Primary area of responsibility is Finance and Controlling (FI/CO).
- Act as primary customer support contact for customers and liaison with Information Technology Services Division in assigned functional areas.
- Consult with managers, business process owners, subject matter experts, system super users, and end users concerning business needs and financial solutions.
- Benchmark industry, vendor, association, and other agencies concerning best practices. Advise organizational leaders regarding change management practices.
- Create business process documents, flow charts, and decision-making documents. Understand and document user requirements.
- Develop and propose solutions, including system configurations, to meet business process needs and requirements. Proposals include writing business cases, identifying requirements, completing gap analyses, researching technical and functional solutions, and converting customer requirements into technical specifications.
- Identify and initiate process efficiencies to improve existing business processes.
- Monitor and apply regulatory and legal changes that affect business processes and system functionality.
- Provide expertise on system configuration and functionality for upgrades, maintenance, and enhancements.
- Initiate and lead design and testing of reports, interfaces, forms, and conversions. Perform validation and reconciliation of data conversions.
- Design/recommend reports and write data queries. Analyze reports and identify specifications.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree, with an emphasis in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other business-related area.
- 5 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- SAP configuration and implementation experience desired.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and support multiple business areas.
- Business management skills, written and oral communication skills, analytical skills, negotiating skills, and project management skills.
- The successful candidate must work well in a team environment and be highly motivated.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Federal contracts, Federal budgets, and finance.
- User experience with SAP Project Systems and/or Finance/Controlling modules.
- SAP configuration experience in one or more of the following modules desired: Project Systems, Finance/Controlling, Asset Accounting/Asset Management, Sales and Distribution, Accounts Receivable.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA also a plus.