Senior SAP IT Business Analyst – Finance

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Position Overview:

The Sr. SAP Business Analyst Finance is the primary liaison between their respective functional areas and the Information Technology department. This role is the main conduit that translates business processes/requirements into system functionality. This position supports their global functional areas by analyzing business needs, documenting requirements, and proposing, designing and implementing solutions often of a very complex nature. This position will often be called upon to design solutions to accommodate requirements which are of a global nature.in the solution stack of the standard SAP functionality.

This position requires strong analytical and consulting skills as this individual needs to partner with their functional areas in order to fully understand their requirements and translate them into efficient, cost effective solutions. This position serves as a trusted advisor to their functional areas, proactively proposing system changes and innovations to improve efficiencies, increase customer satisfaction or drive cost savings.

This position will be responsible for the day to day support of the functional areas they support but will also be called upon to participate in projects, typically in a lead role. These projects run the gamut from enhancing existing functionality, implementing new functionality, to full-blown implementations. This person must have a strong understanding of the various integration points between the SAP module(s) they are supporting and the various other SAP modules.

While this position has no direct reports, it is likely that they will be called upon to mentor a more junior member of the staff

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the expert second line support providing Revlon support on the business process in Finance
• Provide expert technical guidance on Finance processes
• Carry out detailed impact assessments for proposed change requests, proposing alternate cost-effective solutions where appropriate
• Lead, evaluate, develop, test and implement release of developments according to the Revlon validation procedures
• For those change requests requiring incremental spend, pro-actively seek funding via Revlon’s project approval process and develop project plans and identify risks
• Work with other functions within Revlon to identify opportunities for process improvement both in the business as well as in IT and assist in the implementation of those agreed
• Consistently deliver high quality services and solutions that meet business requirements and ensure that goals are accomplished in line with business objectives
• Participate in implementation and rollout teams
• Recognize, analyze, and solve system or applications problems as they are encountered.
• Actively share ideas, information, knowledge and data to accomplish collaboration for the success of the team, project or task
• Provide on-going support to all implemented functionality in Finance
• Debug functionality issues and performance issues.
• Helping to define, analyze, develop, implement and document new systems, customized programs to meet business needs

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Expert understanding and Experience of SAP ECC FICO with at least 10 years’ configuration experience.
• 4 full lifecycle implementation of SAP ECC in the FICO area (requirements, testing, cutover)
• High level of knowledge of SAP ECC integration with PP/SD/QM/WM/IM as well as API/BAPIS for integration with external systems
• Excellent understanding and expertise of SAP System Configuration.
• Appreciation of Validation and Compliance requirements for system development and support.
• Experience working in a SOX and FDA regulated environment.
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems
• Detailed knowledge and experience of developing solutions in the FICO area of SAP ECC
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

• Other SAP functional areas such as SD, WM/MM, IM, Master Data, expertise are a plus.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Capable to work in a cross functional and globally dispersed team environment
• Ability and desire to grow skill sets
• Ability to work independently as well as on teams
• Ability to contribute to the successful development of projects from inception to successful implementation.
• Experience of working within Retail industry or FDA regulated industry.
• Practical experience in operations related to warehouse management
• Bi-lingual: Spanish, German or French is a plus

EDUCATION

• Four-year college degree in Computer Science, Business, or related fields. Experience and/or other training will be considered in lieu of a degree.