SAP S/4 Finance Analyst

Job Title: SAP S/4 Finance Analyst

Location: Newark, NJ (phone number removed)% REMOTE)

Duration: 3 Months (POSSIBLE EXTENSION OR CONVERSION)

Position Type: Hourly contract Position (W2 only)

NOTE

• LOCATION: 100% REMOTE

• ASSIGNMENT LENGTH: Contract to Hire 3 MONTHS (POSSIBLE EXTENSION OR CONVERSION)

• SCHEDULE/ REMOTE FLEXIBILITY: 9am – 5PM U.S. hours

• CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: SAP Certifications in a BONUS – Financial Report knowledge, Credit Management experience, Revenue Recognition SAP FI Consultant

• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Computer Science or Engineering

Job Summary/Basic Function: THIS POSITION IS SPECIFIC TO FINANCE

The ideal person for this role would have experience as an SAP FI/CO Lead and/or is a SAP FI/CO Certified Professional.

Lead SAP S/4 Process Analyst will own Best Practice solutions within SAP S/4 for a specific business process.

The lead will be responsible for positioning the business processes to leverage SAP Best Practice solutions by utilizing SAP standard solutions and applications to minimize custom development, thus allowing for periodic SAP upgrades and patches, without putting the business solutions at risk.

Keeping the core sap environment clean of customization and leveraging standard development applications

ACCOUNATBILITY:

25% - Client-End-User-Relations

• Maintain detailed knowledge of business processes across functional areas

• Continue to develop client relationships to meet business requirements in conjunction with Business Partners

• Recommend technical solutions to meet changing business needs 25% - Specifications

• For complex projects, facilitate and conduct business and functional requirements gathering workshops

• Write Business Requirements Document, functional specifications document and client communications documentation

• Map both simple and complex business processes (AS-IS & TO-BE) and/or larger scope workflow

25% - Processes

• Perform business process analysis

• Identify and drive SAP Best Practice Solutions

• Lead the development of future recommendations and conduct presentation to the business unit

• Become proficient in Panasonic Business Systems including interfaces and integrations

• Use standard methodology to document business processes

25% - Testing

• Review and approve end user test cases

• Participate in and validate user acceptance testing

• Participate in software selection based on documented business requirements

• Participate in analysis and recommendation of software solutions based on business requirements.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Undergraduate degree required, advanced degree desired in Business or IT curriculum

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT functional areas and in corresponding business operations

• Language Skills – Ability to read, analyze, and interpret advanced business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Mathematical Skills – Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of advanced algebra and geometry.

• Reasoning Ability – Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Ability to effectively communicate business and technical information with all levels of employees.

• Ability to consider enterprise issues while developing solutions.

• Advanced knowledge of the application of business workflow and requirements.

• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.

• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

COMPETENCIES:

• Understand and promote standard SAP S/4 Solutions

• Identify, research problems

• Determine logical solutions by leveraging expertise and experience

• Use broad systems thinking

• Be creative/innovative

• Be detail orientated

• Exercise confidentiality

• Have a service mindset

• Be empathetic

• Promote teamwork

COMMUNICATIONS:

• Regular communications with all levels of business unit and PNA IT management

• The ability to influence and persuade management on areas of business improvement is a significant competency.

OTHER REQUIRMENTS: • Remote employment • Travel up to 25%

PRIMARY TASKS

• Utilize SAP S/4 Best Practices to provide the business with technology required to perform day to day business functions

• Recommend and manage a team of experts to achieve business requirements

• Collaborates with internal and external business partners and has an advanced understanding of business functions and current systems

• Manage integrated functionality and technology dependencies, usability, reliability, performance, and support requirements

• Verify the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems and develop strategies for improving these systems

• Connect with other SAP S/4 Process Analysts, and business analysts for planning, developing, designing, and implementing new applications and improving existing applications

• Understand and create business process flows

• Creates/facilitates project documents, working directly with the project teams or customers.

• Review technical development documents to ensure Panasonic standards are followed

• Compiles and summarizes advanced organizational and process information from the business partner, including a good understanding of business terminology

• Adheres to IT standards and processes

• Assist in development and execution of Unit Testing, System Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing scripts

• Creates presentations and demonstrations

• Performs advanced data collection tasks and leads in requirement gathering/collection

• Directs the creation of training documents/materials and leads business partners’ training sessions

• Recommends creative ways to solve advanced business partners’ needs

• Works with business partners to facilitate understanding of scope, in terms they can understand

• Train/Develop analysts

• May work on multiple projects as subject matter expert

• May perform some of the duties of an IT Quality Assurance Analyst or acts as a Project Manager on small projects

SCOPE:

• Follow IT Directives

• Manage own time and material

• Meet targets assigned

• Interface with all levels of Panasonic Delivery organizations

• May have direct and indirect reports