Senior Finance Business Services Analyst - SAP FICO - West 495 Area of MA - Up to $130K

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Position Title - WRAT092009



Senior Finance Business Services Analyst - SAP FICO - West 495 Area of MA -

Up to $130K DOE



Very Competitive Base Salary - Bonus - Comprehensive Benefits Package



No Sponsorship - Local Candidates Only



Company



Large, successful, Network Solutions Firm.



Position Responsibilities - Summary



The successful candidate will be an experienced SAP FICO Business Analyst,

and will support the existing design and drive the implementation of new

functionality within the recently upgraded ECC 6.0 SAP environment that

satisfies the Finance Business needs.



Detailed Responsibilities;



· Responsible for providing SAP Support within functional and

technical areas of expertise. This includes interacting closely with

internal customers to understand requirements, evaluating alternative

solutions, resolving complex finance problems and issues, providing user

training, communicating status on Finance IT Projects, and thoroughly

documenting proposed systems and process changes. Changes will include new

reports and functionality to all business levels in the Finance

Organization, and across the broader Finance community.

· In addition, the successful candidate will represent the IT

Organization as the Subject Matter Expert for the following areas:



All GL Functions (including, but not limited to chart of accounts with

reconciliation, journal entry, month/quarter end processing, budget and

forecasting, profit center accounting, financial and management reporting)



All AP Functions (including, but not limited to invoicing, payment

information and reporting, with variant reporting)



All AR Functions (including, but not limited to credit management

collections, lockbox and cash management applications).



Tax and Treasury based accounting



Reporting and Consolidations



· Work extremely well with internal business partners in Finance and

other Business Process and Systems Analysts within Information Technology

department.



· Business Partnering requires this position to demonstrate their

ability to understand the Finance business strategies and deliver solutions

and services that optimize performance to the organizations supported, and

to the overall company objectives.



· Project Management: deliver results through collaborative,

multi-functional, distributed internal and external resources.



· Solutions Architecture: translate complex business requirements

into innovative technical solutions.



· Systems Integration: see the overall big picture and design

systems that optimize performance to both the Organizations directly

supported, and inline with the IT department and company goals.



· Systems Application/ Technology Expertise: breadth and depth,

end-to-end Financial Systems Knowledge.



Required Skills and Competencies:



· Configure SAP and develop/perform unit tests in accordance with

established specifications.

· SAP full project life cycle implementation.



· Expert knowledge of SAP FICO, (version 5.0 or higher would be

preferred).



· Expert knowledge of finance - general ledger (profit center

accounting, profitability analysis, etc.), accounts payable (invoicing,

payment information, reporting with variants, etc.), accounts receivables

(credit management, lockbox and cash applications) and consolidation tools

(EC-CS experience preferred).



· Demonstrate ability to design and configure SAP in areas of

expertise.



· Basic understanding of the integration points between the modules

and their dependencies around Sales & Distribution and Manufacturing and HR.



· Strong knowledge and experience with business processes, e.g.

account reconciliation, journal entries, accrual processing, inventory

accounting, intercompany processing, month-end close operations, credit

management, shipping, billing, procure to pay, credit holds, risk profiles,

receipt settlement, and draft processing.



· Good presentation and communication skills.



· Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or related Business

field, or equivalent experience



· Accounting background (Charted/Certified/CIMA Accreditation

preferred)



· SAP FICO Certification a plus



Compensation





Very Competitive Base Salary - Bonus - Comprehensive Benefits Package



No Sponsorship Available - Local Candidates Only



Contact Information



Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates



Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@... - WEB

Site - www.wrightassociates.org