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We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance.

At Liberty, you'll thrive in a hybrid setting that fosters in-person collaboration, innovation and growth. This approach optimizes both remote and in-person interactions, enabling you to connect and ideate with your team and deepen valuable relationships across the company, while still enjoying the flexibility of remote work for focused tasks and projects. 

This role has a hybrid work schedule (2 days onsite) for candidates based in Portsmouth, NH, Boston, MA, Plano, TX, Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, OH.

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future. We will not sponsor employment visas. Candidates who will require future sponsorship, including candidates on CPT/OPT/STEMOPT who will require future sponsorship, are not eligible to apply.

Job Introduction:

The Global Finance Technology organization is looking to hire a Principal SAP PaPM Configuration Engineer to their Record to Report (R2R) team. Under limited supervision, this individual would be responsible for analyzing, developing, and configuring new use cases utilizing SAP PaPM. This role would entail supporting production users and the maintenance and enhancements of the OneGL finance environment supporting the financial month-end close process.

Seen as a technical expert within the team, this role analyzes complex technical problems and develops, communicates, and implements solutions while mentoring junior team members.

About the job:

• Identifies and translates business requirements into functional and system specifications, maps them to systems capabilities and recommends technical solutions utilizing SAP PaPM.
• Configures SAP PaPM system settings and options, plans, and executes unit, integration and acceptance testing, and creates functional and technical specifications.
• Develops and implements solutions and sophisticated models to support complex financial calculations/allocations and reporting.
• Designs and implements end-to-end solutions that align with best practices and meet critical objectives.
• Assesses current business and system processes and recommends improvements.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for optimization, efficiency, and system performance.
• Performs troubleshooting, solves complex defect issues and collaborates with subject matter experts.
• Identifies test scenarios and cases with product owners, executes test cases, documents test scripts and results, and provides quality assurance results to the business.
• Supports additional parts of the implementation process such as project planning, post implementation support, cutover plans, documentation, and transition planning.

In addition to the minimum qualifications listed below, the ideal candidate will also have:

• Strong understanding of financial transactional flow, SAP general ledger concepts such as company codes, chart of accounts, ledgers, coding blocks, profit centers, cost centers, currencies, etc.
• Strong understanding of finance business processes and ability to map business requirements to standard SAP processes with minimal or no customization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to work with ambiguous and incomplete information.
• Demonstrates a proactive approach with extensive consultative skills, including the ability to understand and apply customer requirements, surface unforeseen implications, and make actionable design recommendations.
• Ability to clearly define and communicate design reasoning while anticipating the potential impacts of design decisions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders with a proven track record of collaboration across multiple organizations, business partners and stakeholders.
• Good understanding of agile software development concepts and processes including backlog tracking, prioritization, strong collaboration within a scrum team and adaptability through incremental delivery.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in technical or business discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8+ years technical/functional SAP Finance experience.
• Minimum 2-3+ years of proven experience as an SAP PaPM Systems Analyst, Developer or Consultant with successful implementations and system evolution including configuration and customization capabilities.
• Experience in SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP HANA SQL, OData Services, other Cloud applications.
• Good knowledge on data modelling and ETL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP training in Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM).
• Experience with Financial Product Subledger (FPSL), FI/CO and reporting modules (Analysis for Office, Web Intelligence, SAP Analytics Cloud).
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 Embedded analytics specifically with Core Data Services (CDS) views development technique.
• Experience within the Insurance or Finance industry is beneficial but not required.

Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve. We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefitsLiberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.Fair Chance Notices

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