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Responsible for support of SAP Finance solutions to enhance the business functionality and overall performance aimed at increasing the scalability and automation of operations. Works as part of the IT Applications Team to determine how technology can best be used to enable or enhance business processes.  Collaborates with business, development, and other analyst teams to maximize the value of SAP investment with offerings that address finance, supply chain and HR. Writes functional documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, and corrections; including end user documentation (training) to describe new or enhanced functionality. Provides analyzes, modifies, writes and/or executes thorough change requests test plans and checklists to ensure that business system changes are working properly, and the needs of the users are met.

Essential Functions

• Works as part of the IT ERP Applications Team to determine how technology can best be used to enable or enhance business processes.     
• Supports a business-critical financial system, reporting and budget/forecast cycles. 
• Delivers improvement of processes and functionalities utilizing latest technology.
• Partners with business process owners to provide education and insight to how technology can be used to provide process enhancements and efficiency gains.
• Reviews, analyzes, modifies, writes and/or executes thorough change request test plans and checklists to ensure that business system changes are working properly, existing processes remain unaffected and the needs of the users are met.
• Proactively researches, recommends, collaborates, presents, and assists in implementation of emerging technologies and/or vendor solutions as they relate to company’s best practices.
• Acts to resolve issues which prevent the team from working effectively.
• Provides guidance to team to create high quality functional business requirements; coordinates work effort with Development team to translate functional documents into technical requirements.
• Maps current state processes to future state business processes identifying technology gaps.
• Advocates for additional technology or data as necessary to resolve key business issues in finance systems.
• Recommends technical process improvements that align with Accounting and Financial best practices, and the strategic and tactical goals of Business and IT strategy.
• Evaluates future software releases for applicable Finance related functionality. 
• Works with business process owners to prioritize and incorporate applicable Finance related functionality into improved processes and service offerings.
• Proactively puts forth recommendations to address forecasted risks and changing technology environment
• Ensures proposed technology solutions effectively integrate with or replace existing processes and customer services. 
• Verifies the implemented change successfully achieves intended results.
• Identifies and implements process improvement ideas to reduce the overall time and/or cost of operations.
• Maps current state processes to future state business processes identifying technology gaps.
• Proactively researches, recommends, collaborates, presents, and assists in implementation of emerging technologies and/or vendor solutions as they relate to company’s best practices.
• Leads multiple continuous improvement projects within a given fiscal year
• Serves as the SAP subject matter expert supporting accounting and financial business units by ensuring the input data is transacted using SAP best practices and policies.
• As part of SAP FICO team will be responsible for SAP connected systems like tax package (Vertex), GAINS (Procurement), ShipERP, etc.

Non-essential Functions

• Mentors and trains new team members on processes and procedures.
• Identifies and implements process improvement ideas to reduce the overall time and/or cost of operations.
• Assists in the maintenance and publication of SAP Help Documents. 
• Works effectively as a team with all BSE personnel.
• Maintains business continuity and disaster recovery test documentation 
• Participates, creates, contributes and/or facilitates ongoing training for application functionality / best practice / lunch and learn topic related training
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

• 4 Year STEM Degree or equivalent experience. 
• 7+ years of SAP applications related work, including at least two full lifecycle SAP FICO implementation work experience. 
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial reporting standards
• Demonstrated proven extensive knowledge and hands-on experience configuring SAP FICO applications; Chart of Accounts, GL, SAP Controlling, Profit Center/Cost Center accounting, AP, AR
• Extensive knowledge of integration between SAP FI, MM, SD modules
• In-depth knowledge of general accounting and SAP General Ledger (GL, AP, AR, FA, Tax, and baseline CO) modules.
• Strong knowledge and working experience with SAP new GL module (S/4 HANA experience preferred)
• Solid understanding and experience of integrating SAP GL module with at least two other modules like MM, SD and FICO sub-modules.
• 5+ years in with design/configuration with SAP FICO. AR, AP, Fixed Assets and Project Systems
• 5+ years of experience SAP BusinessObjects or like financial reporting tools
• 5+ years of experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership
• 5+ years of experience with third party SAP add-on systems (Logistics, Procurement), preferred
• 5+ years of experience with third party tax software (Vertex, Cloud), preferred
• Experience with designing custom solutions and interfaces between SAP & Non-SAP systems
• Experienced with SAP FICO implementation including process analysis, configuration, specification development, testing, documentation, training, delivery, and end-user support 
• 5+ years of experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma) preferred
• Cost Center/Profit center accounting, CO-PA and Product costing, preferred
• Advanced understanding of relational databases and client-server concepts and commonly used database architecture concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Excellent working knowledge of PC, Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint), Internet, and Outlook. SAP experience required 

• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Ability to effectively plan and organize. 
• Excellent customer service skills include being courteous, responsive, accurate and competent and engaged
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences (technical and non-technical), and in a wide range of settings (e.g., one-on-one, small group, in person, conference calls and via e-mail).
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a collaborative, team environment to achieve goals. 
• Ability to gain consensus, make decisions, and take ownership. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead/direct/influence large complex cross-functional teams, or projects including interaction with senior level managers and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to quickly understand the drivers of a business process 
• Proactive and organized to support a fast-paced production support environment
• Proven problem-solver with the ability to perform root cause analysis.
• Ability to execute plans to deliver results.  
• Demonstrated problem solving skills to address system and process issues that arise.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and strong teamwork-based tendencies.
• Ability to communicate professionally through written and verbal communications.
• Works seamlessly with others across geographical, functional, and cultural boundaries.
• Consistently demonstrate an eagerness to meet challenges with a self-starting attitude (can-do spirit). 
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors, and others related to the company; promote and maintain the identity and reputation of BSE, ensuring customer satisfaction and addressing problems and complaints as they arise.
• Accurately assesses and acknowledges own strengths and limitations.
• Actively lead and participate in staff meetings and group discussions    
• Execute plans to deliver results. 
• Ability to work under pressure to resolve time sensitive issues.

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently 34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%

• Lift from Waist:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Lift from Floor:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Continuously
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Carried for Distance:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
• Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Occasionally
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
• Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
• Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
• Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
• Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Frequently
• Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
• Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
• Use of a computer - Continuously
• Use of a telephone - Frequently
• Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Frequently
• Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all
• Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation. Salary range is $93,631.00 - $130,446.00 base on experience.