| Job Title | SAP Lead Systems Analyst - Finance & Supply Chain |
| Job Category | -Architecture (SAP CRM Solutions) |
| Vacancy location | United States, California, Irvine |
| Minimum salary | 25 USD (per hour) [ 25 USD (per hour) ] |
| Long description | Responsibilities:
1. Solution Identification & Delivery
Translates business goals into appropriate technical solutions. Assesses feasibility for requested changes and enhancements and gathers, analyses, and documents business requirements. Participates in development of cost/benefit analysis.
Designs and implements “best-value” solutions that meet business needs while adhering to IS technical standards and leveraging current investments and resources. Selects appropriate technologies to support business needs.
Develops and maintains systems documentation, inclusive of but not limited to: business process models, entity-relationship diagrams, flow charts, data flow diagrams, system narratives, design specifications, test cases, training manuals, and user documentation.
Follows formal project management, systems development life cycle, and change control management disciplines during the development and deployment of IS solutions.
Provides configuration, data migration, and limited programming support as necessary to deliver solutions and support users.
As required, provides training for systems implemented.
Maintains an in-depth knowledge of the supported business systems and a working knowledge of interdependencies with other enterprise and external systems.
2. Business Systems & Process Leadership
Cultivates and demonstrates industry-specific business process knowledge and familiarity with relevant enterprise, business unit, and functional strategies, objectives, and plans.
Proactively identifies process improvement needs within area of support.
Understands interrelationships between business areas. Collaborates with other IS resources regularly to identify solutions that span multiple business units or functions. Ensures consistency and portability of solutions.
Provides research and evaluation efforts for area of responsibility.
Facilitates a customer-centric environment that optimizes the use of IS products, systems, services, and procedures.
3. Operational Support & Continuous Improvement
Provides production and problem resolution support for systems in assigned area including but not limited to: process service tickets associated with assigned area of responsibility; assist other resources during service ticket processing when applicable; communicate effectively with business users, management and other IS departments during ticket resolution process; utilize the various SAP resources available to determine solution; facilitate formal SAP involvement in resolution process; update applicable problem databases and/or knowledge bases with resolution information;
Understands applicable IS SLAs and works to ensure that tasks are completed such as not to affect applicable metrics.
Demonstrates TQM principles. Identifies opportunities and implements solutions to improve the unit’s capability to deliver information and services.
Qualifications:
SPECIALIZED DUTIES & skills:
Specialty differentiation consists of technical and managerial skills required to perform specific organizational roles supporting a business unit, IS, or IT function. This position is required to have the following specific expertise and understanding:
Support and Enhance SAP Finance and Supply Chain Configuration
Knowledge and experience in master data setup and troubleshooting
G/L processing and posting
Payment clearing systems
Legal entity structures and setup/maintenance
Financial planning
Product costing dynamics and setup
AP and AR configuration and workflow
Support and Enhance SAP Tax Processing & Configuration
R/3 Sales Tax Determination / Calculation
CRM Sales Tax Determination / Calculation
Integration with 3rd Party Application (Vertex)
Support and Enhance Vertex Tax Processing & Configuration
US Sales Tax Determination / Calculation
Canadian GST & PST Determination / Calculation
Exemption Certificate Management
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & other skills:
Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent required in Computer Science or related field.
8+ years experience in project management, business process analysis, systems analysis and design, and technical solutions delivery (programming or configuration), with at least 3 years of that experience with SAP
Previous experience in ABAP or Java development a plus
Must have lived thru at least 1 full lifecycle SAP implementation
Previous experience configuring and implementing Vertex a plus
Experience in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio in the creation of deliverables required
Experience utilizing formal testing tools strongly desired (experience with HP Quality Center testing tools a plus)
Experience utilizing SAP Solution Manager in a production environment a plus |
