It Sap Analyst - Finance Systems

Reporting to the IT Manager - Finance Systems, the IT SAP Analyst - Finance Systems is responsible for support of daily Finance systems activities and Finance systems projects. This includes planning, coordinating and implementing the design and development of the organization's global ecosystem of Finance applications.
The position supports the company's SAP FI-CO and Order to Cash (SAP SD) applications, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) system, document management system, regional tax compliance & reporting systems and all finance related interfaces.
The IT SAP Analyst position is also responsible for collaborating with Finance Business Process Owners across all regions to prioritize defect resolution and enhancement requests, gather business requirements and deliver application solutions that align with business needs and objectives.
The incumbent will provide guidance to a team of IT professionals and will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to support corporate initiatives.
Essential Functions:

• Prioritize and resolve day to day incident, defect and enhancement requests from business
• Propose application solutions and collaborate with IT teams both internal and external for solution implementation
• Manage and support integrations between internal and external systems/partners.
• Collaborate with Business Process Owners and key business stakeholders in Finance to ensure that applications meet business requirements and functional specifications, and identify and resolve systems issues
• Collaborate with Business Process Owners and key business stakeholders to ensure IT Audit Controls are adhered to and both internal and external audit inquiries are answered
• Manage the IT Finance project portfolio; work closely with business users and customers to prioritize and reprioritize daily tasks; follow the work in-take process; capacity planning and report on project status
• Participate in projects to maintain and secure up-to-date Finance application platforms
• Review and analyze existing applications effectiveness and efficiency, and then suggest strategies for improving or leveraging these systems
• Manage software technology vendor deliverables and service levels
• Liaise with company's software vendors for prompt rectification of any problems or emergencies; keep key stakeholders updated and follow through to resolution of problem
• Foster a culture of teamwork and knowledge sharing

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration with 8+ years of experience in a similar role
• A minimum of 5-8 years' experience in SAP Finance (preferably S4HANA Finance, SAP FI/CO, SAP SD)
• Functional expertise in General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Treasury, Tax, Consolidation and Contract to Cash
• In-depth process and configuration knowledge of all the core SAP FI modules including New GL, Asset Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
• Good understanding of the following processes:
  
  • General Ledger - Parallel ledgers, Document splitting, period end closing activities, foreign currency revaluation, integration with third party systems to post journal entries
  • Accounts Payable - Expertise in payment run and configuration, integration with Materials Management, related conversions, integration with Banks - including payment files, Electronic bank statements, positive pay, check payments
  • Accounts Receivable - Thorough understanding of end to end Order to Cash process and FI integration with SD, incoming payments including Lockbox
  • Asset Accounting - At least one project experience implementing Asset Accounting in US including legacy asset transfer. Should understand all the primary configuration and data needs for Asset accounting.
  • Controlling - Cost Center Accounting, Internal Order Accounting, COPA

• Demonstrated experience in participating cross-functional project teams
• Ability to adjust, set priorities to meet deadlines and manage multiple activities
• Must work well both independently and in a team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to monitor and communicate progress to all stakeholders and IT Management
• Accepts responsibility to make significant choices and decisions
• Ability to analyze business requirements and translate them into system supported solutions
• Good understanding of SOX and General Computer Controls
• Experience in working with third party technology and outsourced service providers
• Fundamental understanding of Project Management and Solution Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
• Prefer SAP implementations experience and best practice knowledge
• Prefer experience in working on onshore-offshore model Projects

Bristow Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.