SAPSegregation of Duties (SoD) Analyst ||Remote & Occasionally Arden Hills, MN

DURATION: 6+ Months (Positioned To Be Ongoing And Extend)

SCHEDULE: Open To Remote Candidates That Can Accomodate Periodic Visits To Location At Arden Hills Minnesota

Local Candidate Always Have A Strong Preference By Hiring Manager, And Can Accomodate Hybrid Onsite Schedule.

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a knowledgeable SAP Segregation of Duties (SoD) Business Systems Analyst to support our manufacturing and distribution operations. In this role, you will help safeguard our SAP environment by ensuring proper access controls across production, warehousing, procurement, logistics, and financial processes. You will collaborate with plant operations, supply chain, IT, and audit teams to strengthen governance and maintain compliance across our global footprint.

Key Responsibilities

Segregation of Duties & Risk Management

• Analyze SAP access across manufacturing, warehousing, procurement, and distribution functions to identify SoD conflicts and sensitive access risks.
• Maintain and optimize the SoD ruleset with a focus on supply chain critical processes (e.g., goods movements, inventory adjustments, production confirmations).
• Recommend remediation strategies such as role redesign, workflow changes, or mitigating controls tailored to plant and warehouse operations.
• Monitor SoD violations and provide actionable insights to plant managers and process owners.

SAP Security & Role Design

• Partner with functional teams supporting modules such as RTR, OTC, PTM, PTP, MM, PP, WM/EWM, SD, FI/CO to understand operational workflows and translate them into secure, compliant role designs.
• Review access requests for high risk functions like inventory write offs, vendor master changes, production order releases, and outbound delivery processing.
• Support periodic user access reviews across manufacturing sites and distribution centers.

Compliance & Audit Support

• Prepare documentation and evidence for internal controls, SOX audits, and operational compliance reviews.
• Work with supply chain and finance control owners to implement and validate mitigating controls (e.g., cycle counts, approval workflows, inventory reconciliation).
• Ensure access governance aligns with corporate policies and industry regulatory requirements.

Process Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain access governance standards for manufacturing and distribution environments.
• Train plant and warehouse teams on SoD risks, secure access practices, and proper use of SAP transactions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline access processes, reduce manual controls, and improve operational efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Supply Chain, Accounting, or related field.
• 3 7 years of experience in SAP security, GRC, or access governance, ideally within manufacturing or distribution.
• Strong understanding of SAP modules used in operations: RTR, OTC, PTM, PTP, MM (Materials Management), PP (Production Planning), WM/EWM (Warehouse Management), SD (Sales & Distribution), FI/CO.
• Hands on experience with SAP GRC Access Control (ARA, ARM, BRM, EAM).
• Solid understanding of Segregation of Duties principles, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Ability to analyze complex role structures and identify operational access risks.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across plants, warehouses, and corporate teams.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and problem solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Exposure to supply chain processes such as production order management, inventory control, procurement, and logistics execution.
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, or SAP Security/GRC credentials.
• Familiarity with identity governance tools (SailPoint, Azure AD, etc.).