SAP FICO Analyst

Foster City, CA, US • Posted 23 hours ago • Updated 23 hours ago

Contract Independent

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No Travel Required

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AI
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ML
CPA
MBA

Summary

Lead requirements discovery, fit-gap analysis, and future-state process design for Financial Close Automation integrated with SAP S/4 HANA.
Facilitate workshops with Finance and IT stakeholders to refine close process, dependencies, controls, and end-to-end workflows.
Drive solution design across GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets and key integration points with Procurement, Operations, and Logistics.
Define and implement close task scheduling, monitoring, orchestration, alerts, dashboards, and critical path management.
Design account reconciliation workflows including preparer/reviewer steps, audit trails, evidence management, and IPE support.
Define transaction matching rules, exception handling, and automation optimization.
Design auto-journaling and manual journal validation/loading with SOX-aligned approvals and segregation of duties, including posting integration to SAP.
Partner with vendors/implementation partners and internal teams to deliver a scalable solution aligned with IT standards and Finance needs.
Embed SOX, segregation of duties, and audit evidence requirements into process and system design; produce audit-ready documentation.
Lead UAT planning/execution, defect triage, training, cutover, and rollout planning for a global user community.
Where applicable, define and enable AI-assisted capabilities (e.g., anomaly detection, matching intelligence, journal recommendations, variance narratives) with appropriate explainability and compliance.

Required Qualifications

10+ years (typically 10–15+) of senior Business Analysis experience in Finance / Record-to-Report / Financial Close process and systems.
Deep functional expertise in Month/Quarter/Year-End Close and related controls (SOX/IPE).
Strong SAP S/4HANA Finance experience, including SAP GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, plus integration knowledge with Procurement, Operations, and Logistics.
Hands-on experience implementing enterprise financial close solutions such as BlackLine, OneStream, Redwood, Cadency, or similar platforms.
Experience delivering solutions in large, global enterprises (multi-region operations, high-volume close, complex org structures).
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills (requirements, user stories, functional specs, process flows).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing financial solutions at Big Pharma
Experience implementing AI/ML-enabled finance automation with appropriate controls and auditability.
Master data harmonization and SAP integrations.
Relevant certifications (SAP S/4 HANA, BlackLine/OneStream/Redwood, CPA/MBA) are a plus.

Tools / Technologies
SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI), SaaS Close Automation platforms (BlackLine/OneStream/Redwood or similar), requirements & delivery tools (Jira/Azure DevOps/Confluence), reporting/analytics (Power BI/SAP Analytics), and ITSM/workflow tools (e.g., ServiceNow).

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Dice Id: 91098872
Position Id: 4927-10115-
Posted 23 hours ago

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