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Job Title: Senior SAP FICO Business Analyst
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Media & Entertainment / Technology
Job Summary:
Client is seeking a Senior Functional Business Analyst SAP FICO to support our enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA transformation initiative. This role will serve as the critical link between Finance operations and IT teams, driving process improvements, enabling financial insights, and ensuring successful SAP integration and adoption. The ideal candidate brings deep financial process expertise, strong SAP FICO knowledge, and a collaborative mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the functional subject matter expert for key finance processes including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Asset Accounting, and Controlling.
Lead stakeholder engagements such as process workshops, interviews, and walkthroughs across Finance, Accounting, and related departments.
Analyze and document current-state business processes and design future-state workflows optimized for SAP S/4HANA.
Translate business needs into functional requirements, BRDs, user stories, and support solution design in SAP FICO.
Guide the migration from BPC ECC to S/4HANA, ensuring financial reporting continuity and performance improvements.
Support implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for financial planning, analytics, and data visualization.
Oversee functional testing, UAT, and end-to-end process validation to ensure alignment with business objectives.
Provide post-implementation support, training, and change management to enable end-user adoption.
Partner with technical teams for system issue resolution, enhancements, and performance optimization.
Ensure alignment of SAP solutions with enterprise finance strategy and operational goals.
Support project governance activities including timelines, scope management, deliverables, and stakeholder communication.
Qualifications:
8+ years of Business Analysis experience with a strong focus on Finance & Accounting operations.
3+ years of direct experience working with SAP FICO modules, ideally in S/4HANA transformation projects.
In-depth knowledge of finance operations including AP, AR, GL, Controlling, Fixed Assets, and Cost Center Accounting.
Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or financial planning/BI tools is a plus.
Strong documentation skills (BRDs, process flows, test cases) and experience facilitating functional testing.
Proven ability to bridge business and technical teams, translate requirements, and drive collaboration.
Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models in enterprise-scale programs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex processes clearly.
Nice to Have:
SAP certification in Finance modules
Experience in media or entertainment industry
Knowledge of S/4HANA Central Finance or Treasury processes