SAP Functional Analyst - UI Planner

Overview

On Site
$140000 - $238000 yr
Full Time

Skills

Functional Design
Internationalization And Localization
UI
Technical Support
Business Process
Customization
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Testing
Computer Science
Information Technology
Software Development Methodology
Estimating
Interface Design
Systems Design
Dash Python
Capital Budgeting
Budget
Taxes
Management
IT Transformation
Software Implementation
SQL
Database Architecture
Interfaces
Finance
SAP
Oracle
Accounting
Enterprise Resource Planning
Requirements Elicitation
Project Planning
Software Configuration
Reporting
SANS

Job Details

SAP Functional Analyst UI Planner
Oakland, CA - Hybrid (3 days in office)
Fulltime

The role IT SAP Functional Analyst UIPlanner is to configure, implement, maintain, and upgrade UIPlanner all modules. The Functional Analyst analyzes business requirements, creates functional design documents, and performs UIPlanner system configuration and localization to provide system solutions for the Line of Business and IT organizations. This role is viewed as an integral strategic partner and business liaison in technology decisions and provides ongoing UI Planner system support. This includes analyzing business requirements and developing integrated IT and complex business solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define standard processes in UIPlanner and drive adaptation in Finance areas.
  • Analyze end-to-end complex business processes across all modules within UIPlanner
  • Understand in detail the current and future business environment of the business organizations; effectively anticipate, identify, and fully meet the business needs using an integrated approach leveraging existing and new UIPlanner capabilities.
  • Identify, propose, and influence IT solutions to complex cross- organizational business problems utilizing ERP capabilities; negotiate requirements and deliverables across multiple business and IT customers and organizations.
  • Evaluate current customizations in the system to help business and IT partners understand risks and costs of customizing vs. using standard functionalities, advocating for using standard functionalities to lower future implementation cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) for solutions.
  • Automate/optimize UIPlanner system.
  • Map business requirements to SAP S4 / SAP BW4HANA system capabilities and configure to meet requirements.
  • Review design and technical specification documents for alignment with business solution.
  • Perform UIPlanner configuration and do quality review and testing activities.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
  • 10 years of job-related experience in Information Technology
  • 8 years of experience as a SAP Functional Analyst with recent experience in UIPlanner system and UIPlanner Integration Tools
  • SDLC and Integration Best Practices
  • Project creation, estimating, approval

Desired:

  • Expertise in UIPlanner Financial Model, including calculation configuration, report construction, inbound and outbound interface design, and system design and best practices
  • Preferred expertise in additional UIPlanner Modules including Regulatory and Rate Design, Planner Dash, Shared Tables, Capital Planning, Budget, Plant Book / Plant Tax, and Customer Revenue
  • Experience managing IT transformation and software implementation projects
  • Expertise in SQL and Database architecture for UIPlanner interfaces
  • Ability to investigate reported issues, isolate causes, and deploy fixes with a quick turn-around
  • Broad understanding of Utility Finance and Regulated Accounting for Electric and Gas Utilities
  • In-depth understanding of utility accounting concepts such as deferred accounting, CWIP/AFUDC, rate base, revenue requirements, rate design, decoupling.
  • Familiarity with Power Plan, SAP, Oracle, and other accounting and ERP systems for utilities
  • Proven track record of being able to design and implement end-to-end processes in UIPlanner, including requirements gathering, project planning, application configuration and report design, and interface construction
  • Creating checks and balances to prevent data issues in automated processes
  • Month-End Close Processes

Metasys Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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