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Top 3 Technical Skills:
- Advanced Business Application Programming (SAP ABAP)
- Strong SAP experience 2+ years in 1 or more of the following: General Ledger Accounting (FI-G/L), New G/L, Accounts Payable (FI-AP), Accounts Receivable (FI-AR), Fixed Asset accounting (FI-FA), Material Management (MM), SAP/Ariba
- Experience in conversions / merger of SAP systems
- Working Knowledge on Insurance Industry modules like FS-ICM (Incentive and Compensation Management) – Commission Contracts, Remuneration Process, Settlement Process, Closing Operations, and FS-CD (Collections and Disbursements) – Business Partner, Contract Accounts, Insurance Objects, Document Postings, Mass Activities, Payment Process/Media, Payment lot, check lot etc.
Top 3 Soft Skills:
- Strong consultative interpersonal and communications skills (listening, written, verbal, presentation, etc.)
- Strong written, listening and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical project team members
- Highly motivated self-starter
- Part of a high-performing team with former Big 4 accountants, SAP experts, technologists, and industry veterans working on short and long-term project
Top 3 Question:
- Have you done any major migration / conversation from one version to another?
- Which General Ledger modules do you have experience with?
- What do you see as the difference between the ERP Cloud and in-house modules?
Job Overview:
Empower has made a number of purchases over the past few years and is in the process of integrating these companies into their SAP solution.
Employee Type Allowed:
W2, Third-Party, H1B (include all that are acceptable)
Local, Remote, Telecommute (include all that are acceptable)
Qualifications
• 3-5 years prior project management experience, utilizing business analysis skills on technical projects and/or systems reporting required including documenting requirement for business solutions
• 3-5 years relevant SAP experience
• Strong consultative interpersonal and communications skills (listening, written, verbal, presentation, etc.)
• Financial Accounting expertise in configuring General Ledger Accounting (FI-G/L), New G/L, Accounts Payable (FI-AP), Accounts Receivable (FI-AR), Fixed Asset accounting (FI-FA), Material Management (MM), SAP/Ariba
• Strong written, listening and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical project team members
• Ability to prioritize resources and tasks in a fast-paced changing environment required
• Ability to demonstrate strong business acumen; experience implementing financial processes and systems
• Ability to define problems, assemble and analyze data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and make recommendation
• Power User of Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Visio) required
Responsibilities
• As the Lead Business Analyst for finance and accounting, you will serve as the critical liaison between the technology teams and the end business users including senior leaders
• You'll be part of a high-performing team with former Big 4 accountants, SAP experts, technologists, and industry veterans working on short and long-term project
• Project topics will consist of finance and accounting optimization efforts designed to reduce costs, save time, improve quality and/or improve customer service throughout the organization
• This role entails diverse responsibilities to include, but not limited to: end to end process design across multiple technologies; data mapping across SAP modules including FI/CO, BPC, Ariba and others; testing; documentation; end user communication and training; ensuring risks and key business issues are identified, accounted for and resolved
• The chosen candidate will collaborate with users to determine functional and/or technical requirements and ensure that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency
• Work with all finance areas to understand key processes and then identify, recommend, and implement process and/or technology improvements
• Support projects from the original concept through final implementation
• Interface with all areas affected by the project including business leaders within the functional departments, end-users, and customer/client services
• Ensure factual, timely and quality project tracking, analysis and reporting
• Engage in diverse assignments dependent on the technology and stage of the project lifecycle to include project management, process analysis, performing development, testing, documentation and training
• Assist with writing and maintaining business requirements specifications that are clear, complete and executable
• Assist with ensuring that requirements are understood by the technology development teams
• Verify technical design specifications meet user requirements
• Identify additional systems and tools that will support finance and accounting teams
• Develop reporting to meet business needs
• Assist in documenting, developing, and implementing improvements to financial processes and governance procedures supporting the company needs
• Develop deep domain knowledge on key applications including SAP and its associated modules
• Provide support in the prioritization and ongoing management of the SAP Value Stream roadmap including ownership of the "what" and the "why" for the prioritized value stream features
• This includes special ledger reporting and master data management such as Company Codes, Chart of Accounts, Cost and Profit Centers
