Great Lakes Cheese
SAP Functional Analyst - FICO COPA
Great Lakes Cheese, Hiram, Ohio, United States, 44234
Job Overview
The FICO COPA Analyst is responsible for leading project teams in gathering business requirements, design, develop, and implement new functionality. Support existing SAP solution and related enterprise software. Assisting business with financial analysis. Responsible for Finance, Controlling, & Profitability Analysis within SAP and associated applications and tools.
Job Responsibilities
Provide business system analysis and process design expertise within the finance, accounting, controlling, & profitability analysis business functions, and turn requirements into system solutionsIn depth business understanding of the accounting and finance functions allowing you to provide hands on support for daily operations, month-end, year-end, and related processes.Perform SAP or other system configuration as required to support functional requirements.Managing tasks through all project lifecycle phases (Requirements Gathering and Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment and Support) for IT initiatives.Participating in testing activities including, but not limited to, creating test scenarios, cases and scripts, as well as executing unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing.Work cohesively with Business Process Owners to ensure business process design and supporting SAP configuration and developments are in line with the business needs.Work closely with ABAP and BW Developers or software solutions vendors as needed.Understanding of integration and relationship between SAP modules, especially as they relate to FICO & COPA.Create training materials and deliver training to business partners on new processes, functionality, reports and transactions.Analyze business issues, balancing competing needs and priorities to develop business solutions.Participate and take a leading role including as a project manager if necessary within area of expertise of assigned SAP modules.Providing application maintenance and support by means of timely response to user issues and requests.Manage and control implementation of changes without business interruption.Collaborating with other team members to design and deploy effective IT solutionsEnsuring stability and continuity in IT operationsAll GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.Other duties as assigned by the manager.Required Education and Experience
B.A./B.S. degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or related field.5+ years of IT experience in a corporate environment supporting SAP systems and projects.Expert knowledge of SAP FICO, COPA, & Treasury.Extensive functional understanding of accounting best practices, and an ability to implement them in software solutions.Strong understanding of accounting and financial postings.Strong cross functional understanding of SAP modules.Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.Strong teamwork approach to problem solving with the ability to make sound, independent decisions based on functional expertise and experience.Ability to provide leadership, support, communication and direction.Ability to handle multiple tasks, troubleshoot and problem solve beyond routine issues.Preferred Education and Experience
Master's degree in Accounting and Finance.Current Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.Experience with Deviated (Billback) Pricing.S/4 HANA implementation & New General Ledger experience.PMP certification.Experience as a People Manager.
Working Conditions• Occasional exposure to industrial operations including: temperature extremes from approximately 35ºF to 100ºF; noise levels in excess of 85 dB; moisture and moving machinery.• Work is performed in an office setting.
EEOC & Disclaimer
Great Lakes Cheese is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
The FICO COPA Analyst is responsible for leading project teams in gathering business requirements, design, develop, and implement new functionality. Support existing SAP solution and related enterprise software. Assisting business with financial analysis. Responsible for Finance, Controlling, & Profitability Analysis within SAP and associated applications and tools.
Job Responsibilities
Provide business system analysis and process design expertise within the finance, accounting, controlling, & profitability analysis business functions, and turn requirements into system solutionsIn depth business understanding of the accounting and finance functions allowing you to provide hands on support for daily operations, month-end, year-end, and related processes.Perform SAP or other system configuration as required to support functional requirements.Managing tasks through all project lifecycle phases (Requirements Gathering and Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment and Support) for IT initiatives.Participating in testing activities including, but not limited to, creating test scenarios, cases and scripts, as well as executing unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing.Work cohesively with Business Process Owners to ensure business process design and supporting SAP configuration and developments are in line with the business needs.Work closely with ABAP and BW Developers or software solutions vendors as needed.Understanding of integration and relationship between SAP modules, especially as they relate to FICO & COPA.Create training materials and deliver training to business partners on new processes, functionality, reports and transactions.Analyze business issues, balancing competing needs and priorities to develop business solutions.Participate and take a leading role including as a project manager if necessary within area of expertise of assigned SAP modules.Providing application maintenance and support by means of timely response to user issues and requests.Manage and control implementation of changes without business interruption.Collaborating with other team members to design and deploy effective IT solutionsEnsuring stability and continuity in IT operationsAll GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.Other duties as assigned by the manager.Required Education and Experience
B.A./B.S. degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or related field.5+ years of IT experience in a corporate environment supporting SAP systems and projects.Expert knowledge of SAP FICO, COPA, & Treasury.Extensive functional understanding of accounting best practices, and an ability to implement them in software solutions.Strong understanding of accounting and financial postings.Strong cross functional understanding of SAP modules.Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.Strong teamwork approach to problem solving with the ability to make sound, independent decisions based on functional expertise and experience.Ability to provide leadership, support, communication and direction.Ability to handle multiple tasks, troubleshoot and problem solve beyond routine issues.Preferred Education and Experience
Master's degree in Accounting and Finance.Current Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.Experience with Deviated (Billback) Pricing.S/4 HANA implementation & New General Ledger experience.PMP certification.Experience as a People Manager.
Working Conditions• Occasional exposure to industrial operations including: temperature extremes from approximately 35ºF to 100ºF; noise levels in excess of 85 dB; moisture and moving machinery.• Work is performed in an office setting.
EEOC & Disclaimer
Great Lakes Cheese is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.