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Analyst II - Functional SAP FICO
Position Summary
Experienced Information Systems (IS) Financial (FI) and Controlling (CO) Functional Analyst who is:
- Proficient in the implementation, design, configuration, support and upgrade of SAP, specifically the FI, CO and Project Systems (PS) modules, and other associated business applications
- Responsible for gathering and organizing business requirements, analyzing data requirements, performing systems analysis and design activities, and supporting system development, testing, and delivery efforts
- Responsible for supporting all phases of the system development life-cycle process for SAP and other associated business applications
Applicants must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and prior experience with delivery of SAP applications. Applicants must have strong project execution experience following project management standards.
Location :
The Analyst II - Functional SAP FICO (P2P & Treasury) will be located in the Westlake Bangalore office and work closely with the U.S. based Information Systems functional team located in Houston, TX.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Responsibilities
- Modifies and/or enhances SAP following an established project management methodology
- Define interface requirements, and work with system vendors on external systems interfacing with SAP
- Define project scope and objectives
- Develop detailed work plans, process flows, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables
- Conduct project meetings and provide project tracking and analysis
- Facilitate and lead analysis and design sessions with functional users and business managers to document procedures and to gather functional requirements
- Create/review and QA functional designs and specifications for configuration, application security, reports, data conversions and interfaces
- Coordinate quality assurance efforts by creating and executing unit, string, integration and user acceptance test plans
- Ensure training materials and user skills are current and coordinate necessary user training
- Coordinate project cutover, go-live and support
Support Responsibilities
- Research and resolve SAP help desk incidents in compliance with the Business Unit and IS Management service level agreements
- Monitor operation of critical business processes
- Review and test software updates
- Perform application controls testing for Sarbanes Oxley annual audits
- Perform annual disaster recovery testing
CORE SAP FICO FUNCTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
S/4HANA Platform & Innovations
- S/4HANA Finance required — deep understanding of Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and New Asset Accounting
- Fiori Apps for FICO — transactional and analytical apps for AP, Asset Accounting, and Banking
- S/4 Transportation Management System (TMS) integration — freight carrier AP invoice processing, freight cost settlement, and FI/CO posting logic
- S/4 Bank Communication Management (BCM) and Payment Factory concepts
- S/4 Central Finance concepts (optional but preferred)
Accounts Payable (AP)
- Payment processing, payment runs, payment formats (ACH, wire, check, SEPA)
- Withholding tax configuration and reporting
- Vendor master workflows, duplicate invoice handling, GR/IR clearing
OpenText VIM (Vendor Invoice Management)
- Invoice capture, OCR processing, Document Parking (DP) workflows
- Escalation rules, approval routing, exception handling
- VIM monitoring, error resolution, and system upgrades
Banking & Treasury
- Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) processing and configuration
- Bank Communication Management (BCM) — payment file formats and mapping
- Bank statement automation, reconciliation, and exception handling
- House bank configuration, bank account master data management
Fixed Assets Accounting
- Asset master data, depreciation areas, asset classes configuration
- Acquisition, retirement, transfer postings
- Year-end closing, depreciation runs, APC reconciliation
Payroll & Vendor Interface Integration
- Workday Payroll integration with SAP FI — posting rules, cost center mapping, reconciliation
- Experience with FIS Integrity and banking platform integrations
- Concur T&E integration with SAP AP/CO a plus
Financial Close & Sub-ledger Reconciliation
- Month-end and year-end close activities: accruals, GR/IR clearing, balance sheet reconciliation
- AP sub-ledger to GL reconciliation; AP aging and open item management
SHARED TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Integration Knowledge
- Good understanding of integration points with MM (PO/Invoice/GR), SD (billing/AR), PP (production settlement), and CS/Treasury modules
- Strong experience with IDoc/EDI, error handling (WE02/WE19), monitoring, and interface troubleshooting
Integration Knowledge
- Good understanding of integration points with MM (PO/Invoice/GR), SD (billing/AR), PP (production settlement), and CS/Treasury modules
- Strong experience with IDoc/EDI, error handling (WE02/WE19), monitoring, and interface troubleshooting
Reporting Capabilities
- Analysis for Office (AfO), Fiori analytical apps, BW queries
- GR/IR reports and FSV.
Technical & Design Capability
- Strong functional design capability: converting ambiguous, incomplete, or tribal business inputs into clear, structured process flows and configuration logic
- Ability to perform ABAP debugging for root-cause analysis (preferred)
Professional & Support Skills
- Solid foundation in ITIL support principles, ticket management, SLA adherence, and customer-centric support
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, collaboratively, or lead small modules within projects
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple incidents or projects in a fast-paced environment
- Methodical, detail-oriented, hands-on problem-solving approach
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for interaction with global Finance stakeholders
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, science, engineering or related discipline and/or 10 years equivalent work experience
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on SAP configuration and implementation experience
- Minimum 3 hands-on end to end implementation Project experience with SAP FICO and/or S/4 HANA is required
- Experience working on SAP S/4HANA required; SAP ECC 6.0 and Enhancement Pack 8 or higher acceptable as supplemental background
- Demonstrated hands-on configuration proficiency in the following SAP FI/CO components: FI-AP (Accounts Payable), FI-GL (General Ledger), FI-AA (Asset Accounting), FI-BL (Bank Accounting / EBS / BCM), CO-CCA (Cost Center Accounting), and CO-OPA (Internal Orders). Experience with OpenText VIM, Workday Payroll integration, and IDoc/EDI interface management is required. FI-TR (Treasury & Risk Management) or S/4 TMS integration experience is a plus.
- Experience integrating SAP with other enterprise applications
- Experience leading multiple major projects is a plus for this candidate
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Participation in mergers, acquisitions or divestiture activities a plus
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
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