Finance - SAP Functional Analyst - Senior

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Finance - SAP Functional Analyst - Senior for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Automotive services clients in Redford, MI.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for providing first level support to the user community including trouble shooting and the resolution of production issues for SAP. Responsibilities also include leading various projects and providing end user training. SAP modules supported will be FI/CO with some MM interaction. Troubleshooting may include ABAP - Program analysis but not development and daily system monitoring such as inbound idoc, autosys, and batch monitoring. Creating and maintaining reports through SAP and Business Warehouse instances. Position may require ICS compliance activities as applicable.

• Ongoing user support - address user issues and trouble-shoot production problems, provide training and transaction assistance as required. Ability to work with shared services support to escalate system issues and communicate the status to impacted parties.
• Data monitoring - review system for posting errors (IDOC errors), and system and transaction failures..
• Month-end close activities - address user issues, open & close accounting periods as needed, and ensure for the timely running of allocations.
• User training - provide guidance to individual users and conduct formal training sessions as required
• Support in the rollout of a new, standardized SAP system landscape for accounting and financial reporting for the Daimler Truck Financial Services (DTFS) Group
• Analysis and description of the requirements of local transactional accounting processes considering local accounting standards as well as local tax regulations for invoicing
• Focus of covering local processes in Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash with already existing Template functionalities
• Creation of design and technical concepts for change requests towards SAP Template, based on local market requirements for purchasing processes and billing / invoicing processes.
• Coordination of local process requirements and interfaces in cooperation with IT
• Support of Developer for questions, clarification and follow ups

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in one of the following fields is required: Finance, Accounting, or MIS with SAP concentration
• 8+ years of experience
• Very good knowledge of SAP MM, SD, BP and FIORI
• Experience with project work in an international environment
• Experience in the area of method, process and system design for accounting and purchasing / billing relevant business processes
• Process understanding in purchasing and billing processes for incoming invoice with and without link to purchase order and outgoing invoices created in Sales and Distribution module.

Preferred Skills:

• Ideally, additional training in the SAP environment (e.g., SAP certification)

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Finance - SAP Functional Analyst - Senior for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Automotive services clients in Redford, MI.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for providing first level support to the user community including trouble shooting and the resolution of production issues for SAP. Responsibilities also include leading various projects and providing end user training. SAP modules supported will be FI/CO with some MM interaction. Troubleshooting may include ABAP - Program analysis but not development and daily system monitoring such as inbound idoc, autosys, and batch monitoring. Creating and maintaining reports through SAP and Business Warehouse instances. Position may require ICS compliance activities as applicable.

• Ongoing user support - address user issues and trouble-shoot production problems, provide training and transaction assistance as required. Ability to work with shared services support to escalate system issues and communicate the status to impacted parties.
• Data monitoring - review system for posting errors (IDOC errors), and system and transaction failures..
• Month-end close activities - address user issues, open & close accounting periods as needed, and ensure for the timely running of allocations.
• User training - provide guidance to individual users and conduct formal training sessions as required
• Support in the rollout of a new, standardized SAP system landscape for accounting and financial reporting for the Daimler Truck Financial Services (DTFS) Group
• Analysis and description of the requirements of local transactional accounting processes considering local accounting standards as well as local tax regulations for invoicing
• Focus of covering local processes in Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash with already existing Template functionalities
• Creation of design and technical concepts for change requests towards SAP Template, based on local market requirements for purchasing processes and billing / invoicing processes.
• Coordination of local process requirements and interfaces in cooperation with IT
• Support of Developer for questions, clarification and follow ups

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in one of the following fields is required: Finance, Accounting, or MIS with SAP concentration
• 8+ years of experience
• Very good knowledge of SAP MM, SD, BP and FIORI
• Experience with project work in an international environment
• Experience in the area of method, process and system design for accounting and purchasing / billing relevant business processes
• Process understanding in purchasing and billing processes for incoming invoice with and without link to purchase order and outgoing invoices created in Sales and Distribution module.

Preferred Skills:

• Ideally, additional training in the SAP environment (e.g., SAP certification)

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.