Finance SAP FICO Analyst

Make a difference Ciber Global wants you. Come build new things with us and advance your career. At Ciber Global you'll collaborate with experts. You'll join successful teams contributing to our clients' success. You'll work side by side with our clients and have long-term opportunities to advance your career with the latest emerging technologies. Description: The Finance SAP FICO Analyst is part of a team responsible for supporting multiple SAP ECC 6.0 applications in North America. This person will also help support other financial integrations to other finance applications such as the consolidation/planning/budgeting software (OneStream), Taxing Software (Vertex), Local governments for Mexico & Latin America. This person is focused on delivering systems analysis, requirements gathering, design, configuring, testing, implementation and maintenance activities for finance business needs for our SAP enterprise business system. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead business requirements gathering, document functional requirements, help define and implement finance best business processes.
• Successfully complete SAP system configuration, testing and on-going support of all Finance activities including Consolidation, Planning, and budgeting application.
• Responsible to document and support SAP integration to other financial applications such as Concur, Kronos, OneStream, Vertex, ACH, 3rd party providers
• Responsible and accountable for meeting business defined deadlines
• Recommends options or solutions that meet the business needs and desired functionality
• Applies quality standards to work products.
• Identifies and solves problems using analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Assist performing Foreign currency revaluation process in SAP ECC 6.
• Help analyze business issues and debug any program issues that arise
• Help define and maintain best business standards for all programming activities
• Document changes and procedures for successful development execution
• Work with the developers for total solution estimations for the business based on business requirements, suggesting alternative solution methods where possible.
• Avoid any application customization and use standard SAP when possible
• Perform solid unit testing of all development items prior to passing the development items to the business analyst for minimal changes
• Help with applying patches, OSS notes, upgrades, and migration to HANA
• Responsible and accountable for meeting business defined deadlines
• Recommends options or solutions that meet the business needs and desired functionality
• Applies quality standards to work products.
• Identifies and solves problems using analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Perform other such duties as may be required.
• Minimal travel.

• Strong SAP FICO production support experience at least 7 Years.
• Demonstrated proficiency SAP FICO and in one or more SAP modules is required, including hands-on configuration documentation testing and implementation.
• Must have gone through at least 1 full SAP implementation lifecycle
• Must have a good understanding in performing consolidation steps in SAP ECCS including Intercompany elimination, translation, and posting Manual JEs in ECCS
• Proven impact on the success of Finance Implementations/upgrades
• Demonstrated analytical competency.
• Strong analytical and model development skills required
• Self-motivation and ability to relate and work well with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Prefer a strong working knowledge of the inter-relationship between the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
• Requires a self-starter with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and take ownership of projects, performing job requirements with minimal oversight and high attention to detail
• Position will require a hands-on approach to manage detailed analysis as well as to manage the higher-level business analyses required
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and meet demanding deadlines
• Solid project management and financial analysis experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint), SAP, Oracle software (Hyperion, Essbase), and other reporting toolsets.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, verbal, and written communication skills required.
• Able to prioritize and handle multiple duties/projects at one time.
• Must possess strong financial business understanding and have the ability to review and evaluate financial reporting needs and trend analysis
• Strong Report painter experience preferred.
• Must have completed at least one full lifecycle of SAP Financials including after Go-Live Support.
• 5+ Years of developing strong relationships with key stakeholders across multiple business functions and SAP PS (Project System) and SAP MM (Material Management).
• 5+ Years of leading and co-ordinate work for small to medium projects, improving business processes.
• Ideal candidates will have working knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Project and Project System integration.
• Proven ability to define user requirements and corresponding system specifications, accurate time estimates, work break down structure (WBS) and creation of clear and concise documentation.
• Must be a results-oriented motivator with a "can-do" attitude and strong leadership abilities, organizational skills and flexibility to manage various priorities.
• Perform moderately complex system and business process analysis, identify inadequate or inefficient systems and recommend alternatives to reduce cost or increase efficiency.
• This position requires a fair amount of critical thinking and problem solving with varying degrees of complexity.
• Contribute to project estimating and planning efforts -providing input/clarity on business requirements and options to implement those requirements.
• Ability to coordinate multiple assignments/projects simultaneously.
• Prepare/lead training, change management and information sessions for end users.
• Manage own workload, accurately estimate effort for tasks, and work with business users on priorities/goals, and work towards meeting those goals
• Must have gone through at least 3 full SAP implementation lifecycle
• Demonstrate strong analytical and model development skills required
• Self-motivation and ability to relate and work well with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Requires a self-starter with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and take ownership of projects, performing job requirements with minimal oversight and high attention to detail
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and meet demanding deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, verbal and written communication skills required.
• Able to prioritize and handle multiple duties/projects at one time.
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Green Card Holder
• Provide training to other developers as well as lead workshops and knowledge transfer
• Set standards and implement process improvements
• Timely and efficient help desk ticket resolutions
• Able to mentor and guide other developers with standards and problem-solving techniques
• Strong communication skills, as resource will be talking to functional team and writing requirements specification (technical)

• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Support ISO compliance and initiatives.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Prepare/lead training, change management, and information sessions for end-users.
• Manage own workload, accurately estimate effort for tasks, and work with business users on priorities/goals, and work towards meeting those goals.
• Maintain the highest degree of honesty and integrity at all times.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Language Skills: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information. Ability to interact and effectively communicate with all levels of management.
• Mathematical Skills: Basic math skills required.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Strong analytical skills. Must have experience trying to standardize different business process.
• Computer Skills: Excellent PC skills Experience with SAP, and Microsoft Office.

• Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) in IT or equivalent. Strong controls and process improvement experience.