Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Senior Business Systems Analyst for Record-to-Report, acting as the IT functional lead for Finance/Accounting systems centered on SAP S/4HANA FI/CO (GL, AP/AR, assets, close, reporting). Day to day: functional design, L2/L3 support, testing and change management, and directing SAP vendors while shifting SAP ownership in-house.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Business analysis
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- 7+ years of progressive SAP experience with significant hands-on functional experience in SAP Finance and Controlling
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading Record-to-Report processes in an enterprise environment
- Strong functional knowledge of General Ledger, cost centers, profit centers, fixed assets, AP, AR, allocations, financial close, consolidations, and management reporting
- Experience translating complex Finance requirements into SAP functional designs and specifications
- Experience with SAP configuration, testing, production support, enhancements, and release management
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex cross-functional SAP issues
- Experience managing or providing functional oversight to third-party application consultants or managed-service providers
- Strong understanding of financial controls, data integrity, change management, and audit requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority
Nice to have
- 3+ years of SAP S/4HANA Finance experience
- SAP S/4HANA Finance or SAP FI/CO certification
- Experience with SAP implementations, migrations, or major transformation programs
- Experience in manufacturing, consumer products, distribution, or a multi-brand enterprise
- Understanding of SAP integrations with Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Supply Chain, and manufacturing processes
- Experience with SAP Fiori, reporting/analytics, and modern SAP integration technologies
- Knowledge of US GAAP, SOX/internal controls, and financial close processes
- Experience working in an outsourced or managed-services support model
- Experience transitioning SAP functional ownership from consultants or business resources to an internal IT organization
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Job Summary
W.C. Bradley Co. is seeking an experienced Senior Business Systems Analyst – Record to Report to serve as the primary IT functional lead for systems supporting Finance and Accounting with primary emphasis on SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling (FI/CO).
The role has end-to-end responsibility for translating Finance and Accounting requirements into scalable technology solutions and ensuring that changes across the application landscape maintain process integrity, financial controls, data quality, and architectural consistency.
This role provides end-to-end functional and technical leadership for SAP capabilities supporting general ledger,, financial close, consolidations and, reporting, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cost center, profit center and finance, planning and analysis processes. The Senior Business Systems Analyst will serve as the principal liaison between Finance team stakeholders, IT, and related third party vendors such as SAP and managed-service providers.
The position is responsible for ensuring record to report technology solutions are stable, scalable, well-controlled, appropriately integrated, and aligned with business requirements
The role will transition day-to-day functional systems leadership from a business-led/vendor-coordination model to a sustainable IT-owned SAP operating model, while maintaining strong Finance ownership of financial policies, controls, and business processes.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesSAP Finance & Controlling Leadership
- Provide functional leadership for SAP S/4HANA FI/CO, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and related financial capabilities.
- Maintain a strong understanding of SAP configuration and business-process dependencies across Finance and Controlling.
- Lead functional design for FI/CO enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and new capabilities.
- Partner with Finance leadership and process owners to support General Ledger accounting, period-end close, intercompany activity, allocations, reconciliations, financial reporting, and management accounting.
- Troubleshoot complex R2R issues spanning SAP and other systems configuration, master data, integrations, transactions, and downstream reporting.
- Ensure application design are consistent with architectural guidelines and conform to security standards in support of Finance requirements while maintaining appropriate separation between business-process ownership and IT system ownership.