SAP FICO Analyst - Washington, United States - Stella-Jones

Description

Note: This is a remote, home-based position (with occasional travel in the US and Canada) and our ideal candidate will reside in the US Pacific or Mountain time zone.

Company Overview

Stella-Jones is North America's leading producer of industrial pressure-treated wood products. Responding to the vital infrastructure needs of our economy, we manufacture and distribute railway ties, utility poles, residential lumber and industrial wood products across the United States and Canada. To learn more about the company, visit us at:

Position Overview:

The SAP FICO Analyst on our finance team is responsible for driving the optimization and integration of SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules with various ancillary systems, including Sovos, VIM (Vendor Invoice Management), Budget Planning tools, Blackline, and SAP Concur. This position is crucial in ensuring seamless financial processes, accurate reporting, and compliance across multiple platforms.

This is a newly added position due to company growth and will be remote (home-based) ideally in the Pacific or Mountain time zone, although with some occasional travel in the US and Canada.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements related to financial processes, compliance, and reporting across SAP FICO and related systems.
• Configure, implement, and maintain the SAP FICO modules to align with business needs, industry best practices, and company policies.
• Participate in implementation projects, including requirement gathering, solution design, testing, training, and post-implementation support.
• Conduct system testing, data validation, and performance tuning to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data across integrated platforms.
• Proactively identify and propose business process and/or system enhancements.
• Document functional designs, test cases and results.
• Troubleshoot issues related to SAP FICO and integrated systems, collaborating with technical teams to propose and implement effective solutions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, user guides, and training materials for integrated financial processes.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, SAP updates, and best practices, recommending enhancements and process improvements.
• Provide user training and support to maximize the utilization of integrated systems and resolve user issues promptly.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Extensive experience as an SAP FICO Analyst, including hands-on configuration and integration experience with any of the following application: Sovos, VIM, Budget Planning tools, Blackline, and SAP Concur.
• Experience in FI integration points with other SAP modules like MM, PP and TM.
• Deep understanding and experience supporting SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules, including the following functions: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Inter-company Accounting, Treasury and Banking
• Understanding and hands-on experience with Actual costing is an asset.
• Proficiency in managing complex financial processes, compliance, and reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, fostering a productive team environment.
• Proven time management skills, handling multiple tasks and priorities concurrently.
• Understand the manufacturing industry.
• Experience with S/4HANA 2021 and up and cloud-based SAP solutions is preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 5% in the US and Canada