Lead Analyst - SAP FICO & FSCM

The Accounts Receivable ( AR ) and FSCM Lead Analyst is a member of the SAP FICO IT team, reporting to the Accounts Receivable and OTC Integrations Lead.

The SAP FICO IT team is part of Technology organization and is responsible for implementing the FICO module in the SAP S4 HANA for Levi s. For markets already live on S4, the team supports the identification and implementation of new system functionality to improve existing global or regional finance business operations; and supports new IT projects that impact finance business processes.

ABOUT THE JOB (RESPONSIBILITIES):

• Responsible for the design Build, solutioning, troubleshooting Pros vs Cons analysis, Hands-On in configuration - as per the Global design for LSCO, specially in the areas of AR and FSCM

• Enhance, maintain, and support the design built within the framework of the Global design for LSCO

• Analyze and understand the technical/functional requirement, options in various solutions, issues in those, and translate & communicate to the business stake holders in simple / logical manner

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver projects according to scope, benefits and timeline

• Participate in business process design discussions and functional IT conversations.

• Develop business process documentation (process flows, business process procedures, etc)

• Actively participate in or lead workshops and presentations to validate business processes, solutions and change impacts with the end user community. Help develop workshop/presentation plan and content in advance.

• Design of reports, forms, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and user authorizations including the preparation and walkthrough of functional specification documents

• Perform FUT , Participate SIT/UAT in the system testing phase to ensure that the systems built meets the business requirements, including development of test scenarios, validation of test scripts and support of user acceptance testing.

• Identify and document issues/errors and drive successful resolution of issues through all project phases (design, testing, and stabilization). Escalate issues when appropriate.

• Support data conversion activities (strategy, old-to-new data field mappings, data cleansing, validation, etc)

• Assist in formal and informal change management and business cutover activities

• Assist in the development of training approach and materials. Lead live training sessions, if required.

• Provide first line of support during implementation stabilization periods and hyper care

• Maintain a proactive collaboration, integration and communication approach with key stakeholders within the project and beyond, to enable full transparency on current and future business strategies and/or initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Education:

• Bachelor s Degree in Engineering, Accounting or Finance; or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred.

SAP Skill level and Experience:

FSCM - Required - Expert level + Hands on

• in Dispute Management for Addresses disputes over receivables and provides monitoring that can help detect payment problems early on.

• Experienced in Collection Management to supports proactive receivables management, including account evaluation and processing of receivables.

• Experience in Credit Management to Evaluates customers credit worthiness using internal and external rating data to facilitate quick credit decisions.

• Knowledge on Design and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements on SAP FSCM Dispute, Collection and Credit management.

• Experience in Biller Direct to support customer payment processing, credit card reconciliation.

• Certification on SAP S/4 Hana (Credit Management / FICO) is an added advantage.

Account receivable - Required - Expert level + Hands on

• Hands on experience in Accounts Receivable, Cash Application process, Retail accounting and Order to Cash

• FICO - Proficient / Basic understanding of FICO concepts - General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable. CO modules - Required - Basic knowledge

• Certification in S4 - preferred , not mandatory

• Must have at least 9+ years of SAP FICO experience including at least 1-2 implementation projects on S/4HANA + S/4HANA FSCM Credit, Collection and Dispute Management experience.

• Implementation/Global template roll out of FSCM module in a large / multi country set up in SAP ECC/S4

• Production support/enhancements/projects with the ability to scale up and work in implementations

• Experience in retail space/understanding of retail industry will be an advantage

• Application software skills are required, including presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing applications (preferably MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

• Language Proficiency in English

• Win Shuttle user/design experience is preferred.

• Experience with reporting/dashboard tools (BI HANA, Tableau, etc.) is preferred

• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence or similar tool is a plus.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment. Embraces and adapts quickly to changes

• Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes

• Strong analytical skills. Empowered to make decisions on functional, process, or operational changes including when information is incomplete but sufficient. Challenges the status quo

• A team player. Enjoys working with multiple levels of the organization and across functions or domains

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Ability to raise relevant issues, drive for solution/alignment, and make decisions under time constraints

• Experience with conducting presentations and training

• Successfully manages competing priorities to ensure continuous progress is made and critical deadlines are met

• Capable of clearly documenting business and functional requirements for current/future state processes

• Ability to represent change within the organization

• Ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics prior to escalation

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule on occasion to collaborate with team members in different time zones/countries and/or meet critical project deadlines.