Levi Strauss - Senior Analyst - SAP FICO Module (7-15 yrs)

- 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 E-invoicing and related compliance

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

Work with third party service providers (i.e. banks, E-invoice service providers, etc.) throughout project phases, including but not limited to conducting periodic status or working session meetings, coordinating system integrated testing (SIT) phases, coordinating ramp up/down activities for Go-Live.

- 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.

About You (Qualifications) :

Education :

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

SAP Skill level and Experience :

- ABAP - Required - Expert level + Hands on

- Developed and maintained ABAP programs, reports, interfaces, and enhancements for SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA systems.

- Worked closely with functional consultants and business users to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

- Implemented custom solutions using various ABAP techniques such as BAPIs, User Exits, and Enhancement Points.

- Optimized existing ABAP code to improve performance and enhance system reliability.

- Participated in full project lifecycle including design, development, testing, and deployment phases.

- Provided technical support and troubleshooting for ABAP-related issue

- FICO, Proficient/Basic understanding of FICO concepts, General Ledger , Accounts receivable, cash application. CO modules - Required - Basic knowledge

- Certification in S4 - preferred , not mandatory

- ABAP-Basic Knowledge - Must

- Minimum of 7 to 10 years professional work experience in the following:

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

FICO objects

- Production support/enhancements/projects with the ability to scale up and work in implementations in FICO Objects

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

- Experience working with large customers in the consumer products goods, retail, and/or manufacturing industry is a plus.

- 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