IT Applications Analyst

Description
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Job Summary:

Provides comprehensive application functionality, configuration and support expertise for application software solutions; works with business analysts, architects, technical experts and software vendors on the solution requirements, design, configuration, functionality gap resolution, implementation, support, maintenance and enhancement of the applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyzes and evaluates application functionality and provides recommendations to increase utilization of standard application functionality to improve business processes and capabilities Determines and documents optimum application setup and configuration to meet functional requirements and specifications; configures and verifies application setup and configuration Develops expertise in emerging application and solution trends and functionality; provides functional recommendations for assigned applications and systems. Conducts analysis of potential application solutions, identifies and recommends solutions to address functionality gaps in the application. Develops and maintains strong relationships with relevant vendors; works with vendors to improve application functionality and resolve functionality issues Partners with process owners, business analysts, systems analysts and architects to gather, document and review functional, architecture and technical requirements and define application functional designs. Serves as subject matter expert and point of contact on content, processes, procedures and functionality associated with assigned applications for projects and application support (as needed). Creates and manages functional specifications for a given project from which programs and configurations will be applied to create the program, application, or complete solution

Responsibilities
Competencies:

Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.

Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.

Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

Optimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Tech savvy - Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.

Solution Configuration - Configures, creates and tests a solution for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications using industry standards and tools, version control, and build and test automation to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Solution Design - Creates and defines the solution design complete with instrumentation and measurement, using industry standards and tools, version control, and build and test automation to synthesize diagrams, models and documentation in order to build a solution that meets buildability, business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Solution Functional Fit Analysis - Composes and decomposes a system into its component parts using procedures, tools and work aides for the purpose of studying how well the component parts were designed, purchased and configured to interact holistically to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Solution Modeling - Creates, designs and formulates models, diagrams and documentation using industry standards, tools, version control, and build and test automation to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Solution Validation Testing - Validates a configuration item change or solution using the Function's defined best practices, including the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards, tools and metrics, to ensure that it works as designed and meets customer requirements.

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required. This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

Intermediate level of relevant work experience required. 3-5 years of experience.

Qualifications

SAP FICO Consultant 

Good understanding of business processes pertaining to FICO as part of domain knowledge

This is an extensive hand-on position and requires min. of 8-10 years with SAP FICO configuration expertise of various modules in S/4 HANA or ECC 6.0

 SAP FICO application experience including configuration, design, testing, compliance & implementation

 Experience in SAP Finance module- General Ledger accounting, Accounts Receivables and Payables, Asset accounting, Month end activities, Bank and Cash accounting

 Experience in SAP Controlling module- including Cost Centers, Internal Orders , Result Analysis and settlements, Product Costing (including BOMs and Routings), Profitability Analysis (COPA), Manufacturing Variances and Settlements, and Profit Centers

 Integration of SAP Finance-Materials Management, Finance-Sales and Distribution, CO-Project systems in SAP ECC 6.0 and S4 Hana

Cross Functional experience with FICO, PP, QM, PM, MM, PM etc

Ideates in design, development and implementation of best practice solutions and improvements to SCM and cross functional processes and work with business and IT teams to promote business transformation leading to digitization of supply chain. 

Lead production support and business operations support for global support.

Should be able to work in multiple shifts in a follow the sun model.

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