Associate I

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Chennai

Employment Status: Salary Full-Time

Req ID: 27218

• Work with other members of Global SAP ERP teams based in Corporate IT, Europe IT, Mexico IT, South America IT and China IT to support Lincoln Electric (LE) subsidiaries with existing and newly implemented SAP deployments
• Review, research and document all SAP system change requests received from the business affecting the Finance and Accounting areas
• Perform required configuration changes within SAP's FICO module in accordance with Lincoln standards
• Work with other IT personnel on any configuration change affecting areas outside of SAP's FICO module
• Prepare documentation of current business processes and identify gaps and issues for implementation of the business processes within the current SAP configuration; document time spent on specific projects using Lincoln's time tracking tools
• Perform data analysis as requested; perform and document system testing of configuration changes
• Prepare training documentation for FICO and any related business processes within SAP
• Ability to work with Stake holders to identify business challenges and contribute to deliverables by refining, analyzing, and structuring relevant data
• Awareness of latest technologies and trends
• Ability to assess the current processes, identify improvement areas and suggest technological solutions
• Willingness to work in shift

• Solid experience in configuration, analysis, design and implementation of systems
• Must have a strong functional background; 5-10 years and/or 2-5 full cycle implementation experience in SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) as a Business Systems Analyst and comprehensive knowledge of this module; Knowledge of ABAP programming language and its usage to debug SAP transaction processes would be a plus; Knowledge of SAP Project Systems a plus; Knowledge of Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Suite a plus
• Related experience in discrete or process industries in one or more of the functional areas of general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable or cost accounting would be a plus
• Proficient in the use of MS Office: Excel, Access, Word and Project
• Candidate should have idea about process integration and flow in order to cash, purchase to pay, Bank interfaces & automation and availability to produce cycles
• Should be well versed in demonstrated configuration skills in key areas like AR, AP, General Ledger, Asset, Accounting, Product Costing, Settlement process and COPA
• Should have experience in FICO support and developments.
• Candidate should have experience in writing Functional Specifications independently and should have worked on Custom Objects built from Scratch to Deployments
• Experience in working in areas like Concur, Vendor invoice management, T&E and Industry specific solutions would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge in interfaces, especially IDOC adds advantage.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.