Principal Business Systems Analyst, SAP Finance

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As a Principal Business Systems Analyst at MKS, you will have deep knowledge of SAP Finance (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules, strong functional and technical understanding, and proven experience in end-to-end implementations, rollouts, and support projects. Basic understanding of SAP Project System (PS) is also required, as cross-functional collaboration with PS-related processes is expected in this role.

This position is on-site and must be within drivable distance to our location in Gurgaon or Bangalore, India.

You Will Make an Impact By:
SAP Project System:

• Lead and own all SAP PS developments, configuration, and support activities across the organization.

• Design and deliver standard/custom developments in SAP PS for:

• Engineer to Order (ETO)

• Project to Order (PTO)
• Make to Order (MTO) sales order WIP

• Resource-related intercompany billing

• Configure and support:

• Non-valuated project stock

• Result Analysis (RA) with Percentage of Completion (POC) valuation
• Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Networks
• Network Activities and Milestone Billing
• Project budgeting and availability control
• Progress Analysis and Earned Value Management
• Project settlement to various receivers (CO-PA, assets, orders)
• Warranty tracking and claims management
• Capacity planning for project resources
• Timesheet (CATS) integration with projects
• Material procurement for projects (external/internal)

• Billing plans and revenue recognition

• Ensure strong integration of SAP PS with FI, CO, SD, MM, PP for seamless project execution.

• Act as the single point of accountability for SAP PS, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders.
• Lead system testing, cutover, user training, and hyper-care for PS-related initiatives.
• Troubleshoot SAP PS-related issues, ensuring minimum disruption to project and financial operations.

SAP FI/CO:

• Provide functional support and guidance for SAP FI and CO modules including:

• General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA)

• Cost Element Accounting (CEA), Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA)

• Lead or support custom developments and enhancements in FI/CO to align with project financial requirements.

• Ensure accurate integration of project data with financial postings, controlling reports, and management reporting.
• Collaborate with finance stakeholders to optimize project-related billing, cost settlement, and reporting.
• Resolve incidents, troubleshoot issues, and provide end-user support in FI and CO processes linked to projects.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Finance, Engineering, or related field; Masters preferred.

• 10+ years of SAP experience, with:

• Proven expertise in SAP PS (configuration, development, integration)- minimum 5-8 years.

• Strong functional knowledge of SAP FI/CO

• Deep experience in:

• Custom developments in SAP PS (enhancements, BADIs, BAPIs, user exits)

• Result Analysis, POC valuation, project settlement
• Non-valuated project stock and WIP accounting
• Integration of SAP PS with FI, CO, SD, MM, PP
• Engineer to Order, Project to Order, Make to Order scenarios
• Network activities, milestones, capacity planning, progress analysis

• Resource-related intercompany billing

• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and balance project delivery with support needs.
• Fluent in English; German language skills is a plus.
• Willing to work aligned to European time zones.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
• Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for 90% of the time
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
• Must be able to exchange accurate information
• Operates in a professional office environment
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
• Ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• Noise level in the work environment is usually average

In addition to the above responsibilities, the following are considered material job duties of the position:

• Ability to take and follow directions and instructions.
• Ability to interact with other employees, customers, suppliers, vendors, or the public, in a safe, professional, and respectful manner.
• Access to sensitive and confidential business systems and software, personally identifying information, the company's financial information, and/or the ability to maintain physical security and safety.
• Because this position involves the above material job duties, trustworthiness, reliability, and good judgment also are material job duties.