SAP CO Business Process Analyst I/II/III

Company: MSA Safety
Location: Cranberry
Posted on: August 3, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:For more than 100 years, our passionate mission of safety empowers us to protect lives.MSA Safety is a global leader in the development of safety equipment and pioneering technology that helps protect people and facility infrastructures around the world. We are committed to providing the latest in innovative, best-in class safety solutions that feature integrated systems capability and allow our customers to return safely to their families and friends. Every day our customers place their lives in our hands. In response, we provide them with protection they can trust. It is gratifying to lead the way as a source of inspiration. Would you like to join our team of more than 5,000 employees world-wide dedicated to this purpose? We hope so.As a Business Process Analyst, you ll partner with stakeholders and end users to gather, analyze and document requirements to enable translation into technical specifications. You ll demonstrate your excellent communication and project management skills as a solution architect. As part of this exciting and challenging role, you ll have the opportunity to travel globally, while reporting to the SAP Finance Manager. If this sounds like a great opportunity, then we want to hear from you!Responsibilities:Understands advanced, integrated business processes; identifies and recognizes global integration consequences in Finance and Controlling areas.Works pro-actively with the business to understand the strategic direction and how to support the execution of the strategies most effectively. Engages with business teams within area of responsibility to communicate and scope the functional IT plan aligned with overall IT plan.Works with stakeholders and end users to analyze, design, develop, modify, test, and implement software solutions and applications to satisfy MSA s global business requirements in line with SAP s Best Practice in Finance modules.Works with the other IT Business Process functional teams, Application Development teams, and Technology Services teams on complex integration requirements.Creates functional design specifications for programs and coordinates on the development with technical teams.Leads small/medium projects with solid understanding of the software development life cycle process and documentation. Contributes to major project implementations.Works on production support to resolve day-to-day business issues.Successfully handles multiple projects, completing them on time and on budget while exceeding customer expectations.Comprehends and performs challenging configuration tasks and testing.Completes documentation of software solutions and SAP configuration according to departmental standards.Researches the SAP system, using OSS, ASUG, and other resources to bring innovative solutions to business requirements and implements business process improvements.Researches new technologies and functionality, making recommendations on their use.Qualifications:Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:Extensive experience in the SAP CO Module, fluent in FI ModuleIn-depth knowledge of the functionality of the SAP FICO modules, with emphasis on CO Modules: General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Taxes, Product Cost Planning and Control (CO-PC), Material Ledger (CO-PC-ACT), Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), Cost Center Accounting(CO-CCA), Accounts Receivables, Credit management, Accounts Payables, Bank Integrations, Project Systems (PS), Internal Order Accounting (CO-IM) and Profit Center Accounting (PCA).Working knowledge of the functionality of the integration points to all of the other core SAP modules (SD, MM, PP).Demonstrated ability to collect user requirements, design appropriate solutions and carry them through to implementation including integration testing and end user training.Solid verbal and written communication skills with the proven ability to sell concepts and ideas to a diverse audience and effectively communicate complex concepts to all levels of the organization.Solid analytical and problem solving skills.Self-motivated, willingness to learn and openness to change.Proven ability to recognize, respect and adapt to cultural differences.Ability to travel (domestic and international) for global projects (kick off, design, testing, end user training, implementation), conferences etc. International travel expected approximately 30%.Preferred:Knowledge of product costing, workflow, toll manufacturing and shared services.Knowledge of the SAP Solution Manager, ABAP workbench, ASAP methodology and SAP Best Practices.Education and experience required:High school diplomaThis position is available at three different career levels based upon experience:Level one: 2 years IT or related business process experienceLevel two: 3 years IT or related business process experience and 2 years SAP configuration experience in the CO modulesLevel three: 5 years IT or related Sales and Distribution business process experience and 5 years SAP configuration experience in CO modulesA Bachelor s Degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience.Experience in a manufacturing environmentPreferred:Bachelor s Degree in Information Science, Computer Science, or related discipline.Proven experience through at least 2 full life cycle implementations of SAP ECC.Consulting experience.

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