Sr. SAP Business Analyst || Irvine, CA (Local only, no relocation)

Sr. SAP Business Analyst

Irvine- 3 days a week

MUST BE LOCAL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

1 year with possible extension

Key Responsibilities:

1) Stakeholder Engagement and Requirement Gathering

a. Gather detailed business requirements from finance and accounting teams to understand their needs, pain points, and goals.

b. Work closely with business stakeholders to analyze and document current business processes and how they align with financial operations.

c. Conduct breakout sessions and interviews to collect relevant information on financial requirements.

2) Business Requirement Specification and Communication

a. Translate business requirements into detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRDs)/User stories.

b. Ensure that requirements are clearly communicated to SAP S/4HANA functional consultants or developers.

c. Liaise with ACN functional consultants to ensure that the solution design aligns with the business needs.

d. Facilitate communication between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring requirements are understood and implemented as intended.

e. Be able to assess business requirements and recommend appropriate technology/tool.

3) Business Process Analysis and Documentation – (Feeds into Process optimization workstream and change impact)

a. Analyze the existing finance-related business processes and document them, identifying inefficiencies or areas of improvement.

b. Document “To-Be” business processes, including internal controls, resulting from technology changes

c. Help define “As-Is” and “To-Be” business processes for finance modules, ensuring a clear understanding of how the system will change or improve operations.

d. Ensure business processes align with industry best practices to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

e. Identify optimization automation opportunities within financial workflows to reduce manual intervention and increase operational efficiency.

4) Change Management and User Adoption (THIS IS BEING LED BY CHANGE ACTIVATION, BUSINESS ANALYST WOULD MAINLY SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES)

a. Work with change management teams to help prepare the business for the transition to SAP S/4HANA.

b. Assist in developing training materials and provide training and/or support to business users during system changes.

c. Help manage expectations and ensure end users understand how the new system will impact their daily tasks.

d. Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) by gathering feedback from users and helping ensure that the system meets their expectations.

5) System Integration and Data quality

a. Work with both the business and IT teams to understand integration requirements with other modules or third-party systems (e.g., Concur, HR systems, BRIM, Fieldglass)

b. Help define data governance processes, ensuring that financial data within SAP S/4HANA is accurate, consistent, and compliant.

6) Risk and Compliance Analysis

a. Assist the business in understanding regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and how they impact financial processes and will be accounted for in the solution.

b. Ensure that business requirements include necessary compliance and audit controls, such as segregation of duties, approvals, and tracking of financial transactions.(this will help set up operate/BAU)

c. Support internal audits by helping prepare the business for SAP S/4HANA-related audits and ensuring the system is set up to facilitate compliance.

7) Project Management Assistance

a. Support project managers by tracking requirements (ideation to adoption) and associated tasks to ensure adherence to timelines

b. Assist with JIRA updates and status dashboards

8) Direct Assistance with Certain Implementation Activities

a. Build MJE automation in PaPM

b. Assist with and document business process MJE setup in ICMR, S4 Allocations, etc

c. Assist with creation or revision of Code Block value lists

d. Assist with any other key R3 activities

Key Skills and Qualifications for Business Analyst:

• Financial/Accounting Knowledge: Good understanding of financial processes, accounting principles, reporting standards, and compliance regulations.

• SAP S/4HANA Familiarity: Proficient knowledge of SAP S/4HANA finance modules, tools and features, to understand system capabilities and limitations.

• PaPM Experience: Direct experience building automation in PaPM, to directly assist with MJE Automation efforts.

• Process Documentation and Requirements: Experience in business process documentation, including internal controls and defining requirements.

• Analytical Skills: Ability to assess and analyze business problems, identify root causes, and recommend effective solutions.

• Project Management Skills: Ability to manage timelines, coordinate resources, and ensure deliverables are met.

• Strong Communication: Ability to communicate effectively between technical teams and non-technical business stakeholders.

• Stakeholder Management: Experience in managing stakeholder expectations and resolving conflicts.

Thank you for your time!