CO/PS Functional Analyst role

CO/PS Functional Analyst role

Mission Statement:

Functional Analyst in SAP CO with knowledge of PS is responsible for working on issue resolutions and change requests in the domain in line with ERP roadmap for the region with focus on continuous development and improvement of SAP application in line with business strategy.

Role and responsibilities:

• For AMEA Region, will be responsible for tasks that include technical and functional integration, full end to end process coverage in a multi-country solution.
• Closely collaborates with all other ERP functions, non-ERP domains to provide high value solutions.
• Engages in requirement analysis to decide which requirements are covered by available, standard functionalities for which functionality enhancements are needed and for which functionality workarounds are accepted.
• Supports validation and prioritization of incoming business demand in collaboration with the relevant IS Service Manager and/or Global IS Solution Architect.
• Prepare functional use case specifications, testing plan for functional & user acceptance testing.
• IS Services: Collaborates with users in projects and problem management to maintain, develop and deploy the best feasible and most cost efficient IS solutions/services for the business.
• Consults, gives advice and supports the installation of new IS solutions/services or the changing of existing IS solutions/services.
• Processes: Consults the users to identify and learn about current procedures and to clarify further requirements.
• Supports the installation, management, maintenance and optimization of all IS processes related to the area of responsibility.
• Incident Change or Project: Contributes to IS Problem and IS Incident Management goals to address ticket volume by detecting re-occurring defects and eliminating these.
• Proactively supports issue resolution during project delivery to avoid delays or any other form of negative impact to a project or service.
• Translates functional requirements into modern, consistent application architecture and end-to-end solution delivery.
• Participate in preparation of project documentation (project charter, functional design, etc.). Upkeep of SAP documentation.
• Implement and coordinate change requests in line with Release Management to meet the required delivery dates.
• Ensure that new solutions are properly tested
• Develop training materials and user manuals for new solutions. Provide SAP training for key users
• Solving incidents according to valid procedures, and communicate with users in line with SLA

Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

Basic Qualifications:

• CA, CWA, Bachelors in Finance or related field
• 7+ years of SAP CO experience with working knowledge of PS
• Multiple Full Systems Life Cycle solution deployment in CO, PS
• Strong understanding of SAP integration points with other modules and overall End-to-end business processes
• Experience in Overhead costing, Cost object controlling, Product costing (MTO, MTS, ETO) & COPA, Customer Projects scenario of PS
• In depth knowledge of RA (Results Analysis) functionality.
• Good to have knowledge of material ledger, actual costing, transfer pricing
• Advanced ability to communicate effectively with local, global and cross-divisional & global virtual teams
• Experience in identifying and resolving business issues
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail / detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general PC knowledge
• Fluent spoken and written English;

Preferred Qualifications:

• CA, CWA, BCom, MBA