IT Analyst III-Applications

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position reports to an IT Supervisor, as do other staff jobs in application and Functional area of SAP Finance. Responsibilities of the incumbents are within functional lines with individuals assigned Business Blueprint Documents, Functional required documents, Business council items, Development assistance, multiple testing threads, Test script writing, Defect & Problem solving.

• Understand business processes, guide business requirements gathering and designing solutions.
• Provide IT development support for Caterpillar's SAP FI module.
• Minimum 2 end to end implementations and 2 roll-out projects.
• Should be adaptable to and work with multiple platforms.
• Should be able to take initiatives by analyzing the risks and guiding the management as well as the teams to take it forward.
• Should assume responsibility and accountability towards the organizational technology needs.
• Should oversee all aspects of system solutions.
• Lead the team and provide the required help in day-to-day activities.
• This position requires working onsite five days a week

BACKGROUND /EXPERIENCE:

• Should have at least 8-9 years experience in the areas of SAP FI modules, General Ledger accounting, Accounts Payable and Account Receivable.
• Requires any bachelors degree.
• Strong Experience in SAP FI processes for General Ledger Accounting, Accounts payables, Accounts Receivables.
• Strong Experience of Standard SAP FI system configurations and Custom developments and enhancements.
• Strong Experience on Integration between SAP to SAP, SAP to Non-SAP and Non-SAP to SAP. Have good experience on IDocs, EDI and Flat files processing etc.
• Strong Experience on Integration between FI -CO, FI - MM and FI - CRM Modules.
• Strong experience on Revenue Recognition and Standard cost process.
• Strong experience on SAP Controlling module.
• Knowledge on S/4 HANA migration and implementation will be an added advantage.
• Collect & document functional requirements and Business Blueprint documents and Work with various globally located Caterpillar IT teams.
• Prepare and execute the Unit and System Integration Testing Help with defect resolution process with IT support teams.
• Assist customers with KT documentation, training, and usability efforts.
• Certification in S4 HANA Simple Finance.

What You Have:

Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Comments on the organization's business model and financial goals.
• Communicates key considerations for business decision making process.
• Cites examples of types of information needed to make sound business decisions.
• Participates in business task to get things done in own unit or area.
• Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities.

Standard Operating Procedures: Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design, implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to increase operational efficiency.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Compiles current research relevant to standard operating procedures.
• Explains usage of standard operating procedures in business operations.
• Describes main issues and considerations when using standard operating procedures.
• Identifies key features and functions of standard operating procedures.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:

• Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyse situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Level Working Knowledge:
• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
• Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.