Senior Business Analyst (SAP Finance ,FI,Month-end Close and GL)

Key Skills

Business Analytics, Cadence, Concurrency, Machine learning techniques, Oracle, SAP

Job Description

Bio-Rad is looking for Senior Business Analyst (SAP Finance, FI, Month-end Close and GL) to support our global

organization. As part of the Global ERP team, this position will lead implement and stabilize the SAP ERP system, focusing on SAP Finance (FI) and month end reconcilation system (Cadency). The position requires a well-rounded solution analyst with a combination of strong Record to Report process experience (SAP FI/GL), is analytical, well organized, has strong business knowledge and the ability to be hands-on and a desire to dive into the details. Leads the development of global business systems analysis methods, tools, and strategies. Serves as subject matter expert for the business systems group (namely the global financial shared service). As this role has business facing responsibilites, the resource must be comfortable with presenting to the Finance management.

This role is in Global IT and it reports into the IT finance manager

Below are a few of major business processes areas:

• Experienced in General Ledger Business processes and legal entity management
• Experienced in financial supply chain; accounting entries from the Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (PTP) and Plan to Make (PTM) document flows
• Experienced in Revenue Recognition / Deferred Revenue business process
• Experienced in month end business process and reconcilation solutions like (Cadency)
• Experinced in SAP Integration with other applications like Oracle EPM / Cadnecy / others
• Experinced in supporting global financial shared service in process as well in technology
• Experinced in SAP Concur Integration (Concur expense management experience is a plus)
• Integration with external and internal systems

Working with the Bio-Rad Finance team leader, subject matter experts and stakeholders globally to:

• Analyze and document current and future business needs.
• Ensure future business processes satisfy the intent
• lead the configuration for the business processes
• liaison working cross-functionally with other business teams to ensure business processes operate at their optimum efficiency
• lead team ensuring that the system is built for intended use
• maintain system integrity through the traceability of requirements to delivery document of the SAP system ensure the SAP Finance areas are well supported

The position will use business and IT perspectives and work effectively within cross functional areas of the organization, including:

• other process area managers on the ERP team
• key managers and stakeholders throughout the company

Responsibilities

• Engage with the Business partners and other IT COE teams to deliver high priority projects and enhancements.
• Guide the design of business processes and the ability to translate verbal requirements into design documents.
• Configure system changes to SAP ECC /Cadency as required, either in the context of a major project release or a quarterly enhancements release.
• Adherence to company IT implementation methodology and documentation standards.
• The ability to manage small to medium enhancement projects and to drive for the successful delivery of projects.
• An IT professional with a passion for delivering successful projects.
• To be a key contributor to system documentation and ensure that all steps in the process are complete.
• Work closely with Business Process Specialists (BPS) and play a prominent role in educating business resources.
• A self-starter with great personal organization skills and the ability to prioritize tasks in a collaborative, team working environment.
• Act as a contact between the US Global IT,Global Finance Shared service and off-shore support resources, when required.
• Communicate status to the Global IT leadership team and Finance business partners.
• Partner with IT COE colleagues from other teams on cross-functional process designs and process issues.
• Identify root causes of finance planning/budgetting/consolidation and close process issues and identify pragmatic, sustainable solutions.
• Co-ordinate the resolution of high priority RTR system issues in conjunction with the offshore Support team.
• Act as a mentor to less experienced SAP RTR colleagues.
• Willingness to travel <=30% of the time to company sites in Europe and Asia.
• A Project Management mindset for working in a high paced environment with multiple releases.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in configuring SAP ECC Finance modules with focus on FI/GL, Data Management and Integration with other applications like Cadency,Concur,Oracle EPM.
• Demonstrable business analysis and technical design skills and best practices in SAP financial and consolidation areas.
• Familiarity with SAP Finance modules and the touch points and integration in master data/balance and other information.
• Previous experience working with vendor partners in an IT support environment.
• Conversant with IT support tools and an understanding of ITIL processes & Agile methodologoes.
• Experience implementing RPA & Machine Learning techcnolgies is a plus.
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical device, life science, or clinical diagnostics compliance is a plus.
• Experience with documenting requirements and following procedures in a FDA regulated environment is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance/IT or a related field or five years’ experience in a related IT field.
• Experience in a personnel management role with a strong record of building and managing teams through leadership, direction, coaching and mentoring is a plus.