Senior Business Analyst - ERP Finance

The IT Sr. Business Analyst - ERP Finance has primary responsibility to support the enterprise resource systems global finance template and processes usage at the different business units of Dana. You will be expected to support our finance shared service organization and plants controllers with new implementations, enhancements, new functionalities and/or integrations systems.  

Major Responsibilities

• Provide expert level guidance on business requirements, design, realization, and support in all FICO processes and integration points with other SAP modules at Dana. 
• Work with Power BI and the business to build and support complex financial reports. 
• Develop recommendations for complex changes to improve and support business activities. 
• Work with external vendors to build and support complex interfaces which includes API expertise, EDI flows involving financial transaction. 
• Support system transformation to Global Template solution including system migration and legacy decommission activities. 
• Support for International regions could require after standard work hour calls or meetings to gather requirements and validate solutions – appropriate flexible time will be applied. 
• Participate in mock & production cutover activities. 
• Transfer business process and existing ERP solution knowledge to business and COE. 
• Support Hypercare activities for all projects as needed. 
• Transfer business process and existing ERP solution knowledge to team members including implementation partners, deployment team members and the ERP support organization.  
• Keep training documentation updated. 
• Support development of test scripts. 
• Maintain program documentation for system supported financial business processes. 

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or regional equivalent education in IT, Finance, or related curriculum.  

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of related professional experience.  
• SAP FICO certification is preferred.  
• Corporate or Manufacturing site experience in the following functional areas: 
• General Ledger and Period End Closing Processes 
• A/R and Cash Application 
• A/P and Vendor Payment Processing 
• Credit Management 
• Product Costing 
• Inventory Valuation 
• Fixed Assets 
• Financial Reporting including Business Management and Statutory Requirements 
• Extensive experience in SAP project life cycle deployments and/or sustain operations. 
• At least 5 years’ experience in configuration activities associated with various FICO modules including asset Accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, CO-PA, or product costing. 
• Well versed in managerial accounting concepts pertaining to various types of cost objects. 
• Strong understanding of the finance integration with SAP MM and SD modules and ability to tackle issues spanning these areas. 
• Experience in a multi-instance global organization. 
• Language:
• English (fluency in reading, writing and speaking).

Additional Skills:

• Achievement oriented with the ability to work independently, must be a self-starter and proactive. 
• Strong ERP exposure.  
• Ability to adapt/learn/acclimate to new systems easily and train users. 
• Effective team player and ability to coordinate cross functional team activities. 
• Strong problem solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills. 
• Ability to coordinate priorities across multiple projects and groups. 
• Good technical and business communicating skills.