Sr. Business Systems Analyst

Job Summary

W.C. Bradley Co. is seeking an experienced Senior Business Systems Analyst – Record to Report to serve as the primary IT functional lead for systems supporting Finance and Accounting with primary emphasis on SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling (FI/CO).
The role has end-to-end responsibility for translating Finance and Accounting requirements into scalable technology solutions and ensuring that changes across the application landscape maintain process integrity, financial controls, data quality, and architectural consistency.
This role provides end-to-end functional and technical leadership for SAP capabilities supporting general ledger,, financial close, consolidations and,  reporting, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cost center, profit center and finance, planning and analysis processes. The Senior Business Systems Analyst will serve as the principal liaison between Finance team stakeholders, IT, and related third party vendors such as SAP and managed-service providers.
The position is responsible for ensuring record to report technology solutions are stable, scalable, well-controlled, appropriately integrated, and aligned with business requirements
 The role will transition day-to-day functional systems leadership from a business-led/vendor-coordination model to a sustainable IT-owned SAP operating model, while maintaining strong Finance ownership of financial policies, controls, and business processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

SAP Finance & Controlling Leadership
• Provide functional leadership for SAP S/4HANA FI/CO, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and related financial capabilities.
• Maintain a strong understanding of SAP configuration and business-process dependencies across Finance and Controlling.
• Lead functional design for FI/CO enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and new capabilities.
• Partner with Finance leadership and process owners to support General Ledger accounting, period-end close, intercompany activity, allocations, reconciliations, financial reporting, and management accounting.
• Troubleshoot complex R2R issues spanning SAP and other systems configuration, master data, integrations, transactions, and downstream reporting.
• Ensure application design are consistent with architectural guidelines and conform to security standards in support of Finance requirements while maintaining appropriate separation between business-process ownership and IT system ownership. 
Managed Services & Vendor Leadership
• Serve as the primary IT liaison for the any application managed-services relationship directing and prioritizing support and development activities.
• Qualify vendor recommendations when appropriate and ensure solutions are technically sound, cost-effective, sustainable, and aligned with W.C. Bradley’s strategies.
• Reduce organizational dependency on external providers by strengthening internal SAP functional knowledge and documentation.
Production Support & Continuous Improvement
• Provide Level 2/3 functional support for complex SAP FI/CO  and other finance related application issues.
• Lead root-cause analysis for recurring or high-impact production issues.
• Coordinate resolution across Finance, IT, SAP technical teams, integration teams, and external providers.
• Support ongoing optimization of SAP S/4HANA capabilities following implementation.
Integration & Enterprise Architecture
• Understand and manage FI/CO dependencies with other SAP modules and enterprise applications.
• Partner with SAP Supply Chain, Order-to-Cash, Procurement, Data, Integration, Security, and Infrastructure resources to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Ensure financial impacts are evaluated when changes are made to upstream or downstream business processes.
Testing, Releases & Change Management
• Develop functional requirements, process flows, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead or coordinate FI/CO functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Ensure Finance stakeholders are appropriately engaged in validation and approval.
• Support release planning, cutover activities, stabilization, and post-production validation.
Controls, Governance & Documentation
• Partner with Finance, Internal Audit, Security, and other stakeholders to ensure SAP Finance solutions support appropriate financial and technology controls.
• Ensure system changes comply with established change-management and governance requirements.
• Maintain functional specifications, configuration documentation, process flows, decision records, support procedures, and knowledge articles.
Stakeholder Leadership
• Serve as a trusted technology partner to Finance leadership and key business stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops to define requirements, resolve process issues, and make design decisions.
•Translate complex application technology concepts into clear business implications for non-technical stakeholders.

Qualification Requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
•    7+ years of progressive SAP experience, with significant hands-on functional experience in SAP Finance and Controlling.
•    3+ years of SAP S/4HANA Finance experience strongly preferred.
•    Demonstrated experience supporting or leading Record-to-Report processes in an enterprise environment.
•    Strong functional knowledge of General Ledger, cost centers, profit centers, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, allocations, financial close, consolidations, and management reporting.
•    Experience translating complex Finance requirements into SAP functional designs and specifications.
•    Experience with SAP configuration, testing, production support, enhancements, and release management.
•    Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex cross-functional SAP issues.
•    Experience managing or providing functional oversight to third-party application consultants or managed-service providers.
•    Strong understanding of financial controls, data integrity, change management, and audit requirements.
•    Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications
•    SAP S/4HANA Finance or SAP FI/CO certification.
•    Experience with SAP implementations, migrations, or major transformation programs.
•    Experience in manufacturing, consumer products, distribution, or a multi-brand enterprise.
•    Understanding of SAP integrations with Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Supply Chain, and manufacturing processes.
•    Experience with SAP Fiori, reporting/analytics, and modern SAP integration technologies.
•    Knowledge of US GAAP, SOX/internal controls, and financial close processes.
•    Experience working in an outsourced or managed-services  support model.
•    Experience transitioning SAP functional ownership from consultants or business resources to an internal IT organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• SAP FI/CO Expertise — Deep functional understanding of SAP Finance and Controlling.
• Business Process Acumen — Ability to connect system design to financial and operational processes.
• Systems Thinking — Understands upstream and downstream implications of SAP design decisions.
• Problem Solving — Diagnoses complex system and process issues and drives sustainable resolution.
• Vendor Leadership — Effectively directs external technical resources and holds providers accountable for outcomes.
• Stakeholder Management — Builds credibility with Finance, IT, business leaders, and technical teams.
• Communication — Translates complex technical issues into clear business implications and recommendations.
• Ownership & Accountability — Takes end-to-end responsibility for system reliability, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.

Physical Requirements

Normal office environment