Solution Analyst

Job Description

Principal AccountabilitiesDescribe in detail 4-5 major position responsibilities/duties, not tasks, listing the most important first.No duty should have a percentage less than 5% and all duties should add to 100% Solution Design 50%- Create solution designs across process, data, and technology that meet business requirements and adhere to relevant standards and principles, leverage common tools and processes, and meet cost/delivery objectives- Perform reviews with key stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle to ensure alignment on solution designs and requirements. This may include but is not limited to the following activities: design reviews, testing execution, deployment verifications, customer satisfaction reviews, etc.- Create supporting solution design documentation to ensure sustainment of the solution and business capability, support solution implementation as necessary- Identify issues relating to missing or misinterpreted business requirements, so that corrective actions can be developed and applied accordingly- Advocate quality of solutions that meet or exceed defined business requirements- Guide solution options and business partner decision making to minimize the amount of project investment divergence from target architectureAnalysis & Requirements Gathering 10%- Assess Business Unit/Function needs, clearly eliciting, translating, and documenting business, functional and non-functional requirements- Facilitate requirements discussions with key stakeholders- Communicate and clarify the requirements to the design and development resources- Collaborate with the key project SMEs and stakeholders to define project requirements and change requests- Analyze and interpret data and information to guide process and solution decisions- Plan for acceptance of solution (change management, communication, training needs)- Assist in translating business requirements into functional design specificationsRelationship and People Management 30%- Create and maintain long-term working relationships with technology teams, functional counterparts, vendors and business partners- Engage and influence business sponsors and users and contribute to their targeted business outcomes- Engage and influence developers to ensure productivity and solution quality- Act as a coordinator to ensure infrastructure requirements are implemented- Be a great team player and enable excellent delivery withinin/teamOther Project Delivery Responsibilities (may include some or all of the following)10%- Manage workload and priorities to deliver agreed upon project milestones- Provides input to staffing plans at the project-level to identify key / required skills- Holds project team resources accountable to their deliverables and ensures project execution- Review high and detailed level estimations of effort in order to achieve a preferred solutionRequired Qualifications Bachelor s degree /Masters degree or equivalent experience in Finance . 8-10 years of successfully working as a SAP FICO/COPA Functional consultant, solution analyst or related experience on medium to large scale projects. 7+ years of SAP Design / Support /Config experience in the below SAP Finance areas o Finance and Management accounting (controlling ) business process and modules .o Costing and profitability analysis.o Material Ledgero Experience or knowledge on catch weight analysis would be good . Proven record of interacting with the business users, Technical and other functional teams Knowledge of and experience working within a business analysis capacity on large and complex projects Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate technical and business information effectively to both technical and non-technical people. Proven conflict resolution skills Ability to understand the business, work across business units, be a team player and enjoy working in a team-oriented environment. Experienced working with ambiguity Strong problem solving/decision-making skillsPreferred Qualifications 8-10 years of SAP Design and Implementation experience in SAP COPA. Ability to travel up to 10%, domestic and/or international Project demands may from time to time require work during non-standard business hours. An example would be during a system implementation at a plant which can only happen during scheduled downtime,

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