Solution Architect

Job Title: Â Solution Architect(Virtual)
Location : Lexington, MA
Job Type : W2 Contract

Background:
The  Department is seeking an experienced SAP FI Consultant to join our team. A successful candidate will be responsible for providing Level One and Level Two (L1 & L2) support of MIT LL’s instance of S/4. This will include user requirements gathering, root cause analysis, moderate configuration and testing and training support as needed. This role involves working closely with stakeholders from within the Finance organization as well as other functional areas and the Information Services Department (ISD). The selected candidate will be expected to understand the financial processes, document requirements and translate them into SAP system configurations. When an advanced level of support is required, the candidate will be expected to translate the requirements for the development of functional and technical specifications for handoff to the Level Three (L3) team. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of SAP FICO modules, strong analytical skills, and experience providing operational support for SAP environments
Key Responsibilities:
• Support run operations of SAP S/4 environment with specific focus on the operations of the Finance organization.
• Support month-end closing process including completing error analysis and resolution.
• Understand desired outcomes, gather and document requirements
• Complete moderate level of configuration in support of daily run operations.
• Participate in process optimization discussions, root cause analysis discussions and offer solutioning guidance as appropriate.
• Support Finance transformational efforts with solution discussion, design, and delivery support.
• Guide testing efforts for new solutions and train as needed.
• Act as a functional subject matter expert for the Record to Report (R2R) process; journal entry, accounts reconciliation, financial closing, and compliance

Required Skills:
• 5 years of SAP FICO operational support experience.
• 2 years of S/4 Hana experience
• Experience in leading/documenting requirements through to configuration delivery

Preferred Skills:
• In-depth knowledge of SAP FICO module, including configuration and testing.
• Experience with financial accounting and reporting processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and user-facing skills.
• Ability to work in a team and handle multiple tasks.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, or related field.
• SAP FICO certification is highly desirable.

- This position is NOT a SAP developer. This position is a systems support/systems analyst that is responding to tickets for issue resolution and will do configuration for enhancements etc.
- This position can be virtual (within 100 miles of the Lab). The person should expect to be onsite 1 or 2 times a quarter and will onboard in person.

Education & Experience : Bachelor's with 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Work Authorization : US Citizenship is required due to the nature of the work.

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