Financial Application Specialist

This role involves implementing and optimizing SAP Finance modules such as Project Systems, Fixed Assets, Special Purpose Ledgers and Asset Accounting to ensure that the financial solutions are effectively supporting the organization's financial processes and overall business strategy.

The Analyst will help the team and key stakeholders across various tasks related to multiple SAP applications and business processes including improving business processes and aligning key metrics.

• Analyze business needs and requirements to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation
• Gather and document business requirements through interviews, surveys and other methods
• Develop and maintain business cases and cost-benefit analysis for proposed solutions
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that solutions meet business needs and are properly implemented

Requirements Gathering

• Develop and maintain requirements documentation, including use cases, user stories, and functional specifications
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that requirements are accurate and complete
• Identify and prioritize requirements and develop a project plan to meet those requirements
• Identify and report stakeholder issues and concerns and resolve them
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure that solutions meet their needs and requirements

Application Design & Solution

• Participate in design sessions along with development team and help in the design of software
• Conduct feasibility studies and proof-of-concept development to determine the viability of proposed solutions
• Collaborate with developers to ensure that solutions meet business requirements and are properly implemented
• Conduct unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing to ensure that solutions are functional and meet business requirements
• Develop and maintain documentation for applications, including user manuals and functional specifications

Implementation

• Implement and deploy solutions, including configuration, testing and training end-users
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to ensure that solutions are meeting business requirements and identify areas for improvement

Communication

• Communicate with stakeholders, including business leaders, IT teams, and end-users, to ensure that solutions meet business needs and are properly implemented
• Identify and report project risks and issues and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve them
• Develop and maintain a project plan and timeline to ensure that solutions are delivered on time and within budget

Continuous Improvement

• Continuously monitor and improve business applications to ensure they remain effective and efficient
• Develop and maintain a plan for continuous improvement and ensure that it is implemented and monitored

Qualifications & Experiences:

• 2+ years of prior experience in a related field (media, entertainment, business development or streaming services industry experience a plus)
• 2 – 4 years of hands-on experience in 2 or more of the SAP modules (FI/CO, FI-AR, FI-AP, FI-AA, CO, PS)
• Strong understanding of financial processes and accounting principles
• Proven ability to manage projects, including upgrades and deployments of SAP solutions
• Undergraduate degree required in computer science, mathematics or business sciences
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience developing financial models in Excel AND facilitating business discussions
• Expert user of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) to prepare all documents, presentations, graphs, briefings, and worksheets
• A passion for accuracy and translating insights into a compelling narrative; able to maintain a balance between the details and the larger picture
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Superb relationship building skills
• Work collaboratively with small teams
• Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently
• Ability to work flexible schedules and available for working various shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Able to work overtime and on-call rotations as needed

Not Required but preferred experience:

• MBA or graduate degree preferred but not required in computer science, mathematics or business sciences
• Knowledge and experience in SAP Special Ledgers
• Post graduate work experience in a related field (entertainment or entertainment)
• Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.)
• Familiarity with streaming and similar products/services
• Experience working in a national or global company
• Some visualization tool knowledge would be helpful (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)
• Comfortable in working in highly iterative and somewhat unstructured environment

How We Get Things Done…

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