Senior Business Analyst, SAP Finance - Global ERP
$120k - $160k/yr+ Variable pay/bonus
Senior
Bachelor's
Lisle, IL, USA
In PersonOn-site role.
IT OperationsEnterprise Applications
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- At least 8 years of SAP Finance configuration in ECC and implementation experience supporting large-scale global SAP environments.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive consensus across business and technical teams.
- Strong experience in SAP Finance and Controlling modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting, and Product Costing.
- Experience with SAP ECC and S/4HANA Finance solutions, with emphasis on Central Finance processes.
- Strong understanding of financial business processes, with exposure to costing methodologies, month-end close activities, and financial reporting requirements.
- Experience leading requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and support activities.
- Customer engagement and relationship management skills.
- A consulting mindset to understand business challenges and recommend value-driven solutions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with business leaders, end users, and technical teams.
- Experience facilitating workshops, business process discussions, and decision-making sessions.
- Presentation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering customer service and maintaining stakeholder trust.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Responsibilities
- Lead or participate in the analysis, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of SAP Finance and Controlling solutions across ECC and S/4HANA Central Finance environments.
- Configure and support SAP Finance modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, and Central Finance.
- Support integrated financial processes involving SAP and related applications such as Coupa, OneSource, GetPaid, Blackline, Kyriba, business intelligence platforms, and other third-party systems.
- Translate business requirements into scalable, sustainable SAP solutions aligned with enterprise standards and best practices.
- Act as a trusted advisor to Finance business leaders and key stakeholders by developing an understanding of their goals, challenges, and operational needs.
- Build customer relationships through proactive engagement, consultation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Facilitate workshops, requirements-gathering sessions, process reviews, and solution demonstrations with global business teams.
- Provide functional leadership in evaluating business opportunities, recommending alternative solutions, and driving process optimization.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status, risks, issues, and solution impacts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Lead or participate in Global ERP projects, enhancements, acquisitions, integrations, and transformation initiatives.
- Support project lifecycle phases including requirements definition, process design, configuration, testing, training, deployment, and hypercare support.
- Participate in production support activities and act as an escalation point for complex SAP Finance issues.
- Review and validate functional specifications and ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality standards.
- Partner with global ERP functional and technical analysts, development teams, architects, and integration teams to deliver end-to-end business solutions.
- Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve system performance and user experience.
- Recommend SAP capabilities and emerging technologies that support business objectives and digital transformation goals.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, process documentation, and best-practice development across the Global ERP organization.
- Work in a Product Team and participate in Agile continuous-improvement initiatives.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance implementations, migrations, and transformation programs.
- Experience with SAP Finance integration points including Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Project Systems, and procurement and supply chain processes.
- Experience with SAP Product Costing using production orders and cost collectors.
- Experience with SAP Invoice Verification, Billing, Settlement Processing, and DART reporting.
- Experience with SAP Solution Manager, ServiceNow, and IT service management processes.
- Knowledge of SAP Fiori applications, SAP Analytics, SAP BTP, and emerging SAP cloud technologies.
- Experience working in global, matrixed organizations supporting multiple business units and regions.
- Experience leading customer-facing projects, business transformation initiatives, or process-improvement programs.
- Experience working in a Product Team and familiarity with Agile methodology principles.
About the company
Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Founded
1940
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Koch raised $224.4 million in equity financing on March 10, 2026, preserving dry powder.
- Koch's Africa fertilizer foothold expands global phosphate reach from Morocco's Jorf complex.
- Closed Tacoma gypsum plant concentrates capital into stronger Georgia-Pacific assets and higher-margin lines.
What critics are saying
- DOJ opened a fertilizer antitrust probe in March 2026, risking criminal charges and damages.
- Farmers filed class actions in March and June 2026 against Koch Agronomic Services.
- Georgia-Pacific will close Tacoma's gypsum plant on October 30, 2026, cutting 125 jobs.
What makes Koch Industries unique
- Private since 1940, Koch reinvests earnings for decades, not quarterly Wall Street optics.
- Koch Fertilizer expanded into Morocco on June 30, 2026 through Jorf Fertilizers ownership.
- Georgia-Pacific and Koch Agronomic Services give Koch integrated positions across packaging and fertilizers.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Vacation
- Professional Development Budget
- Fertility Treatment Support
- Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Hybrid Work Options