Business Analyst

Description :

1. Requirements Gathering & Functional Analysis :

- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements across all functional modules.

- Convert business needs into functional specifications

- Conduct gap analysis between current processes and desired future-state processes across finance data.

2. Functional Ownership Across Modules :

- Provide strong functional expertise and understanding across :

Operational Modules :

- Pricing

- Material Master

- Demo Inventory

- Orders & Backlog

- Delivery Fill Rate & STO Delivery

- Purchase Price Variance (PPV)

- Global Shared Services (GSS)

- Services & PO for Service Contracts

Finance & Analytics Modules :

- Sales Reporting & Forecasting

- General Ledger (GL) Processes

- Central Finance (CFIN) Integrations & Reporting

3. Process Mapping & Optimization :

- Develop As-Is and To-Be process flows aligned with business objectives.

- Identify opportunities for process automation, simplification, and quality improvements.

- Ensure solutions align with audit, compliance, and financial controls.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Act as a liaison between business teams, development teams, implementation teams, QA, and third-party vendors.

- Provide functional clarification and ongoing support during development and execution cycles.

5. Testing & Validation :

- Prepare functional test cases and support system testing, UAT, SIT, and end-to-end validation.

- Validate outputs across modules, especially finance areas such as GL postings, margin calculations, and CFIN reconciliations.

- Ensure defects are documented, tracked, and resolved.

Required Skills & Competencies :

- 5 to 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Functional Consultant.

- Strong understanding of the listed functional modules including both operational and finance domains.

- Knowledge of financial concepts such as Prime Margin, GL posting logic, financial consolidations, and CFIN flows.

- Experience working with cross-functional teams and complex business processes.

- Strong data interpretation and analytical skills.

- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.

- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

- Strong working knowledge of SQL for data extraction, validation, and reconciliation across modules.

- Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or QlikView to prepare dashboards and analytical reports.

- Hands-on experience with major ERP systems, preferably SAP (SD, MM, FI, CO), including familiarity with SAP CFIN data flows and reconciliation.

- Ability to create detailed business process maps using tools like Visio, Lucidchart, or Draw.io.

- Experience documenting requirements and managing Agile workflows using Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.

- Understanding of ETL/ELT processes, data integration methods, and API-driven workflows