Role Description
As a Product Expert Finance- SAP at Airgas, you will serve as the functional solution lead and trusted advisor within the SAP Center of Excellence (CoE), guiding the end-to-end design, configuration, standardization, and stewardship of the global financial template. Your responsibilities include:
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Championing a clean-core, standard-first mindset across Record-to-Report (R2R), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Plan-to-Product (P2P) processes.
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Partnering with cross-functional teams through fit-to-standard workshops.
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Translating complex business models into standard S/4HANA target architectures.
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Safeguarding long-term template integrity.
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Acting as the lead subject matter expert across SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) functional modules.
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Eliciting requirements through various methods including interviews, process reviews, and workshops.
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Critically evaluating information from multiple sources to reconcile conflicts and close process gaps.
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Communicating and collaborating with stakeholders to analyze requirements and deliver standard artifacts.
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Engaging in and prioritizing multiple initiatives across FI and CO workstreams.
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Translating complex business needs into robust SAP FI/CO application and operational requirements.
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Collaborating with developers and cross-functional SMEs to establish technical vision.
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Implementing and deploying SAP template solutions for Finance and Controlling.
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Managing the design, documentation, and implementation of processes and continuous improvements.
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Collaborating with Product Managers on technical feasibility.
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Defining and executing required tests to ensure system integrity.
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Orchestrating and planning system demos and user acceptance tests.
Qualifications
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Bachelorโs degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
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5+ years of hands-on experience configuring and implementing SAP Financial Accounting (FI) solutions, with direct experience on SAP S/4HANA.
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3+ years of experience configuring SAP Controlling (CO) solutions.
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5+ years of business analysis, requirements gathering, and functional design experience.
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Proven experience troubleshooting, testing, and debugging complex integrated financial applications.
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Proven experience as a key functional contributor or lead on medium-to-large SAP implementation or enhancement initiatives.
Requirements
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In-depth, hands-on configuration expertise across core SAP FI modules.
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Strong understanding of financial accounting principles (US GAAP/IFRS).
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Strong stakeholder management skills.
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Ability to define functional requirements for system adaptations.
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Strong organizational awareness to ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
Benefits
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Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans.
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Short-term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance.
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and pre-tax commuter transportation benefit.
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Parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
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401k plan with company matching funds.
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Tuition reimbursement and discounted college tuition for eligible employeesโ dependents.
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Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.