Business Analyst - Financial Consolidation & Reporting

Position Summary We are seeking a highly analytical and technical Business Analyst to serve as the vital liaison between our corporate Accounting/Controllership users and our global IT infrastructure teams. The ideal candidate sits directly at the intersection of high-level financial accounting and enterprise IT systems. In this role, you will not simply be an end-user of systems; you will be the core technical resource responsible for supporting, troubleshooting, and building reporting architectures within SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation), while actively assisting the enterprise in our upcoming strategic migration to SAP Group Reporting. Technical Qualifications & Experience (Must Haves • )Experience: Minimum 6+ years of progressive experience as an IT Business Analyst or Systems Analyst embedded within a corporate Finance/Accounting division • .Accounting & Controllership Foundation: A robust, non-negotiable understanding of corporate financial close cycles, multi-entity accounting consolidation, and corporate reporting structures • .SAP BPC Technical Support: Hands-on experience on the technical support side of SAP BPC (not just utilizing the tool as a data entry user). You must have proven experience building BPC reports and troubleshooting backend data/system issues • .EPM Tool Ecosystem: Demonstrated experience or exposure to Enterprise Performance Management tools such as SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud), OneStream, or Hyperion (HFM/Essbase) • .Cross-System Interoperability: A firm technical grasp of the data relationships between SAP S/4HANA Core ERP, BPC Planning modules, and BPC Consolidation layers . Key Job Responsibilitie s:Financial System Support & Liais • onAct as the primary technical point of contact and liaison between corporate Accounting & Finance users and IT for all BPC Planning and Consolidation application issues, custom enhancements, and process improvement • s.Rapidly analyze, diagnose, and resolve complex BPC application bugs, data discrepancies, and workflow failure • s.Prioritize and manage system incident resolutions under tight deadlines aligned with critical month-end close, quarterly forecasting, and annual reporting timeline s.Financial Consolidation & Reporti • ngSupport, modify, and enhance BPC Consolidation reporting pipelines, including Audit, Management, and Ad-Hoc leadership reportin • g.Validate consolidated financial results for absolute accuracy and completeness before final closing window • s.Partner with Corporate Accounting to scale, clean, and enhance complex reporting structures, account hierarchies, and cost center s.Business Analysis & Data Integri • tyGather, document, and translate complex business needs from accountants into clear, actionable technical functional specifications for IT developer • s.Support end-to-end system testing, including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate financial data integrit • y.Perform meticulous data reconciliations between BPC, SAP S/4HANA, and adjacent financial data warehouses to maintain consistent financial master dat a.SAP Group Reporting Transition Suppo • rtProvide critical BPC domain expertise during global design and gap-analysis discussion • s.Thoroughly document current-state legacy processes, data models, and old reporting structures to ensure no data is lost during the mov • e.Actively participate in the testing, verification, and balance reconciliation efforts during the migration from legacy BPC Consolidation to SAP Group Reportin g.