[Remote] Business Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Acro Service Corp is seeking a Business Analyst for a 9-month contract position. The role involves acting as a liaison between Accounting & Finance users and IT, focusing on BPC Planning and Consolidation issues, enhancements, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between Accounting & Finance users and IT for BPC Planning and Consolidation issues, enhancements, and process improvements
• Analyze and resolve BPC Planning and Consolidation issues across system, data, and business processes
• Prioritize and manage issue resolution aligned with close, forecast, and reporting timelines
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement process improvements
• Maintain documentation for BPC Planning and Consolidation processes and reporting structures
• Understand relationships between SAP S/4HANA, BPC Planning, and BPC Consolidation
• Perform impact analysis of system, data, and process changes
• Support budget, forecast, and financial close cycles
• Support and enhance BPC Consolidation reporting including Audit, Management, and Ad Hoc reporting
• Validate consolidated financial results for accuracy and completeness
• Partner with Accounting to enhance reporting structures and hierarchies
• Analyze consolidated results and support financial reviews
• Gather and document business requirements for BPC enhancements
• Translate requirements into functional specifications
• Support system testing (SIT/UAT) and validation of financial data
• Facilitate alignment between Accounting and IT stakeholders
• Support transition from BPC Consolidation to SAP Group Reporting
• Document current-state processes, data models, and reporting structures
• Participate in testing, validation, and reconciliation efforts
• Provide BPC expertise for design and gap analysis discussions
• Support reconciliation of data between BPC, SAP S/4HANA, and related systems
• Maintain consistency of financial master data and hierarchies
• Support internal controls and audit requirements
• Hands-on experience with BPC Planning and Consolidation (BPC 11.1 on BW/4HANA)
• Experience with report development, input schedules, and application support
• Strong understanding of BPC dimensions, hierarchies, and data models
• Experience using data manager packages for data transformation and issue resolution
• Experience loading and managing data including flat file integrations
• Understanding of driver-based calculations and planning logic

Skills

• Act as a liaison between Accounting & Finance users and IT for BPC Planning and Consolidation issues, enhancements, and process improvements
• Analyze and resolve BPC Planning and Consolidation issues across system, data, and business processes
• Prioritize and manage issue resolution aligned with close, forecast, and reporting timelines
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement process improvements
• Maintain documentation for BPC Planning and Consolidation processes and reporting structures
• Understand relationships between SAP S/4HANA, BPC Planning, and BPC Consolidation
• Perform impact analysis of system, data, and process changes
• Support budget, forecast, and financial close cycles
• Support and enhance BPC Consolidation reporting including Audit, Management, and Ad Hoc reporting
• Validate consolidated financial results for accuracy and completeness
• Partner with Accounting to enhance reporting structures and hierarchies
• Analyze consolidated results and support financial reviews
• Gather and document business requirements for BPC enhancements
• Translate requirements into functional specifications
• Support system testing (SIT/UAT) and validation of financial data
• Facilitate alignment between Accounting and IT stakeholders
• Support transition from BPC Consolidation to SAP Group Reporting
• Document current-state processes, data models, and reporting structures
• Participate in testing, validation, and reconciliation efforts
• Provide BPC expertise for design and gap analysis discussions
• Support reconciliation of data between BPC, SAP S/4HANA, and related systems
• Maintain consistency of financial master data and hierarchies
• Support internal controls and audit requirements
• Hands-on experience with BPC Planning and Consolidation (BPC 11.1 on BW/4HANA)
• Experience with report development, input schedules, and application support
• Strong understanding of BPC dimensions, hierarchies, and data models
• Experience using data manager packages for data transformation and issue resolution
• Experience loading and managing data including flat file integrations
• Understanding of driver-based calculations and planning logic
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• Experience working as a Business Analyst with requirements documentation and process design
• Strong understanding of financial consolidation concepts
• Experience supporting financial close and reporting processes
• Strong communication, collaboration, and multitasking skills
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA or SAP Group Reporting preferred

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