Brady Corporation

Senior IT Business Analyst – SAP ECC FICO

Brady Corporation Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

Manufacturing · 5,001-10,000 employees

Oct 14
business-analyst Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Senior IT Business Analyst serves as the primary liaison between the Global Finance organization and the IT team to manage SAP ECC FICO modules. This role involves leading offshore teams, overseeing system architecture, and ensuring seamless integration with third-party financial platforms.

What they look for

SAP ECC FICO Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Treasury Management Tax Configuration Payroll Integration Business Analysis Team Leadership Project Management System Integration Middleware API IDoc Financial Reporting Stakeholder Management

Requirements

Candidates must possess extensive experience in SAP ECC FICO configuration, including AP, AR, Treasury, and Tax modules. Strong leadership skills and the ability to translate complex business requirements into functional specifications are essential for this position.

Full description

The Senior IT Business Analyst – SAP ECC FICO serves as the primary strategic liaison between the Global Finance/Accounting organization and the IT team. In this role, you will lead the architecture, functional design, build, and continuous enhancement of core SAP ECC financial modules—including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Treasury, Tax, and Payroll accounting.

Additionally, you will oversee an offshore team of IT finance business analysts, driving project delivery, production support, and complex third-party system integrations across modern financial platforms.

Qualifications

Business Partnership & IT Strategy

  • Serve as the dedicated point of contact (POC) between the IT department and Corporate Finance, Accounting, Tax, and Treasury stakeholders.
  • Translate complex business requirements into detailed functional specifications, solution architectures, and technical change requests.
  • Facilitate requirement-gathering workshops, prioritize sprint backlogs, and manage end-to-end project roadmaps for financial systems.

SAP ECC Build, Enhancement & Support

  • Lead and coordinate design, configuration, testing, and deployment across SAP ECC FICO sub-modules:
  • Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR): Automated clearing, payment runs, billing, and dispute management.
  • Treasury & Cash Management: Bank communications, cash flow forecasting, and in-house banking.
  • Tax: Local and international tax configuration, reporting, and statutory filings.
  • Payroll Integration: Financial postings, wage-type mapping, and accruals between HR/Payroll systems and the general ledger.
  • Supervise testing lifecycles (Unit, System Integration, UAT, Regression) and coordinate cutover and hypercare activities.

Offshore Team Leadership & Governance

  • Direct, mentor, and coordinate day-to-day work for a team of offshore IT finance business analysts and developers.
  • Review functional designs, enforce configuration standards, and ensure deliverables meet SLA and quality benchmarks.
  • Manage resource capacity, sprint velocity, and technical documentation standards.

Third-Party Financial Application Integrations

  • Architect, configure, and maintain robust middleware and API/IDoc-based interfaces connecting SAP ECC to specialized financial tools, including:
  • E-Invoicing & Statutory Compliance: EDICOM, Golden Tax (China)
  • Receivables & Credit Management: HighRadius
  • Indirect Tax Automation: Taxware
  • Payment Gateways & Tokenization: Paymetric
  • Financial Close & Balance Sheet Reconciliation: BlackLine
  • Banking & Messaging Protocols: SWIFT / Host-to-Host (H2H) banking
  • Procure-to-Pay Automation: BASWARE
  • Travel & Expense Management: SAP Concur

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