Senior Functional Analyst SAP FICA

The organization’s Digital Business Solutions department supports all business operations by providing autonomous and evolving IT solutions. Within the IT Service Management, Transition & ERP unit, the ERP team supports HR, Finance, Logistics and Purchasing departments in optimizing business processes and improving user experience through enhancements of existing applications and the implementation of new solutions. The team is composed of project managers, functional analysts and developers. To strengthen this team, a Senior SAP FICA Functional Analyst is sought to provide expertise in SAP FICA, contribute to ERP evolution, ensure solution quality, and support operational continuity.

Your missions:

• Act as the functional reference for SAP FICA within the ERP team.
• Support internal business departments in optimizing their working methods and processes.
• Improve user experience through enhancements to existing SAP solutions and the implementation of new functionalities.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into functional solutions.
• Evaluate different solution approaches and recommend the most appropriate option.
• Estimate workload, implementation effort and associated costs.
• Assess impacts of proposed changes on existing applications and systems.
• Ensure service continuity, application stability and maintainability.
• Configure and adapt SAP solutions according to approved specifications.
• Participate in development activities where required.
• Maintain and update functional and technical documentation.
• Define testing strategies and test plans.
• Supervise testing activities and quality control.
• Support deployment and implementation activities.
• Monitor, investigate and resolve incidents and problems.

Your activities:

• Gather and analyze business needs.
• Perform functional analysis of requested changes.
• Estimate change efforts and implementation costs.
• Identify and compare multiple solution scenarios.
• Conduct impact assessments on existing ERP environments.
• Configure SAP solutions and support developments.
• Perform SAP FICA functional analysis activities.
• Work within SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Use ABAP debugging for issue investigation and analysis.
• Update and maintain reference documentation.
• Prepare and coordinate test plans.
• Supervise testing execution.
• Validate quality standards before deployment.
• Ensure successful deployment of changes and enhancements.
• Provide incident management and problem resolution support.
• Collaborate with project managers, developers and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of ERP processes and applications.

• Proven experience as a Functional Analyst.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a SAP FICA Functional Analyst.
• Strong SAP configuration experience.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience with SAP IS-U.
• Proven experience in ABAP debugging.
• Ability to analyze business requirements and translate them into solutions.
• Impact analysis and change management capabilities.
• Testing, quality assurance and deployment experience.

Methodology & Tools

• Experience with modelling tools.
• Documentation management and maintenance.
• Workload and cost estimation expertise.
• Incident and problem management.

Business Knowledge

• Experience in the energy sector.
• Experience working for a Distribution System Operator (DSO/DGO).

Languages

• Fluent in Dutch or French.
• Good/passive knowledge of the other national language.

Education

• Master’s degree.

Soft Skills

• Strong organization and rigor.
• Efficiency and flexibility in service delivery.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Strong analytical and synthesis capabilities.
• Customer-oriented mindset.
• Results-oriented approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Work Environment

• Hybrid working model.
• Minimum 3 days on-site presence., * You have at least 5 years of professional experiences in IT
• If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG or NL/ENG it’s best
• You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
• Let’s have a chat !

• Group insurance
• Dental insurance (partner/children included)
• 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
• 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
• Representation fee net per month.
• Internet fee of € 40 per month.
• Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
• Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
• Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
• Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)

Extra advantages:

• Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
• Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
• Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
• Flexibility and trust
• Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
• Co-optation system because sharing is caring!