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# SAP FI/CO Lead Functional Analyst (Maunfacturing)

- **Company:** Fortune Brands
- **Location:** Deerfield, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $105,000.0 - $165,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Unit Testing, Information Systems, SAP ERP, Systems Development Life Cycle, SAP (Applications), SAP FI/CO, SAP Sales and Distribution, Test Case, Web Services, SAP Profit Center Accounting, Information Technology, SAP S/4HANA, Servicenow
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/FortuneBrands/744000156852989-sap-fi-co-lead-functional-analyst-maunfacturing-

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline is required. In lieu of a degree, additional equivalent work experience will be considered.
 * High energy, confidence, and effective communication while supporting users, and ability to bring attention to detail, driving action required for day-to-day tasks and project tasks
 * Make oneself available 24x7 (in an on-call rotation) to handle any off-hour system emergencies

Preferred Qualifications

 * 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or similar educational background preferred
 * 7+ years of IT experience supporting SAP FI/CO modules and related integration with SD and MM
 * Functional or technical expertise in SAP General Ledger, Closing, Tax, A/R, AP, Cost elements, Profit Center Accounting, Fixed Assets, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, and Investment Management in SAP ECC.
 * SAP S/4HANA expertise is a plus.

 * Knowledge in working with web services.

 * Experience with small to large-scale SAP ERP implementations within organizations and across geographies along with meeting local regulatory requirements
 * Knowledgeable in SDLC and Agile software development methodologies
 * Strong analytical and project management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into the application and operational requirements
 * Communicates effectively, both oral and written, with internal customers, other Information Technology Associates, 3rd party vendors, and IT senior leadership. Prepares and delivers effective and well-organized presentations.
 * Experience working with IT-based ticketing and support systems like Service Now, Jira in a Service Desk or Help Desk environment
 * Knowledgeable of waterfall project management and agile process methodologies. PMP and/or CSM certification is a plus.

## Description

* Partner with business leaders as a liaison between Information Technology (IT) and leadership for assigned business units or vendors.

 * Lead Financials related functional and technical design, configuration, development and support for continuous improvements and SAP deployments globally
 * Develop and execute test plans to check infrastructure, security, systems technical development and functional configuration, and where possible, makes recommendations for improvement.
 * Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow across the ERP platform
 * Conduct Proof of Concept (POC) for feasibility studies, evaluate, qualify and select third party software, vendors and/or service providers.

 * Contribute to complex system and process end-to-end architecture designs, integration requirements, and specification documents
 * Proactively establish and conduct training on SAP ECC or S4 functionality or Finance business processes.

 * Foster strong communications between business users and application developers to understand key issues, identify perception gaps, and resolve questions.
 * Oversee junior system/business analysts within the overall IT Finance team
 * Adhere to existing change management and service management policies and procedures
 * Manage small and large project schedules, track progress while providing timely reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinating actions, and resolving conflicts.
 * Work with SAP Developers to unit test and deliver SAP applications by defining, documenting, and building test case scenarios and creating data for unit testing as needed.
 * Integrally involved in "buy vs. build' decision-making.

 * Is proactive in understanding the customer's business processes, the key drivers and measures of success for the business, and the short and long-term direction of the business and technology.
 * Participate in prioritizing work requests to deliver on business initiatives; create estimates for upcoming projects and minor and major enhancements.
 * Identify, propose, and influence business solutions and negotiate deliverables and requirements across multiple business customers or organizations.
 * Provide risk analysis to business partners for proposed solutions and mitigation options if necessary.
 * Assesses and identifies opportunities for continuous improvements in business and system process while also assisting with the development of metrics, both within the technology and business organizations.

 * Supports compliance team with monthly, quarterly SOX audits and supporting the annual internal audit and external audit cycles with appropriate documentation and testing coordination with hosting partners and technology vendors