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# Junior SAP Master Data Analyst

- **Company:** ACARA SOLUTIONS INC
- **Location:** Buffalo, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $47,840.0 - $52,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Audit Trail, Microsoft Basic Data Partition, Information Systems, Lookup Table, SAP ERP, Pivot Tables, SAP (Applications), SAP NetWeaver Data Management, SAP Sales and Distribution, SAP S/4HANA, Data Management, Servicenow
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=046c17b93a5ec02a

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent experience.
 * 0-2 years of experience in data entry, data analysis or an ERP environment.
 * Working knowledge of Excel: VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, filters and basic data cleansing.
 * Understanding of basic business processes such as procure-to-pay or order-to-cash.
 * Strong attention to detail and comfort following controlled, documented procedures.
 * Clear written and verbal communication with business users.

Preferred:

 * Hands-on exposure to SAP ECC or S/4HANA, especially Business Partner (BP) or material master (MM01/MM02) transactions.
 * Familiarity with SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) or a ticket-based request workflow (e.g. ServiceNow).
 * Strong Excel skills.
 * Awareness of SOX or internal-control requirements around vendor and bank data.
 * SAP certification or coursework in MM or SD.

## Description

The Junior SAP Master Data Analyst creates, maintains and validates master data in SAP so that procurement, sales and payroll transactions post correctly the first time. Working under the SAP Master Data Specialist and working with the SAP Master Data Analyst, you will process change requests for vendors, customers and materials, run data-quality checks, and support migrations and mass updates across SAP ECC and S/4HANA. This is a hands-on entry role with a clear path to Master Data Analyst. This is a remote role; however, candidates may also be based in the Williamsville/Buffalo, NY area. The position follows standard business hours, with occasional extended hours required during audits, system go-lives, or other critical business needs. Work is primarily computer-based., Master data maintenance

 * Create, change, block and archive Business Partner records (vendor and customer roles), including bank details, tax data, payment terms and partner functions.
 * Maintain material masters across views (basic, purchasing, MRP, sales) and related records such as purchasing info records and source lists.

Requests and Controls

 * Process master data requests from the ticketing or workflow queue within agreed service levels.
 * Check each request for completeness, duplicates and supporting documentation before entry.
 * Follow segregation-of-duties controls, especially for vendor bank detail changes, and verify changes with the requester where required.
 * Keep an audit trail of changes and support internal and external audit requests.

Data Quality

 * Run regular data-quality reports to find duplicates, incomplete records and inactive vendors or customers.
 * Correct errors and escalate root causes to the Master Data Lead.
 * Help build and maintain data standards, naming conventions and field-level rules.

VMS Interface Loads

 * Load files received from multiple Vendor Management Systems (VMS) into the custom SAP interface monitor on a scheduled basis.
 * Validate each load against source totals, and correct or reprocess records that fail on missing or invalid master data.
 * Track recurring file errors by VMS source and escalate format or mapping issues to the SAP Master Data Specialist.

Projects and Mass Changes

 * Prepare and validate load files for mass updates and migrations (e.g. LSMW, Migration Cockpit, Excel templates).
 * Support testing (unit and UAT) for master data changes in system upgrades and S/4HANA rollouts.
 * Update process documentation, work instructions and training material.

Collaboration

 * Work with procurement, supply chain and HR to resolve master data issues that block postings, invoices or payments.
 * Answer user questions on how to request and use master data correctly., * This is a remote role (candidates may also be based in the Williamsville/Buffalo, NY area) working standard business hours, with occasional extended hours during audits or system go-lives. The work is primarily computer-based.