What are the responsibilities and job description for the SAP FICO Analyst position at Pantheon?
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Key Responsibilities
SAP FI CO Functional Expertise
Serve as the FI CO subject-matter expert for SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments supporting enterprise finance operations.
Own functional knowledge of core SAP Finance and Controlling modules:
o General Ledger (GL)
o Accounts Payable (AP)
o Accounts Receivable (AR)
o Asset Accounting (AA)
o Cost Center Accounting (CCA)
o Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
o Internal Orders, Product Costing, and CO PA
SAP S/4HANA Finance & Data Model Expertise
Provide functional knowledge on S/4HANA Finance data structures, including:
o Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
o New Asset Accounting
o Margin Analysis (CO PA)
Translate differences between ECC and S/4HANA Finance data models for data bridging, harmonization, and analytics use cases.
Advise on finance process simplification and standardization aligned with S/4HANA best practices.
Snowflake Finance Data Transformation Enablement
Act as the functional bridge between SAP FI CO and Snowflake data engineering teams.
Define and validate finance data mappings from SAP source tables (FI, CO, AA, CO PA) to Snowflake target models.
Ensure financial data extracted from SAP supports:
o Accurate balances and transactional detail
o Period-based reporting
o Profitability and cost analysis
o Auditability and reconciliation
Support design of finance-focused data marts, semantic layers, and analytics-ready structures in Snowflake.
Data Quality, Reconciliation & Controls
Help to define finance reconciliation rules between SAP and Snowflake (e.g., GR balances, ledger tie-outs).
Partner with data teams to establish data validation, controls, and exception handling.
Support audit and compliance requirements by ensuring traceability from Snowflake back to SAP source data.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership
Partner closely with Finance leadership, Accounting, Controlling, and FP&A teams to understand reporting and analytics needs.
Act as a trusted advisor to Data Engineering, BI, and Architecture teams.
Mentor business analysts on finance data concepts and SAP FI CO structures.
Support change management and user adoption for new analytics and reporting platforms.
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Required Qualifications
10 years of SAP FI CO experience, including deep hands-on configuration.
Strong experience across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA Finance environments.
In-depth understanding of SAP FI CO data models and table structures.
Strong accounting and controlling knowledge with the ability to translate business requirements into data solutions.
Experience working with data engineers, architects, and analytics teams.
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Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting SAP-to-cloud data platform transformations, preferably Snowflake.
Exposure to SAP S/4HANA migrations or Central Finance initiatives.
Familiarity with SAP data extraction technologies (CDS Views, SLT, BW extractors).
SAP FI, CO, or S/4HANA Finance certification.
Experience supporting finance reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud).
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Key Competencies
Strong SAP-to-data-platform translation skills
Finance data modeling and reconciliation expertise
Analytical and detail-oriented mindset
Excellent communication with both technical and business stakeholders
Ability to operate in large-scale transformation programs
Top 3 skill sets/technologies required for qualification:
o 1): Advance level in FICO (10 years ) in SAP ECC and S/4HANA
o 2): SAP S/4HANA Finance & Data Model Expertise
o 3): Familiarity with Snowflake, particularly in finance data transformation and enablement