What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Application Analyst (Finance) position at Segway?
Job Summary:
The Finance Application Analyst plans, implements, and enhances finance systems with a primary focus on SAP FICO. Partnering with internal stakeholders and vendors, this role translates business requirements into functional specifications, configures SAP solutions, and supports end users through training and change management. The analyst also ensures system reliability, performance, and security through proactive monitoring and best practice governance.
General Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Finance System Planning & Implementation: Lead/participate in roadmap, fit gap, and deployment activities; coordinate with internal teams and vendors for on time delivery.
- Solution Design & Configuration: Configure and enhance GL, AP, AR, AA, Cost/Profit Center accounting, and related integrations per current design and business requirements.
- Requirements & Specifications: Elicit and analyze business needs; create functional specs (incl. integrations, reports, forms, and controls); collaborate with developers on build, test, and release.
- Testing & Cutover: Define test scenarios/scripts, support UAT, manage defect triage, and assist with data migration and cutover planning.
- Support & Training: Provide tier2/3 support, knowledge articles, and end-user training for new implementations or changes.
- Reliability, Performance & Security: Monitor jobs/interfaces, data integrity, and access controls; partner with IT security/compliance on audit readiness and best practices (e.g., SOX related controls where applicable).
- Documentation & Governance: Maintain configuration documentation, process flows, and change logs; follow change management procedures and SDLC standards.
- Cross Functional Collaboration: Work with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and IT to optimize processes and resolve issues; align deliverables with close cycles and reporting deadlines.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify automation and analytics opportunities (e.g., Fiori, workflow, dashboards) to improve accuracy, cycle time, and user experience.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience in SAP FICO implementation.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on SAP FICO implementation (design, configuration, testing, deployment, and support) experience, preferably in a eMobility, consumer electronics, or powersports.
- Strong understanding of core finance processes: chart of accounts, invoicing, payments, vendor management, period close, and compliance.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment; strong troubleshooting and stakeholder communication.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA (Fiori), CO‑PA, tax and bank integrations, and IDoc/Interface troubleshooting is highly preferred.
- Exposure to adjacent SAP modules (MM/SD) and basic ABAP debugging for issue isolation is a plus.
- Experience with SOX controls, security/role design, and audit support is a plus.
- Familiarity with project tools (e.g., JIRA/Azure DevOps) and process mapping (e.g., Visio/BPMN) is a plus.
- Bilingual in English and Mandarin is a plus.
Physical Demands:
This role is primarily office-based and involves prolonged periods of computer work, frequent virtual meetings, and regular collaboration across departments and vendors. Occasional off-hours support may be required during cutovers, month end activities, or critical releases. Light lifting of laptops or documents (up to 25 pounds) and occasional travel for workshops or go lives may be necessary. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
EEO Statement:
Segway Inc. is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.