Senior Business Application Analyst

Abunayyan Holding; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading enterprise solutions provider in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Sr. Business Applications Analyst – SAP FICO. The role involves supporting and leading SAP Finance & Controlling implementations, managing end user training, and ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards like VAT and IFRS. Ideal candidates will have hands-on SAP FICO experience and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Join a dynamic team where you can enhance business applications and improve financial solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two full SAP FICO life-cycle implementations required.
• Strong hands-on experience in SAP FI & CO is essential.
• Solid understanding of VAT, IFRS, and financial reporting needed.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead SAP Finance & Controlling implementations.
• Manage end user training on business applications.
• Contribute to business process analysis and reengineering.

Skills

SAP FI expertise

SAP CO expertise

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Sr. Business Applications Analyst – SAP FICO

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Business Applications Analyst – SAP FICO to support and lead SAP Finance & Controlling implementations across enterprise business applications. The ideal candidate will bring strong functional SAP FICO expertise, hands‑on implementation experience, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective SAP solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Operation Management

• Provide day to day support related to ERP Implementations and business applications within the designated domain(s)
• Formulate and define system scope and objectives for assigned projects
• Devise or modify procedures to solve complex problems, considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results
• Prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be written
• Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation
• Manage the system analysis and design for new in‑house/add‑ons applications related to the designated domain(s)
• Conduct quality assurance of business applications and software solutions projects within the designated domain(s)
• Assist and provide support to the System Analysts in the System
• Analysis, Designing, Development, Implementation and Maintenance of In‑house developed applications and developments related to the designated domain(s)
• Monitoring the helpdesk logs to ensure the timely resolution of issues related to business applications within the designated domain(s)
• Comply with and implement applicable policies/procedures including enforced Information Systems Security Policy

End User Training

• Manage End user training on business application within the designated domain(s)
• Ensure the proper and optimum usage of business applications within the designated domain(s)
• Identify applications problems, correct malfunctions and other operational difficulties within the designated domain(s)
• Coordination with vendor/technical service provider in case of any technical issue if needed

Post Implementation

• Manage the post‑implementation review and monitoring of the business applications within the designated domain(s)
• Enhance and maximize the usage of the system within the designated domain(s)

Documentation

• Develop and maintain complete documentation related to business applications such as business process documentation, configuration documentation of ERP, end user manuals, documentation of in‑house developed applications, etc., within the designated domain(s)
• Ensure that the documents are up‑to‑date by regularly updating them when needed

Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

• Contribute to the business process analysis and business process reengineering related to the designated domain(s)

SAP FICO

• Analyze business requirements and design SAP FICO solutions aligned with organisational needs.
• Configure, implement, and support SAP FI modules, including:
  • General Ledger (GL)
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Bank Accounting
  • Asset Accounting (AA)
  • Funds Management
  • VAT & IFRS compliance
• Configure and support SAP CO modules, including:
  • Cost Element Accounting
  • Cost Center Accounting
  • Profit Center Accounting
  • Internal Orders
  • Product Costing
  • Profitability Analysis (CO‑PA)
• Participate in end‑to‑end SAP FICO implementations, including blueprinting, realization, testing, UAT, go‑live, and post‑go‑live support.
• Apply ASAP and SAP Activate methodologies during project execution.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and external vendors.
• Prepare functional specifications, test scenarios, user manuals, and system documentation.
• Provide post‑olution support, system enhancements, and continuous improvements to business applications.

Job Specifications

• Minimum of two (2) full SAP FICO life-cycle implementations
• Strong hands‑on experience in SAP FI & CO
• Solid understanding of VAT, IFRS, and financial reporting requirements
• Experience with SAP Treasury (TRM) is an added advantage
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional, fast‑paced environment