ERP/SAP Functional Analyst

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks an ERP SAP Functional Analyst specializing in Budgeting and Financial Management. This role bridges finance stakeholders and ERP delivery teams, translating requirements into scalable SAP S/4HANA configurations and enhancements.

You will support budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting and period-end close, collaborate across IT and finance, lead SIT/UAT, and drive continuous improvement within SAP FI/CO/FM/PS in a 3 days onsite environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on SAP S/4HANA experience required.
• 5+ years of BA/ERP Business Analyst experience bridging business processes and technology.
• Experience with Budgeting, Financial Management, Cost Accounting, or FP&A.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, Private Cloud, and/or IBP preferred.
• Experience with SAP implementations, upgrades, or major enhancements preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• SAP functional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with finance and business leaders to gather requirements and document processes.
• Analyze budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and financial reporting.
• Serve as a functional expert in SAP S/4HANA FI, CO, FM, PS.
• Translate business requirements into SAP configuration and data mapping.
• Collaborate with technical teams on end-to-end ERP solutions.
• Support full ERP lifecycle from planning to hypercare.
• Lead or support SIT/UAT, test case development, and data validation.
• Advise finance leadership on system capabilities and design decisions.
• Identify opportunities for data governance and forecasting accuracy.
• Support SAP enhancements and production issue resolution.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA FI/CO/FM/PS

Business process analysis

Analytical and problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance

SAP functional certification preferred

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Visio

Project

Job description

ERP SAP Functional Analyst – Budgeting & Financial Management

3 days onsite

No Sponsorship/No Third Parties

Will offer relocation

Overview

The ERP Functional Analyst serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and ERP delivery teams, specializing in Budgeting and Financial Management. This role translates financial business requirements into scalable ERP solutions and supports SAP S/4HANA implementations, enhancements, and optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with finance, budgeting, and business leaders to gather and document requirements, processes, workflows, and business rules.
• Analyze and optimize budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, financial reporting, and period-end close processes.
• Serve as a functional expert in SAP S/4HANA FI, CO, FM, PS, and related financial functionality.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications for SAP configuration, enhancements, integrations, and data mapping.
• Collaborate with technical, development, integration, data, and change management teams on end-to-end ERP solutions.
• Support the full ERP lifecycle including planning, design, testing, training, deployment, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
• Lead or support SIT/UAT, test case development, defect resolution, data validation, and business readiness.
• Act as a trusted advisor to finance leadership and process owners, communicating system capabilities, impacts, and design decisions.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, data governance, cost transparency, forecasting accuracy, and financial reporting.
• Support ongoing SAP enhancements, production issues, and process optimization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on SAP S/4HANA experience required.
• 5+ years of Business Analyst/ERP Business Analyst experience with a focus on bridging business processes and technology.
• Experience with Budgeting, Financial Management, Cost Accounting, or FP&A.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, Private Cloud, and/or IBP preferred.
• Experience with SAP implementations, upgrades, or major enhancements preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• SAP functional certification preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong SAP S/4HANA functional knowledge, particularly FI/CO/FM/PS.
• Business process analysis and modeling.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Power BI, Visio, and Project.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and project leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.