Junior SAP Master Data Analyst

Acara Solutions Internal; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

PTO + 10 paid holidays

Flexible work options

Job summary

The Junior SAP Master Data Analyst role at Aleron Group is a hands-on entry position focused on creating, maintaining and validating master data in SAP across vendor, customer and material records. You will work under the SAP Master Data Specialist and collaborate with the Master Data Analyst to ensure data quality and accurate postings.

This remote role (with potential to be based in Williamsville/Buffalo, NY) follows standard business hours and may require occasional extended hours during

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IS/SC/Business.
• 0-2 years in data entry, data analysis or ERP environment.
• Strong Excel skills and basic data cleansing.
• Understanding of procure-to-pay or order-to-cash processes.
• Detail-oriented with ability to follow documented procedures.
• Clear written and verbal communication with business users.

Responsibilities

• Create, change, block and archive BP records including bank and tax data.
• Maintain material masters across views and related records.
• Process master data requests within service levels.
• Check requests for completeness and duplicates; ensure proper approvals.
• Maintain audit trails and support internal/external audits.
• Load data from VMS and validate against source totals.

Skills

Data entry

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Procure-to-pay knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business Administration or related field

Tools

SAP ECC/S/4HANA

ServiceNow

Job description

Join Aleron Group, a global workforce and business solutions company that builds relationships and empowers the workplace. Since 1957, we've been at the forefront of the workforce industry. Our renowned portfolio of companies, including Acara Solutions, Acara Solutions India, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, and Viaduct, delivers tailored talent solutions, workforce management, IT services, and more to meet the ever-evolving needs of our clients. We transform the workplace for people and businesses around the world.

What Aleron has to offer

• *Full benefits package that includes health insurance, health savings account, dental insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, and 401(k)
• *PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
• **Pay: $23-$25 per hour
• *Flexible work options available

Job Summary

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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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 elevate 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 raise 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.

Job Requirements

Required Skills / Qualifications

Required

• *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.

Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Travel

• 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.

Additional Information

• This job description is subject to change and may be adjusted to meet the company's needs.
• Upon receiving an offer of employment, candidates will be required to undergo a background check and drug screening.
• Depending on the role, additional industry-specific skills testing may also be necessary prior to placement.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.

• * The compensation range provided represents our good faith representation of the high and low pay range for this position.