SAP S/4 HANA Finance Functional Analyst

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Lincoln Motor Company is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional Analyst to implement SAP Group Reporting and Statutory Reporting (DRC) enhancements in new markets, aligned with Ford enterprise IT standards. The role collaborates with business stakeholders, IT teams, system integrators, and project teams to deliver scalable SAP solutions and sustain operational excellence.

The successful candidate will communicate complex concepts to both technical and business audiences, lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business (Finance), Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in SAP FICO implementation projects.
• 2+ years experience in SAP Group Reporting and DRC for Statutory Reporting implementations.
• Strong knowledge of SAP FI GL and Consolidations business processes and system functionality.
• Experience conducting Fit-Gap analysis, requirements gathering, testing, and user training.
• Experience working with system integrators, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience with Jira or similar Agile project management tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience with Agile, iterative, and test-driven delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Work on SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting/Statutory Reporting (DRC) implementation projects from requirements gathering through go-live and hyper-care support.
• Drive design discussions and ensure timely resolution of functional and technical issues.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and system integrators to ensure successful project delivery.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performance team culture.
• Work with system integrators to design, document, and deliver SAP configurations and customizations.
• Manage enhancements, interfaces, reports, workflow solutions, and data conversion activities.
• Evaluate and recommend new SAP features, technologies, and release enhancements aligned with enterprise IT strategy.
• Agile project management tools like Jira and ensure accurate tracking of project status and deliverables.
• Plan, coordinate, and support functional, integration, security, and user acceptance testing.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance business processes and SAP system efficiency.

Skills

SAP FICO implementation

Group Reporting

DRC Statutory Reporting

Jira / Agile

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Business/Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Job description

The S/4HANA Finance Functional Analyst will implement SAP Group Reporting and Statutory Reporting (DRC) enhancements in new markets, aligned with business objectives and Ford Motor Company enterprise IT standards. The role collaborates with business stakeholders, IT teams, system integrators, and project teams to deliver scalable SAP solutions, improve processes, and sustain operational excellence.

The successful candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience managing cross-functional teams, and the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to both technical and business audiences.

• Working on SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting/Statutory Reporting (DRC) implementation projects from requirements gathering through go-live and hyper-care support.
• Drive design discussions and ensure timely resolution of functional and technical issues.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and system integrators to ensure successful project delivery.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performance team culture.
• Work with system integrators to design, document, and deliver SAP configurations and customizations.
• Manage enhancements, interfaces, reports, workflow solutions, and data conversion activities.
• Evaluate and recommend new SAP features, technologies, and release enhancements aligned with enterprise IT strategy.
• Agile project management tools like Jira and ensure accurate tracking of project status and deliverables.
• Plan, coordinate, and support functional, integration, security, and user acceptance testing.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance business processes and SAP system efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business (Finance), Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in SAP FICO implementation projects
• 2+ experience in SAP Group Reporting and DRC for Statutory Reporting implementations
• Strong knowledge of SAP FI GL and Consolidations business processes and system functionality.
• Experience conducting Fit-Gap analysis, requirements gathering, testing, and user training.
• Experience working with system integrators, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience with Jira or similar Agile project management tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience with Agile, iterative, and test-driven delivery methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• S4Hana SAP Finance Functional certification
• S4HANA DRC for Statutory Reporting will be added advantage
• Experience working on large-scale SAP S4HANA deployments for multi-national organizations across the world in multiple regions.
• Knowledge of SAP reporting solutions and report design/testing.
• Experience supporting release management, data migration, and post-go-live support activities
• Master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business (Finance), Engineering, or a related field.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $86,600-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.