Senior IT Business Analyst – Coupa

Sabre; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Performance-based bonuses

Flexible work options

Healthcare coverage

Generous PTO

Job summary

Sabre is seeking a Sr Business Analyst - Coupa to join our Global Business Systems team and optimize critical P2P solutions across Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable. You will configure Coupa and SAP, drive process improvements, and lead integrations with multiple vendor platforms.

You will partner with stakeholders, document requirements, and mentor teams while supporting automation initiatives and ensuring data integrity across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst or Functional Consultant specializing in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions within an enterprise Global Business Systems or Enterprise IT environment.
• Hands-on experience configuring and supporting SAP ECC or S/4HANA P2P/MM and/or Coupa (Procurement, Invoicing, Expenses, or Pay).
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end P2P lifecycle, corporate travel and incidental expense policies, tax management, three-way matching, and GL accounting.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration architecture, middleware concepts (REST/SOAP APIs, flat files, sFTP, ETL, webhooks), and data flows between ERPs and cloud P2P platforms.
• Strong background in SDLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Waterfall) writing detailed User Stories, Technical Specs, and Acceptance Criteria, with experience managing testing strategies (UAT, Integration, Regression) and deployment cutovers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable stakeholders to elicit requirements, map end-to-end P2P processes, and support Travel & Incidental Expense management.
• Perform hands‑on functional configuration and administration in Coupa, SAP, and supporting applications to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs with minimal custom code.
• Serve as the functional and technical SME for integrations between SAP, Coupa, expense systems, banking networks, and third‑party vendor platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex integration and middleware errors.
• Provide Tier 3 application support to resolve complex production issues and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, system architecture maps, training materials, and SOPs.
• Proactively identify process bottlenecks and leverage automation, modern integration architectures, and analytics to streamline procurement workflows, improve auto‑reconciliation, and maximize adoption.

Skills

P2P processes

Coupa configuration

SAP P2P/MM

ERP integration

SDLC methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Finance

Tools

Coupa

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

Google Cloud Platform

Google AI Studio

SAP Concur

Job description

Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.

Sr Business Analyst - Coupa

We are seeking a Sr Business Analyst - Coupa to join our global Global Business Systems team, where innovation knows no borders. This team powers our global workforce and enterprise operations by delivering, configuring, and optimizing critical finance and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions. It bridges business needs with modern technology to drive efficiency and operational excellence. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.

As a Sr Business Analyst - Coupa, you will serve as the primary functional and technical bridge connecting our Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable teams with our enterprise IT ecosystem. You will drive technical strategy, system configuration, integration, and continuous improvement across core P2P platforms, focusing on Coupa and SAP. This role requires strong business process acumen across the entire P2P lifecycle, practical technical configuration capabilities, and expertise in system integration and middleware.

What you’ll do

• Partner with Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable stakeholders to elicit requirements, map end-to-end P2P processes, and support Travel & Incidental Expense management.
• Perform hands‑on functional configuration and administration in Coupa, SAP, and supporting applications to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs with minimal custom code.
• Serve as the functional and technical SME for integrations between SAP, Coupa, expense systems, banking networks, and third‑party vendor platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex integration and middleware errors.
• Provide Tier 3 application support to resolve complex production issues and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, system architecture maps, training materials, and SOPs.
• Proactively identify process bottlenecks and leverage automation, modern integration architectures, and analytics to streamline procurement workflows, improve auto‑reconciliation, and maximize adoption.

What you’ll bring

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst or Functional Consultant specializing in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions within an enterprise Global Business Systems or Enterprise IT environment.
• Hands‑on experience configuring and supporting SAP (ECC or S/4HANA) P2P/MM module and/or Coupa (Procurement, Invoicing, Expenses, or Pay).
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end P2P lifecycle, corporate travel and incidental expense policies, tax management, three‑way matching, and general ledger accounting.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration architecture, middleware concepts (REST/SOAP APIs, flat files, sFTP, ETL, webhooks), and data flows between ERPs and cloud P2P platforms.
• Strong background in SDLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Waterfall) writing detailed User Stories, Technical Specs, and Acceptance Criteria, with experience managing testing strategies (UAT, Integration, Regression) and deployment cutovers.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
• Relevant professional certifications in Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, or SAP Ariba.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Google AI Studio, or supporting P2P/TE tools such as SAP Concur.

Benefits that support you

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonuses
• Flexible work options
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Strong retirement planning support
• Family-friendly benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation

Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre at [e-mail]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case‑based basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sabre is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW #LI-Hybrid#LI-DA1

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