This senior role sits within Chamberlain Group's IT Enterprise Applications function and serves as a senior solution expert for the Finance & HR value stream. The Sr. Analyst proposes, designs, and takes growing ownership of solutions for significant components of the SAP ECC (FI/CO) and integrated application landscape (Workday, Kronos), provides key inputs to end-to-end solution architecture in partnership with the value stream Lead, and drives complex initiatives and workstreams from requirements through hypercare. Success looks like well-designed, reliably delivered solutions across the Finance & HR landscape and demonstrated ownership of expanding solution areas within it. Requires a minimum 7 years' experience in enterprise applications, including deep hands-on SAP FI/CO expertise, and a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or equivalent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, propose, and take ownership of solutions for significant components of the Finance & HR value stream on SAP ECC (FI/CO) and integrated applications (Workday, Kronos), contributing key inputs to end-to-end solution architecture and ensuring designs align with enterprise architecture standards.

• Lead major workstreams within critical and strategic initiatives — implementations, platform migrations, and complex cross-functional integrations — from requirements through go-live and hypercare, accountable for the scope, design quality, and delivery of assigned solution areas

• Serve as a subject-matter expert for Finance & HR enterprise applications; contribute to the configuration standards and design best practices defined for the value stream and model their consistent application.

• Partner with business stakeholders and IT leadership to provide analysis and recommendations that inform the Finance & HR application roadmap, translating business objectives into proposed system capabilities and improvement opportunities

• Drive complex, ambiguous, cross-platform problems to resolution — diagnosing root cause across integrated systems and proposing the path to resolution where no standard playbook exists.

• Identify and propose process re-engineering and innovation opportunities, including AI-enabled improvements, recommending where technology can materially change how Finance & HR operates rather than incrementally support it.

• Design change, release, test, and validation approaches for assigned major system changes, consistent with the standards established for the Finance & HR system landscape.

• Manage escalated and complex items with the Application Managed Services (AMS) provider for the process area — reviewing complex enhancement designs, prioritizing escalations, and supporting SLA and quality accountability.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to analysts, reviewing designs and functional specifications within assigned solution areas and helping raise the team's technical quality.

• Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.

• Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years' experience in enterprise applications / Information Technology, including applications development or configuration

• Minimum 5 years hands-on SAP FI/CO experience, including hands-on configuration

• Deep experience with Finance business processes: AP, AR, Credit, GL, COPA, Tax, Asset Management, Product Costing, Treasury, and Financial Reporting

• At least one full-lifecycle SAP implementation, including the design/blueprint phase Demonstrated experience leading a major workstream or solution component on a complex, cross-functional initiative

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Deep expertise in SAP FI/CO solution design and configuration, with the ability to design integrated solutions for significant components of the value stream and contribute meaningfully to end-to-end architecture.

• Strong command of the full SDLC and release/change management; able to design change, test, and validation approaches for major initiatives.

• Proven ability to drive ambiguous, cross-platform problems to resolution and to own solution decisions within assigned areas.

• Ability to translate business objectives into proposed system capabilities and well-supported roadmap recommendations.

• Communicates and influences effectively across technical and business audiences, including leadership; builds cross-functional alignment and gains support for recommendations.

Other:

• Able to travel occasionally domestically

Preferred Qualifications

Education/Certifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science

• SAP certification in relevant module(s)

Experience:

• SAP S/4HANA experience, including migration exposure

• Experience in global environments

• Experience with Vertex, Paymetrics, EDI, IDOCs, Concur, SAP BPC

• Experience with subscription management and recurring billing

• Experience with SAP ECC HR "Mini Master"

• Experience integrating SAP ECC with Workday or an equivalent cloud-based HRIS

• Experience mentoring or providing informal technical guidance to other analysts

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Solid data analysis skills; able to translate business reporting needs into requirements and report designs.

• Consistent, accurate work-effort estimation and delivery discipline against project deadlines.

• Strong relationship-building across stakeholder groups.

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The pay range for this position is $85,500.00 - $162,975.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). This position is eligible for participation in a short-term incentive plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.