IT Functional Analyst, SAP/FICO
Gategroup · Madrid
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Job Summary
The Functional IT Analyst SAP/FICO position is responsible for analyzing business requirements and designing effective system solutions within the SAP environment. This role focuses on delivering high-quality customizations, preferably aligned with SAP best practices, while maintaining the flexibility to propose alternative approaches when they better serve business objectives. The analyst ensures that all solutions are compliant with local legal and regulatory requirements and supports the implementation of robust, efficient, and scalable processes across the organization.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Responsible to analyze the business requirements, decide about the best practice and customize SAP/FICO system accordingly.
- Write Functional Specification documents that will be used by developers for the necessary enhancements.
- Analyze escalated problems that may emerge at normal system operation and were not able to be resolved by L2 support and consider solutions.
- Train L2 team and end users on system functionality
- Participate in roll-out project meetings and use his/her knowledge and experience to suggest solutions.
Core Competencies and Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, IT engineering or science related field, or equivalent qualification
Work Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in SAP FICO projects implementation (on hand).
- Big experience in heterogenous environments and data integration with SAP
- Advanced communication skills with business to collect requirements.
- Ability to communicate and cooperate with multi-national teams.
- Ability to give guidelines and monitor the job of L2 support team.
Technical / Language Skills:
- SAP ECC6 FICO: (ClassicGL with multiple currencies, AP/AR, Asset Accounting, Automatic Payments, PMW, DME Files, Electronic Bank Statements, Search Strings, LSMW)
- Familiarity with FICO DB dictionary
- Ability to understand ABAP code (basic development is not mandatory but nice to have)
- Understanding of PCA, CCA and PA structural objects and their operation in CO
- Fluent English speaker
- Extensive experience in SAP/FICO customization as well as broad analytical, strong organizational and interpersonal skills is required. The key challenge is managing during a period of rapid change.
- Influencing senior management; transitioning from functions into a process/operational business environment.
- Working to tight deadlines. You will actively participate in the implementation of the defined processes in collaboration with IT and the various business partners, internal Control & Senior Finance Teams
Core Competencies Required:
Technical Expertise: Demonstrates deep knowledge of SAP/FICO modules and system configuration. Applies technical understanding to design compliant, efficient, and sustainable solutions.
Analytical Thinking: Applies structured analysis to interpret business requirements, assess system behaviors, and recommend effective solutions for complex issues.
Solution Design and Decision-Making: Evaluates SAP best practices and adapts them when necessary to deliver business-aligned outcomes. Balances standardization with flexibility to optimize value.
Communication and Documentation: Communicates clearly with both technical and business stakeholders. Produces well-structured functional documentation to support development and user understanding.
Knowledge Transfer and Support: Shares expertise by training support teams and guiding end users. Enhances system adoption and operational effectiveness through targeted knowledge transfer.
Collaboration and Influence: Works proactively across teams, contributes constructively to project discussions, and builds alignment through credibility and practical insight.
Compliance and Business Alignment: Ensures system solutions meet legal, regulatory, and policy requirements while supporting broader organizational goals.
Individual Leadership: Leads through ownership, initiative, and accountability. Sets a strong example in quality, consistency, and problem-solving, and supports a culture of continuous improvement without formal authority.