Senior Business Analyst & Solution Lead - Finance, Controlling & Treasury (SAP FI/CO)

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. 

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,500 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.  

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Business Analyst & Solution Lead - Finance, Controlling & Treasury (SAP FI/CO) serves as the Global SAP Finance Lead responsible for finance process ownership, SAP solution strategy, process transformation, governance, and ERP initiatives. The role acts as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, driving business transformation through SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA solutions while ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, operational excellence, and finance best practices. 15+ years SAP experience as BA, 10+ years SAP Finance Consulting, 3+ Global Implementations,1+ SAP S/4HANA Programme.

Business Analysis & Process Consulting

• Lead workshops with Finance Leadership, Controllers, Treasury, Tax, Shared Service Centres, and External Auditors.
• Gather and analyze business requirements.
• Conduct current-state assessments and future-state process design.
• Perform fit-gap analysis and business case development.
• Drive process harmonization, optimization, and standardization initiatives.

SAP Functional Leadership

Provide subject matter expertise across:

• Financial Accounting (FI)
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Asset Accounting
• Banking & Cash Management
• Intercompany Accounting
• Foreign Currency Accounting

Controlling (CO)

• Cost Center Accounting
• Profit Center Accounting
• Product Costing
• Internal Orders
• Profitability Analysis
• Manufacturing Costing
• Margin Analysis

Treasury

• Treasury Operations
• Bank Communication
• Liquidity Management
• Cash Forecasting
• Treasury Reporting

Solution Design & Delivery

• Lead solution architecture and design activities.
• Develop and review functional specifications, blueprint documents, configuration documents, test scenarios, interfaces, and RICEFW objects.
• Provide solution recommendations and design approvals.
• Govern configuration, testing, deployment, stabilization, and continuous improvement activities.

SAP S/4HANA Transformation

• Lead finance transformation initiatives.
• Support readiness assessments, simplification reviews, migration strategy, and cutover planning.
• Drive adoption of SAP best practices and fit-to-standard approaches.

Leadership & Governance

• Act as Global Process Owner for assigned finance processes.
• Establish governance forums, steering committees, and design authorities.
• Drive policy compliance, internal controls, KPI improvements, and operating model optimization.
• Lead transformation programs and organizational readiness activities.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Govern AMS providers, SAP partners, system integrators, and third-party vendors.
• Conduct deliverable reviews, architecture reviews, SLA management, and performance assessments.
• Ensure adherence to solution, documentation, and governance standards.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

SAP Functional Expertise

• SAP ECC Finance & Controlling
• SAP S/4HANA Finance
• General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting
• Banking and Cash Management
• Treasury and Liquidity Management
• Costing, Margin Analysis, CO-PA
• Central Finance
• Universal Journal
• Group Reporting
• Advanced Financial Closing
• Fiori Finance Applications
• Embedded Analytics

SAP Technical & Integration Knowledge

• IDocs
• BAPIs
• RFCs
• APIs
• CDS Views
• SAP Workflow
• SAP Authorization Concepts
• SAP Output Management
• Fiori Architecture
• SAP Integration Principles

Cross-Functional Knowledge

• Data Migration
• Enterprise Architecture
• SAP Activate Methodology
• SAP Signavio
• SAP Best Practices
• RISE with SAP
• Global Rollouts and Country Deployments

Leadership Skills

• Executive stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Consulting and advisory skills
• Vendor governance
• Business transformation leadership
• Change management
• Influencing and negotiation skills

Planning and Decision Making:

The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is responsible for:

• Translating business strategy into scalable business processes and SAP solutions.
• Defining future-state process architectures and transformation roadmaps.
• Evaluating solution alternatives and approving design decisions.
• Prioritizing SAP investments and technology initiatives.
• Making governance and compliance recommendations.
• Leading strategic transformation programs from concept through implementation.
• Governing vendor performance and solution quality.

Impact and Scope: 

• Global ownership of assigned Finance, Controlling, and Treasury processes.
• Significant influence on finance process standardization and business transformation initiatives.
• Drives SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA strategy, implementation, and optimization.
• Impacts financial controls, compliance, reporting effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Influences enterprise architecture decisions and SAP investment priorities.
• Responsible for governance throughout the entire solution lifecycle, including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, hypercare, and continuous improvement

Key Internal and External Relationships: 

Internal Relationships

• SAP Delivery Manager
• Head of CoE
• Business Engagement Managers
• Enterprise Architecture Teams
• Integration Teams
• Global Business Stakeholders

External Relationships

• SAP AMS Providers
• SAP Consulting Partners
• System Integrators
• RISE with SAP Partners
• Third-Party Vendors
• External Auditors

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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