Business Analyst - SAP Implementation

Job Title: Business Analyst – SAP Implementation
Location: Preference given to candidates in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Virginia
Remote: Yes, with occasional travel to Columbus, OH and Merrillville, IN, approximately once a month.
Period: 02/03/2025 – 08/31/2025 (strong likelihood of extension through September 2025)
Hours/Week: 40 hours
Rate: $75 – $80/hour
Contract Type: W-2 only, no visa sponsorships or subcontracting

Scope of Services:

The Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful implementation of SAP within the Work and Asset Management program. This role will focus on collaborating with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, ensuring that SAP configurations meet organizational needs. The Business Analyst will support process improvement initiatives, help define system requirements, and work with both business and technical teams to ensure the effective implementation and utilization of the SAP system. This role will require a deep understanding of business processes, system integrations, and the Waterfall methodology to manage the lifecycle of requirements from analysis to implementation.

Role, Responsibilities & Deliverables:

• Requirements Gathering & Documentation: Conduct detailed business process analysis, gathering and documenting business requirements from key stakeholders to ensure the SAP solution aligns with organizational needs.
• Process Mapping: Assist in mapping existing business processes and identifying areas for improvement through SAP implementation. Create "as-is" and "to-be" process flows, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• System Requirements Specification: Develop detailed system requirements documentation, working with technical teams to ensure accurate system configurations and functionality.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure continuous alignment of business objectives and SAP system functionalities. Act as the liaison between business users and technical teams.
• Testing & Validation: Collaborate with testing teams to develop test cases and perform user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure the SAP solution meets business needs. Address any gaps or issues identified during testing.
• Change Management Support: Work with the change management team to identify areas of process change, support training efforts, and help facilitate the adoption of the new SAP system across business units.
• Reporting & Communication: Provide regular updates to project leadership on business requirements progress, issues, and risks. Ensure clear communication of business needs to technical teams and vice versa.
• Post-Implementation Support: Provide support during the SAP system rollout, assisting with post-implementation activities, user support, and gathering feedback for system improvements.

Required Experience:

• Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years in business analysis, particularly in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP.
• SAP Experience: Experience in SAP system implementations, particularly in Work and Asset Management or related modules. Understanding of SAP functionality and configuration is highly preferred.
• Business Process Analysis: Proven experience in analyzing business processes, gathering requirements, and documenting system specifications.
• Waterfall Methodology: Experience managing business analysis activities using the Waterfall methodology.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong experience working with IT, business teams, and third-party vendors to ensure alignment and success of system implementations.
• Utilities Experience: Familiarity with the utilities industry, particularly in Work and Asset Management, is a plus.

Key Skills:

• Business Process Mapping: Ability to document current and future-state business processes and identify areas for improvement through system integration.
• Requirements Gathering: Expertise in gathering, documenting, and managing business requirements, ensuring they align with project goals.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Testing & Validation: Strong understanding of creating test cases, conducting UAT, and ensuring business requirements are met.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues within system requirements and processes.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly articulate requirements, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.
• Project Management Support: Ability to support project management efforts, tracking progress, and ensuring deliverables meet project timelines and scope.

Education & Certifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Certifications: SAP Certification in relevant module(s) preferred.
• Additional Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Business Analysis (CBAP), or Agile certifications are a plus.
• Relevant Experience: Experience with business process reengineering, ERP implementations, or data integration projects is an advantage.