NEW JOB OPENING
PRINCIPAL IT SAP FUNCTIONAL ANALYST
IN Oakland, CA, USA!

***Only qualified Principal IT SAP Functional Analyst candidates located near the Oakland, CA area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***



Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments that collaborate effectively to deliver high-quality technology solutions. The SAP Electric Ops Work Management Delivery organization provides SAP IT services to the Electric line of business. The organization is responsible for strategic technology planning, roadmap development, solution design, solution delivery, and solution support.



The role IT SAP Functional Analyst UIPlanner is to configure, implement, maintain, and upgrade UI Planner all modules.



The Functional Analyst analyzes business requirements, creates functional design documents, and performs UI Planner system configuration and localization to provide system solutions for the Line of Business and IT organizations. This role is viewed as an integral strategic partner and business liaison in technology decisions and provides ongoing UI Planner system support. This includes analyzing business requirements and developing integrated IT and complex business solutions.



Client is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. We would not anticipate that the individual hired into this role would land at or near the top half of the range described below, but the decision will be dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.



Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience

• 10 years of job-related experience in Information Technology

• 8 years of experience as a Functional Analyst in UIPlanner system

• Project creation, estimating, approval



Desired:

• Creating checks and balances to prevent data issues in automated processes

• Month-End Close Processes

• UIPlanner Integration Tools

• SDLC and Integration Best Practices/ETL processes

• Expertise in UIPlanner Financial Model, including calculation configuration, report construction, inbound and outbound interface design, and system design and best practices

• Preferred expertise in additional UIPlanner Modules including Regulatory and Rate Design, PlannerDash, Shared Tables, Capital Planning, Budget, Plant Book / Plant Tax, and Customer Revenue

• Experience managing IT transformation and software implementation projects

• Expertise in SQL and Database architecture for UIPlanner interfaces

• Ability to investigate reported issues, isolate causes, and deploy fixes with a quick turn-around

• Ability to act as liaison between finance and IT teams and outside vendors

• Ability to design and execute training plans and create user guides and related documentation

• Broad understanding of Utility Finance and Regulated Accounting for Electric and Gas Utilities

• In-depth understanding of utility accounting concepts such as deferred accounting, CWIP/AFUDC, rate base, revenue requirements, rate design, decoupling.

• Experience with Rate Case processes as well as general Regulatory and Government Affairs activities

• Background or experience in Financial Forecasting or experience on a Utility FP&A team preferred

• Familiarity with PowerPlan, SAP, Oracle, and other accounting and ERP systems for utilities

• Proven track record of being able to design and implement end-to-end processes in UIPlanner, including requirements gathering, project planning, application configuration and report design, and interface construction

• Development experience in Java preferred



Responsibilities

• Business Support and Consulting:

• Define standard processes in UIPlanner and drive adaptation in Finance areas.

• Analyze end-to-end complex business processes across all modules within UIPlanner

• Understand in detail the current and future business environment of the business organizations; effectively anticipate, identify, and fully meet the business needs using an integrated approach leveraging existing and new UIPlanner capabilities.

• Identify, propose, and influence IT solutions to complex cross- organizational business problems utilizing ERP capabilities; negotiate requirements and deliverables across multiple business and IT customers and organizations.

• Evaluate current customizations in the system to help business and IT partners understand risks and costs of customizing vs. using standard functionalities, advocating for using standard functionalities to lower future implementation cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) for solutions.



Functional Analysis:

• Automate/optimize UIPlanner system.

• Map business requirements to SAP S4 / SAP BW4HANA system capabilities and configure to meet requirements.

• Review design and technical specification documents for alignment with business solution.

• Perform UIPlanner configuration and do quality review and testing activities.

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**