Configuration Analyst SAP

Why you will love working at Maola®:

• Built on over a century of dedication, Maola is always looking ahead—investing in our people, strengthening our communities, and securing fresh, local dairy for the future.
• Join a farmer-owned cooperative rooted in integrity, sustainability, and a passion for providing fresh, high-quality Maola dairy products.
• We prioritize your well-being with competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with employer match, Life Insurance, paid time off, and more—available within your first month.
• Our employees are an integral part of who we are — what you do and what you think matters.

Starting Annual Salary Range: $125,000 - $140,000

SUMMARY

The SAP Configuration Analyst is responsible for supporting all facets of Maola Local Dairies® S/4HANA implementation including leading configuration / analysis activities for strategic business initiatives to deliver new SAP system functionality, managing the design, development, implementation, and support of system enhancements, and driving optimization of SAP configuration to streamline business processes. Additionally, this position will be responsible for responding to user issues and requests, ensuring stability, continuing operations, and ensuring adherence to all IT controls.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead role in defining, implementing, and supporting solutions in alignment with IT project initiatives.
• Manage all required tasks through the project lifecycle phases (Define, Design, Develop, Implement and Support).
• Collaborate with business users, system analysts, and IT partners to ensure proper alignment of SAP solutions with business goals and processes.
• Design, configure, and deliver high quality solutions through system configuration that meet business requirements.
• Develop functional specification documents and work with developers on enhancements relating to interfaces, conversions, custom programs, reports, user-exits, and forms.
• Interface with business process owners to facilitate process improvement through enhanced or new SAP functionality.
• Design, document, and implement unit, integration, and regression test plans in our development and QA environments.
• Ensure all IT standards, policies, and controls are consistently followed to ensure that departmental goals are met.
• Develop and maintain system configuration and user access documentation.
• Facilitate the development and delivery of training courses and required materials.
• Supports issue resolution and knowledge transfer activities for end users.
• Participate in SAP initiatives, focusing primarily on the Finance, Controlling and Dairy Management areas and the integration points with the logistics modules (SD/MM/PP).
• Performs related tasks as required. 

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• At least bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration with Finance concentration or a related degree; or an alternative combination of acceptable education and experience.
• At least 8 years of Information Technology experience, with 6 or more years functional SAP FI and CO experience, performing solution design, system configuration, development, testing, and defect debugging.
• Knowledge and experience with supporting SAP ECC 6.0 and S/4HANA in the Finance and Controlling areas.
• Knowledge in the integration points and financial value flow between SAP FI, CO, PP, MM and SD.
• Experience with full cycle implementation projects in SAP.
• Experience with interfaces using BAPI, IDOC, BDC, LSMW, and call transaction update methods.
• Knowledge of SAP security and access controls.
• Experience with SAP in a Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Project) environment.
• Knowledge and experience with business process and configuration in the following SAP areas: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, New General Ledger, Cost Center Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Internal Orders, Bank Accounting, Basic COPA understanding, Product Costing, Material Ledger, and SAP Fiori usage for core accounting activities.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Formal SAP Certifications (preferably S/4HANA) in FI and/or CO modules.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Concur, and/or Signavio.
• Experience across multiple SAP capability areas such as Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Production Planning (PP), or Quality Management (QM).
• Experience with ALE, EDI, IDOC.
• Project management skills or certification.
• Experience in Product Costing and Plant Accounting.
• Experience working in dairy management, process manufacturing, or consumer products industries.

COMPETENCIES

• Communication
• • Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels – oral, written, visual, and non-verbal – ensuring our messages are understood and delivered appropriately, whether in-person or digitally.
• Accountability
• • Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise.
  • Solve problems both within and outside of departments, proactively addressing issues as they occur. 
• Customer Focused
• • Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs.
  • Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer requirements and striving for exceptional service.
• Initiative
• • Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats.
  • Act independently and decisively, rather than waiting for situations to demand action.
• Problem-Solving
• • Possess the ability to identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance.
  • Skilled at analyzing challenges and finding practical, effective solutions. 
• Collaboration
• • Take responsibility for deliverables while also supporting others to ensure that collective goals are met.
  • Able to work harmoniously with others toward a common goal, recognizing and valuing each person’s contributions, is fundamental to successful collaboration. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for computer work and ability to adjust focus.  The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The individual would encounter normal office environmental conditions.
• The noise level for the work environment would be considered in the moderate range (example: computers, printers, light traffic).

Maola Local Dairies® is a farmer-owned cooperative sustainably producing a full suite of nutritious dairy products.  Maola processes milk, cream, butter, and dry milk powders through our network of six dairy processing plants. With a keen eye on quality, freshness, and love for the environment, Maola delivers dairy products that are both nutritious and sustainable to our local communities. For more information about Maola, please visit www.maolamilk.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.