About SANS

SANS Institute (SANS) was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. In the next 25 years it grew to become the most trusted and, by far, the largest source for information security training and security certification in the world reaching more than 300,000 security professionals around the world today, with around 60,000 having been granted Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) security certifications – the leading certification that provides assurance to employers that their people and prospective hires can actually do the job. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners – from auditors and network administrators to chief information security officers, all sharing the lessons they learn and jointly finding solutions to the challenges they face – in varied global organizations from corporations to universities working together to help the entire information security community.

Join the SANS Team

At SANS, our culture is defined by Mission, Brand, People. Our goal is to hire people who understand the importance of continuing to fight against the cyber security threats (Mission) while delivering the highest quality training (Brand) to our students. We want employees whose personal values align well with our culture of fairness, honesty, customer focus, and pragmatic approach (People).

Summary of Position

We are seeking a Financial Analyst within the Finance business unit. This position is responsible for assisting with the successful migration to SAP S/4 HANA and serving as the subject matter expert in the SAP S/4 HANA platform. Responsible for ongoing improvement and support, developing best practices, and driving usage in the system. This position would work closely with end users to understand functionality and reporting to drive effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the successful implementation and migration to SAP S/4 HANA.
• Provide SAP expert knowledge in the functional areas of Finance.
• Participate in relevant implementations and continuous improvement initiatives, including design, configuration, testing and implementation.
• Work with complex accounting environments, including multi-entity consolidations, especially foreign currency activities.
• Develop relationships with Business Unit Leaders to drive the effectiveness of the SAP solution.
• Utilize analytical skills to introduce and incorporate process and change management into business matters with the desired result of creating efficiencies and improving work practices.
• Review statistics to validate or challenge the way things have always been done and identify areas for process improvements and efficiency.
• Collaborate with other corporate groups to align reports and reporting needs to help accelerate corporate close and reporting.
• Work closely with end users to fully understand the user functionality, pain points, and areas of improvements within the application.
• Assist with other consolidations tasks as needed, such as journal entries and performance of corporate controls.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses as needed.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or business
• 3+ years SAP experience
• Ability to interpret SAP data and perform complex calculations.
• Ability to understand and integrate SAP solutions into business processes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP payroll, general ledger
• Problem solving and analytical thinking.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills required to communicate and work with all levels of employees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SAP S/4 HANA
  
• Located in the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia area) to commute as needed to the Bethesda, MD office.

Reporting Relationships

• This position will report to the Controller and have no direct reports.

Work Environment

• Remote work with a preference to be located in the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia area) to commute as needed to the Bethesda, MD office.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SANS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact SANS Human Resources.

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