- Engage in Data Quality framework and implementation discussions with business and technical teams.
- Collaborate with Finance and Accounting teams to gather process requirements and ensure accurate ERP data mapping.
- Provide detailed business requirements to BODS / LSMW teams for data loads and transformations.
- Configure and support finance-related master data in SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials, or Workday.
- Design finance master data hierarchies for management reporting, segment reporting, intercompany accounting, and consolidation.
- Monitor exceptions for data quality rules and enhance logic where needed.
- Ensure stakeholder sign-offs are captured at critical project milestones.
2. Data Quality Rules & Standards Definition
- Define, document, and enforce data quality rules based on business, compliance, and functional requirements.
- Derive technical logic from business rules to enable development in DQ tools.
- Support the development and testing of rules within the data quality toolset.
- Review rule outputs and communicate validation results to business users.
3. Data Profiling, Cleansing & Monitoring
- Create and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor finance master data quality.
- Analyze data profiling results and identify opportunities for cleansing.
- Support the execution of the Data Quality Framework.
- Conduct root cause analysis and recommend system or process improvements.
- Perform pre-load and post-load validations as part of data cleansing exercises.
4. Finance Master Data Lifecycle Management
- Serve as the data steward for key finance master data elements:
- Chart of Accounts (GL Accounts)
- Cost Centers / Profit Centers / Internal Orders
- Company Codes / Business Units / Legal Entities
- Fixed Assets Master Data
- Manage full lifecycle of records including creation, extension, modification, blocking/deletion, and reviews.
- Ensure data requests meet standards and comply with financial controls and audit requirements.
5. ERP Projects & Data Migrations
- Lead or support finance master data workstreams in ERP implementations, upgrades, or cloud transitions.
- Define functional specs for migration and participate in mapping, transformation, cleansing, validation, and UAT.
- Execute data loads using LSMW, BDC, Workday EIBs, or other mass data tools.
Skills & Experience Required
- 10+ yearsof experience in SAP Finance Master Data, with deep expertise in FI/CO modules and SAP FI T-codes.
- Strong knowledge of core financial processes (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting).
- ERP Platform experience:
- SAP S/4HANA, ECCFI/CO, MDG
- SAP FC (Bison),SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- Workday Financials
- Strong understanding of SOX compliance, audit procedures, and internal controls.
- Hands-on with tools:LSMW,BDC,BODS,Smart Sheets,EIB.
- Proficient in Excel, and familiar withSQL,Power BI,Tableau,SAP IS.
- Skilled in:
- Finance master data lifecycle processes (create/change/delete)
- Data quality rule definition, documentation, and implementation
- Data profiling, cleansing, and standardization
- Pre-load and post-load validations, exception handling, reconciliation
- Functional input and support for BODS logic, mapping, and validations
- Able to useSE16N,SQVI, and custom reports for data analysis.
