IM Transcend Deployment Lead Analyst

Overview

This role is part of the Innovative Medicines Transcend Finance Deployment Team within a global business transformation program. The program will modernize foundational transactional processes and harmonize them into a single ERP as a standardized platform for growth and efficiency gains, including simplifying the ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes to support agility, and remediating end-of-life system exposure.

The IM Transcend Deployment Lead Analyst will report to the Supply Chain Finance Deployment Manager and support implementation of end-to-end future state Finance processes as part of an S4/Hana implementation within the global transformation program. Focus areas include inventory accounting, product costing, manufacturing variance reporting, and other supply chain financial and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

Deployment and Release Support

• Support the Supply Chain Finance workstream through the deployment phases of all Transcend releases
• Assist Data Migration, Business Simulation Testing (BST), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Adoption, Cutover, and Hypercare
• Partner with BPO and GTO teams on global template development and deployment
• Identify and analyze deployment risks and mitigation activities
• Identify workstream interdependencies with outside programs (Signifi Transact, AFO reporting, others)

Data Conversion, Migration, and Validation

• Prepare data conversion and validation for standard costing
• Lead product costing and inventory validation activities and adhere to timelines according to the deployment map

Testing Planning and Execution

• Support BST and UAT cycles for each release
• Partner with TPO, GTO, and GPO teams to resolve test defects
• Review and analyze testing results in line with compliance standards

Business Adoption and Change Management

• Partner with Business Adoption Leads, GPO, TPO, BPO teams, and base business stakeholders to deploy end-to-end change management strategies
• Support the post-go-live hypercare period to ensure end users can perform essential functions following go live
• Ensure adherence to the change management framework

Leadership and Collaboration

• Provide Credo-based leadership to foster an environment of inclusiveness and continued career and personal development

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum of 4 years professional related experience
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Strong knowledge of Product Costing and manufacturing plant reporting
• Ability to comprehend SAP design documentation and test scripts
• Knowledge and experience working with SAP is required
• Strong analytic skills, with the ability to balance big picture thinking with attention to detail
• Passion to develop expertise in complex financial topics
• Agile mindset
• Strong communication skills and ability to clearly articulate complex issues
• Team player with a collaborative working style

Preferred

• Experience in a major business transformation / ERP project
• Experience as Lead Analyst for a large manufacturing site
• Experience leading testing cycles (BST, UAT, data validation)
• Experience using Jira project tool
• Expert knowledge of SAP ERP platform
• Knowledge of digital tools (PowerQuery, PowerBI, …)
• Experience working in global / virtual environments

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• This position can be located in North America, Puerto Rico, LATAM, or EMEA.
• Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the employer.
• May require up to 10% travel.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law. Qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities (as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act) are actively sought.

Application Notes

This role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. Applications submitted to multiple postings will be considered as a single submission.