Analyst Sr.- Functional SAP FI-CO

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​ Analyst Sr.- Functional SAP FI-CO Position Summary:   Experienced Information Systems (IS) Financial (FI) and Controlling (CO) Functional Analyst who is: Proficient in the implementation, design, configuration, support and upgrade of SAP, specifically the FI, CO and Project Systems (PS) modules, and other associated business applications Responsible for gathering and organizing business requirements, analyzing data requirements, performing systems analysis and design activities, and supporting system development, testing, and delivery efforts Responsible for supporting all phases of the system development life-cycle process for SAP and other associated business applications Applicants must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and prior experience with delivery of SAP applications. Applicants must have strong project execution experience following project management standards. Location The Analyst Sr.- Functional SAP FI-CO(OTC & Tax Compliance) will be located in the Westlake Bangalore office and work closely with the U.S. based Information Systems functional team located in Houston, TX. Duties and Responsibilities Project Responsibilities Modifies and/or enhances SAP following an established project management methodology Define interface requirements, and work with system vendors on external systems interfacing with SAP Define project scope and objectives Develop detailed work plans, process flows, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables Conduct project meetings and provide project tracking and analysis Facilitate and lead analysis and design sessions with functional users and business managers to document procedures and to gather functional requirements Create/review and QA functional designs and specifications for configuration, application security, reports, data conversions and interfaces Coordinate quality assurance efforts by creating and executing unit, string, integration and user acceptance test plans Ensure training materials and user skills are current and coordinate necessary user training Coordinate project cutover, go-live and support Support Responsibilities Research and resolve SAP help desk incidents in compliance with the Business Unit and IS Management service level agreements Monitor operation of critical business processes Review and test software updates Perform application controls testing for Sarbanes Oxley annual audits Perform annual disaster recovery testing CORE SAP FICO FUNCTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS S/4HANA Platform & Innovations S/4HANA Finance required — deep understanding of Universal Journal (ACDOCA) Fiori Apps for FICO — transactional and analytical apps for AR, Credit Management, and Tax Margin Analysis (replacing CO-PA) — profitability reporting, account-based CO-PA, reporting integration with AR and SD S/4 FSCM concepts — credit, collections, and dispute management within the S/4 framework S/4 Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) awareness — optional but preferred S/4 Central Finance concepts (optional but preferred) Accounts Receivable (AR) Cash application, lockbox processing, remittance matching Dispute management, dunning configuration, correspondence Credit exposure monitoring, customer account management Advanced Credit Management (S/4 FSCM) Credit checks, credit scoring rules, risk categories Credit limit workflow, automatic credit hold/release rules Integration with AR and SD order management for real-time credit exposure DRC / e-Invoicing eDocument framework configuration and mappings Status monitoring, error handling, and reprocessing EU mandate compliance — country-specific e-invoicing requirements and reporting Tax & Compliance Vertex integration with SAP for indirect tax determination VAT/GST configuration for EU and global entities 1099 reporting configuration and annual compliance EU local statutory reporting requirements Intercompany Matching & Reconciliation (ICMR) ICMR matching rule configuration and exception handling Intercompany AR/AP reconciliation and IC reporting Period-end intercompany elimination support Third-Party Integrations: GetPaid, HighRadius & BlackLine GetPaid and HighRadius collections workflow integration with SAP AR BlackLine reconciliation and journal entry module integration with SAP GL Troubleshooting data feed issues, mapping errors, and reconciling variances Financial Close & Sub-ledger Reconciliation Month-end and year-end close activities: accruals, GR/IR, balance sheet sub-ledger reconciliation AR aging, open item management, write-off processing SHARED TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Integration Knowledge Good understanding of integration points with MM (PO/Invoice/GR), SD (billing/AR), PP (production settlement), and CS/Treasury modules Strong experience with IDoc/EDI, error handling (WE02/WE19), monitoring, and interface troubleshooting Reporting Capabilities Analysis for Office (AfO), Fiori analytical apps, BW queries GR/IR reports and FSV Technical & Design Capability Strong functional design capability: converting ambiguous, incomplete, or tribal business inputs into clear, structured process flows and configuration logic Ability to perform ABAP debugging for root-cause analysis (preferred) Professional & Support Skills Solid foundation in ITIL support principles, ticket management, SLA adherence, and customer-centric support Demonstrated ability to work independently, collaboratively, or lead small modules within projects Ability to prioritize and manage multiple incidents or projects in a fast-paced environment Methodical, deta