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Ascendion · 2 hours ago

Security Technologist

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$158K/yr - $161K/yr

8+ years exp

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company that powers growth and delivers captivating experiences. The Security Technologist 5 role focuses on supporting SAP capabilities within corporate accounting, specifically in managing security roles and internal controls for financial processes in SAP S/4.

Augmented RealityCloud ComputingConsultingSoftware Engineering

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Tushar Ranjan Sahoo

Responsibilities

Define, design, and deploy new security roles and controls that enable and regulate the execution of financial activities on the new SAP S/4 platform:

Collaborate with engineering (IT), finance, and internal financial controls teams to define, design, test, and deploy new finance SAP S/4 security roles

Collaborate with SAP S/4 Program Management (PMO) team to plan and coordinate work activities with all SAP S/4 workstream teams

Ensure segregation-of-duty controls related to SAP S/4 Fiori app’s, SAP GUI transactions, etc., are identified, defined, and activated within SAP GRC

Ensure SAP S/4 critical action business processes, Fiori app’s, SAP GUI transactions, etc., are identified - and - that corresponding controls are activated within SAP GRC

Consult finance teams to identify end-user assignments for each new SAP S/4 security role

Coordinate with SAP security team to build the new SAP S/4 security roles

Coordinate with SAP security team to activate new SAP S/4 SOD, critical action, etc., controls within SAP GRC

Coordinate with SAP security team to assign users to the new SAP S/4 security roles

Collaborate with engineering, finance, financial controls, and SAP security teams to create user acceptance test (UAT) cases and UAT sign-off criteria

Collaborate with engineering, finance, financial controls teams, and SAP security teams to plan and execute SAP S/4 security role UAT and resolve UAT issues

Confirm and smoke test the release of new SAP S/4 security roles, GRC controls, user role assignments, etc., to the SAP S/4 production environment

Assist in providing production release hyper-care support and bug remediation

Assist with creating training materials, delivering training sessions, etc

Document and protect all artifacts related to the SAP S/4 security workstream

Qualification

SAP S/4 security designSAP GRC controlsFinance end-to-end processesSAP S/4 Fiori appsSAP GUI transactionsSAP security transactionsBasic Excel knowledgeBasic Word knowledgeBasic PowerPoint knowledgeCommunication skillsAttention to detailCritical thinkingTime management

Required

SAP S/4 security design subject matter expert on at least 1 large-scale, multi-module, SAP S/4 finance project

2-3 years' experience designing, testing, and deploying SAP S/4 security roles for SAP S/4 finance processes enabled by Fiori app's, and SAP GUI transactions

Experience defining and implementing finance SOD, critical action, etc., controls in SAP GRC

Experience creating test cases and executing SAP S/4 security role and SAP GRC user acceptance testing

Thorough understanding of finance end-to-end business processes, including Record-to-Report, General Ledger Accounting, Allocations, Period Close, Consolidated Reporting, and Statutory Reporting with the ability to credibly engage with Finance business stakeholders to align security and role design decisions with real operational process flows

In-depth knowledge of SAP S/4 best practice and ‘real world' security role design alternatives for finance

Advanced understanding of SAP S/4 finance Fiori app's and SAP GUI transactions – and – how each are enabled by security roles

Advanced understanding of SAP S/4 security role structures, authorization objects, authorization restrictions, etc

Working knowledge of SAP GRC control capabilities and mechanisms

Detailed understanding of SAP security transactions and their usage (e.g. SUIM, SU01D, SU22, SU24, SE16, etc.) as well as the underlying SAP security table structures

Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across multiple project teams to deliver results within aggressive timelines

Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking

Ability to work independently and manage one's time

Basic knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Minimum 2-3 years experience with advanced understanding of SAP S/4 finance Fiori app's and SAP GUI transactions – and – how each are enabled by security roles

Minimum 2-3 years experience with in-depth knowledge of SAP S/4 best practice and ‘real world' security role design alternatives for finance

Minimum 8 years experience with a thorough understanding of finance end-to-end business processes (including Record-to-Report, General Ledger Accounting, Allocations, Period Close, Consolidated Reporting, and Statutory Reporting with the ability to credibly engage with Finance business stakeholders to align security and role design decisions with real operational process flows.)

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

09-10 days/hours of paid time off

Company

Ascendion

Ascendion is a trusted ally for enterprise business and technology leaders engineering the digital future.

Founded in 2022

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA

10001+ employees

https://ascendion.com

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