Below are the 4 Financial Analysts, 4 Accounts Payable Analysts & 3 Business Analysts with SAP & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides financial analysts, accounts payable analysts and business analysts with your industry, SAP & other systems expertise on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a senior financial analyst with experience working in distribution, industrial supplies and pharmaceutical industries? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Science (Dual Major in Accounting and Business Management). Technical proficiencies involve SAP, PeopleSoft, HFM, BPC, Cognos and Blackline.

Serving as a senior financial analyst, performed statistical, cost and financial analysis of data extracted from various internal/external sources. Some of the tasks were assisting with process evaluations and improvement surrounding internal accounting procedures for accruals, reclasses, purchase orders, and reconciliation. In addition, served as consultant to all levels of management to provide decision support for financial statements, project initiatives, processes, and policies/ procedures. This professional provided administrative support for the monthly forecast and annual budget process, trend analysis (expenses and other KPIs) and loads accurate data to applicable systems and performed required reconciliations.

As a financial analyst, performed routine maintenance activities, such as security administration, as well as created new cost centers, hierarchy changes in both SAP and BPC. Moreover, performed daily system administration and validation ensuring that the data in BPC was in synch with SAP. Additionally, maintained appropriate reconciliation process and supported the monthly consolidation and financial planning process for the US, Latin America and Canada regions.

Would a detail-oriented senior financial analyst with work experience in an acute care hospital, a university hospital and a medical center fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting Major). Professional certifications involve Teaching Certificate in Mathematics and Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. A key accomplishment was auditing existing operating lease arrangements to evaluate the appropriate application of terms and rates by both vendors and accounts payable, which resulted in excess of $100,000 in savings.

Some accomplishments included leading financial implementation process for the transition of general ledger to SAP from PeopleSoft. While working in an acute care hospital as a senior financial analyst, responsible for coordinating the annual operational and capital budgeting processes, with emphasis on mentoring business unit leadership in creating and achieving both short-term and long-term financial goals. Part of the job was to provide for the development and guidance of individual analysts and field staff in interpreting and utilizing financial data for making informed decisions based on sound business practices and to ensure enterprise-wide success.

Shared expertise by preparing executive-level operating review presentations for monthly discussions of financial results with corporate leadership, including identification of operational trends and action plans for correcting the course of outlier business units. In addition, generated and distributed timely monthly financial and statistical reports, including accompanying schedules, for fifty-two branch offices in six states. Furthermore, provided analysis of monthly financial results for a $300M operation, with documentation and follow- up on significant variances to budget, to ensure data integrity and identify operational trends.

How can a financial analyst who worked in beverage, manufacturing and staffing industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of AAS Accounting and BSB Accounting. Software skills include SAP, Peachtree and TurboTax/ProSeries. This specialist helped improve processing time of Buy/Get promotions as it was important to create Winshuttle scripts that could be used for creating or modifying BOGO requests. Moreover, used new scripts that allowed the reduction of processing time for each large request from 20 hours to 2 hours of processing.

Working with challenging issues such as creating Vistex Bill back, Scan back, Growth, Charge back and other DSD Trade Spend agreements as requested & appropriate have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Acting as a financial analyst in a beverage company, track agreements were properly accrued and closed as no longer needed. Some of the tasks were analyzing Partner contracts & MyDay submissions to determine when accruals should be created to avoid any short or duplicate accruals. Also, consistently made use of the Material & updated Chain Code Listings to make sure that company always picked up true volume as outlined in the requests. BW & Margin Minder reporting was used to confirm shipments. Moreover, worked closely with the National Account Manager to ensure that agreements were recorded, and accruals were populated as appropriate.

With a “can do approach” in the area of being involved in the company retrofit project that changed the way WD Bottle Deposits were managed and stored in SAP to be more in-line with DSD Bottle Deposits. In another beverage company, verified and loaded the 35K+ new condition records to both Test and Production in support of the project. Furthermore, served as a key contributor in the cross-training efforts within the Pricing Team that enabled the successful on-boarding of new personnel, and the transition of duties within the team.

Would hiring a sr. financial analyst with experience working in retail, financial services and restaurant industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BSBA Finance. Computer skills involve SAP Visio Standard, Hyperion Essbase/Enterprise, Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft, Cognos and Oracle Financial Analyzer (OFA).

Acting as a sr. financial analyst in a retail company, duties were preparing monthly performance & profitability analysis & reporting of clients, projects & resources, as well as preparing weekly non-billable resource expense analysis & reporting. Moreover, performed monthly close reporting of act. rev & exp. to budget with various analyses, as well as continuously analyzed financial and operational results to gain a detailed understanding of the current business conditions and performance. Additionally, used Financial Reporting SpringAhead & Innate for detail Revenue & Expense analysis.

While working for a financial services company as a financial analyst, built Financial Reporting & Analysis Models for Essbase Retrieve. Some of the tasks were consolidating monthly cost center financial statements for VP Finance, as well as providing analytical support to management & providing requested financial and business analysis data. Furthermore, researched variances and business trends to provide information and recommendations to Customers/Partners to improve business results.

What contributions could an accounts payable analyst with experience working in plastic fabrication and automotive industries bring to your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business. Software knowledge consists of SAP and QAD.

Challenges like vouching invoices into SAP utilizing Workflow System were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. While working in an automotive company as an accounts payable specialist, created weekly payment proposal; past due workflow report; and month end AP Accrual. This professional assisted in the transition of two independent AP Shared Service Centers into a single AP SSC. Serving in a plastic fabrication company as an accounts payable analyst (QAD), did full cycle AP processing via QAD system, vouchering thru processing payments. Other duties were updating receiving department work instructions and accounts payable processes, as well as closing AP at Month End; assisting with audits; and responding to all AP inquiries. Some of the tasks were analyzing specific general ledger accounts, reporting on and/or correct entries, as well as calculating monthly Sales Commission.

Shared expertise by establishing supplier master data SAP FCS; wire transfers; and wire coversheet via spreadsheet. While employed in an automotive company as a cash/intercompany analyst (SAP QAD), created and streamlined processes as needed as well as reported improvement ideas regularly. As an intercompany accountant (SAP), responsible for reporting buyer and seller data in company for all US 17 locations.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ an A/P analyst with work experience in banking, beverage and manufacturing industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration-Accounting and Master of Business Administration- Accounting. Professional certifications consist of APPM Accredited Procure-To-Pay-Manager and Executive Graduate Certificate in Accounting. Core competencies involve SAP, Ariba, Oracle11i and EDI Systems.

Serving in a bank as an AP analyst, provided support and guidance to Sourcing/Procurement partners that assisted in ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and processes. Some of the tasks were identifying occurring issues with department and implementing controls in place around invoicing, as well as operating as the organization’s Procure- To-Pay expert to ensure that contract and sourcing strategies are utilized. Also, managed the sourcing through the P2P process and acted as a primary liaison between the offshore team and the LOBs to ensure invoice compliance. Additionally, supported Sourcing/Procurement partners to determine the best options for mapping contract to invoice.

As a project analyst in a beverage company, tracked specific claims for a $14M project by utilizing daily reports generated via SAP. This specialist ensured all supporting documentation obtained from Customer, Carriers, or from Customer’s Web Portals are attached to the discrepancy. Additional responsibilities were submitting credit/debit adjustment request via SAP-IC web tool, as well as updating and noting account status with appropriate reason codes.

Would a detail-oriented accounts payable analyst who worked in staffing, IT service and packaging industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration and MBA Accounting. Technical skills involve SAP, Oracle 11i, Peachtree, QuickBooks, MAS 200, JD Edwards, Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics), and Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Some accomplishments included investigating and resolving problems associated with processing invoices and purchase orders. Acting as an accounts payable analyst in a staffing company, utilized knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to review and interpret financial data. Some of the tasks were researching and resolving a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status and communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate staff. Also, ensured that the integrity of all paperwork and invoices processed meet internal controls. Moreover, kept an active log of invoices that were received in A/P department with missing or incorrect POs.

Shared expertise by processing accounts payable invoices using three-way match systems, as well as researching accounts payable audit files for payment errors and recouped funds from vendors. Serving as an accounts payable analyst in an IT services company, researched and resolved a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status and communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate staff. Furthermore, reconciled vendor statements researched and analyzed payables documents as well as took corrective action to resolve purchase order discrepancies including vendor discounts and credits.

How can a sr. accounts payable analyst with experience working in manufacturing, cosmetics and airline industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Information Technology and Business Administration. Other credentials involve Customer Service, Gates Management, Jet Bridge Customer Service and Commercial Aviation. Software skills include SAP, AS/400, Cisco Multi-Line Phone System, Aero System and Shares System.

Working with challenging issues such as analyzing and processing high volume of AP local and international invoices in a timely manner through SAP platform have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Serving as a sr. accounts payable analyst, worked on Freight Invoices, Intercompany, Parked and Blocked Report, Vendor Master, as well as purchase order maintenance. Additional responsibilities were carrying out Payment Runs: wires, ACH, checks, warranty, month-end closing process, open item reports, as well as GR/IR reports.

With a “can do approach” in the area of processing high volume of AP invoices in a prompt and timely manner through SAP Fusion platform have been career objectives. Serving as an accounts payable analyst in a cosmetics company, ensured correct posting of all invoices, accounting credit documents and debit notes. Other duties were administering purchase order invoice process, addressing discrepancies as needed, as well as creating daily or weekly control report for parked and blocked invoices, and statements reconciliation. Furthermore, did internal and external customer inquiries including vendor statement reconciliation and procurement issues.

Would hiring an SAP SD business analyst with extensive experience working in an apparel company help meet the needs of your organization? Technological experience consists of SAP R/3 -AFS software, Novell Client and Novell Group Wise.

Acting as an SAP SD business analyst in an apparel company, trained users for SAP “Go Live” (3.0 version) with new software for Corporate and all divisions. This professional continued as trainer for an ongoing training program for new and old employees, as well as acted as a technical support trainer for Corporate and all divisions. Some of the tasks were serving as an integral team player being part of the project team in the technical upgrade, as well as preparing and getting trained for SAP 4.6 C version upgrade. Moreover, assisted in the heavy unit and integration testing as well as documenting tested material. In addition, composed new teaching materials in educating and training of existing employees.

In another role, implemented training for outsourcing facilities from Corporate USA to Central America. Also, established successful Order Entry and Cash Applications departments within 6 months in El Salvador. Additionally, managed a group of 10 users. Furthermore, worked to implement and train a Credit Adjustments, Inventory Specialist, Master Data and Return department in El Salvador within 3 to 6 months.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this business analyst with work experience in steel, staffing and retail industries? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (emphasis Computer Programming). Professional certifications involve Oracle Certified Forms Developer and Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP). Software skills involve SAP: PI -SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure, ABAP Workbench, SAP NetWeaver Portal Fundamentals and IBM Sterling Commerce: EDI-Gentran.

Contributed to the organization’s success by assisting with integrating SAP PI NetWeaver middleware between SAP and Non-SAP Systems using SAP PI 7.3. As a business analyst in the steel industry, project scope involved re-creating PI maps in-house which was previously outsourced to SAP BN (Crossgate) managed service provider. This professional has hands-on experience in supporting and interfacing with SAP and non-SAP systems using SAP standard interfacing technologies like BAPI, IDOC, WebServices, ABAP Proxy, XML and SAP PI technical adapters like FILE, JDBC, SOAP, and Proxy.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by acting as a project leader responsible for managing PI Integration projects, new on- boarding requests, enhancements, implementation, and post-production support for Sales and Logistics. Also, worked cross-functionally as a Technical and Functional resource, while providing guidance on best practices for optimal user experience amongst all stakeholders: Business, EDI Managed Service Providers and external Trading Partners. Furthermore, created functional documents, technical mapping and translation specifications including mapping SAP IDOC fields to EDI X12, XML and flat file data formats.

What contributions could a sr. business analyst who worked in airline, manufacturing and telecommunications industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business Administration and Marketing. Technical skills involve SAP, Crystal Reports, Visio, Oracle, SalesForce.com, SharePoint, SQL, HTML, MS Project, Force.com, Apex, Service Now Teradata, VMware, Power BI, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Tableau, Version One and Qtest.

Challenges like supporting the Project Manager and Finance team to ensure the successful Data Migration lifecycle (Assessment, Extraction, Transformation and Preparation of load) from source systems to target system were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. While employed in an airline company as a sr. business analyst, supported the development and ongoing refinement of the multi-year Finance Transformation Roadmap, a sequence of strategic initiatives designed to enable the Finance organization in reaching the desired operational end state. Part of the job was to partner with stakeholders to maintain a high level of engagement and communication across the firm. Also, worked with product teams in defining acceptance criteria and coordinating acceptance tests and issue resolution.

Shared expertise by replacing legacy systems by HANA information models for Attribute, Analytical and higher performance. Serving as a sr. business analyst-SAP Digital Core Project in a manufacturing company, created reports and dashboards to present the business insights and to give an insight about their business before management using SAP, BEx designer, Analysis for Office, Tableau and SAP WEBI. Furthermore, supported P2P interface development after gathering requirements for the integration project.