Description Purpose and Scope:

As individual contributor of a team of individuals in a specific area of digital expertise, you will be a crucial player in driving our digital initiatives forward in our agile organization.

Our agile operating model consists of two components – Digital Capability and Digital Execution. Digital Execution are about aligning multiple missions around business goals and facilitating collaboration on a larger scale. Digital Capability, on the other hand, focus on the growth and development of individuals within a specific expertise area.

This dual structure enables us to scale agile practices efficiently while maintaining a focus on both product development and individual skill enhancement.

A Business & Technical Analyst is a multifaceted role that bridges the gap between business needs and technical solutions.

This position involves analysing and translating business requirements into technical specifications, ensuring that the solutions developed meet the business goals and user needs.

The role requires a blend of business acumen, understanding of technical architectures, and the ability to communicate effectively with both business stakeholders and technical teams.

You will be at the forefront of implementing innovative solutions and will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in your field.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Business Requirements Analysis:
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs, goals, and objectives. Analyse business processes and workflows to identify improvement opportunities and define requirements for solutions.

Technical Specification Development:
Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications that guide the development of software applications, systems, or processes. Ensure that these specifications meet both the business needs and technical standards.

Solution Design and Recommendation:
Work with Digital and software development teams to design solutions that fulfil business requirements. Evaluate potential technical solutions for feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

Serve as a liaison between business units and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of project goals, requirements, and constraints.

Facilitate meetings and discussions to gather feedback and consensus.

Project Management Support:
Assist in project management tasks, such as planning, scheduling, and tracking progress. Ensure that projects stay on track to meet deadlines and budget constraints.

Testing and Quality Assurance:
Participate in the testing of developed solutions to ensure they meet the defined requirements and standards. Assist in identifying and documenting bugs or issues for resolution.

Training and Support:
Develop training materials and provide support to users on new systems or applications. Ensure that end-users are equipped to use the new solutions effectively.

Documentation:
Create and maintain documentation related to business requirements, technical specifications, project plans, and reports to ensure knowledge is captured and shared

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field, e.g., Computer Science/Information Technology /Business Administration in Finance
• 10 + years of SAP experience in SAP FICO Areas with a proven record of accomplishment as a team lead of large and complex SAP business-system transformation programs. With at least 2 S/4 Hana Projects.
• 5 years of experience in team leadership role(s) directing, leading, or managing the finance team offshore model
• Major large, complex high-end SAP implementations; experience in multi-country implementations especially with Japan is required with ability to speak in both Japanese and English
• Good Accounting knowledge would be a plus
• Relevant experience in business analysis, technical analysis, or a related area, demonstrating a track record of bridging business needs with technical solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex business issues and develop appropriate technical solutions.
• Good understanding of information technology, software development life cycles, and architectural frameworks. Familiarity with programming languages, databases, and software development tools is beneficial.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with diverse groups of stakeholders, including business users, Digital professionals, and management.
• Good knowledge of Agile methodology, principles and practices.
• Precision in documenting requirements, specifications, and project details to ensure clarity and alignment with objectives.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements, technologies, and project priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in the Life Sciences Industry
• Ability to resolve complex support queries and guide the team members with expert advice for any support related queries in Finance areas
• Broad and deep SAP application and technical knowledge including latest innovations required in Finance area
• Must have had hands-on experience with designing, configuring, and implementing SAP solutions and modules (specifically FICO), covering business processes in finance, and controlling.
• Must have had experience with implementing one or more of the SAP solutions listed below and should have hands-on prior SAP ECC configuration experience in multiple modules. Strong Intercompany knowledge with integration with other modules is needed.
• ERP SAP S4/HANA, SAP ECC
• SAP Finance & Controlling all modules, FSCM Treasury, Material Ledger
• Bolt-on applications such as Thompson Reuters Tax Engine, OPENTEXT, SWIFTNET and BLACKLINE
• User experience and Mobility SAP FIORI
• Analytics and Business Intelligence SAP BW4/HANA, S4/HANA Analytics,
• Administration systems – Service Now, SAP Solution Manager, HP ALM & TOSCA
• Application integration technologies SAP PO, CPI, External gateway systems
• Ability to work in highly matrixed environments managing global teams comprised of employees and system integrators.
• Integration with SAP BPC, SAC planning knowledge is a plusWorking Environment
• This position is remote and is based in Japan
• At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

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