Senior Software Analyst – Finance Technology
Summary
Senior Software Analyst in Finance Technology configures and supports enterprise finance systems like SAP ECC AFS and S/4HANA, ensuring compliance and smooth transitions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Software Analyst – Finance Technology
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About the Role
At Columbia Sportswear, our Digital Technology (CDT) team plays a critical role in enabling global operations through robust, scalable systems. We are seeking a Senior Software Analyst to join our Finance Technology team. This role is ideal for a hands-on analyst with 5–8 years of experience who specializes in system configuration, operational execution, and solution delivery within enterprise finance platforms, with strong experience supporting SAP ECC AFS and helping shape the transition to SAP S/4HANA and long-term S/4 operational support.
What You’ll Do
Own the configuration and setup of finance and accounting systems, including SAP ECC AFS, SAP S/4HANA, D365, Sovos, Ariba, and Concur, ensuring alignment with business requirements, compliance standards, and global process design.
Deliver functional solutions by translating business needs into SAP and enterprise finance configurations, workflows, and integrations that are scalable, supportable, and ready for both current-state ECC AFS operations and future-state S/4HANA capabilities.
Enable resilient business systems by supporting enhancements, patches, upgrades, and S/4 transformation activities, ensuring minimal disruption to finance and accounting operations.
Lead operational delivery of application support, including incident resolution, root cause analysis, performance tuning, and functional issue triage across SAP ECC AFS, SAP S/4HANA, and connected finance platforms.
Perform hands-on testing of system changes, including integration, regression, functional user testing (FUT), and S/4 readiness or migration validation activities.
Document and maintain system configurations, process flows, support procedures, and future-state design decisions to ensure operational continuity, audit readiness, and long-term S/4 supportability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (finance, accounting, supply chain, architecture, integration, data, and engineering) to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions across ECC AFS, S/4HANA, and related enterprise finance systems.
Contribute to agile delivery, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and daily stand-ups, with a focus on delivering high-impact, configuration-driven solutions aligned to finance transformation and S/4 adoption milestones.
Support data integrity and reporting by ensuring accurate data flows between systems, assisting with data validation and reconciliation processes, and identifying impacts to finance master data and reporting during the S/4 transformation.
Who You Are
A highly detail-oriented systems analyst with deep experience in application configuration, operational delivery, and enterprise finance process support.
A strong executor who thrives on solving problems through hands-on system work, cross-functional collaboration, and practical transformation support.
A clear communicator who can translate business needs into technical configurations and explain system behavior, data impacts, and S/4 process changes to non-technical stakeholders.
A proactive team player who takes ownership of system stability, continuous improvement, and the long-term supportability of SAP finance capabilities.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related field—or equivalent experience.
5–8 years of experience in software systems analysis, with a strong focus on finance and accounting system configuration and support.
Proven experience configuring, supporting, or delivering enterprise finance systems such as SAP FI/CO, SAP ECC AFS, SAP S/4HANA, Sovos, Ariba, and Concur.
Strong understanding of financial processes: general ledger, AP/AR, tax, expense management, financial reporting, period close, and finance master data.
Technical proficiency in ERP configuration and workflow design, cloud platforms (Azure preferred) for integration and automation, and service management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira).
Experience with system integrations, data mapping, troubleshooting across platforms, and supporting migration or readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA.
Familiarity with agile delivery practices, DevOps principles, documentation standards, testing practices, and operational support models.
Excellent documentation, testing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.