Senior Systems Analyst (Finance)

Job overview

NAKILAT is looking for a Senior Systems Analyst focused on finance systems in Doha, Qatar. The role is centered on designing, building, implementing, and improving SAP finance services across the organization and its joint ventures. It also involves creating automation opportunities to replace manual work through SAP-based smart solutions.

Core responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to SAP FICO and FSCM rollouts, while also supporting and continuously improving the solution for NAKILAT and its joint ventures.
• Give post-go-live assistance to finance, controlling, project systems, and treasury users, including support for workaround design where needed.
• Help Finance and Treasury teams complete month-end and year-end close tasks such as GR/IR clearing, foreign currency valuation, internal order settlement, project settlement, corporate service allocation, and carrying forward customer and G/L balances.
• Coordinate with the SAP ABAP team to shape custom developments and system enhancements.
• Ensure that Qatar-specific legal and compliance needs, such as withholding tax, are properly implemented in SAP.
• Partner with the SAP Basis team to define user roles and authorization structures, maintaining segregation of duties and restricting access to the correct company codes.
• Prepare SAP training content and deliver training to end users.
• Recommend and implement improvements to finance processes so transactions can be completed more efficiently and with less manual effort.
• Configure new enhancements, RFC updates, and break-fix service desk items within SAP FICO and FSCM.
• Support the creation of analytical reports and dashboards using Power BI and SAP Data Sphere.
• Keep RFC records updated for production support matters.
• Maintain project files, business process documentation, and configuration records.
• Work with business users and other departments to investigate issues, identify root causes, document findings, and implement solutions.

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related discipline is required.
• Professional certification in the FICO or FSCM module is expected.
• Applicants should have 5 to 7 years of SAP experience, with at least 3 years in a comparable role, ideally in a similar industry.

Required skills and knowledge

• Strong hands-on expertise in SAP FICO and FSCM.
• Solid understanding of finance sub-modules and how they interact across the finance landscape.
• Client communication, problem-solving, and analytical thinking.
• Working knowledge of S/4HANA solutions, BTP, Fiori apps, and integrations.
• Ability to model business data, preferably using SAP Data Sphere.
• Experience with dashboard reporting and business analytics in Power BI.
• Understanding of SAP interfaces and integration with external technologies such as Microsoft products.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform tools, including Power Automate and Dataflows.

Additional information

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Doha, Qatar. The source material does not specify salary, benefits, the number of vacancies, or start date.