Jr SAP Application Analyst – FI-CO (S/4HANA)

We are looking for a junior SAP Solution Analyst, based in Nairobi, Kenya, to support the FI (Financial Accounting) and CO (Controlling) modules of our SAP S/4HANA landscape. Working closely with senior FI-CO consultant, finance business users and center of excellence, you will provide day-to-day application support, help deliver changes and new rollouts, and contribute to the stability and continuous improvement of our finance processes, supporting an organization with multi-country operations.

What are we looking for:

We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity People. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries, People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.

What we offer:

We offer within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to multicultural environments, on-merit base compensation, and free coffee around the clock!

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Provide day-to-day application support (incident and service request handling) for SAP S/4HANA FI and CO, escalating complex issues to senior consultants when needed.

Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities (e.g., GL, AP, AR, asset accounting, bank accounting, FX revaluation, CO allocations and settlements).

Analyze business requirements from finance users and translate them into functional requirements and simple configuration changes, under the guidance of senior consultants.

Perform FI-CO configuration and master data maintenance (GL accounts, cost centers, profit centers, internal orders) following established change control and transport procedures.

Monitor and support interfaces between our commodity trading (CTRM) system and SAP FI-CO, investigating posting errors and supporting reconciliations.

Prepare and execute test scripts (unit, integration and user acceptance testing) for changes, fixes and new entity rollouts.

Support and run rollouts of the FI-CO template to new companies, including data validation, testing, go-live and post go-live support.

Support standard financial reporting needs using S/4HANA reports and Fiori apps and, where applicable, SAP Analytics Cloud.

Coordinate with the Basis, security and development teams on authorization requests, enhancements and technical issues related to FI-CO.

Support internal and external audit requests and local statutory reporting requirements together with the finance teams.

Prepare and maintain functional documentation, process descriptions and end-user guides, and provide user training and knowledge transfer.

Experience

1–3 years of hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA in FI and CO modules (project or support environment).

Practical knowledge of core FI processes: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts. Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting and period-end closing. TRM would be a plus.

Practical knowledge of core CO processes: Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, allocations and settlement.

Experience in application support (incident and service request handling) and/or in testing and documentation of SAP changes.

Understanding of finance and accounting fundamentals and of how FI-CO integrates with other systems and interfaces.

Technical Competences: Mandatory Requirements

SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting (FI): GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, period-end closing, foreign currency valuation.

SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO): cost center and profit center accounting, internal orders, allocations, settlement.

Understanding of S/4HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and its impact on FI-CO processes and reporting.

Basic FI-CO configuration (SPRO) and master data management, following change control and transport procedures.

Use of S/4HANA standard reporting and Fiori apps for finance; ability to write functional specifications and test scripts.

Highly Desired (Big Plus)

Knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): building stories/dashboards and models for financial reporting.

Nice to Have

SAP S/4HANA Finance certification (or equivalent training).

Experience working in a multinational or shared-services environment.

Exposure to commodity trading or agribusiness finance processes.

Awareness of local statutory, tax and reporting requirements for finance operations.