Lead I - Functional at Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com.

Location: Chennai
Req ID: 28795

Job Responsibilities

• Identify the reported incident as Corrective or Adaptive.
• Open tickets in Topdesk and follow them until closed and User Acceptance of the solution provided
• Corrective incidents identify if it’s related to Security, Data Problem or program issue.
• Escalate open incidents to second like support if they can’t solve it.
• Review, research and document all SAP system change requests received from the business affecting the Finance and Accounting areas
• Prepare documentation of current SAP incidents. Document time spent on specific projects using Lincoln’s time tracking tools
• Perform data analysis as requested; perform and document system testing of configuration changes
• Check IDOC in error status and follow up until fixed

Job Requirements

• Solid experience in programming/configuration, analysis, design and implementation of SAP systems
• Must have a strong technical background; 2-5 years and/or 1-3 full cycle implementation experience in SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) as a Business Systems Analyst and comprehensive knowledge of this module; Knowledge of ABAP programming language and its usage to debug SAP transaction processes to dig into the incidents reported. Knowledge of SAP Project Systems a plus.
• Good understanding of integration of SAP FICO module with SAP Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) and Batch & Serial number Management would be a plus
• Should have been involved in Production support of SAP
• Related experience in discrete or process industries in one or more of the functional areas of general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable or cost accounting would be a plus
• Strong logical and physical system design skills
• Experience ABAP remediation, EDI/PI, and third party software tools integration would be helpful (Concur AP, Concur T&E, Ariba …)
• Proficient in the use of MS Office: Excel, Access, Word and Project

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.