SAP Financials Functional Analyst; Business Analyst III

SAP Financials Functional Analyst (Business Analyst III)

Salary

$88,765.46 - $ Annually

Location

FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01059

Department

Management & Budget

Opening Date

07/18/2026

Closing Date

7/31/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S29

Posting Type

Open to General Public

* Description

* Benefits

* Questions

Job Announcement

Serves on the FOCUS Business Support Group, the county's SAP functional support team, as the lead administrator for the Financial modules of the FOCUS (SAP ERP) system, with a primary focus on Funds Management (FM), Grants Management (GM), Asset Accounting (AA), and Project Systems (PS). Serves as the functional expert for these modules and their associated business processes.

Investigates and resolves complex FM, GM, AA, and PS system issues; manages end-to-end functional problem resolution; and coordinates with management, business process owners, external agencies, and technical staff. Knowledge and understanding of other financial modules in SAP including General Ledger, Controlling, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury is a plus.

Experience with SAP S/4

HANA and end-to-end SAP FI implementation (design, configuration, testing, and deployment) is a plus.

Collaborates with fellow FOCUS Business Support Group members, IT staff, and agency representatives to assess system capabilities, evaluate enhancements or upgrades, maintain existing functionality, diagnose issues, and provide guidance on policies, procedures, and best practices related to supported modules. Conducts research on current and proposed functionality and provides recommendations to improve system effectiveness.

Assists in the preparation of short- and long-range information technology plans. Represents the FOCUS Business Support Group in discussions with business process owners, agency representatives, information technology staff and end users. In concert with other FOCUS Business Support Group team members, acts as the intermediary between end users and technical staff to resolve problems. Assists in determining causes of system problems and works with technical staff and various teams to determine appropriate corrective actions.

Defines problems and recommends procedural, policy and system solutions. Performs system configurations. Performs testing activities related to system configuration, development work, and routine system upgrades. Understands and follows change management policies and procedures.

Fairfax County's current telework policy allows employees to telework up to 60% of the weekly working schedule. For this position, that generally equates to a maximum of 3 days a week of remote work and at least 2 days a week in the office at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, VA.)

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

* Serves as lead software system administrator for interdepartmental or County-wide automated system;

* Works closely with technical project leader to coordinate technical resources and directs functional design and implementation;

* Interacts with representatives from other agencies on system-related issues and scheduling of system priorities;

* Identifies and tests system enhancements;

* Defines and maintains system administration documentation;

* Organize and direct system user groups;

* Monitors system performance and performs ongoing analysis to determine most efficient and effective means to operate the system;

* Provides assistance to system users;

* Develops conceptual approaches to satisfy user requirements;

* Oversees user acceptance testing;

* Evaluates new technology for applicability and enhanced effectiveness;

* Develops strategic plans to ensure solutions comply with established standards;

* Evaluates and prioritizes requests for new requirements, modifications, and enhancements to existing systems;

* Establishes priorities and timetables for system-related projects;

* May supervise other employees on a recurring or project basis;

* Generates reports to meet special agency needs;

* Acts as intermediary between users and technical staff to resolve problems;

* Participates in developing user training manual;

* Provides training to users;

* Works closely with agency IT technical staff and/or serves as agency liaison with the

* Department of Information Technology;

* Develops and provides technical briefings for staff on new services and system components;

* Provides technical support and training to users of installed software;

* Attends training workshops, product demonstrations, conferences, technical briefings, and conventions;

* Stays abreast of technology changes;

* Provides assistance to other staff as needed;

* Serves on committees and task forces and undertakes special projects as assigned.

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