We are looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, you will act as a key partner to Finance, Accounting, and IT teams, leveraging your expertise to manage and enhance financial systems, particularly SAP S/4HANA. You will play a central role in improving processes, resolving system issues, and translating business needs into effective technology solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is detail oriented, thrives on collaboration, problem-solving, and driving efficiency.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Serve as the subject matter expert for SAP S/4HANA Finance systems, including core accounting modules and related integrations.<br>• Manage system configurations, data flows, and controls to ensure smooth operations and scalability.<br>• Lead efforts in testing system upgrades, enhancements, and patches, including designing and executing test plans.<br>• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate results to ensure successful implementation of system changes.<br>• Troubleshoot finance system issues, identify root causes, and collaborate with IT to implement effective solutions.<br>• Identify and recommend opportunities to streamline and automate finance and accounting processes.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align system capabilities with business objectives.<br>• Develop and maintain documentation, training materials, and knowledge-sharing resources for users.<br>• Support compliance, audit, and internal control requirements related to financial systems.