SAP IT FICO Business Analyst

Overview

Richemont is a Swiss-based luxury goods holding company that owns and manages a portfolio of maisons across jewellery, watches, leather goods and lifestyle brands. The group combines traditional craftsmanship and heritage with increasingly strategic investments in digital transformation, omnichannel retail and global operations. As an employer, Richemont operates through a matrixed, international structure where cross-functional collaboration and brand-driven excellence are core principles.

Role & Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary functional liaison between finance stakeholders and IT for SAP FI/CO initiatives, translating business requirements into functional specifications.
• Analyze, design and document end‑to‑end finance and controlling processes and map them into SAP FI and CO solutions.
• Support configuration, testing (unit, integration and UAT) and deployment activities during SAP implementations, upgrades or rollouts.
• Lead workshops with accounting, reporting and controlling teams to validate system behaviour, reconcile master data and define control points.
• Own incident and change requests for SAP FI/CO in production: triage issues, coordinate fixes with technical teams and ensure timely resolution.
• Develop test scripts, coordinate user acceptance testing, prepare release notes and deliver end‑user training and process documentation.
• Collaborate with cross‑module teams (MM, SD, Treasury, Asset Accounting) and ensure data integrity for interfaces and migrations.
• Ensure processes and system configuration comply with internal controls, audit requirements and local statutory reporting needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• Proven hands‑on experience with SAP FI/CO in implementation, upgrade or support projects.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, asset accounting, cost centre and profit centre controlling.
• Ability to produce clear functional specifications, test plans and user documentation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across finance and IT audiences.

Skills

Experience

Several years of hands‑on experience implementing, configuring or supporting SAP FI/CO in a multinational or matrixed organisation; experience on rollouts, upgrades or S/4HANA transitions is highly desirable.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems or a related field; advanced degree or professional accounting qualification is a plus.

Culture

Richemont fosters a culture that blends artisanal heritage with progressive business practice: teams work closely across brands and geographies to protect craftsmanship while accelerating digital and operational excellence. The environment is collaborative, brand-centric and quality-driven, with an emphasis on discretion, long-term thinking and sustainable luxury.