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With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.\nCome Join an Inclusive Team\nThe SAP Principal Analyst reports to SAP Manager - Record to Report within LyondellBasell’s (LYB) ERP Modernization. This is a mid-career role responsible for technology innovation, implementing best in class solutions and ensuring stable operation in the Finance domain.\nThe SAP Principal Analyst will be a key contributor to LYB’s enterprise S/4 implementation program. The focus is on Record to Report processes, that covers Finance and Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Inventory accounting, AP, AR, Financial planning and analysis, Consolidation and Reporting. The technology footprint today encompasses SAP solution suite - ECC, S/4 (for one business segment) and others. Besides this, there are multiple connected applications. The job involves partnering with Finance and other functions to identify fit-for-purpose IT solutions, coaching junior analysts, and collaborating with Digital Technology’s Business Interface, Enterprise Architecture and Project Delivery groups. 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Involevement in all phases starting with preparation through execution and operations.\nDesign, build, test and deploy end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements, and industry and LYB standards.\nWork closely with Finance department to gather, analyze, and translate business needs into detailed functional specifications.\nConfigure SAP; design integration to connected applications.\nTroubleshoot system issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide solutions.\nBe responsible for connected applications like SAP Trading Platform Integration, Multi-bank Connectivity, Serrala Autobank, Refinitiv DataScope Select, Misys Confirmation Matching Services, Vertex, Thomson Reuters OneSource applications and others.\nSupervise work done by application maintenance partners and system integrators. Be accountable for quality of solution.\nProactively identify opportunities for automation and standardization to optimize business operations.\nEnsure adherence to LYB standards and industry best practices.\nOperations\nOversee incident resolution working with our application maintenance provider ensuring timely resolution of issues and effective communication with business stakeholders.\nDrive operational excellence and continuous improvement. \nMaintain solution documentation; improve documentation where required, for example for custom programs. Create Knowledge Base Articles (KBA).\nTechnology leadership\nBuilding solution roadmap by aligning SAP technology with business goals.\nContinue to grow knowledge of regulatory requirements and SAP innovations.\nTrain and coach others.\nBe ready to travel approximately 20% domestically and internationally, if required by the company.\n\nYou Bring This Value\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Management, Engineering, or other related discipline.\nWork Experience\nMinimum of 10 years of experience in SAP functional design, with a deep focus on the SAP Financials suite.\nEnd-to-end implementations on SAP S/4 and multi-country rollouts.\nDeep expertise in end-to-end R2R processes, such as journal entry management, account reconciliation, period-end close, consolidation and reporting, material ledger and others.\nStrong proficiency in SAP S/4HANA. Certification is S/4HANA is necessary.\nKnowledge of SAP architecture, market trends, operations and business drivers\nAbility to propose and present a convincing business case and product roadmap to senior leaders.\nMinimum 5 years of experience in managing operations of a portfolio of SAP solutions and connected applications, in partnership with an external party.\nExperience of managing SAP projects is preferable.\nExperience managing ITIL-based support (Incident, Problem, and Change Management) using tools like ServiceNow or SAP Solution Manager and ALM\nExperience in collaborating with global teams across time zones.\nLanguages English, additional language preferred.\nCompetencies\nBuild Partnerships\nDeliver Results\nDrive Innovation\nGrow Capabilities\nPromote Inclusion\nMotivational Fit\nTechnical Skills\nLearn more about our benefits: Benefits/Health & Welfare | LyondellBasell\nStay Connected!\nVisit our LYB Website\nFollow us on LinkedIn and Instagram\nLike us on Facebook\nSubscribe to our YouTube channelLyondellBasell is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The US EEO is the Law poster is available here.\nLYB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. 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