Principal Business Analyst - SAP Government, Risk and Controls - Ecolab Inc.

Ecolab is looking for a Principal Business Analyst for SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team. Under the direction of management, this role will coordinate and perform SAP security assessment functions and activities in accordance with Internal Controls compliance, regulatory and departmental policy and procedures. This role will be involved in updating and maintaining SOD controls and providing recommendations for management’s consideration. This person will ensure compliance with internal controls and SAP security policies and procedures. Work with the business and external firms to provide supportive documentation as applicable. The incumbent also must be well versed in SAP security design and concepts as well as GRC software and will be working closely with our Global SAP security team.

This position is based in St. Paul, MN or Naperville, IL with a hybrid work schedule

What You Will Do:

• Maintain and reassessment of GRC ruleset / GRC risks
• Ensure Segregation of Duties controls are current and effective
• Support SAP deployments for future EBS Deployments and ensure no unmitigated SOD conflicts enter the SAP system
• Central point for SOD/User access questions to work in coordination with SAP Security and Audit
• Develop consistent approach to External Auditors in relation to internal controls
• Establish standards and procedures to minimize SOD conflicts
• Ensure compliance to these standards
• Decide on critical role assignments and changes requiring a ruleset modification
• Coordinate with Internal Audit SOX and IT Teams on SAP Segregation of Duties Controls
• Provide recommendations / concepts to Upper Management
• Drive Efficiencies due to controls automation
• Run sensitive access reports for Security
• Perform project work as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of significant experience; or no degree and 12 years of significant combined education and equivalent work experience
• 3 years experience in SAP with strong understanding of SAP processes, modules, SAP GRC, compliance and related technologies
• Experience with SOD and resolving conflicts
• Experience with Audit (SOX)
• Ability to manage projects, collaborating with various stakeholders, working within project timelines and budgets, managing multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to travel (domestic and internationally) in the range of 25% of the time as well as work remotely with stakeholders in various international markets
• Experience with MS Office tools (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• No immigration sponsorship available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years of recent work experience with SAP GRC
• Deep understanding of SAP
• Ability to develop relationships and collaborate with ETS, other functions and the business
• Expert level of written and oral communication, with the ability to document technical issues and also present complex issues and ideas clearly

A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on a century of innovation, our 47,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work.

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