IT&DATA Sr. Product Analyst I2P

Job Overview:

• Assist the Product Owner in defining and executing the vision for the Invoice to Pay product within the Invoice Payment Management team.
• This position requires advanced functional product knowledge related to Basware SAP Accounts Payable and payment management, effectively converting intricate business requirements into comprehensive product solutions while ensuring process consistency throughout.
• The Senior Product Analyst functions with significant independence, retaining essential internal knowledge to minimize reliance on external delivery and AMS partners.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Outline essential delivery, operational, and stakeholder engagement responsibilities.
• Core Responsibilities
• Collaborate with the squad Product Owner and Finance stakeholders to comprehend, challenge, and prioritize the Invoice to Pay requirements in alignment with the product vision roadmap and foundational model principles.
• Examine the entire invoice and payment management lifecycle, including processes such as invoice receipt validation, matching, enrichment, approval, posting, payment preparation, execution, status tracking, and reconciliation.
• Convert complex business demands into explicit requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process designs, and functional product artifacts.
• Evaluate impacts on Basware SAP Accounts Payable processes, payment systems, master data, controls, integrations, and linked Finance or Procurement solutions.
• Critique functional designs and proposed solutions, highlighting risks and trade-offs while providing data-driven recommendations to the Product Owner.
• Operational Delivery Responsibilities
• Oversee and validate the functional work executed by internal teams, AMS providers, system integrators, and technology partners throughout design, build, testing, deployment, and stabilization phases.
• Assist in resolving complex incidents and problems by pinpointing root causes, functional interdependencies, and sustainable corrective measures.
• Participate in developing test strategies, business validation, release readiness, cutover, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Track product and process performance, suggesting enhancements to automation, compliance, user experience, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Preserve essential I2P functional and product knowledge documentation and decision-making history within the internal Product Team.
• Stakeholder Collaboration Responsibilities
• Serve as a reliable liaison between I2P business stakeholders, the Senior Product Owner, squad Product Owner, Product Analysts, Chapters, architecture, data security, AMS, and external partners.
• Mentor Product Analysts and contribute to maintaining consistent analysis documentation, testing, and product practices within the team.
• Escalate significant risks and decisions while autonomously addressing daily functional matters within the established product guidelines.

Technical Qualifications:

• Experience with Basware AP Automation, Basware Network supplier invoicing channels, e-invoicing, or invoice archiving capabilities.
• Familiarity with SAP FI, AP, S/4HANA Finance, payment runs, banking integrations, or payment control solutions.
• Experience in global core model governance or multi-country deployments.
• Understanding of Procurement, vendor master data, tax withholding, and financial control dependencies.
• Agile product management, business analysis, SAP, or Basware certification is preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of practical experience in Invoice to Pay, Procure to Pay, Accounts Payable, or payment management processes within implementation, integration, deployment, or product delivery contexts.
• Strong comprehensive understanding of vendor invoice management and Accounts Payable processes, including invoice capture, controls, matching, approval, posting, payment preparation, and execution.
• Hands-on functional knowledge of Basware and SAP Accounts Payable, with the capability to comprehend configurations, interfaces, process impacts, and to critically assess work completed by delivery partners.
• Demonstrated proficiency in translating complex business requirements into functional solutions, user stories, acceptance criteria, and clear product documentation.
• Experience in reviewing and validating functional designs, integration decisions, test evidence, and deployment outputs.
• Ability to identify end-to-end dependencies, compliance or control risks, and operational impacts across systems and teams.
• A high level of autonomy, sound judgment, and the capacity to influence senior business, IT, and partner stakeholders without formal authority.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, coaching, and structured problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

Technology->SAP Functional->SAP S4 Service