Sr IT Analyst - SAP Finance

Position Overview

Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up” where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration are ubiquitous. Challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity, and our passion for better solutions drives who we are.

We’re engineering for the future of retail with no-holds-barred innovation. The Sr IT Analyst DevOps for SAP Finance will support Finance modules in the SAP S/4 HANA environment, SAP Central Finance (CFIN), and Vendor Invoice Management. In this role, you will oversee production support, maintenance activities, system stability, high availability, and performance optimization while partnering with finance stakeholders, business process owners, and IT partners to align deliverables with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide L1 and L2 support for SAP S/4 Finance modules and interfaces.
• Design, configure, and test SAP S/4 Finance modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, and Invoice Management.
• Collaborate with both on-shore and off-shore DevOps consultants to determine impact, prioritize, and resolve issues.
• Proactively support Period-Close, Quarter-Close, and Year-End Close activities for business partners.
• Build trusted relationships with business partners, IT teams, and consulting partners.
• Integrate SAP S/4 HANA Finance with other SAP modules (e.g., SD, MM, WM) and external systems through close cross-functional collaboration.
• Review and approve DevOps turnover for new functionality and develop supporting procedures and documentation.
• Advise on application security, upgrades, backups, and archival needs while ensuring all support requests follow proper standards and procedures.
• Follow controls within the SDLC environment.
• Facilitate open communication between stakeholders and serve as the single point of contact for stakeholder engagement and strategy execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on SAP FICO experience as a functional and/or support analyst.
• Proven ability to tackle complex challenges, whether by leading troubleshooting efforts or advising team members.
• Experience in leading, designing, and implementing configurations and enhancements within SAP S/4.
• Strong documentation skills including writing functional specifications and process flows.
• Good understanding of batch jobs and their dependencies.
• Demonstrated leadership with a strong customer focus and accountability.
• Proactive in identifying issues before they escalate into failures.
• Experience interacting with business users at all organizational levels.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work comfortably with non-technical partners.
• Experience collaborating with IT areas such as ABAP, Basis, Security, and Integrations.
• Experience presenting solutions to both IT and business partners.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint is a plus.
• Ability to work with production support and project consultants in an onshore/offshore model.
• Flexibility to provide support during odd hours, weekends, and peak seasons.
• Strong ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Minimal travel required (training/conferences).

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: The pay range for this position is $102,900.00 - $140,000.00 per year, with the opportunity for additional bonus compensation based on performance and other factors.
• Full-Time Benefits: Paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Part-Time Benefits: Dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• For additional information regarding benefits, please visit the Benefits and Career Development page.