Business Analyst (Order to Cash)

ERP Business Analyst – Order to Cash (O2C)

Location: Mississauga, Ontario

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week

Industry: Manufacturing / Distribution

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced ERP Business Analyst to join a major, multi-year enterprise ERP implementation and business transformation initiative.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the implementation, enhancement and ongoing evolution of an ERP platform supporting complex manufacturing and distribution operations. The program spans multiple ERP modules and business functions, with a strong focus on Order to Cash (O2C) and additional exposure to Procurement / Procure to Pay (P2P).

The ideal candidate brings strong functional ERP expertise, understands how end-to-end business processes translate into system functionality, and has hands-on experience with requirements, testing, defect management and system enhancements.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, fellow Business Analysts, technical support teams and implementation consultants to ensure ERP functionality meets business requirements and operates effectively across different scenarios.

This is a hands-on, individual contributor role suited to someone who enjoys understanding complex systems, solving problems and contributing to long-term technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• ERP Business Analysis & Functional Expertise

• Develop

• a thorough understanding of the ERP platform, its modules and the

• end-to-end business processes it supports.

• Work

• across multiple ERP modules, with particular emphasis on Order to Cash,

• including order management, pricing, inventory availability, fulfilment, manufacturing

• shipping and invoicing.

• Work

• closely with business stakeholders to clarify existing requirements,

• validate ERP functionality, investigate issues and support approved

• changes and enhancements.

• Review,

• validate and maintain business requirements, process workflows, functional

• documentation and change requests as required.

• Conduct

• gap analysis to identify differences between business requirements and ERP

• functionality.

• Work

• within established business analysis and solutioning methodologies,

• contributing recommendations for improvements where appropriate.

• Respond

• to functional questions and requests relating to ERP processes, reporting

• and business scenarios.

• Testing, Defect Management & Functional Validation

• Take

• ownership of the functional defect management process, ensuring issues are

• clearly documented, tracked, prioritized and followed through to

• resolution.

• Investigate

• reported issues, reproduce defects where possible and document expected

• versus actual system behaviour.

• Collaborate

• with technical support teams and implementation consultants to clarify

• issues and coordinate resolution.

• Participate

• in regular testing cycles, validating ERP functionality across various

• business processes and scenarios.

• Perform

• functional testing and retesting to confirm defects have been resolved and

• previously working functionality remains intact.

• Develop

• and maintain test scenarios, test cases, test results and supporting

• documentation.

• Coordinate

• and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), working closely with business

• users to validate system functionality.

• Help

• improve the consistency, quality and efficiency of defect tracking and

• testing processes.

• ERP Enhancements & Continuous Improvement

• Support

• ERP enhancements, change requests and ongoing improvements to business

• processes and system functionality.

• Evaluate

• business requirements for new functionality and changes to existing

• processes.

• Review

• and validate system enhancements, including approval workflows,

• operational processes, reports and business documents.

• Support

• changes to ERP-generated forms and documents, such as quotations and

• invoices.

• Collaborate

• with business stakeholders and implementation partners to ensure

• enhancements align with operational requirements.

• Contribute

• to ongoing process improvements as the ERP implementation evolves.

• Documentation, Training & Go-Live Support

• Create,

• review and maintain clear, detailed business requirements, functional

• documentation, test scenarios and process workflows.

• Maintain

• structured documentation, including requirements and testing materials

• managed extensively in Excel.

• Develop

• and update end-user training documentation, procedures and instructional

• materials including video.

• Support

• end-user training and business readiness activities.

• Participate

• in ERP go-live activities, helping business users transition to new

• functionality and processes.

• Provide

• functional support during implementation and post-go-live stabilization.

Requirements

• Strong

• hands-on experience as a Business Analyst working with enterprise ERP

• systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor or comparable

• platforms.

• Experience

• working across multiple ERP modules, with a solid understanding of

• how business processes and transactions flow between functional areas.

• Strong

• end-to-end Order to Cash (O2C) knowledge, preferably gained in a

• manufacturing environment.

• Experience

• within manufacturing, industrial, metals, mining or distribution

• environments.

• Demonstrated

• experience supporting ERP implementations, system enhancements, upgrades

• or post-implementation stabilization.

• Hands-on

• experience with functional testing, UAT, defect investigation, defect

• tracking and resolution validation.

• Experience

• managing enhancement requests, change requests and functional issues.

• Strong

• understanding of business process mapping, workflow analysis and gap

• analysis.

• Excellent

• Excel skills and the ability to create and maintain accurate, detailed

• requirements, testing and functional documentation.

• Ability

• to independently learn new ERP modules and understand complex operational

• scenarios.

• Strong

• analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management

• skills.

• Ability

• to travel two times a year including the United States

• What Will Make You Successful

• You are a detail-oriented, resourceful Business Analyst who

• understands ERP systems beyond requirements gathering. You can work through

• complex business scenarios, identify where functionality is not behaving as

• expected, and collaborate with the appropriate teams to drive resolution.

• You are comfortable working within established

• methodologies, collaborating with business and technical stakeholders, and

• taking ownership of your deliverables.

• Above all, you are someone who can learn an ERP

• environment thoroughly, understand how the business operates and help ensure

• the system works as intended.

• Additional Information

• This

• is a long-term opportunity supporting a multi-year ERP implementation,

• ongoing enhancements and future business systems initiatives.

• Occasional

• travel within Canada and to U.S. will be required for ERP go-live support

• and end-user training, typically for short periods of approximately one to

• two weeks two times a year.

• Candidates

• must be able to obtain the appropriate U.S. entry or work authorization

• for required activities.

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Benefits

• Target base salary of $90- $95k depending on experience with above average bonus (last 3 years, 40%), excellent benefits and pension plan. Excellent and professional work environment.

• Why This Role?

• Opportunity to be part of a major ERP implementation.

• Direct exposure to ERP configuration and integration work.

• Strong career growth path into broader ERP and business operations domains.

• Collaborative team environment within the ERP Core Team.

• Artificial intelligence (AI) is not used to screen, assess, or make hiring decisions for this role. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our recruitment team.

• This posting represents a current vacancy.

• Compensation discussions and negotiation guidance will be provided during the hiring process as appropriate.

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