SAP GRC analyst

About the Company

Motion recruitment has partnered with a Manufacturing client and seeking an SAP GRC Analyst for a full tie hire. Under limited supervision serve as technical and functional bridge between IT and business partners to support a secure, compliant, and scalable SAP environment.

About the Role

Perform security and compliance assessments and support the ongoing evolution of the SAP GRC (Governance Risk Compliance) environment, ensuring risks are accurately identified, assessed, and mitigated.

This is a 100% onsite opportunity. Locals are preferred as the client requires a in-person interview.

Must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Ruleset Governance & Optimization: Support the GRC Manager on initiatives related to ruleset architecture, Segregation of Duties (SoD) conflicts, and SAP GRC reporting.
• Lead the ongoing review, maintenance, and enhancement of GRC rulesets to ensure alignment with evolving business processes.
• Refine ruleset logic at the authorization object and field level to reduce false positives while ensuring complete risk coverage.
• Access Control & Risk Mitigation: Review and adjudicate access requests to determine if requested roles are appropriate while adhering to the principle of least privilege.
• Perform detailed evaluations of mitigating controls to ensure they are properly designed and effectively mitigate the specific risks they are assigned to cover.
• Identify and assess access and compliance risks associated with IT projects and system enhancements, ensuring appropriate controls are incorporated.
• Audit & Reporting: Gather and report data to support internal/external auditors and compliance partners.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Accounting/Finance, or a related technical field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires at least 5 years related experience.
• Requires at least 3 years of direct experience in SAP GRC and/or SAP Security.

Required Skills

• Strong, hands-on experience with SAP GRC (Access Control).
• A technical understanding of SAP authorization objects and T-codes related to the EWM, TML, FI, MM, GTS, and HR modules.
• Ability to analyze complex business systems and identify risks and control weaknesses.
• Strong interpersonal skills to explain to business owners why a specific access request may be inappropriate and how to remediate the issue.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and build effective partnerships across IT and business teams.