Date Posted: 2026-10-21

Company Name: Hitachi Rail Canada Inc.

Profession (Job Category): IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: Full time A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology.

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Systems position is responsible for planning, project management, coordination and functional support of all HR Canada domains primarily, in the area of SAP Financial and Project Systems. The SAP primary areas of responsibility will be in Financial Accounting, Controlling, Project Systems, RAR, Concur, CATS modules. The support and project management work is primarily, but not limited to, the use and evolution of the SAP system.

This position includes leading and supporting both project and production support activities. This SAP resource is the primary liaison between the Finance/Project Business teams and the Information System’s Business applications team. The resource will engage with the Global Hitachi Rail Applications team for support and development.

Within IT this Position will have responsibilities to ensure IT financials are current and meet the needs for management reporting.

Support and enhance the entire SAP Finance portfolio The SAP areas of responsibility are but not limited to FICO, PS, RAR, Concur and Time modules. The specialist in SAP FICO/PS will have oversight for the enhancement and maintenance of these functions in Hitachi Rail Canada’s ERP footprint - SAP ECC EHP 8 Support of Primavera integration with SAP Support Concur integration with SAP Support Vertex or other Tax Solution with SAP Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the efforts of both the project and functional/technical support activities. The individual will be expected to act as Project Manager on projects/initiatives related to SAP or relevant applications through their entire lifecycle, including estimating resource requirements, RFP and SOW reviews, project activities and dependencies.

The individual will interact with internal team members, outsourced partners, including ABAP and Basis for issue escalation/resolution. Engage with managed service partner’s delivery manager to ensure quality of service (QoS)



for the Operations team. Responsible for supervising system configuration in the FICO and related modules by any external service providers.

As required the individual will be expected to respond to Help Desk requests by reviewing and resolving assigned tickets based on priority in a reasonable time, aligning to SLAs and to provide a high level of customer service. Interact with Business Analysts and customers to identify and document requirements that will be used to produce systems requirements documentation. The individual will have subject matter expertise, develop training materials and deliver training on the use of functionality in the Financial and Project Systems areas.

Manage testing of SAP solutions Participate and actively develop enhanced IT financial reporting Travel may be required periodically Other duties as assigned by management.

Must be familiar with SAP ECC 6.0 functionality (EHP 6.0 minimum).

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or Financial Management or related field/foreign equivalent required, Master’s Degree in Computer Science, related field or foreign equivalent highly desired.

Strong business process knowledge in project system processes: Knowledge of Vertex or other Tax solutions that integrate to SAP

Understand the integration points with Accounts Payable, Production Planning and Sales & Distribution and Material Management, including experience with vendor management.

Maintains high level of quality while working under pressure and deadlines.

Analytical ability to synthesis data and reporting on metrics.

Customer Service and Results oriented.

A working knowledge of Project Management.

3+ years as a project team leader or work package manager.

10 years’ experience as an SAP FICO/PS consultant





4 full lifecycle implementation projects as a FICO/PS functional/configuration team member.

2 full lifecycle upgrade projects as a FICO/PS functional /configuration team member.

Be able to independently solve complex functional issues in SAP

Experienced with utilizing OSS and submitting support messages to SAP.

Experience with SAP Data Migration and Interfaces including LSMW, eCATT, SAP Query and other data management tools.

Ability to work in a team environment including team members both locally and remotely, both foreign and domestic.

Background checks required for Controlled Goods and Reliability as clearance must be obtained.

SAP Certification in a FICO and or PS module is highly desired

Functional experience working with business intelligence tools.

Functional Experience with automated/collaborative testing systems such as HP QC, ALM, Panaya, Solution Manager or related application.

Experience with SharePoint, LiveLink

Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid

Retirement Savings Plan with a company match

Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation

Company provided Life and accident Insurance, LTD

Worklife programs such as Flextime and a variety of Development and Training opportunities

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe.

From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers. Come and experience the dynamic, cooperative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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