North American Financial Systems Manager

Aquatech International•Houston, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aquatech is hiring a full-time Financial Systems Manager to lead finance transformation initiatives and financial systems work. Based in Houston, Texas, this hybrid position reports to the Director, Financial Systems. The role leads finance system implementations, SAP FI/CO improvements, process standardization, testing, training, and post-go-live support. It may require up to 25% domestic and international travel and is classified as exempt. The manager serves as the finance functional lead for Aquatech’s SAP ECC environment, owning FI/CO design, configuration, enhancements, issue resolution, and period-end support. The role also represents Finance in future-state ERP assessment and implementation, spanning current-state process and data review, requirements, fit-gap analysis, solution design, data conversion, testing, cutover, and hypercare. The position leads system implementations and finance transformation across finance and accounting processes, including close, reconciliations, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and project accounting. It partners with Finance, Accounting, IT, Operations, and external implementation partners to improve efficiency, standardization, controls, reporting, scalability, and adoption. Responsibilities include change management, documentation, project governance, risk and dependency tracking, and supporting the financial systems roadmap.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in accounting, finance, financial systems, consulting, or finance transformation, including at least 5 years of hands-on SAP FI/CO experience.
At least 3 years of experience leading SAP or ERP finance projects, with demonstrated ownership of FI/CO workstreams or end-to-end initiatives.
Strong understanding of accounting and finance processes, including general ledger, close, reporting, reconciliations, AP, AR, procurement, billing, budgeting, forecasting, and project accounting.
Experience on at least one full-lifecycle SAP or ERP implementation, from design through go-live and hypercare.
Understanding of SAP integration points with consolidation, planning, banking, and reporting tools, as well as SAP security roles, SOX, and IT general controls.
Strong Excel, reporting, analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, influence cross-functional teams, and work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or SAP FI/CO or S/4HANA Finance certification.
SAP S/4HANA implementation or ECC-to-S/4HANA migration experience.
Exposure to other ERP platforms such as Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, or Microsoft Dynamics.
Experience with OneStream, Snowflake, Power BI, BlackLine, Coupa, Concur, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Serve as the finance functional lead for the SAP ECC environment, owning FI/CO design, configuration, enhancements, issue resolution, and period-end support across GL, AP, AR, asset accounting, cost center and profit center accounting, internal orders, and Project System.
Represent Finance in future-state ERP assessment and implementation, including current-state process and data review, requirements, fit-gap analysis, solution design, data conversion, testing, cutover, and hypercare.
Manage finance systems implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives across ERP and adjacent financial platforms.
Lead finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, standardization, controls, reporting, and scalability across finance and accounting processes.
Partner with Finance and Accounting leadership to identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate manual, fragmented, or inconsistent processes.
Lead transformation efforts across month-end close, account reconciliations, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and project accounting.
Evaluate gaps between current business practices and ERP or system capabilities and recommend scalable solutions aligned with operational and business needs.
Lead SAP optimization initiatives involving profit center activation, cost center redesign, segment reporting, project accounting, revenue and cost recognition, intercompany, and journal workflow and controls.
Own change management, including stakeholder alignment, communication planning, user readiness, training strategy, adoption tracking, and post-implementation support.
Oversee development and maintenance of process documentation, standard operating procedures, control documentation, system workflows, and training materials.
Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, IT, Operations, and external implementation partners to deliver initiatives on time, within scope, and with sustainable adoption.
Establish project governance, clarify ownership, track risks and dependencies, and escalate issues appropriately.
Support prioritization of the financial systems roadmap and align enhancements with strategic finance and business objectives.