North American Financial Systems Manager

Aquatech International LLC•Houston, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aquatech is hiring a full-time Financial Systems Manager in Houston, Texas. This hybrid role leads finance transformation initiatives, finance system implementations, SAP FI/CO improvements, process standardization, testing, training, and post-go-live support. The position is considered exempt, requires travel that may reach 25% domestically and internationally, and reports to the Director, Financial Systems. The manager serves as the finance functional lead for the current SAP ECC environment, owning FI/CO design, configuration, enhancements, issue resolution, and period-end support across general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, asset accounting, cost and profit center accounting, internal orders, and Project System. The manager will also represent Finance in future-state ERP assessment and implementation activities, from current-state review and requirements through solution design, data conversion, testing, cutover, and hypercare. The role leads finance systems implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization across ERP and adjacent financial platforms. It drives improvements in efficiency, standardization, controls, reporting, and scalability; identifies opportunities to simplify and automate processes; and evaluates gaps between business practices and system capabilities. Responsibilities also include change management, process and control documentation, project governance, cross-functional coordination, 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.
At least 5 years of hands-on SAP Finance and Controlling (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, accounts payable, accounts receivable, procurement, billing, budgeting, forecasting, and project accounting.
Experience with 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 finance functional lead for the current SAP ECC environment, owning FI/CO design, configuration, enhancements, issue resolution, and period-end support.
Support SAP FI/CO processes across general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, 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 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 business and operational needs.
Lead SAP optimization initiatives, including profit center activation, cost center redesign, segment reporting, project accounting, revenue and cost recognition, intercompany, and journal workflow and controls.
Own change management activities, including stakeholder alignment, communication planning, user readiness, training strategy, adoption tracking, and post-implementation support.
Oversee process documentation, standard operating procedures, control documentation, system workflows, and training materials for new or enhanced finance processes.
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.