SAP Finance IT Lead

PIM Brands • Park Ridge, IL

10h • Onsite

About The Position

PIM Brands is seeking an experienced SAP Finance IT Lead to support and optimize its SAP S/4HANA environment. Based at the company’s global headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey, this role leads stabilization, enhancement, and governance of finance-related SAP capabilities, including Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay, and financial integrations with SAP SuccessFactors. The Finance Lead is the primary liaison among Finance, Procurement, HR, and IT, ensuring solutions support financial reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency.

The position provides functional leadership for SAP Finance within the SAP Center of Excellence (COE), covering core finance processes and modules, Ariba procurement processes, and HR/payroll financial integrations. It supports finance teams during close cycles, leads issue resolution and continuous improvement, and guides solution design, governance, documentation, and change management. The role also partners with business stakeholders and technical teams, mentors analysts, and provides training and knowledge transfer.

The role reports to the Senior Director, SAP Center of Excellence. It is on-site Monday through Friday, with remote work once per month on a Friday and Summer Fridays between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. Travel of 25% to the company’s manufacturing factory in Somerset, New Jersey, is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8–12+ years of SAP experience with deep expertise in FICO.
• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA finance environments.
• Experience working with SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay solutions.
• Understanding of HR/payroll financial integrations with SAP SuccessFactors.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end finance and procurement processes.
• Experience operating in an SAP COE or post-go-live support model.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to travel 25% to the Somerset, New Jersey manufacturing factory.

Nice To Haves

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• Experience with SAP Ariba SLP, Sourcing, Contracts, or Buying & Invoicing.
• Experience with SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll or payroll integrations.
• Experience with Group Reporting or financial consolidation.
• Experience in CPG or manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with finance automation tools such as HighRadius.

Responsibilities

• Lead resolution of issues related to SAP Finance, Procure-to-Pay, and HR financial integrations.
• Ensure system stability, process adherence, and data accuracy across finance operations.
• Support finance teams during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing cycles.
• Serve as the primary functional lead for SAP Finance within the SAP COE.
• Oversee configuration, optimization, and enhancements across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Margin Analysis/CO-PA, and Product Costing.
• Ensure strong integration between Finance and SAP modules including Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement, and Manufacturing.
• Provide functional leadership for SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay processes, including Buying and Invoicing, Supplier Lifecycle Management, supplier onboarding and compliance, invoice reconciliation, and integration with SAP AP.
• Ensure seamless integration between Ariba and S/4HANA Finance for procurement transactions, supplier payments, and financial reporting.
• Support ongoing optimization of supplier management and procurement workflows.
• Oversee financial integration between SAP SuccessFactors and S/4HANA Finance, including payroll accounting postings, workforce cost allocations, and HR-to-Finance integration processes.
• Collaborate with HR and Payroll teams to ensure accurate financial postings and workforce-cost reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes using S/4HANA capabilities such as Universal Journal, embedded analytics, workflow automation, and procurement and supplier-management improvements.
• Lead design and implementation of enhancements aligned with business priorities.
• Participate in SAP COE governance, including change control board reviews, solution design approvals, and transport governance.
• Maintain functional documentation, including configuration workbooks, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Support financial audit readiness and compliance requirements.
• Partner with Finance leadership, Procurement teams, HR leadership, and IT to ensure SAP solutions meet business needs.
• Lead functional workshops and solution design sessions with business stakeholders.
• Translate complex financial and operational requirements into scalable SAP solutions.
• Mentor functional analysts within the SAP COE.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training to business users and internal support teams.
• Work with ABAP, Integration, and Data teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package effective day one, including medical, dental, vision, disability, insurance plans, and more.
• Total compensation package including bonus, 401(k) plan match, and other incentives, based on eligibility and position.
• A diverse range of benefit choices.
• Personal time off, vacation time, floating days, and observed holidays.
• Business casual dress.
• Professional development and training opportunities across the organization.
• Opportunity for internal career advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior