SAP Finance Lead
About The Position
Lead the SAP Finance workstream during the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle ensuring high-quality deliverables that meet project timelines and standards. Engage with client stakeholders to understand, assess, and design core elements like Chart of Accounts, RTR organization structure etc. Drive solution walkthroughs with business and IT stakeholders, ensuring alignment with a global design template. Design and configure key R2R areas such as New GL, Universal Journal (ACDOCA) based parallel Ledgers and Document Splitting. Provide leadership and guidance to offshore/onshore team members for activities such as functional specifications, testing, defect resolution, and cutover planning. Support data migration, including validation and reconciliation of master data, balances, fixed assets, and opening entries. Collaborate with testing and training teams to ensure smooth UAT, training, and go-live preparation.
Requirements
- A minimum of five years of hands-on SAP experience in Financial Accounting and Reporting (FI/CO), including at least 1 full-cycle S/4HANA implementation as an R2R Lead or SME.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience).
Nice To Haves
- Strong business process understanding of Record to Report including operational challenges and reporting.
- Experience with configuration and functional specifications in SAP FI modules and in-depth exposure to integration with Procure-to-pay and Order-to-cash processes
- Ability to translate complex business requirements into system design and clear functional documentation.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly in client-facing environments.
- You’ve worked with SAP Central Finance in a multi-entity multi source-system landscape.
- You have domain experience of Finance or Management Accounting within Manufacturing or related industries.
- You’ve worked in Agile/Hybrid project methodologies and are familiar with Solution Manager, SAP Activate and tools like JIRA
- You hold relevant SAP certifications (e.g., SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associate)
Responsibilities
- Lead the SAP Finance workstream during the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle ensuring high-quality deliverables that meet project timelines and standards.
- Engage with client stakeholders to understand, assess, and design core elements like Chart of Accounts, RTR organization structure etc.
- Drive solution walkthroughs with business and IT stakeholders, ensuring alignment with a global design template.
- Design and configure key R2R areas such as New GL, Universal Journal (ACDOCA) based parallel Ledgers and Document Splitting.
- Provide leadership and guidance to offshore/onshore team members for activities such as functional specifications, testing, defect resolution, and cutover planning.
- Support data migration, including validation and reconciliation of master data, balances, fixed assets, and opening entries.
- Collaborate with testing and training teams to ensure smooth UAT, training, and go-live preparation.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
- a 401(k) plan
- bonus opportunities
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
