SAP S/4 Record-to-Report (R2R) Consultant - Utilities

Accenture•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Accenture is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance professional to lead Record-to-Report (R2R) transformation work, especially for Utilities clients. The role partners with CFOs, controllers, accounting leaders, and finance process owners to define future-state finance processes and technology solutions, translate business and accounting needs into SAP designs, and deliver efficient, controlled, insight-driven finance operations. The consultant leads client workshops and R2R workstreams; designs and configures end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions; and guides finance integration, data conversion, testing, deployment, cutover, go-live, and hypercare. The work spans General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Controlling, financial close, reporting, and related finance processes. The role also contributes to transformation strategies and executive materials, identifies opportunities to use SAP Business AI and GenAI, and provides functional leadership and coaching across global delivery teams. Travel may be required and varies according to business and client needs.

Requirements

At least 3 years of SAP Finance functional experience, with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and Record-to-Report processes.
At least 2 years of hands-on experience across General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Controlling, financial close, and related finance capabilities.
At least 1 year of experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable integration into the overall R2R process.
At least 2 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or SAP Finance implementations, including solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, cutover, and post-go-live support (hypercare).
Experience leading or coordinating teams across large-scale SAP transformation programs.
Experience supporting the Utilities industry or clients.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years of work experience); with an associate’s degree, equivalent minimum 6-year work experience is required.

Nice To Haves

SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA, or similar accounting or finance credential.
Experience with SAP Central Finance, Group Reporting, SAP Analytics Cloud, or SAP Datasphere.
Experience delivering SAP Finance transformation programs for electric, gas, or water utilities.
Understanding of utility-specific finance considerations, including regulatory accounting, capital-intensive asset environments, and integration with utility customer and operational processes.
Experience applying GenAI or agentic AI capabilities to finance processes such as close, reconciliation, reporting, and controls.
Experience leading global functional teams and coordinating delivery across client, onshore, nearshore, and offshore resources.

Responsibilities

Lead SAP S/4HANA Record-to-Report workstreams and partner with controllers, accounting leaders, and finance process owners to define future-state processes and technology solutions.
Lead workshops to assess current-state challenges and translate business and accounting requirements into SAP S/4HANA Finance designs.
Design and configure end-to-end R2R solutions across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Controlling, financial close, and related finance processes.
Drive standardization and optimization of journal processing, account reconciliation, intercompany accounting, period-end close, financial reporting, and financial controls.
Analyze finance data—including chart of accounts, master data, journals, asset registers, cost objects, sub-ledger mappings, and reconciliations—for design, conversion, and cutover.
Guide finance integration across SAP modules and business processes to support accurate accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting.
Lead functional activities for system configuration, data conversion, unit testing, SIT, UAT, defect triage, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
Contribute to finance transformation business cases, roadmaps, solution strategies, and executive presentations aligned with CFO priorities.
Identify opportunities to apply SAP Business AI and GenAI to financial close, reconciliation, reporting, controls, and finance productivity.
Collaborate with business, technology, integration, data, testing, training, client, and offshore teams in a Global Delivery model.
Provide functional leadership, coach junior team members, support delivery excellence, and contribute to SAP Finance assets, accelerators, and best practices.
Travel as required by business needs and client requirements.