SAP S/4HANA Finance Consultant - Utilities

Accenture•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture is seeking an SAP S/4HANA Finance Consultant with a focus on the Utilities industry. This role involves transforming core accounting and finance operations on SAP S/4HANA ERP for CFOs and controllers. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of deep functional knowledge in Financial General Ledger and Sub-ledger processes, strong consulting skills, and effective communication and delivery capabilities. You will collaborate with business, technology, testing, training, and offshore teams to align priorities, resolve complex finance issues, and guide users through new processes. The role requires hands-on experience in configuring SAP ERP, working with finance process data, and translating CFO objectives into scalable solutions that enhance enterprise value, controls, and provide decision-ready insights.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of functional experience in SAP Finance, including hands-on exposure to GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, and/or Product Costing.
Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with SAP Asset Accounting / Fixed Assets, including capitalization, depreciation, and parallel ledger requirements.
Minimum of 2 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or SAP Finance implementations in a configuration, functional, or delivery role.
Minimum of 3 years of finance transformation consulting experience — including process design, controllership, close optimization, or CFO advisory work.
Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Nice To Haves

SAP S/4HANA Finance certification (e.g., SAP Certified Associate – SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting or Management Accounting).
CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA, or equivalent accounting/finance credential (or in progress).
Experience with SAP Central Finance, Group Reporting, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or SAP Datasphere.
Familiarity with embedding GenAI / agentic AI into close, controls, and reporting processes.
Experience supporting workshops and design decisions across system build, configuration, testing, cutover, and go-live in the SAP Finance area.
Experience collaborating across cross-functional business, technology, integration, testing, training, client, and offshore teams in a Global Delivery model.

Responsibilities

Deliver client SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation programs through combined SAP application and finance process expertise.
Engage with client Finance stakeholders (controllers, accounting managers, process owners) to understand pain points and translate them into SAP S/4HANA Finance requirements.
Contribute to business cases, roadmaps, and client presentations articulating the value of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions for the CFO agenda.
Design and configure end-to-end Finance solutions across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, and Product Costing, leveraging SAP S/4HANA, Central Finance, and partner solutions.
Analyze finance process data (chart of accounts, master data, sub-ledger mappings, journals, asset registers, reconciliations) to inform design, cleanse legacy data, and validate cutover readiness.
Execute and coordinate system testing (unit, SIT, UAT), defect triage, cutover activities, and hypercare for SAP Finance releases.
Apply SAP’s Business AI capabilities and GenAI use cases in finance delivery to improve efficiency in close, controls, and reporting processes.
Collaborate across cross-functional teams (business, technology, integration, testing, training, client, offshore) in a Global Delivery model.
Coach analysts and junior team members, contribute to internal assets and best practices, and continuously deepen SAP S/4HANA Finance expertise.
Travel may be required for this role, varying from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.