SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead - 12-16 Years, Utilities Sector
Capgemini•Mississauga, ON
•CA$83,000 - CA$195,000•Onsite
About The Position
The SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead will be responsible for end to end functional leadership across Finance and Controlling (FICO) workstreams within large scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs in the Utilities sector. The role involves driving solution design, leading implementation teams, and ensuring successful delivery of financial capabilities aligned to industry specific business needs.
Requirements
- 12–16 years of SAP Finance functional experience with strong expertise in FI, CO, Asset Accounting, and integration to Logistics and Billing.
- At least 2+ end to end SAP S/4HANA implementations, including significant Utilities industry exposure.
- Strong understanding of utility financial processes: capital projects, depreciation, regulatory accounting, complex billing integration, and operational finance.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
Nice To Haves
- SAP S/4HANA Finance certification preferred (e.g., S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates).
- CPA/CMA or equivalent is an asset.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution design across SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules.
- Define and validate target business processes across General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Cash Management,Cost Center Accounting,Profitability Analysis, and Financial Closing.
- Ensure design alignment with SAP best practices and the Utilities industry regulatory framework.
- Lead project activities including requirement gathering, blueprinting, configuration, testing, cutover, and deployment.
- Oversee configuration for FI-GL, FI-AA, FI-AP, FI-AR, CO-CCA, CO-PA, and Project Systems (PS) Finance integration.
- Ensure integration with Billing, Metering, Procurement, Work Management, and Asset Management.
- Apply deep Utilities Finance domain expertise across electricity, gas, water, or wastewater organizations.
- Support financial modeling for capital-intensive operations, rate case requirements, regulatory reporting, and asset lifecycle accounting.
- Align financial processes with regulatory boards such as OEB, FERC, NERC, or equivalent (based on region).
- Lead functional Finance teams and collaborate with business SMEs, system integrators, and technical teams.
- Facilitate workshops, design authority meetings, and steerco discussions with senior stakeholders.
- Provide guidance on Finance transformation, process redesign, and best practices.
- Work closely with EAM, SCM, Billing, HR/Payroll, Field Service, and Analytics teams to ensure seamless end to end Finance integration.
- Collaborate with Data, Reporting, and Security teams for Finance data migration, reporting structures, and financial controls.
- Recommend process enhancements leveraging S/4HANA innovations such as Universal Journal, Central Finance, Group Reporting, Fiori apps, and embedded analytics.
- Explore digital finance opportunities including predictive accounting, real-time insights, and automated reconciliation.
Benefits
- Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
- Company paid holidays
- Personal Days
- Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
