Senior Manager, Finance – SAP

Universal Orlando•Orlando, FL

About The Position

This position supports the Senior Director, serving as a primary point of contact for the SAP Project. The role ensures inclusive design decisions and successful business unit change management. The Senior Manager partners with dedicated business unit leaders to align on functional and data requirements, ensuring business-critical inputs are incorporated into the system design. This involves close collaboration with the SAP S/4 Solution Team and colleagues across global Finance and Technology organizations, playing an active role in the finance digital transformation from design to deployment.

Requirements

Associate degree (AA) is required
Bachelor’s degree is required
7 or more years of experience with controllership/IT
Demonstrated understanding of SAP business processes (e.g., AP, RTR, OTC)
Understanding of agile project mgmt. and a record of accomplishment of on time delivery
Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to keep momentum and drive change
Experience in organizational change management
Solution driven and results oriented
Ability to represent NBCU with third party implementors with a collaborative mindset
Demonstrated problem-solving ability within functional and technical areas
Consistent attendance is a job requirement

Nice To Haves

Previous NBCU experience or professional work experience in an SAP ecosystem preferred, ideally in a Global context

Responsibilities

Interface with the UDX Finance department, S/4 Core Team, business units, System Integrator (SI), and Operations & Technology (O&T) to capture and analyze business processes, workflows, policies, tables, objects, master data elements, programs, and transactions related to the current ECC solution.
Translate UDX Finance business requirements into fit‑to‑standard SAP S/4 business process designs within the relevant NBCU Finance functions.
Translate UDX Finance reporting requirements into SAP S/4 master data designs within the relevant NBCU Finance functions.
Identify required master and transactional data to support future business processes and operational/analytical reporting and support a comprehensive impact assessment of the transition to SAP S/4.
Participate in workshops and sessions around business process analysis, process re-engineering, global templates, and value chain analysis.
Be the change agent to SAP S/4 transformation.
Challenge the status quo to ensure optimal balance of NBCU Enterprise and local business requirements and maintain good business relations.
Provide strategic thinking based on subject matter expertise (SME) for next generation ERP Finance Solutions for master data, implementation, and process design for UDX.
Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
Performs other duties as assigned.