SAP Finance Lead

I am currently looking for an experienced SAP Finance Lead to join our customer on an 18 month FTC.

The individual should hold strong SAP Integration experience and have extensive project experience focussing on R2R, OTC and PTP.

This is very much a business facing role so strong stakeholder management experience is vital.

The role:

• You will be the main finance point of contact within the SAP upgrade project. The client are upgrading to the latest version of SAP S/4HANA cloud.
• You will ensure that European requirements are incorporated in the system design, while working closely with the SAP S/4 Solution Team, and with colleagues across the organization in multiple countries.
• You will support the design and implementation of end-to-end Record to Report (including Product Costing) processes including areas of OTC (Order to Cash) and PTP (Procure to Pay) with a Finance focus. You will closely co-ordinate with Credit Collection, Accounts Payable, and Operations Finance in the European Shared Services Team and the Finance teams in the European Markets in delivery of the SAP ERP system.

Experience:

• Qualified ACCA/CIMA (or EU Equivalent) and/or Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or similar and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of SAP business end to end processes in the RTR area (accounting, revenue, fixed assets, etc.) and financial integration with OTC area (AR, invoicing, cash applications, etc), and PTP area (direct/indirect, vendor accounting, payments, etc.)
• Previous experience leading a project workstream is preferred
• Strong experience modernizing finance technology in Europe with SAP cloud is required.
• Strong project management, project planning, and ability to manage multiple deadlines is required.
• Experience in organizational change management.
• Strong data analytic skills and ability to summarize the findings.