Chapter Lead; S​/HANA Functionals - FICO

Location:

Schiphol-Rijk, NL, 1119 NC

Workplace:
Hybrid

Employee Type:
Employee

Share our passion

At Yamaha Motor, everything we do is driven by one goal: creating KANDO. It is a Japanese expression that describes the feeling of excitement and deep satisfaction you experience when something exceeds your expectations.

Since our founder, Genichi Kawakami, established Yamaha Motor, we have been passionate about delivering KANDO through innovative products, exceptional experiences, and a continuous desire to challenge ourselves. From motorcycles and marine products to mobility solutions and digital innovation, our people are at the heart of everything we achieve.

At Yamaha, KANDO is not only for our customers. We believe our employees should experience it too through meaningful work, collaboration, personal growth, and the opportunity to make a real impact.

For Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. (YME), located in Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands, we are looking for a Chapter Lead (S/4

HANA Functionals - FICO) in our Information Systems Division.

As Chapter Lead (S/4

HANA Functionals - FICO), you will lead a team of functional professionals across Finance & Controlling (FICO), Sales & Logistics (S&L), After Sales, and Technology, supporting Yamaha's ongoing S/4

HANA transformation across Europe. You will be responsible for developing and inspiring your team, creating an environment where people can grow, collaborate, and deliver high-quality business solutions. Acting as a key link between business and IT, you help translate business needs into scalable and sustainable SAP S/4

HANA solutions.

Beyond team leadership, you will drive the growth and maturity of the functional professions within your chapter. By fostering knowledge sharing, defining best practices, developing skills, and supporting career development, you will help build strong, future-ready professional communities across all domains.

We are looking for a leader with deep SAP S/4

HANA experience, preferably with a strong background in Finance & Controlling (FICO). While your expertise may originate from the finance domain, you will provide leadership and direction across all functional areas within the chapter, helping teams grow their capabilities and deliver value to the business.

This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who enjoys developing people, strengthening professional excellence, and driving continuous improvement while contributing to Yamaha's vision of delivering KANDO to customers and employees alike.

• Provide functional leadership for SAP Finance (FI/CO), acting as the subject matter expert and balancing strategic direction with hands-on delivery.
• Lead requirements and solution design by facilitating stakeholder workshops and translating business needs into functional specifications, process flows, and scalable SAP solutions.
• Drive process improvement and governance by optimizing end-to-end finance processes, promoting ERP best practices, and supporting standardization and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop the team by coaching business analysts, strengthening business analysis capabilities, and building S/4
  
  HANA knowledge to ensure continuity across Yamaha Motor Europe.
• Manage stakeholders and delivery by building strong relationships with business stakeholders, product owners, train leads, and technical teams while supporting projects and change initiatives.
• Build professional capability by establishing business analysis standards, templates, and working practices and supporting the development of chapter members.

• Bachelor or Master's degree, preferably in Information Technology, Business Information Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in SAP Finance…