SAP S​/HANA Order to Cash; O2C) Transformation Manager; CFO & Enterprise Value

Location:

London, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh (location flexible)

Salary:
Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level:

CL7 (Manager)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person.

Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture:
We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:
Within CFO and Enterprise Value, we help CFOs and finance leaders use SAP-enabled transformation to improve financial performance, strengthen control and unlock enterprise value. We work at the intersection of finance, business and technology, leading transformation programmes that go beyond system implementation to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

• Leading Order to Cash work streams within SAP S/4
  
  HANA finance transformation programmes, with accountability for end-to-end O2C process design and delivery
• Owning O2C scope across the full lifecycle, including, order management and contract-to-order considerations, billing and invoicing, revenue recognition alignment, credit management, collections and cash application, dispute and deduction management
• Acting as the primary finance O2C design authority, ensuring solutions are business-led, fit-to-standard where appropriate, and aligned to CFO priorities
• Facilitating client workshops and design forums, translating commercial and operational requirements into robust finance process designs
• Managing dependencies between O2C and adjacent finance processes, including Record to Report and financial close
• Working closely with SAP delivery and integration teams, while retaining ownership of finance outcomes and business requirements
• Supporting programme leadership with clear status, issue management and decision recommendations
• Contributing to practice development activities, including, shaping O2C transformation approaches, supporting proposals and bids, developing reusable assets and points of view

• Strong experience delivering Order to Cash transformations within SAP S/4
  
  HANA and/or ECC programmes
• Broad understanding of SAP S/4
  
  HANA O2C capabilities, including, FI-AR and billing integration, SAP SD from a finance and revenue perspective, credit management, collections and dispute processes, cash application and clearing, experience aligning O2C processes with revenue recognition principles, including awareness of event-based revenue recognition and IFRS 15 concepts
• Understanding of how O2C design impacts revenue and margin reporting, working capital and cash flow, financial close and controls
• Strong grasp of commercial and revenue models, including pricing, discounts, rebates and deductions
• Understanding of customer master data, profit centre and reporting structures, and their impact on finance insight and control
• Awareness of controls and compliance considerations across O2C, including order approval,…