SAP Finance and Control Lead Job Hoboken area,New Jersey USA,IT/Tech

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About the Role

Wiley is seeking an experienced SAP FI Functional Lead to drive the Finance workstream across our ECC Consolidation and S/4

HANA Migration programs. This is a high-visibility leadership position at the intersection of Finance, Technology, and Innovation — requiring deep SAP Finance expertise, a strong track record of large-scale SAP implementations, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, future-ready solutions. The successful candidate will serve as the primary functional authority for SAP Finance, working directly with Wiley Executive and Business Leadership as well as external System Integrator and Vendor Technology partners.

Critically, they will also lead the evaluation and integration of emerging SAP AI capabilities — including SAP Business AI, Joule, and embedded intelligent features in S/4

HANA — to modernize financial processes and unlock business value.

Key Responsibilities

ECC Consolidation & S/4

HANA Migration Delivery Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP FI work streams within the ECC Consolidation and S/4

HANA Migration programs, covering scope definition, blueprint, realization, testing, cutover, and hyper care. Own the Finance functional design across core modules:
General Ledger (New GL / Universal Journal), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Bank Accounting, Cost Centre Accounting, Taxes, and Profit Centre Accounting. Drive the transition from ECC to S/4

HANA, leveraging the Universal Journal architecture, simplified data model, and Fiori, AI, and Joule-based user experience. Lead fit-to-standard and fit-gap workshops, document solution decisions, and drive issue resolution within agreed timelines. Manage scope change rigorously, evaluating impacts on timeline, cost, and architecture before escalating for approval. Oversee data migration strategy, cleansing, and reconciliation for Finance master data and open items. Define and validate integration designs between SAP FI and adjacent work streams (SD, MM, PS, HR/Payroll, Treasury) and non-SAP systems.

Stakeholder & Leadership Engagement Act as the primary Finance technology authority engaging Wiley C-Suite, Finance Leadership, and Business Process Owners to align on solution direction, program milestones, and change impacts. Prepare and present executive-level program status updates, key risks, decisions required, and escalations with clarity and confidence. Build trusted relationships with Finance Leadership to ensure business readiness, user adoption, and sustained value realization post go live.

Represent the Finance technology program in Steering Committee, Architecture Review Board, and Governance forums.

Vendor & Cross-functional Collaboration Collaborate closely with System Integrator (SI) and Vendor Technology leads — providing clear requirements, reviewing delivered solutions, and holding vendors accountable to quality and timeline commitments. Partner with SAP as the technology partner on product roadmap alignment, SAP Business AI strategy, and escalation management. Coordinate across platform work streams (Infrastructure, Integration, Data, Security, Change Management) to ensure cohesive program delivery.

Champion a collaborative, solution-oriented working culture across internal and external teams.

SAP AI & Innovation Leadership Lead the evaluation,…