SAP Finance; R2R) Lead

Job Details:

Minimum years of experience required: 10 years

Must Have

Skills:

SAP Finance (R2R)

We are seeking an experienced Lead SAP Finance (R2R) Consultant with 10+ years of expertise in SAP Finance to lead the Record-to-Report (R2R) workstream in a large-scale global S/4

HANA transformation initiative.

The role demands strong leadership in financial process transformation, global template standardization, and S/4

HANA Finance solution architecture, ensuring alignment between business objectives, regulatory requirements, and SAP best practices.

• Lead the R2R workstream in S/4
  
  HANA transformation programs (Greenfield/Brownfield/Selective Data Transition)
• Define and drive global finance transformation strategy, including process standardization and harmonization
• Own the global template design for R2R processes across regions
• Partner with Finance leadership to align business vision with S/4
  
  HANA capabilities

• Own end-to-end S/4
  
  HANA Finance solution design for:
  • General Ledger (GL) with Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
  • Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Asset Accounting (AA)
  • Cost Center Accounting & Profit Center Accounting
  • Internal Orders and Product Costing (if applicable)
• Design chart of accounts harmonization, parallel accounting, and group reporting structures
• Lead fit-gap workshops, blueprinting, and solution design sessions
• Ensure adoption of S/4
  
  HANA standard best practices and simplifications

• Define and govern global finance template, ensuring consistency across countries
• Lead multi-country rollouts, including localization for tax, statutory, and compliance requirements
• Oversee cutover planning, financial data migration, and go-live strategy
• Support hypercare and stabilization phases

• Define and oversee finance data migration strategy (GL balances, open items, assets, CO data)
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure data quality, reconciliation, and validation
• Design integrations with:
  • MM (Procure-to-Pay)
  • SD (Order-to-Cash)
  • EWM, TM, and external systems
• Manage interfaces, middleware, and financial reporting systems

• Lead design and optimization of:
  • Financial closing processes (month-end/year-end)
  • Intercompany accounting and reconciliation
  • Group reporting and consolidation
• Drive adoption of:
  • S/4
    
    HANA Fiori apps for finance
  • Embedded analytics and real-time reporting

• Define and govern testing strategy (SIT, UAT, regression)
• Ensure financial accuracy, audit compliance, and control effectiveness
• Identify and mitigate risks related to financial processes and compliance

• Lead and mentor finance functional teams (onshore/offshore)
• Act as trusted advisor to CFO organization and business stakeholders
• Facilitate executive workshops and steering committee discussions
• Manage system integrators, vendors, and cross-functional teams

• Drive finance transformation through:
  • Automation (RPA, workflows)
  • Advanced analytics & real-time dashboards
  • Central Finance (if applicable)
• Identify opportunities for process simplification and cost optimization
• Promote digital finance capabilities aligned with SAP S/4
  
  HANA roadmap

• 10+ years of SAP Finance (FICO) experience, with strong focus on R2R processes
• Proven leadership in S/4
  
  HANA Finance transformation programs
• Experience in global template design and multi-country deployments
• Strong exposure to financial closing, reporting, and compliance processes

• Deep expertise in:
  • General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting
  • Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
  • Parallel accounting (IFRS,…