Head of Software Engineering; Core finance - SAP

Head of Software Engineering – SAP Core Finance

Location: Manchester / Hybrid (UK)

Function: Technology – SAP Finance

Reports to: Senior Head of Software Engineering

Direct reports: 4–5 Engineering Managers

As Head of Software Engineering – SAP Core Finance, you will lead the engineering teams responsible for delivering SAP change across the core finance teams of Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Reporting and Data engineering teams. The role exists to provide high-quality engineering leadership and delivery capacity for SAP finance changes defined by the product teams in alignment with the finance function.

You will be accountable for the engineering strategy, quality, reliability and operability of the SAP Core Finance engineering teams, ensuring teams can deliver changes safely and effectively across a complex landscape. This role requires strong partnership with product and engineering to ensure delivery stays closely aligned to wider business change through the roadmap and outcomes defined by the product teams.

A major part of the role is shaping and leading engineering delivery for SAP finance change that underpins business outcomes across core finance processes. You will need to manage competing priorities, technical dependencies and delivery risk across domains including R2R, P2P, O2C, Reporting and Data.

You will lead 4–5 Engineering Managers and partner closely with Product, Architecture, Programme, Security and business-unit leadership to ensure SAP Finance Teams deliver reliable, well-engineered outcomes that meet enterprise standards while staying responsive to business demand.

• Set the engineering standards and technical direction for SAP Core Finance, aligned to the wider engineering organisation and enterprise SAP priorities.
• Lead and develop 4–5 Engineering Managers, building strong engineering teams with clear accountability, high standards and a focus on delivery and quality.
• Own delivery of SAP changes across the core finance domains, ensuring work is executed effectively against agreed priorities.
• Partner closely with Product to translate finance domain demand and outcomes into clear engineering deliverables in an agreed timeframe.
• Ensure SAP finance changes are secure, reliable, observable and supportable, with strong engineering controls, appropriate service ownership and effective operational readiness.
• Drive strong engineering practices across testing, continuous integration and delivery, production operations, incident management and reliability improvement.
• Manage dependencies, technical risk and delivery trade‑offs across multiple teams and programmes, ensuring SAP delivery remains aligned to business outcomes defined by the product teams engaging with business stakeholders.
• Work across business units to provide a consistent, high-quality engineering capability while remaining responsive to the specific needs of each finance domain.

• Experience leading multiple offshore engineering teams through managers in a complex enterprise technology environment.
• A strong track record of delivering business‑critical SAP finance change with high levels of quality, reliability and operational control.
• Experience working across core SAP finance domains such as R2R, P2P, O2C, balancing competing priorities and translating demand into clear engineering delivery plans.
• Strong understanding of SAP engineering, integration patterns, delivery governance, finance data and production support in a large‑scale enterprise environment.
• A proven ability to partner effectively with product and architecture to deliver change in support of wider strategic outcomes.
• A leadership style that values clarity, simplicity, ownership and high engineering standards.

This role is critical to ensuring M&S can deliver SAP finance change consistently, effectively, reliably and at low cost across the core finance mission teams. Success depends on providing strong engineering leadership that embeds quality, pace and innovation at the heart of how we deliver change across R2R, P2P, O2C, reporting and data.