SAP S​/HANA Finance Group Reporting Lead

Job Description:

Location: Home based with travel to client sites

Vetting: Due to security clearance requirements candidates must be eligible for or currently hold SC. Requires candidates to have been a UK Resident for last 5 years or more without having been abroad for more than 3 months at a time.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced SAP S/4 HANNA Finance Group Reporting Lead to join our team to be responsible for the functional ownership of statutory and management consolidation processes. You will design harmonised chart of accounts structures, implement intercompany reconciliation and elimination rules, and establish parallel accounting frameworks in S/4

HANA.

The role requires deep interaction with Controllers, CFOs, and statutory reporting teams to ensure global compliance and to build an integrated platform for financial reporting.

You will also oversee multiple mock close rehearsals, data migrations, and reconciliations, providing assurance that balances are accurate, consolidated outputs align with statutory requirements, and reporting is complete and auditable.

The position covers the full lifecycle design and delivery of General Ledger (GL), parallel ledgers, consolidation, and Group Reporting. You will ensure alignment with IFRS, GAAP, and local statutory standards, while integrating with Treasury, Tax, and Analytics to enable a seamless close process.

• Lead workshops with CFOs, Group Controllers, and Finance stakeholders to capture statutory and management reporting requirements.
• Define and deliver the global chart of accounts and ledger structure, ensuring consistency across entities and geographies.
• Configure parallel ledgers for IFRS, GAAP, and local statutory accounting.
• Implement SAP Group Reporting, including intercompany eliminations, ownership structures, and consolidation methods.
• Establish and test processes for foreign currency translation, minority interest, and consolidation of investments.
• Direct functional specifications for WRICEF objects relating to reporting, interfaces, and reconciliations.
• Manage data migration of GL balances, open items, and consolidation structures from legacy systems.
• Run at least two full mock close cycles prior to go-live, ensuring reconciliation of trial balances and intercompany eliminations.
• Ensure integration with Treasury (cash positions, intercompany loans), Tax (deferred tax and statutory reporting), and SAC (financial planning and analytics).
• Provide design authority across GL and consolidation work streams, ensuring solution quality, compliance, and audit-readiness.
• Mentor consultants, review deliverables, and contribute to programme assurance documentation.

• Proven record of delivering Group Reporting and Consolidation within SAP S/4
  
  HANA programmes.
• Extensive expertise in GL, parallel ledgers, consolidation rules, and statutory reporting.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, GAAP, and multi-GAAP reporting requirements.
• Practical knowledge of intercompany processes, eliminations, and automated reconciliation.
• Experience running financial close rehearsals and resolving reconciliation issues.
• Familiarity with SAP Central Finance and its interaction with Group Reporting desirable.
• Strong integration awareness with Treasury, Tax, and Analytics.
• Recognised ability to engage confidently with CFOs, auditors, and financial regulators.

• SAP Group Reporting, S/4
  
  HANA Finance, and SAC for reporting and analytics.
• SAP Activate methodology and agile delivery frameworks.
• JIRA, Confluence, Signavio, and Solution Manager/ChaRM for change governance.
• Tricentis qTest/Tosca or HP ALM for testing cycles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or IT.
• SAP Certification in Financial Accounting or Group Reporting highly desirable.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA) advantageous.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with senior Finance stakeholders.
• Ability to translate statutory requirements into SAP design decisions.
• Strong analytical mindset and structured…