Director, SAP Technology Lead - Finance

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

The Director, SAP Technology Lead -- Finance serves as the senior authority for SAP S/4

HANA Finance solutions and plays a pivotal role in delivering ADUSA s Retail Spine ERP transformation. This position is responsible for leading the end-to-end design, delivery, implementation, and ongoing support of comprehensive finance capabilities, including General Ledger, Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Center Accounting and Controlling, Fixed Assets, Treasury and Cash Management, Profitability Analysis, Management Accounting, and Project Systems.

A critical aspect of this role is orchestrating the migration of ADUSA s existing on-premise SAP S/4

HANA Finance platform to SAP RISE, achieving clean core principles and consolidating finance processes in legacy systems into SAP.

The Director ensures seamless integration across finance, merchandising, supply chain, store operations, and digital commerce platforms to enable real-time financial visibility, accurate cost accounting, efficient cash management, and enterprise-wide profitability transparency. During the retail spine transformation, this leader is accountable for consolidating all finance-related functions from remaining legacy systems into SAP S/4

HANA Finance, ensuring centralized, standardized, and streamlined end-to-end finance processes that support accurate financial close, regulatory compliance, and data-driven business insights.

This leader shapes enterprise finance technology standards, drives cross-workstream alignment, and ensures disciplined execution across all phases of the transformation lifecycle. In close partnership with Finance business leadership and IT teams, the Director mobilizes System Integrator partners to deliver fit-to-standard, clean-core aligned solutions that support ADUSA s long-term agility, innovation, and SAP RISE cloud operating model.

With an AI- and analytics-first mindset, the Director enables automated financial workflows, intelligent financial planning and analysis, predictive cash flow management, and real-time profitability insights across the enterprise. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SAP S/4

HANA Finance capabilities, RISE migration experience, strong executive leadership skills, and a proven track record delivering large-scale ERP transformations in complex, high-volume retail environments.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• Directly manages and develops SAP Finance technical leads, architects, developers, and analysts across multiple finance modules and work streams.
• Provides functional oversight and technical direction to System Integrator delivery teams, offshore resources, and contractor staff working on SAP Finance initiatives.
• Collaborates with peer technology leaders across merchandising, supply chain, store operations, and digital commerce to ensure cohesive enterprise transformation delivery.
• Partners with Finance business leaders, process owners, and key stakeholders to align technology delivery with business strategy and operational requirements.

Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.

Strategic Leadership & Transformation Execution

• Provide strategic leadership and ownership of SAP S/4
  
  HANA Finance delivery on RISE, including orchestrating the migration from on-premise to RISE cloud environment, upgrading to the latest S/4
  
  HANA version, and achieving clean core principles throughout the transformation journey.
• Serve as the technology authority for SAP Finance capabilities across all modules including GL, FI, AP, AR, CO, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Profitability Analysis, Management Accounting, and Project Systems, ensuring alignment with Clean Core principles, SAP Best Practices, and cloud operating standards.
• Lead the consolidation of all finance-related functions from legacy systems into SAP S/4
  
  HANA Finance during the retail spine transformation, ensuring centralized, standardized end-to-end finance processes that eliminate redundancy, reduce technical debt, and enable scalable growth.
• Partner closely with Finance leadership to translate financial strategy and operational requirements into scalable SAP functional and technical designs, enabling accurate financial reporting, efficient period-end close, regulatory compliance, real-time profitability visibility, and data-driven…