Job Description

We are hiring multiple SAP S/4 Finance professionals across Record-to-Report (R2R), Cost Accounting, Treasury/Cash Management, and Accounts Receivable (AR) to support a large-scale, multi-year transformation from ECC to SAP S/4HANA within a complex Aerospace & Defense (A&D) environment.

This program includes:

• End-to-end Finance transformation across:
  • General Ledger, Fixed Assets, and Financial Close (R2R)
  • Cost Accounting and Product Costing
  • Treasury / Cash Management and Banking
  • Accounts Receivable and Financial Operations
• Deep integration with:
  • Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Program Finance
• Support for Engineer-to-Order (ETO) and highly regulated contract-based environments

We are specifically targeting candidates with ECC → S/4 transformation experience in Finance, particularly within complex, integration-heavy environments.

Role Structure (Multi-Tier)

Tier 1: SAP S/4 Finance Lead (Program / Value Stream Lead)

Role Summary

Provides end-to-end leadership of Finance transformation delivery, owning process design, stakeholder alignment, and execution across one or more finance domains (R2R, Costing, Treasury).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Finance process transformation across:
  • General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Consolidation, Tax
  • Cost Accounting (product costing, intercompany, labor costing)
  • Treasury / Cash Management and Banking
• Own design, build, test, and deployment across releases
• Drive:
  • Business process design aligned to S/4 capabilities
  • Cross-value stream integration (Finance ↔ Supply Chain ↔ Manufacturing)
• Lead:
  • Go-live readiness and audit compliance
  • Risk/issue escalation and executive reporting
• Manage cross-functional teams and stakeholders, including:
  • Finance leadership
  • Program Finance / Controllers
  • IT and architecture teams
• Ensure alignment to future-state architecture and transformation objectives

Typical Profile

• 10–15+ years SAP Finance experience
• Deep expertise in S/4 Finance (FI/CO)
• Experience leading large-scale ERP transformations
• Strong A&D or regulated industry experience preferred

Tier 2: SAP S/4 Finance BSA / Solution Architect (Cross-Functional Design Authority)

Role Summary

Acts as a cross-value stream Business Solution Architect (BSA) responsible for ensuring end-to-end Finance process integrity, integration, and alignment with enterprise architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution design across Finance domains, including:
  • R2R, Cost Accounting, and Financial integrations
• Drive:
  • Key Business Decisions (KBDs)
  • Key Configuration Decisions (KCDs)
  • Cross Value Stream Integrations (CVSIs)
• Partner with:
  • Product Owners, Solution Architects, and Data Teams
• Ensure:
  • End-to-end process cohesion across systems
  • Alignment with enterprise architecture standards
• Evaluate:
  • Functional requirements and scope changes
  • Integration defects and resolution strategies
• Provide design authority and sign-off on solution architecture decisions

Typical Profile

• 15+ years SAP Finance experience
• Strong background in:
  • Financial Accounting and/or Cost Accounting
  • Cross-functional integration (Finance + Supply Chain + Manufacturing)
• Experience in architecture-level decision making

Tier 3: SAP S/4 Finance Functional Lead (Domain Lead)

Role Summary

Leads design and build execution within a specific Finance domain, such as Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Treasury, or AR.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead functional delivery for areas such as:
  • Financial Accounting (GL, Assets, Close)
  • Cost Accounting / Product Costing
  • Treasury / Cash Management
  • Accounts Receivable
• Drive:
  • Functional specifications and configuration
  • Integration with upstream/downstream processes
• Support:
  • Testing cycles (unit, integration, UAT)
  • Defect resolution and release readiness
• Collaborate with:
  • Business stakeholders
  • Technical and data teams
• Contribute to training and deployment activities

Typical Profile

• 10-15 years SAP Finance experience
• Strong expertise in at least one domain:
  • FI (GL, AP/AR, Assets)
  • CO (Costing, controlling)
  • Treasury/Cash Management
• Experience in ECC → S/4 transformations

Tier 4: SAP S/4 Finance Functional Analyst (Execution / Build Support)

Role Summary

Supports day-to-day execution of Finance transformation activities, including configuration, testing, and business support.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and finalize:
  • Functional specifications
  • Business process documentation
• Execute:
  • Testing (unit, integration, UAT)
  • Test script creation and defect tracking
• Support:
  • Data validation and reconciliation
  • Business user coordination
• Assist with:
  • Training materials and end-user enablement
  • Cutover and deployment activities
• Work closely with:
  • Functional leads and technical teams

Typical Profile

• 8-10 years SAP experience
• Background in Finance processes (R2R, AR, Costing, etc.)
• Experience supporting ERP implementations or transformations

Functional Coverage Areas

Candidates may align to one or more of the following:

• Financial Accounting (R2R)
  • GL, Fixed Assets, Close, Consolidation, Tax
• Cost Accounting
  • Product costing, labor costing, intercompany
• Treasury / Cash Management & Banking
  • Cash positioning, liquidity, banking interfaces
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Billing integration, collections, dispute management

Methodology & Tools Expectations

• Experience delivering SAP programs using SAP Activate or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with:
  • Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and hybrid delivery models
  • Fit-to-standard and iterative design/build approaches
• Experience with at least one:
  • Work management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
  • SAP lifecycle tools such as SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud ALM
• Understanding of:
  • Test management and defect tracking
  • Data migration and financial reconciliation
  • Cutover planning and audit readiness

Required Qualifications

• 5–15+ years SAP Finance experience (role dependent)
• Experience in:
  • Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Treasury, or AR
• Proven experience in ECC to S/4 transformation programs
• Strong understanding of cross-functional integration
• Experience in complex, regulated environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace & Defense industry experience
• Familiarity with:
  • Engineer-to-Order (ETO) environments
  • Program finance and contract-based accounting
• Experience with:
  • Advanced financial integrations across manufacturing and supply chain

Work Environment & Constraints

• Remote (U.S.-based only.  Occasional travel up to 20% possible)
• U.S. Citizenship required (ITAR/data sensitivity compliance)
• Ability to support distributed teams and multiple release cycles

Engagement Details

• Initial contract: 6+ months
• Strong likelihood of extension aligned to 2+ year transformation roadmap
• Immediate involvement in design/build release and ongoing deployments

This is a multi-opening hiring initiative to build a comprehensive SAP S/4 Finance team supporting a highly complex A&D transformation across financial accounting, costing, treasury, and receivables operations.