What you will do
As a Senior Manager for Source to Pay and Record to Report area you will oversee the end-to-end Source to Pay and Record to Report solutions, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and driving process improvements. You will also be responsible for leading, architecting, designing, and implementing end to end processes and capabilities in this space. As a Sr. Manager within our Technology team, this role will help guide the transition from our worldwide ERP instance on SAP ECC to the S/4HANA Intelligent Enterprise, along with the successful migration of the other S2P and RTR integrated systems.
- Provide vision and strategy to advance the Source to Pay (S2P) and Record to Report capabilities
- Lead overall design, architecture, and manage large, diverse teams within a matrixed organization and collaborate geographically
- Collaborate with business SMEs, System Architects and Product Owners to understand requirements and translate them into Functional specifications
- Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, solution delivery and transition
- Ensure alignment of SAP S/4HANA solutions with business goals and leading practices
- Manage the implementation and operational management of Source to Pay and Record to Report processes
- Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to deliver and sustain
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies
- Participate in audits and proactive research for continuous financial improvements
- Ability to lead and resolve complex issues across a distributed landscape
- Develop innovative solutions that drive speed to value via AI/ML and leading control practices
Basic Qualifications (Must Have):
- Doctorate degree / Master's degree / Bachelor's degree and 12 to 17 years of relevant SAP experience.
- Experience in leading complex architecture, design and configuring all aspects of Source pay and Record to Report solutions at a global scale part of S/4HANA
- Hands-on experience in configuring: S/4HANA sourcing & Procurement, Ariba Procure to Pay, Cloud Integration gateway (CIG), and SAP Business Network
- Hands-on experience in configuring all aspects of S/4HANA Finance /controlling modules: All Accounting facets, Accounts Payable & Receivable, Treasury, Tax, Cash Management, close, and financial reporting etc.
- Demonstrated understanding of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); ability to clearly communicate all key accounting concepts
- Experience in people management and leading matrixed teams, and passion for mentorship, culture and fostering the development of talent
Preferred Qualifications (Good-to-Have):
- Good understanding of cross functional interdependencies from other value streams (i.e. Plan to Stock, Order to Cash, etc.)
- Experience working in an agile environment as a product owner and familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Proficiency in Blackline and any Financial reporting tools
Professional Certifications:
- Relevant SAP S/4HANA (preferred)
- Relevant SAP Ariba Procure to Pay solutions (preferred)
- Relevant SAP S/4HANA Finance (preferred)
- ITIL and SAFE (Preferred)
Soft Skills:
- Able to work under minimal supervision
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
- Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills