Finance SAP Program Manager
Role summary
Our client is seeking a Finance SAP Program Manager with expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance to manage large, multi-workstream ERP/SAP programs. The role requires a minimum of eight years of IT project management experience, including three years leading ERP/SAP programs. Key responsibilities include program lifecycle management, integrated planning, estimation, vendor management, and ensuring alignment with financial controls and reporting requirements. Experience in public sector environments and managing system integrators is essential. The role also demands strong stakeholder management, facilitation, analytical, and communication skills, particularly with Finance leadership and technical teams.
Job Summary
Our client is looking for a Finance SAP Program Manager ( SAP S/4HANA Finance ) to join their team.
Must Have Primary Skills :
- Minimum of eight (8) years of experience managing Information Technology projects, including at least three (3) years leading large, multi-workstream ERP/SAP programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in program and project lifecycles, integrated planning, and estimation (scope, schedule, resources, and cost) for complex enterprise initiatives.
- Experience leading delivery within a large-scale program requiring integration with multiple projects/workstreams and adherence to an overall program governance model.
- Hands-on experience delivering SAP programs with a Finance focus (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Finance) including configuration-led delivery with a system integrator.
- Experience delivering Finance process transformation (e.g., Record-to-Report, Procure-to- Pay, Order-to-Cash) and ensuring alignment to financial controls, auditability, and reporting requirements.
- Experience planning and managing programs/projects in a Public Sector organization (or similarly complex, regulated environment).
- Experience managing a large system integration vendor and coordinating internal business SMEs, technical teams, and third parties.
- Experience managing multiple projects/workstreams concurrently, including integrated schedule and dependency management.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple vendors concurrently (e.g., system integrator, AMS/support provider, testing partner, and niche solution vendors).
- Excellent stakeholder management, interpersonal, and listening skills, including ability to communicate effectively with Finance leadership and technical delivery teams.
- Strong facilitation skills, including running fit-to-standard workshops, design decision forums, and executive-level governance meetings.
- Strong analytical and problem resolution skills, including ability to evaluate impacts to Finance controls, close processes, and reporting.
- Strong communication skills (oral, written, and presentation), including preparation of executive-ready status reporting, decision papers, and program updates.
Nice To Have Secondary Skills :
- SAP program/project management experience in Finance, including SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) and related capabilities (e.g., Asset Accounting, Treasury, Grants Management, Funds Management, Budgeting/Planning, and/or SAP Group Reporting where applicable).
- Strong exposure to SAP Activate methodology, including fit-to-standard, design governance, release management, cutover planning, and hypercare/stabilization.
- Solid understanding of SAP Finance solution architecture, integration patterns, and data concepts (e.g., master data, chart of accounts, cost objects, and reporting structures).
- Demonstrated ability to partner with Finance business owners, audit/compliance stakeholders, SAP functional/technical teams, and the system integrator to ensure requirements, controls, and adoption needs are met while maintaining SAP best practices
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Pay: $100.00-$130.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
