Finance Functional Lead

SAP S / 4HANA Finance Functional Lead

We are seeking an experienced SAP S / 4HANA Finance Functional Lead to drive the finance transformation of a public sector organization migrating from SAP ECC to SAP S / 4HANA using RISE with SAP Private Cloud. This role will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of the SAP S / 4HANA Finance module, ensuring alignment with public sector accounting, compliance, and reporting standards. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in SAP S / 4HANA Finance, a strong understanding of RISE with SAP, and experience guiding public sector organizations through complex ERP migrations.

Duties And Responsibilities :

• Lead the SAP S / 4HANA Finance (FI / CO) workstream, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Controlling (CO), Funds Management (FM), and Public Sector-specific financial processes.
• Provide strategic guidance on best practices for SAP S / 4HANA Finance in a public sector environment, ensuring compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements.
• Assess current ECC system configurations, analyze business requirements, and design the SAP S / 4HANA Finance solution to meet future-state needs.
• Drive Fit-to-Standard workshops to identify gaps, propose enhancements, and minimize customizations.
• Work closely with technical teams on SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), integration strategies (SAP Fiori, SAP Central Finance, APIs, and other middleware solutions).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and SAP partners to ensure a smooth transition and alignment with RISE with SAP Private Cloud deployment best practices.
• Support data migration activities, ensuring financial data integrity and validation.
• Conduct system testing, user training, and hyper care support post go-live.
• Provide thought leadership on SAP S / 4HANA innovations such as Universal Journal, Group Reporting, Embedded Analytics, and AI / ML-driven finance automation.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience :

Minimum Education :

Required Certifications :