SAP Functional Lead

Overview

This role serves as an SAP Functional Lead, acting as the internal subject matter expert across finance and accounting functional areas and SAP system administration. The position bridges finance, IT, and operations to optimize the organization’s SAP investment, build internal capability, and reduce reliance on external consultants. This role supports financial close processes, system security and workflows, and continuous improvement of the ERP platform.

• FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time, Benefited
• Compensation Range: $140-$155k annually plus benefits
• Reports To: Director of IT
• Supervisory Responsibilities: No direct reports; coordinates work with external SAP consulting partners and provides guidance to end users

Responsibilities

Finance & Accounting (Primary)

• Serve as functional expert for SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Finance modules, including:
  • Financial Accounting (FI)
  • Controlling (CO)
  • Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR)
  • Asset Accounting (AA)
• Support month-end close processes, financial reporting requirements, and audit activities
• Support subscription billing and recurring revenue management business processes
• Partner with the CFO, Controller, and Accounting Team on system optimization, enhancements, and process improvements

IT & System Administration

• Manage user access, roles, and permissions using SAP Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles
• Design and maintain role-based security following segregation of duties best practices
• Configure and maintain workflows, approval processes, and business process automation
• Troubleshoot system issues and coordinate resolution with external consultants as needed
• Support quarterly system updates, testing cycles, and deployment of new functionality
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation, configuration guides, and standard operating procedures
• Monitor system performance, data integrity, and compliance with internal controls

Cross-Functional Support

• Provide technical support for Supply Chain processes and modules, including:
  • Materials Management (MM)
  • material planning
  • project-based inventory activities
• Provide technical support for Plant PMO activities, including:
  • contractor Service Entry Sheets
  • linking Plant PMO projects and schedules to procurement demand
  • improving project-based material planning and costing
• Lead API and integration efforts connecting SAP with other internal systems
• Bridge communication between business users, finance, and technical resources
• Translate business requirements into system configurations and process designs
• Lead business adoption efforts, including change management, stakeholder communication, user training, and process standardization
• Manage consulting engagements, project budgets, statements of work, deliverables, vendor performance, relationships, and project scope with external SAP consulting partners

Strategic & Project Management

• Lead SAP enhancement projects from requirements gathering through implementation and post-go-live support
• Develop and maintain a roadmap for system improvements, new functionality, and process optimization
• Facilitate quarterly release updates and drive adoption of new SAP features
• Develop and support operational and financial reporting solutions, including:
  • SAP embedded analytics
  • CDS views
  • reporting tools
  • KPI dashboards
• Conduct regular business process reviews and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Manage competing priorities effectively and communicate status to stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field required
• Advanced degree (MBA, MAcc, MS in Information Systems) a plus
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA (Public Cloud experience strongly preferred), including:
  • fit-to-standard principles
  • configuration through SSCUIs
  • quarterly release management and regression testing
  • clean-core extensibility
• SAP certification in S/4HANA Finance or related modules highly preferred
• Deep expertise in SAP Finance modules: FI, CO, RAR, and AA
• Supply Chain experience, including Materials Management (MM), Warehouse Management, and Inventory Management modules
• Construction industry experience with Project Systems (PS) and project-based costing
• Strong Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience, including user administration, role design, authorization management, and segregation of duties concepts
• Proven workflow configuration experience, including customizing approval processes, business rules, and automation
• SAP Fiori administration and user experience optimization
• Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and extensibility
• Understanding of integration points between finance and other SAP modules; familiar with Public Cloud constraints and options
• Experience with SAP Preferred Success tools (e.g., Cloud ALM and Test Automation)
• Strong accounting and finance background, including understanding of revenue recognition and subscription billing models
• Knowledge of financial reporting, consolidation, and analytics
• Understanding of internal controls

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to:
  • write clear system documentation and training materials
  • present information to senior management, business users, and technical teams
  • explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong problem-solving skills, including ability to analyze financial reports and system documentation and develop timely solutions
• Project management skills, including developing plans, coordinating stakeholders, and completing projects on-time and on-budget
• Ability to facilitate requirements gathering workshops and process design sessions
• Ability to work effectively in both in-person and remote environments
• Experience with SAP reporting tools and analytics
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Familiarity with testing tools and methodologies

Travel

• Minimal travel required
• Occasional travel to company offices or SAP training events (less than 10% annually)

Work Environment

• Typical office environment
• Regular use of standard office equipment, including a laptop computer and smartphone
• Noise level is usually moderate

Physical Demands

• Consistently required to sit; key/type; talk; hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects/tools/controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment free from harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and unprofessional conduct based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation.

Acknowledgement

This position is at-will. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement or contract and is subject to change. Other functions may be assigned or reassigned as needed based on organizational requirements and changes to the job. The only employment contract is at-will employment.