SAP Finance Associate Manager in Birmingham

Location: Manchester / Birmingham / London

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Associate Manager

Overview of the Role:

Please note that due to the security requirements of this role, applicants must be British citizens. The Level 8 Functional Lead is an experienced domain specialist responsible for end‑to‑end functional ownership within a defined process area or workstream. This role operates with a high degree of independence and serves as the primary design authority within their functional scope. The L8 professional is accountable for translating business requirements into scalable, integrated solutions aligned to program standards, architectural principles, and delivery methodology. They provide structured leadership to small functional teams, ensure quality of deliverables, and manage day‑to‑day client engagement within their domain. This role bridges senior individual contribution and broader workstream leadership.

• Functional Leadership & Ownership: Lead a small functional team or pod within a workstream. Act as the design authority for the assigned process area. Ensure quality, completeness, and consistency of all deliverables within scope. Provide coaching and structured feedback to junior team members. Drive alignment with global templates, standards, and governance models.
• Process & Solution Design: Demonstrate deep end‑to‑end expertise in the assigned functional domain. Lead discovery sessions, design workshops, and solution playback discussions. Translate business requirements into scalable, system‑aligned solutions. Ensure integration alignment across upstream and downstream workstreams.
• Project Lifecycle Accountability: Contribute across all project phases: Discover, Design, Build, Test, Deploy, and Hypercare. Own functional scope during SIT/UAT, defect triage, and resolution tracking. Maintain high‑quality documentation including Business Process Solution Documents, Functional Design Documents, Configuration Rationale, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflows. Manage functional risks, dependencies, and assumptions within scope.
• Stakeholder & Client Engagement: Manage day‑to‑day client interactions independently. Facilitate workshops and manage functional decision‑making forums. Handle functional escalations within scope and propose structured resolutions. Provide clear, concise, and professional communication to client and internal stakeholders.
• Governance & Delivery Excellence: Support effort estimation and planning activities. Contribute to scope management and change impact assessments. Proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong end‑to‑end process expertise within the relevant domain.
• Proven experience across full project lifecycle implementations.
• Experience facilitating design workshops and stakeholder alignment sessions.
• Ability to independently manage functional scope and deliverables.
• Structured problem‑solving and analytical capability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working within structured governance and quality frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cross‑workstream integration experience.
• Exposure to global template‑based implementations.
• Experience contributing to estimation and commercial discussions.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and digital/AI enablement within the functional domain.

Desired Skills:

• Key SAP Financial Accounting modules such as the General Ledger; Accounts Receivables; Accounts Payables; and Asset Accounting.
• Key SAP Controlling modules such as Cost Centre Accounting; Profit Centre Accounting; CO‑PA; Allocations; Product Costing.
• Experience in Project Systems, Group Reporting, and Central Finance may be considered.

What’s in it for you: At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

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