SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead

Our client, an award-winning SAP partner, is looking to significantly expand their SAP business across the UK and Europe. They are actively seeking a S/4HANA Finance Lead to join their growing team. If you are passionate about engaging in the full lifecycle of SAP projects—from initial pre-sales engagement to project delivery, this role could be perfect for you. You will be working with clients across multiple industries in the UK and Europe, applying your subject matter expertise to help deliver value-driven SAP solutions.

They are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead to join the UK SAP Practice. You will play a key role in delivering S/4HANA Finance transformation projects, supporting pre-sales, and enabling clients to realise business value through modern, scalable SAP solutions. This is a client-facing, hands-on role ideal for someone with a strong functional background and growing leadership capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead pre-sales and delivery of large SAP S/4HANA Finance implementations (FI/CO, AP, AR, AA, GL) across the full project lifecycle.
• Lead workshops with senior finance stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Configure and test SAP S/4HANA finance components in collaboration with technical and integration teams.
• Contribute to solution design, functional specifications, and business process mapping.
• Assist in pre-sales activities including demo preparation, RFP responses, and solution estimations.
• Participate in cutover planning, data validation, and hypercare support during go-lives.
• Remain up to date with the latest SAP Finance innovations (e.g. Universal Journal, Fiori apps).
• Actively mentor junior consultants and support knowledge development within the SAP Finance team.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Extensive years of SAP Finance consulting experience, including 2-3 end-to-end S/4HANA implementations.
• Strong hands-on experience in core Finance modules (FI, CO, AP, AR, GL, AA).
• In-depth understanding of R2R and related finance processes in global enterprise settings.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori, embedded analytics, and standard S/4 reporting tools.
• Exposure to integration with MM, SD, or project systems is beneficial.
• Comfortable working in a matrix delivery team, with exposure to agile/waterfall methods.
• Experience in creating client documentation, solution design, and test scripts.

Stakeholder & Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Clear communication style, able to present confidently to Finance Managers, Controllers, and Project Leads.
• Proactive, quality-focused, and capable of working independently or under senior guidance.
• Comfortable operating in a consulting environment with shifting priorities and multiple clients.

Tools & Methodologies:

• Experience with SAP Activate (or legacy ASAP), and familiarity with agile delivery environments.
• Hands-on exposure to tools like JIRA, Confluence, Signavio, or Solution Manager is advantageous.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, or a related discipline.
• SAP Certification in S/4HANA Financial Accounting or Management Accounting is highly desirable.
• Additional qualifications like CIMA, ACCA, or CPA are a plus, but not mandatory.

Please send your CV in the first instance.

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