In your new role as Senior Manager S/4HANA Finance (m/f/d) you will be responsible for leading a team as well as for the design and architecture of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions, ensuring they meet the business needs for financial accounting (FI), treasury, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
## Your assignments
- Overseeing the configuration and deployment of S/4HANA Finance modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) and Asset Accounting (AA). Ensure solutions are aligned with best practices and business requirements.
- Defining and design the new S/4HANA strategy for Finance area in alignment with the overall Fresenius roadmap.
- Implementing and managing S/4HANA solutions for Finance to optimize business process.
- Leading the design and architecture of SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) solutions to meet business needs.
- Collaborating with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and cost optimizations, leveraging the advanced capabilities of S/4HANA.
- Acting as the Finance (FI) subject matter expert in S/4HANA projects, leading workshops, blueprint sessions, and guiding the team through complex decision-making processes.
- Leading data migration strategies for finance-related data, ensuring accurate and complete data conversion from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA.
- Ensure that financial solutions comply with regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and support robust financial reporting and analytics, including real-time financial insights using SAP Fiori and Embedded Analytics.
- Collaborating with finance, accounting, and IT teams (both internal and external) to understand business needs, gather requirements, and translate them into effective S/4HANA solutions.
- Serving as the finance subject matter expert (SME) during S/4HANA projects, leading workshops, blueprint sessions, and decision-making processes for financial architecture.
- Ensure seamless integration of SAP S/4HANA Finance with other SAP modules (e.g., MM, SD, PP) and non-SAP systems, maintaining data integrity and process efficiency across the enterprise.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements, cost savings, and efficiencies in financial operations by leveraging S/4HANA’s capabilities, including Universal Journal, Central Finance, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
## Your profile
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in a similar IT role with strong focus on SAP Finance modules and S/4HANA
- Proven track record in managing geographically dispersed teams
- Prior experience within Life Sciences domain desirable
- Strong knowledge of S/4HANA innovations in the CO area, such as Universal Journal, Margin Analysis, and Embedded Analytics
- Experience in managing complex interdependencies across multiple workstreams and teams
- Experience in managing external providers to ensure business continuity
- Understanding of integration points and dependencies between SAP modules and other enterprise systems
- Knowledge of S/4HANA data migration strategies and tools
- Strong ability to manage organizational change during the transition to S/4HANA
- Fluent communication skills in English, very good German skills are a plus