S4 Hana ERP Implementation Lead - Finance

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Hybrid 3 days/week in Duluth, GA

 

Our client is seeking a senior SAP S/4HANA Finance Business Process Lead to design and deliver best-in-class FI/GL processes focused on General Ledger, Journal Entry, and Reconciliation within an enterprise S/4HANA implementation. The role partners in a 2-in-a-box model alongside Finance leadership and the system integrator to transform fragmented, manual workflows into governed, automated, audit-ready operations across US and Canadian entities.

 

We can facilitate W2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our W2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401 (k) with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $90.00 to $100.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end GL journal entry and reconciliation process design from preparation through period-end close and audit trail.
• Document current-state pain points across US and Canada and translate them into structured S/4HANA requirements.
• Define a journal entry control framework including templates, validations, naming, and period lock definitions.
• Design multi-level ERP approval workflows with routing, thresholds, escalation SLAs, and audit trail capture.
• Establish selective posting controls, period management, and correction workflows.
• Specify automated reconciliation for bank, subledger, and GL matching with exception routing and sign-offs.
• Design recurring journal automation with schedules, annual recurrence, and auto-reversal logic.
• Implement centralized document attachment models within S/4HANA.
• Guide FI/GL configuration including document splitting, ledgers, posting periods, park/hold/post, validations, and close controls.
• Design workflow-based approvals using SAP Business Workflow or Fiori apps with notifications and worklists.
• Specify auto-journal generation from AP, AR, inventory, payroll, and expense systems.
• Define payroll and expense integration interfaces and address FloQast integration or deprecation decisions.
• Champion end-to-end audit trail design and period-end governance with calendars, locks, and SLA tracking.
• Bridge Finance stakeholders and the SI team and train the Finance Workstream Lead on FI/GL capabilities.
• Facilitate design workshops and run S/4HANA Fiori demos to validate fit with BPOs and SMEs.
• Support UAT with scenarios for approvals, recurring journals, integrated uploads, tracker replacement, and audit completeness.
• Support OCM and deliver role-based end-user training for GL personas across US and Canada.
• Participate in program governance, manage cross-workstream dependencies, and escalate Finance risks.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, specifications, configuration, integrations, and UAT outcomes.
• Advise on close risk, cutover timing, parallel runs, and go-live sequencing.

Experience Requirements:

• At least one full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementation with primary ownership of the FI/GL workstream.
• Hands-on FI configuration expertise including document splitting, ledgers, period controls, park/hold/post, recurring entries, and validation/substitution.
• Proven SAP journal approval workflow design with thresholds, escalation, audit trail, and Fiori worklists.
• Experience integrating subledgers and source systems to auto-generate GL journals.
• Demonstrated replacement of manual trackers with ERP-native status reporting and audit trails.
• Deep understanding of multi-entity, dual-country GL operations and period-end processes.
• Experience eliminating duplicate approvals between close tools and ERP.
• Working knowledge of close calendars, exception reporting, and locking mechanisms.
• Familiarity with automated reconciliation and exception-driven workflows.
• Understanding of audit trail, SOX, segregation of duties, and documentation management in SAP FI.
• Knowledge of payroll and expense integration patterns, including migration from bulk uploads.
• Experience in paired-lead delivery models with internal and SI teams.
• Ability to produce functional specs, process flows, and UAT cases across US and Canadian close workflows.
• Strong facilitation skills to drive cross-functional decisions and approval governance.
• Success training workstream leads and users to build sustainable internal capability.
• Preferred: SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• Preferred: Experience with FloQast, BlackLine, or similar close tools and integration decisions.
• Preferred: Migration experience from QAD, Oracle, or similar to S/4HANA for GL.
• Preferred: SAP Concur or payroll integration experience to SAP FI.
• Preferred: Experience with Accenture ADVANCE or comparable SI methodology and multi-workstream ERP Finance programs.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• CPA, MBA, or advanced degree preferred
• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification (nice to have)

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About Eliassen Group:

 

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

 

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