Senior Finance Manager SAP S4 Specialist

Were looking for a Senior Finance Manager - SAP S/4 Specialist to help Corporate Accounting bridge finance accounting process governance and engineering execution as Microsoft continues its SAP S/4HANA transformation. This role is designed for a finance professional who can operate deeply in accounting and controllership concepts while also engaging credibly with Engineering on system design data models process automation controls and operational readiness.

The Senior Finance Manager - SAP S/4 Specialist brings proficient accounting judgment hands-on SAP S/4 Finance expertise and the ability to translate complex financial requirements into scalable technical solutions. This person will partner across Corporate Accounting Engineering Finance Data Tax Treasury Legal Audit and the broader finance community to ensure SAP S/4 capabilities support accurate reporting effective controls statutory and management reporting needs and long-term operational sustainability.

SAP S/4 Finance Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as a finance and accounting subject matter expert for SAP S/4 Finance capabilities including general ledger Universal Journal ledgers financial code blocks group reporting foreign currency remeasurement intercompany activity master data and downstream reporting impacts. Translate accounting requirements into clear business requirements process designs test scenarios and acceptance criteria for Engineering and implementation partners.

Accounting Close and Reporting Readiness

• Support readiness for close consolidation statutory reporting and management reporting processes impacted by SAP S/4. Identify accounting implications of system design decisions assess risks to close timelines and reporting accuracy and partner with business owners to define mitigations. Help validate parity between legacy and future-state processes including trial balance ledger consolidation FX intercompany and reporting outputs.

Engineering Partnership and Solution Design

• Partner directly with Engineering product owners architects data teams and finance stakeholders to shape scalable solutions. Provide structured requirements review technical proposals through a finance and controls lens challenge assumptions and ensure designs are practical for month-end close operations statutory governance auditability and long-term sustainment. Act as a translator between accounting stakeholders and technical teams.

Controls Compliance and Auditability

• Ensure SAP S/4 process designs and system changes support GAAP SOX statutory and audit requirements. Evaluate control impacts evidence standards role-based access considerations segregation of duties change management and data traceability. Partner with internal and external audit stakeholders to support readiness respond to questions and close control or documentation gaps.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Masters Degree in Business Accounting /Finance or related field AND 3 years accounting or finance experience OR Bachelors Degree in Business Accounting /Finance or related field AND 4 years accounting or finance experience OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4 Finance processes configuration concepts or transformation programs.
• Experience translating accounting close reporting compliance or statutory requirements into system data process or control requirements.
• Experience partnering across Finance and Engineering or technical implementation teams to deliver system or process improvements.

• Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent or advanced degree in accounting finance information systems engineering or business.

Accounting IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97600 - $188400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $125000 - $206400 per year.

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position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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