S4 Hana ERP Implementation Lead - Finance

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)