Finance SAP Program Manager - 29954-RFR-DTS

• Accountable for delivery of the overall SAP Finance program scope, benefits, and outcomes across all workstreams and releases.

• Establish and maintain program governance (steering committee cadence, decision logs, RAID management, stage gates) and ensure adherence to delivery methodology (e.g., SAP Activate with Hybrid Agile where applicable).

• Develop and manage the integrated program plan, work breakdown structure, resourcing plan, dependencies, and release roadmap (including cutover and hypercare planning).

• Lead cross-functional integration across Finance, HR, Procurement, and other impacted domains, including interfaces to third-party systems and downstream reporting.

• Coordinate internal SMEs, business owners, and a system integrator to ensure appropriately qualified resources are assigned and that deliverables meet acceptance criteria.

• Oversee key Finance deliverables (e.g., fit-to-standard outcomes, functional design, configuration sign-offs, data conversion approach, testing strategy, training and change impacts) and ensure timely approvals.

• Drive timely resolution of issues and risks (RAID) with particular attention to Finance controls, compliance, and audit requirements.

• Manage program budget, forecasts, vendor spend, and progress tracking; provide accurate status reporting, milestone tracking, and benefits realization updates.

• Manage stakeholder communications with the program sponsor, steering committee, Finance leadership, and business process owners; ensure decisions and impacts are clearly communicated

• Define and report program performance metrics (schedule, scope, quality, financials, testing progress, readiness, and cutover execution metrics).

• Identify and remove barriers to delivery, including environment readiness, data quality, testing constraints, and cross-team dependency conflicts.

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience managing Information Technology projects, including at least three (3) years leading large, multi-workstream ERP/SAP programs.

• Demonstrated expertise in program and project lifecycles, integrated planning, and estimation (scope, schedule, resources, and cost) for complex enterprise initiatives.

• Experience leading delivery within a large-scale program requiring integration with multiple projects/workstreams and adherence to an overall program governance model.

• Hands-on experience delivering SAP programs with a Finance focus (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Finance) including configuration-led delivery with a system integrator.

• Experience delivering Finance process transformation (e.g., Record-to-Report, Procure-to- Pay, Order-to-Cash) and ensuring alignment to financial controls, auditability, and reporting requirements.

• Experience planning and managing programs/projects in a Public Sector organization (or similarly complex, regulated environment).

• Experience managing a large system integration vendor and coordinating internal business SMEs, technical teams, and third parties.

• Experience managing multiple projects/workstreams concurrently, including integrated schedule and dependency management.

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple vendors concurrently (e.g., system integrator, AMS/support provider, testing partner, and niche solution vendors).

• Excellent stakeholder management, interpersonal, and listening skills, including ability to communicate effectively with Finance leadership and technical delivery teams.

• Strong facilitation skills, including running fit-to-standard workshops, design decision forums, and executive-level governance meetings.

• Strong analytical and problem resolution skills, including ability to evaluate impacts to Finance controls, close processes, and reporting.

• Strong communication skills (oral, written, and presentation), including preparation of executive-ready status reporting, decision papers, and program updates.

• SAP program/project management experience in Finance, including SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) and related capabilities (e.g., Asset Accounting, Treasury, Grants Management, Funds Management, Budgeting/Planning, and/or SAP Group Reporting where applicable).

• Strong exposure to SAP Activate methodology, including fit-to-standard, design governance, release management, cutover planning, and hypercare/stabilization.

• Solid understanding of SAP Finance solution architecture, integration patterns, and data concepts (e.g., master data, chart of accounts, cost objects, and reporting structures).

• Demonstrated ability to partner with Finance business owners, audit/compliance stakeholders, SAP functional/technical teams, and the system integrator to ensure requirements, controls, and adoption needs are met while maintaining SAP best practices.

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