SAP S/4HANA Finance Specialist / Project Manager

SAP S/4HANA Finance Specialist / Project Manager

About the Opportunity

Our client is migrating from legacy ERP platforms to SAP S/4HANA across multiple business units. The program redesigns the enterprise structure on the Universal Journal and rebuilds management reporting, consolidation and the period-end close. Reporting spans IFRS, ASPE and US GAAP. We need an SAP functional lead or project manager with a CPA or accounting background who has taken S/4HANA (or ECC) from design through go-live. You will work with the controllership team, finance leaders, the system integrator and IT.

Scope

• FI-GL on the Universal Journal (ACDOCA): chart of accounts, parallel ledgers, document splitting, period-end close
• AP and AR: business partner master data, payment runs, dunning, credit and dispute management, special G/L
• Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting and Cash Management
• Tax: tax codes and determination for Canadian GST/HST, PST and QST
• CO: cost centres, internal orders, profit centres, allocations, margin analysis, product costing with Material Ledger
• Group Reporting: consolidation, eliminations, intercompany reconciliatio
• Financial closing: closing cockpit, accruals management
• Reporting: Fiori, embedded analytics, SAP Analytics Cloud
• MM and SD integration with finance: purchasing, invoice verification, billing, SAP Ariba where in scope
• Project System and Investment Management: WBS, settlement, assets under construction
• SAP migration cockpit, SAP Integration Suite and SAP BTP, SAP GRC access control, SAP Cloud ALM

Your Role

• Lead fit-to-standard and design workshops with Finance, Controlling, Procurement and IT, following SAP Activate
• Document as-is and to-be processes, functional specifications and acceptance criteria
• Design the enterprise structure: company codes, controlling areas, chart of accounts, ledgers, document splitting
• Configure, or oversee configuration of, FI-GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Cash Management, Tax, CO, MM, SD and PS
• Own data migration using the SAP migration cockpit: mapping, cleansing, validation and balance reconciliation
• Design authorizations and segregation-of-duties controls with SAP GRC
• Lead SIT, UAT and mock cutovers; triage defects to closure
• Plan and run cutover, go-live and first period close; lead hypercare
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks and change control; coordinate the system integrator and SAP
• Create SOPs and training materials; report to the steering committee

Qualifications

• CPA (or CA, CMA, CGA), or a degree in Accounting or Finance with hands-on accounting experience, with working knowledge of IFRS, ASPE and US GAAP
• 5+ years on SAP S/4HANA (or ECC) finance implementations, upgrades or migrations
• At least one full-lifecycle S/4HANA implementation, from requirements through go-live
• Functional depth in FI-GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting and Controlling, plus MM and SD integration with finance
• Enterprise structure, chart of accounts and ledger design for a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
• Data migration, including mapping, validation and opening balance reconciliation
• SIT and UAT planning, cutover and post-go-live support

Nice to Have

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification (for example, C_S4CFI); PMP, CBAP or Prosci
• ECC to S/4HANA migration, or migration from Oracle EBS or JD Edwards to SAP
• Group Reporting or SAP Analytics Cloud planning, including moves off SAP BPC
• Joint Venture Accounting: joint operating agreements, equity groups, cash calls, partner billing
• SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Signavio, CDS views, SQL
• Experience alongside a system integrator or Big 4 firm

Experience Level

Expert Leve

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Calgary, AB.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90.00 - $150.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Calgary, AB.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Calgary,AB.

À propos d'Aston Carter

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, lacquisition de talents, les achats, la chaine dapprovisionnement, et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de lindustrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre vaste réseau pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service dun grand nombre dentreprises du classement Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers davoir remporté la désignation « Prix Platine » dans le cadre des prix Best of Staffing® Client et Talent décernés par ClearlyRated.

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About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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