We are seeking a **SAP S/4 Functional Finance **resourcewith deep expertise in Accounts Receivable, Cash to Collections, and Central Finance to drive best-practice configuration, global template governance, and integrated financial process delivery.

This role will serve as the functional design authority for AR and Central Finance processes, ensuring standardization, automation, compliance, and operational excellence

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
• 10+ years SAP Finance functional experience.
• 3+ full lifecycle SAP implementations (minimum 1 S/4HANA).
• 5+ years leading finance workstreams or global teams.

Required Expertise

• Deep SAP S/4 Finance configuration experience.

• Strong expertise in:

• Accounts Receivable

• Credit Management

• Cash Application

• Collections & Dispute Management

• Hands-on experience with SAP Central Finance deployments.

• Strong understanding of Universal Journal architecture.

• Experience supporting multi-entity and intercompany environments.

• Familiarity with SOX-controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace & Defense or highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience with carve-outs, divestitures, or enterprise separations.
• Exposure to Treasury integration.
• Experience leveraging embedded analytics for working capital insights.
• CPA or Finance background preferred.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong governance and best-practice mindset.
• Ability to balance standardization with business agility.
• Executive communication and stakeholder influence capability.
• Structured problem-solving in complex transformation environments.

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Key Responsibilities

Finance Functional Design & Best Practices

• Lead functional design workshops and blueprint global S/4 finance templates aligned to SAP best practices.
• Ensure clean-core adoption and minimize unnecessary customization.
• Define scalable global configuration standards across finance domains.
• Drive adoption of standard SAP S/4 innovations (Universal Journal, embedded analytics).

Accounts Receivable (AR) Leadership

• Lead configuration and optimization of:

• Customer master data

• Billing integration

• Credit management

• Dunning procedures

• Dispute management

• Lockbox and electronic payment processing

• Design scalable AR structures supporting intercompany and multi-entity environments.

• Integrate AR with Order to Cash and revenue recognition processes.

• Support government and program-based billing structures where applicable.

Cash to Collections Process Ownership

• Architect and configure end-to-end Cash to Collections processes including:

• Invoice generation and posting

• Cash application automation

• Credit risk evaluation

• Collection strategies

• Customer aging analysis

• Drive working capital improvement initiatives through process automation.

• Enable real-time reporting and KPI dashboards for DSO and collections effectiveness.

• Partner with Treasury and Commercial teams to optimize liquidity visibility.

Central Finance Enablement

• Lead Central Finance design and deployment including:

• SLT-based replication strategy

• Source-to-target mapping

• Initial load and reconciliation processes

• Intercompany harmonization

• Ensure financial harmonization across legacy ERPs.

• Support carve-out and integration scenarios.

• Align Central Finance architecture with enterprise reporting strategy.

Configuration & Governance

• Own detailed SAP S/4 Finance configuration:

• Universal Journal (ACDOCA)

• GL & subledger integration

• Document splitting

• Parallel ledgers

• Ensure configuration supports SOX, ITGC, and audit requirements.

• Maintain documentation traceability and transport governance discipline.

• Lead SIT, UAT, regression, and cutover readiness for finance releases.

Data & Controls

• Partner with Data & MDM teams to ensure:

• Customer master governance

• Credit data standardization

• Chart of accounts harmonization

• Drive financial reconciliation integrity across systems.

• Support internal and external audit readiness.