Job Description

About The Role

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Job Title: SAP Lead - Accounting and Finance

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Job Purpose/Scope The SAP Senior Analyst - Accounting and Finance is a senior functional leader responsible for supporting, optimizing, and expanding SAP S/4HANA Finance capabilities across the enterprise. This role is expected to provide expert-level production support for the existing environment while also leading SAP Finance workstreams for new market implementations, rollouts, and major business transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate brings deep FI/CO expertise, hands-on configuration capability, and a consultative mindset to partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A;, Operations, and IT stakeholders to solve complex business challenges, define scalable solutions, and guide the business toward SAP best practices rather than simply maintaining what is already in place.

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Core Skills & Expertise

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 SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and Controlling (CO): General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, banking/cash management, period-end close, and core controlling processes.

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 S/4HANA Finance architecture concepts, including Universal Journal, parallel ledgers, and document splitting (as applicable to multi-entity/global reporting).

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 Payments and banking: Automatic Payment Program (F110) concepts, bank accounting/cash management, and banking interface support and reconciliation.

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 Interfaces and integration patterns with external financial planning and consolidation platforms (including OneStream and Adaptive Planning) and related reconciliation/data-quality controls.

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 SAP Fiori launchpad and contemporary SAP user experience (UI5), including adoption of new Fiori-delivered finance innovations and embedded analytics where applicable.

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 Global, matrixed support model experience (supporting U.S. and international entities across time zones); strong stakeholder management and communication skills.  Senior-level SAP project leadership, including leading FI/CO workstreams through fit-to-standard workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, data migration, cutover, go-live, and hypercare for new market implementations or major rollouts.  Ability to evaluate business challenges, identify gaps, recommend future-state process improvements, and design scalable SAP solutions beyond the current configuration baseline.

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Duties/Responsibilities

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- Serve as the senior SAP Finance functional lead for assigned business areas, owning support and continuous improvement of SAP S/4HANA Finance and Accounting processes while partnering with Finance, Accounting, FP&A;, Operations, and IT stakeholders to define business outcomes and translate them into SAP solutions.
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- Lead the design, configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions aligned to fit-to-standard principles, internal controls, and scalable global process design.
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- Support and enhance integrations between SAP and external finance systems, including interfaces to OneStream and Adaptive Planning; ensure data accuracy, reconciliation, and operational monitoring.
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- Apply S/4HANA Finance architecture concepts (e.g., Universal Journal, parallel ledgers, and document splitting where applicable) to support accurate global reporting and scalable design decisions.




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- Support payments and banking processes, including configuration/support concepts for the Automatic Payment Program (F110), bank accounting/cash management, and banking interface troubleshooting and reconciliation.
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- Provide day-to-day production support using ITIL-aligned incident/problem/change management practices; perform root-cause analysis and deliver sustainable corrective actions.
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- Develop, standardize, and help roll out test automation for SAP Finance (where applicable), including regression test design, repeatable test scripts, and collaboration with QA/technical teams on tool enablement and execution.
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- Create, maintain, and continuously improve system and training documentation including process flows, configuration rationale, functional specifications, test scripts, end-user training materials, and production support procedures (runbooks/SOPs).
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- Partner with technical teams (ABAP, Integration, Basis, Security, and Data) to deliver end-to-end solutions including reports, interfaces, enhancements, and operational monitoring.
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- Drive adoption of modern SAP S/4HANA capabilities, including SAP Fiori apps and related finance innovations; contribute to enablement and governance for SAP Joule capabilities where available.
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- Participate in design reviews and ensure solutions meet audit, controls, and data governance requirements (including SOX/ITGC-aligned evidence support, as applicable).
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- Lead SAP Finance workstreams for new implementations, market rollouts, and major enhancements, including fit-to-standard workshops, solution design, testing strategy, data migration support, cutover planning, go-live execution, and hypercare leadership.
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- Challenge current-state processes where appropriate, identify business process gaps, evaluate alternative solution approaches, and recommend practical SAP-enabled solutions that improve scalability, control, efficiency, and user adoption.
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- Provide leadership to cross-functional project teams, external consultants, and business subject matter experts by setting clear expectations, reviewing deliverables, resolving design issues, and ensuring solutions are supportable after go-live.
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Collaboration & Mentoring Responsibilities

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- Coordinate with U.S.-based and global SAP team members, system integrators, and contractors to ensure consistent solution design, documentation, and delivery outcomes.
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- Review functional designs and proposed solutions for quality, fit-to-standard alignment, integration impacts, long-term scalability, and supportability across global deployments.
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Mentor peers and junior analysts by sharing SAP Finance best practices, implementation lessons learned, troubleshooting approaches, and guidance on how to move from ticket resolution to business solution ownership.

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Qualifications

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SAP Senior Analyst - Accounting and Finance

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- Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
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- 10+ years of progressive SAP Finance experience, with deep hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) expertise and demonstrated responsibility for both production support and project delivery.
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- Leadership role in at least two SAP implementations, market rollouts, ECC-to-S/4 transformations, or major SAP Finance programs, with accountability for solution design, configuration oversight, testing, cutover, go-live readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.
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- Strong functional knowledge across core finance and accounting processes (GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, banking/cash, period-end close) and integration points to SD/MM and controlling.
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- Working knowledge of S/4HANA Finance concepts such as Universal Journal, parallel ledgers, and document splitting (as applicable).
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- Experience supporting payments and banking processes including exposure to Automatic Payment Program (F110) and banking interface troubleshooting/reconciliation.
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- Experience designing/supporting interfaces and reconciliations with external finance systems (planning and consolidation), including OneStream and/or Adaptive Planning preferred.
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- Experience with modern SAP S/4HANA capabilities including SAP Fiori and awareness/exposure to SAP Joule capabilities in an S/4HANA landscape.
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- Proven ability to translate business requirements into functional designs and drive testing (SIT/UAT) and go-live readiness in partnership with business stakeholders.
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- Proven ability to lead business process discussions, challenge legacy design assumptions, identify gaps, and recommend SAP-enabled solutions that support new markets, new legal entities, and evolving business models.
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- Strong consultative communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, explain tradeoffs, facilitate design decisions, and guide business teams through implementation readiness and change adoption.
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- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrixed, global environment supporting U.S. and international stakeholders across time zones; strong communication skills in English.
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- Experience in regulated/controlled industries (e.g., medical devices, pharma, aerospace) and familiarity with audit, controls, and compliance expectations (including SOX/ITGC-style controls) is preferred.
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Credentialing

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Preferred certifications and credentials include:

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 SAP Certified Associate SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting certification such as C_TS4FI or current equivalent) preferred.

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 SAP Certified Associate Project Manager - SAP Activate (C_ACTIVATE / C_ACT_2403 or current equivalent) preferred, especially for candidates supporting multiple implementations.

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 Finance/Accounting credentials preferred: Chartered Accountant (CA - India), CMA (ICMAI) or CMA (US), CPA, and/or ACCA.

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 Preferred education (India-market aligned): B.Com / M.Com, MBA (Finance), CA Inter/Final (as applicable), or Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business; BE/BTech/BS in IT/CS/Engineering is also acceptable with demonstrated SAP Finance domain depth.

📌 SAP Lead - Accounting and Finance (Bengaluru)
🏢 Marmon Technologies India
📍 Bengaluru