SAP Finance AR Lead
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP Finance AR Lead Consultant to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions. The role focuses on Accounts Receivable (AR) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes to drive finance transformation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and efficient SAP solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead SAP FI-AR and S/4HANA implementation design
- Manage end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes
- Automate AR processes and ensure regulatory compliance
- Mentor team members and drive project lifecycle
- Conduct workshops and translate business requirements
Required Skills
- 10+ years SAP consulting (5+ years S/4HANA)
- Deep expertise in FI-AR and O2C processes
- Experience with SAP FSCM and SAP Fiori
- 2+ SAP S/4HANA end-to-end implementations
- Strong stakeholder and project leadership skills
Job Details
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of SAP FI Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) solutions within SAP S/4HANA environments.
- Drive end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) process design, including customer invoicing, billing, collections, dispute management, and credit management.
- Analyse business requirements and translate them into functional solution designs and system configurations.
- Conduct business workshops, process mapping sessions, and functional design reviews with key stakeholders.
- Ensure SAP solutions comply with financial regulations, accounting standards, and internal governance requirements.
- Identify opportunities to automate AR processes and improve operational efficiency through SAP capabilities and industry best practices.
- Lead SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, migration, and finance transformation initiatives.
- Collaborate with SAP FI, SD, MM, technical, integration, and project teams to deliver end-to-end business solutions.
- Support data migration, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover planning, and post-go-live hypercare activities.
- Prepare and review functional specifications for Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms (RICEF) developments.
- Provide functional leadership, mentor project team members, and support knowledge transfer activities.
- Drive issue resolution, risk management, and continuous process improvement throughout the project lifecycle.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of SAP consulting experience, with at least 5 years specialising in SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- Strong hands-on experience configuring and supporting SAP FI Accounts Receivable (FI-AR).
- Extensive knowledge of Order-to-Cash (O2C) business processes, including billing, invoicing, collections, customer credit management, and dispute management.
- Experience with SAP FSCM modules, including Credit Management, Collections Management, and Dispute Management.
- Experience using SAP Fiori applications for Accounts Receivable operations and monitoring.
- Knowledge of cash application automation and intelligent matching solutions.
- Experience with SAP RISE and cloud-based SAP deployment models.
- Proven experience delivering at least three end-to-end SAP implementations, including a minimum of two SAP S/4HANA implementation projects.
- Experience working across complex enterprise environments supporting more than 20 company codes and/or plants.
- Strong functional design, business process mapping, integration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities.