SAP Financial Management Functional Process Lead

Role overview Lead the finance workstream of a large SAP S/4HANA modernization supporting federal transportation and logistics operations. The role combines functional solution design with financial controls, stakeholder guidance, and delivery support from requirements through deployment.

Responsibilities - Own functional design across SAP Finance areas including general ledger, payables and receivables, cost accounting, funds management, budgeting, and cost allocation. - Assess current processes against business and regulatory needs, then shape scalable solutions and recommend appropriate practices. - Strengthen compliance, audit readiness, internal controls, data integrity, and transaction traceability; identify risks and advise program leaders on mitigation. - Coordinate with finance, transportation, supply chain, procurement, government, and program teams to align processes and reporting. - Lead or support integration and user acceptance testing, validating transactions, reconciliations, reports, and data. - Contribute to cutover, deployment, training, user adoption, and ongoing process improvements.

Requirements - Active U.S. Department of Defense Secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, information systems, or a related field. - At least eight years of SAP Finance functional experience, including substantial SAP S/4HANA Finance work. - Experience with financial transformation, business process redesign, or major ERP modernization. - Knowledge of federal financial management, internal controls, and audit readiness; experience gathering requirements, conducting fit-gap analysis, and preparing functional designs. - Strong communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and cross-functional stakeholder skills.

Nice to have - Federal program experience, familiarity with Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness requirements, and knowledge of transportation, logistics, supply chain, or government finance. - Experience with SAP S/4HANA transformation testing, deployment, cutover, and user adoption; relevant SAP credentials.

Benefits and work setup - Primarily remote, with quarterly travel to a federal site in San Antonio, Texas; local travel may be required, up to 10% overall. - Full-time, regular position. Benefits include healthcare, retirement, family support, learning resources, and flexible time off.