SAP S/4HANA Finance Transformation Consultant

Job Role:   SAP S/4HANA Finance Transformation Consultant   Location:   London ,   Manchester,   Edinburgh   (location flexible)   Career Level:   CL9 (Consultant)   Accenture is a leading global professional services company,   providing   a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across   all   these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry   expertise , diverse skill   sets   and next-generation technology to each business challenge.   We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values   comprise   of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the   Individual   and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.    “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” –   Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO   As a team:   Within CFO and Enterprise Value, we bring distinctive capabilities serving the CFO priorities to increase enterprise value and steward the digitalization of the entire enterprise.   We help our clients keep up with fast changing regulations, innovations as well as changing market conditions. You will be part of a team that brings to our client’s industry-leading best practices,   technologies   and strategies in everything from   finance strategy to finance process excellence,   financial planning ,   consolidation   and   analytics   as well as   financial   reporting.     You'll   learn,   grow   and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways .   If   you’re   looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team,   you'll   be working with   cutting-edge   technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job .     As a   Consultant   within CFO and Enterprise Value , you will   be :   Supporting our clients   to shape and deliver S/4HANA-enabled finance transformations, from early discovery and visioning through to business-led design and implementation   Translating business strategy and finance   objectives   into S/4HANA-enabled finance process designs across Record to Report, Order to Cash,   Procure   to Pay and related finance domains   Leading and contributing to fit-to-standard and design decision-making, balancing SAP best practice with client-specific value, control, and operating model requirements   Applying strong judgement to address complex, ambiguous finance transformation challenges, using structured analysis, business   cases   and value-led recommendations   Facilitating workshops with senior finance stakeholders to   d efine future-state finance processes ; co-developing and   s ecur ing   design decisions ;   aligning   finance, tax,   operations   and technology perspectives   Acting as a bridge between business and technology, working closely with SAP delivery teams while   retaining   ownership of the finance and business agenda   Building trusted client relationships and ensuring finance requirements, outcomes and value expectations are met or exceeded   Contributing to business development activities, including shaping finance transformation propositions, supporting   bids   and articulating CFO-relevant value cases   Supporting the growth of the CFO&EV practice through development of assets, points of view and capability-building initiatives across SAP-enabled finance transformation   Continuously learning   new skills   and enhancing your skill set to be able to contribute the   growth   of CFO&EV as well as   wider Accenture   organi s ation   We are looking for   following skills and experience :   Proven experience delivering SAP S/4HANA finance transformations in a consulting and/or industry environment   Strong functional   expertise   in one or more finance domains, such as:   Record to Report (General Ledger, close, reporting)   Order to Cash   Procure to Pay   Product Costing / COPA   Intercompany accounting   Experience working across end-to-end finance processes, understanding how finance integrates with supply chain,   sales   and procurement from a business perspective   Hands-on experience across multiple phases of S/4HANA programmes, including:   Discovery and envisioning   Fit-to-standard and design   Business integration and testing   Deployment and stabilisation   Ability to lead or contribute to business process re-engineering, using S/4HANA capabilities to simplify, standardise and improve finance outcomes   Strong understanding of period-end close, finance controls and reporting requirements in an S/4HANA environment   Experience translating finance requirements into clear functional designs and working collaboratively with SAP delivery and integration teams   Experience engaging with finance leaders and senior stakeholders, with the credibility to challenge and influence design decisions   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure complex issues and develop practical, value-led recommendations   Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and adapting approaches to different client contexts and operating models   Willingness to travel to client sites as   required   Set Yourself Apart:     Experience working on S/4HANA finance transformations in complex environments (e.g. multi-country, multi-entity, or integrated ERP la