Finance Solutions Lead

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization in the energy sector, committed to powering communities and driving innovation in a rapidly evolving industry. This company is at the forefront of adopting advanced technologies to enhance operational efficiency and deliver reliable services. They are seeking visionary talent to join their team and contribute to transformative projects that will shape the future of their enterprise.

We are seeking an experienced and highly technical SAP S/4HANA Finance Solutions Lead to drive the end-to-end design and delivery of our critical Finance transformation program. This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring the technical integrity and successful deployment of core SAP S/4HANA Finance and its integrated satellite applications.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, hybrid Agile environment and possess deep expertise across the entire SAP Finance landscape and modern cloud development, we encourage you to apply.

As the Solutions Lead for the Finance workstream, you will be the technical authority overseeing delivery from design through hypercare. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Solutions Architecture: Serve as the Solutions Lead for the end-to-end technical delivery of high-quality SAP-enabled solutions, including core SAP S/4HANA, MDG, BW4HANA, SAC, and integrated applications (e.g., Blackline, Open Text VIM, Taulia).
• Design & Governance: Lead detailed design activities, review and approve the System Integrator's (SI) technical documentation (FSD/TSD, BCD, PDD), and ensure all custom development (RICEFWs) meets our cloud-compliant S/4HANA architecture principles.
• Agile Delivery: Provide critical inputs to SI sprint planning in a Product Oriented Delivery (POD) based hybrid Agile methodology, ensuring features map correctly to user stories and epics.
• Collaboration: Act as a critical bridge between internal partners, business stakeholders, and the System Integrator, ensuring the build accurately reflects the detailed design.
• Configuration & Quality: Review and approve SI's build configurations, assist with necessary configurations, and ensure high-quality deliverables traceable to requirements.
• Deployment & Support: Support the planning and execution of all test cycles (SIT/UAT), participate in cutovers, manage go-live events, and provide technical triage during post-implementation hypercare.
• Risk Management: Proactively anticipate, raise, and mitigate technical risks and issues impacting project scope, schedule, and resources.
• Knowledge Transfer: Conduct thorough knowledge transfer sessions for IT Operations and Support teams to ensure sustained operational continuity.

• SAP Finance (S/4HANA): Ten (10) or more years of overall SAP experience, with recent, hands-on S/4HANA Finance implementation experience (configuration, business process knowledge, solution delivery).
• Functional Mastery: Expert-level skill set and end-to-end process experience in SAP FI/CO/TR/PS, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable/Payable, Management Accounting, Close/Consolidations, Project Systems, and Cash Management.
• Cross-Functional Knowledge: Cross-functional knowledge in SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM) or Plant Maintenance (PM) is required.

• Techno-Functional Blend (RICEFW): Strong mix of functional and technical expertise, including the ability to review and guide on RICEFW objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows) to minimize customization.
• ABAP/Technical Knowledge: Prior ABAP development experience is required (not primarily hands-on coding, but must be able to review technical specs, pseudo-code, and guide solutioning). Proven experience in SAP BTP and/or Cloud ABAP programming is highly desired.
• Cloud & Integration: Experience with SAP S/4 Rise in a cloud environment (AWS preferred, but Azure/Google Cloud acceptable). Must have familiarity with integrations to third-party/satellite applications (e.g., SAC, DataSphere, PowerPlan, OpenText VIM, etc.).

• Leadership & Advisory Role: Demonstrated solution leadership and review/advisory capability. This is not a project management role; candidates must be able to challenge customization decisions while minimizing custom build.
• Methodologies: Familiarity with hybrid agile delivery, SAP Activate methodology, and tools such as SAP Cloud ALM or Signavio for business process management.

• Industry Experience: Utility or asset-intensive industry experience is preferred. Bluefield implementation experience is also a plus.
• Communication: Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation), capable of conveying complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to actively collaborate in sprints, review documents, and engage with engineers and finance stakeholders.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance/Accounting, or a related field. SAP S/4HANA certification is welcome.