Project Manager SAP Finance

• Lead projects focused on financial transformation, process optimization
• Monitor scope, budget, planning, resources, and quality throughout the entire project lifecycle
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, resource plans, and governance documentation
• Apply project management methodologies and delivery frameworks
• Report on progress, risks, issues, and dependencies to sponsors, steering committees, and senior management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with finance leaders and other key business and IT stakeholders
• Facilitate decision-making and alignment between different departments and teams
• Act as a central escalation point for project risks, problems
• Coordinate business teams, IT teams, external vendors, and system integrators
• Support initiatives within Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Treasury & Cash Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting & Compliance, and Master Data Governance
• Ensure solutions align with the financial operating model, governance, and strategic business objectives
• Proactively identify, analyze, and follow up on risks and dependencies
• Manage scope changes through formal change control processes
• Lead cutover and deployment activities for relevant projects and programs
• Develop and manage cutover plans, deployment schedules, and readiness assessments
• Coordinate business readiness, training, support, communication, and the transition to the operational organization
• Organize and facilitate go/no-go decision-making and executive readiness reviews
• Manage deployment risks, fallback scenarios, and hypercare after go-live
• Ensure a successful transition to business-as-usual
• Document lessons learned and promote best practices within the finance portfolio
• Identify improvement opportunities within project delivery, governance, and stakeholder management
• Contribute to the further professionalization of project management and portfolio management processes

What they ask

• Minimum 8 years of experience in project management, with demonstrable experience in complex business and IT projects
• Extensive experience in simultaneously managing and successfully delivering multiple projects
• Demonstrable experience with Finance-related projects and transformation initiatives
• Strong knowledge of financial processes and business operations
• Thorough knowledge of Finance processes such as Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash
• Experience with SAP ERP environments, preferably within SAP S/4HANA programs
• Experience with Finance transformation, process optimization, digitalization, and ERP implementations
• Experience with regulatory, reporting, and compliance projects within a Finance context
• Strong knowledge of project governance, PMO processes, and stage gates