Finance Solutions Lead

Overview

Only local Southern California applicants will be considered

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Ten (10) or more years of experience delivering large-scale SAP Finance transformation programs in SAP S/4HANA. Recent experience with RISE in a private cloud environment utilizing SAP’s Activate or a hybrid Agile methodology is highly desired.
• 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 in SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM) or Plant Maintenance (PM) is required.
• Proven experience in SAP BTP and/or Cloud ABAP programming in S/4, with previous required experience programming RICEFW objects in SAP ECC.

Application & Analytics Knowledge

• Implementation experience or functional knowledge of three or more Finance-related applications such as Blackline, OneSource Global Next, Open Text Vendor Invoice Management, Taulia, Power Plan, or Tagetik.
• Working knowledge of SAP BW4HANA, Datasphere, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a significant plus.
• Familiarity with project documentation tools like SAP Cloud ALM and business process management tools like SAP Signavio.

Soft Skills & Education

• Excellent problem-solving skills, high attention to detail, and proven ability to adapt in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation), capable of conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical business audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance/Accounting, or a related field. SAP S/4HANA certification is welcome.