SAP Financial Management Functional Process Lead

Job Title: SAP Financial Management Functional Process Lead

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:

Join a mission-critical SAP S/4HANA transformation that is reshaping financial operations for the Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS). We are seeking an experienced SAP Financial Management Functional Process Lead to drive the modernization of finance processes that support global transportation and logistics operations in a complex Department of Defense (DoD) environment.

In this highly visible role, you will partner with government stakeholders, program leadership, and cross-functional teams to design and implement modern financial solutions that improve compliance, auditability, operational effectiveness, and business performance. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-scale financial transformation while leveraging the latest SAP S/4HANA Finance capabilities.

Remote but required to travel to SAFB on a quarterly basis! Responsibilities: SAP Finance Leadership & Solution Design

• Serve as the functional lead for SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO), including: General Ledger (GL) and Universal Journal Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) Cost Center Accounting and Internal Orders Federal Funds Management (FM) Budget Control and Cost Allocation

• Provide subject matter expertise on SAP Finance configuration, functionality, and solution design.

• Align financial processes with transportation and logistics operations to support end-to-end business objectives.

• Conduct fit-gap analyses and translate business, operational, and regulatory requirements into scalable SAP solutions.

• Recommend best-practice approaches that balance compliance, system capabilities, and mission needs.

Financial Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Ensure financial processes comply with federal financial management regulations and audit requirements.

• Design and strengthen internal controls, data integrity measures, and traceability processes.

• Support compliance initiatives, including Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) and other DoD financial standards.

• Identify financial risks and provide mitigation strategies and recommendations to program leadership.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to government and program stakeholders on financial transformation initiatives.

• Provide guidance on financial architecture, reporting strategies, and process optimization.

• Collaborate with teams across Transportation, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other functional areas to ensure seamless financial integration.

Testing, Deployment & Organizational Readiness

• Lead and support System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

• Validate financial transactions, reporting outputs, reconciliations, and data accuracy.

• Support deployment planning, cutover execution, and transition to steady-state operations.

• Contribute to training, user enablement, and change management efforts to drive successful adoption of new financial processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting capabilities, and system performance.

• Recommend and implement enhancements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve compliance outcomes.

• Promote best practices and continuous process improvement across the organization.

Qualifications:

Required:

• An active DoD Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

• 8+ years of SAP Finance (FI/CO) functional experience, including significant experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance.

• Proven experience supporting business process re-engineering, financial transformation, or large-scale ERP modernization initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of federal financial management principles, internal controls, and audit readiness requirements.

• Experience gathering requirements, conducting fit-gap analysis, and creating functional designs.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.

Desired:

• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) or other federal government programs.

• Knowledge of Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) requirements and compliance frameworks.

• Experience with large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.

• Familiarity with transportation, logistics, supply chain, or government financial operations.

• Experience supporting system testing, deployment, cutover planning, and user adoption initiatives.

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certifications or other relevant SAP credentials.

Why Join Us?

• Play a key role in a major SAP S/4HANA transformation with…