SAP Finance Associate Manager

Role Title: SAP Finance Associate Manager

Location: Manchester/Birmingham/London

Salary:?Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Associate Manager

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 of 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.

Overview of the Role

Please note that due to the security requirements of this role, applicants must be British citizens. 

The Level 8 Functional Lead is an experienced domain specialist responsible for end-to-end functional ownership within a defined process area or workstream. This role operates with a high degree of independence and serves as the primary design authority within their functional scope.

The L8 professional is accountable for translating business requirements into scalable, integrated solutions aligned to program standards, architectural principles, and delivery methodology. They provide structured leadership to small functional teams, ensure quality of deliverables, and manage day-to-day client engagement within their domain.

This role bridges senior individual contribution and broader workstream leadership.

1. Functional Leadership & Ownership

• Lead a small functional team or pod within a workstream.

• Act as the design authority for the assigned process area.

• Ensure quality, completeness, and consistency of all deliverables within scope.

• Provide coaching and structured feedback to junior team members.

• Drive alignment with global templates, standards, and governance models.

2. Process & Solution Design

• Demonstrate deep end-to-end expertise in the assigned functional domain.

• Lead discovery sessions, design workshops, and solution playback discussions.

• Translate business requirements into scalable, system-aligned solutions.

• Ensure integration alignment across upstream and downstream workstreams.

3. Project Lifecycle Accountability

• Contribute across all project phases: Discover, Design, Build, Test, Deploy, and Hypercare.

• Own functional scope during SIT/UAT, defect triage, and resolution tracking.

• Maintain high-quality documentation including:

  • Business Process Solution Documents

  • Functional Design Documents

  • Configuration rationale

  • Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflows

• Manage functional risks, dependencies, and assumptions within scope.

4. Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Manage day-to-day client interactions independently.

• Facilitate workshops and manage functional decision-making forums.

• Handle functional escalations within scope and propose structured resolutions.

• Provide clear, concise, and professional communication to client and internal stakeholders.

5. Governance & Delivery Excellence

• Support effort estimation and planning activities.

• Contribute to scope management and change impact assessments.

• Proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies.