SAP S/4HANA Finance Senior Consultant

We are recruiting an experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance Senior Consultant to support large-scale SAP transformation programmes delivered within complex and regulated environments across the UK.

This role offers the opportunity to work end-to-end on SAP S/4HANA Finance implementations, playing a key role in designing, configuring, and assuring compliant and integrated financial processes.

Please note: Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be sole British nationals, have lived and worked in the UK continuously for the past 5 years, and be willing to undergo SC Security Clearance

Role Overview

As an SAP S/4HANA Finance Senior Consultant, you will deliver hands-on functional expertise across core Finance processes, working closely with Finance stakeholders, solution architects, and cross-functional teams to implement best-practice SAP solutions.

You will support statutory compliance, enable efficient financial operations, and ensure seamless integration with Procurement, Sales, Projects, and HR/Payroll.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Finance workshops to capture requirements and translate them into SAP S/4HANA solutions
• Configure SAP S/4HANA Finance modules including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, and Bank Accounting
• Support the design of financial close, reconciliations, and reporting processes
• Ensure Finance integration with MM (P2P), SD (OTC), PS (Projects), and HCM (Payroll)
• Produce functional specifications for WRICEF objects
• Support Finance data migration (balances, open items, assets) and reconciliation cycles
• Participate in SIT, UAT, regression testing, and cutover activities
• Provide post-go-live support and knowledge transfer to Finance users
• Contribute to project documentation including process maps, test scripts, and training materials

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (GL, AP, AR, AA, Banking)
• Solid understanding of IFRS/GAAP, tax configuration, and statutory compliance
• Experience with financial close, reconciliations, and reporting
• Integration knowledge across Procurement, Sales, Payroll, and Projects
• Ability to produce blueprints, functional specifications, and testing artefacts
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• Experience working across the full SAP project life cycle

Tools & Methodologies

• SAP S/4HANA Finance (1909 or later)
• SAP Fiori for Finance processes
• SAP Activate methodology
• Test and change management tools (eg Solution Manager, JIRA, qTest)
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for reporting (advantageous)

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or IT (or equivalent experience)
• SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting certification (desirable)
• Professional accounting qualifications ( ACCA, CIMA, CPA ) advantageous

Stakeholder & Soft Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills with Finance stakeholders
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and solution-focused mindset
• Ability to explain Finance processes to non-technical audiences
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, consulting-led environment