Own and lead a global SAP Finance and Controlling workstream, coordinating approximately six resources across countries, business units, and time zones. The role gathers requirements, facilitates stakeholder sessions, tracks actions and deliverables, manages risks and dependencies, drives decisions and accountability, and reports program status. Candidates need strong SAP FI/CO experience, workstream leadership capability, stakeholder-management skills, and the ability to operate independently. SAP S/4HANA experience is preferred.
Our client, a global fresh produce distributor, seeks a SAP Finance and Controlling Workstream Lead, which involves taking end-to-end ownership of a global SAP Finance and Controlling workstream. This is a hands-on leadership and coordination role, requiring the candidate to drive activities forward, coordinate across multiple countries and stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery of information, decisions, and deliverables.
This is a 6-month contractual position, with the potential to covert to a Full-Time Employee. Candidates must be located in the EST or CT timezone, and be willing to work EST hours.
The Role:
- Take end-to-end ownership of the SAP Finance / Controlling workstream and actively drive it forward.
- Lead and coordinate a team of approximately six resources.
- Proactively engage Controllers, Finance Managers, country teams, and other stakeholders to collect required information and requirements.
- Coordinate activities across multiple countries, business units, and time zones.
- Drive stakeholders for responses, decisions, approvals, and outstanding deliverables.
- Establish clear actions, owners, deadlines, and follow-ups and ensure commitments are completed.
- Lead working sessions, requirements discussions, status meetings, and cross-country coordination calls.
- Identify gaps, blockers, risks, and dependencies early and actively drive them toward resolution.
- Consolidate requirements and inputs from different countries into a clear, structured view for the SAP program.
- Serve as the primary coordination point between Finance stakeholders, country teams, and the broader SAP team.
- Provide regular, concise reporting on progress, risks, outstanding decisions, and next steps.
Requirements
- Strong SAP background, particularly within SAP Finance and Controlling (FI/CO).
- Experience leading a significant SAP Finance, Controlling, or global workstream.
- Demonstrated ability to run independently and drive complex initiatives.
- Strong experience coordinating stakeholders across multiple countries or regions.
- Comfortable working directly with Controllers, Finance Managers, and senior business stakeholders.
- Strong follow-up, organization, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Confident communicator who is comfortable challenging stakeholders, escalating blockers, and driving accountability.
- Must be located in the USA EST or Central time zone and willing to work in EST.
Preferred Qualifications.
- SAP S/4HANA experience is strongly preferred
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