SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead (R2R)

Danta Technologies • Contract • Santa Clara, CA • 1m ago

Employment Eligibility Statement Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) . Sponsorship is not available at this time.

Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines . All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Note: This position is based in Santa Clara, CA / Fremont, CA. The preferred work arrangement is full onsite. Candidates who can work in a hybrid model with 3 days onsite per week will be considered as a second preference. Remote candidates may also be considered as a third preference, provided they are willing to travel to the client location at their own expense when required.

Role Context We are seeking a highly experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance (R2R) Lead to drive end-to-end finance transformation. The role owns solution design, architecture, and delivery governance across finance processes including GL, closing, consolidation, and reporting..

This role requires close collaboration with client finance stakeholders, functional SMEs, solution architects, Manage R2R Consultants and technical teams to analyze business requirements, design scalable finance solutions, and configure S/4HANA Finance capabilities aligned with enterprise goals.

The ideal candidate will bring deep functional expertise in SAP Finance, strong consulting capabilities, and hands-on experience delivering end-to-end S/4HANA finance implementations across complex global environments.

Key Responsibilities Design & Solutioning

Own end-to-end R2R solution design and delivery
Drive finance transformation roadmap and standardization
Lead fit-gap, solution blueprinting, and governance
Own integration across MM, SD, PP, Treasury
Oversee delivery (config, dev, testing, deployment)
Lead data migration, reconciliation, and validation
Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP and SOX
Lead stakeholder governance and steering committees
Support pre-sales and solution shaping, Partner with finance stakeholders and SMEs to understand accounting, reporting, and compliance requirements.
Lead workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and fit-gap analysis for R2R processes.
Design SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions aligned with business needs, SAP best practices, and Clean Core principles.

Configure SAP Finance Functionalities Including

General Ledger (GL) Universal Journal
Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR)
Asset Accounting (AA)
Bank Accounting & Cash Management
Intercompany Accounting
Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
Cost Center Accounting (CCA)
Product Costing & COPA (Margin Analysis)
Financial Closing & Period-End Activities
ECCS / Consolidation (preferred)

Support Integration Design Across SAP Modules Including

SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO)
SAP MM (Procure to Pay)
SAP SD (Order to Cash)
SAP PP (Manufacturing accounting)
SAP Treasury, Cash Management
SAP Ariba / Concur (where applicable)

Delivery & Execution

Translate business requirements into SAP-configurable and extensible solutions.
Prepare functional specifications for RICEFW objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows).
Collaborate with ABAP, integration, and data migration teams.
Support data migration strategy, mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
Execute and support SIT, UAT, and defect resolution cycles.
Provide hyper care support during deployment.

Required Skills Functional Expertise:

Strong hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance configuration.
Deep understanding of Record-to-Report (R2R) processes.
Expertise in Universal Journal and S/4HANA Finance innovations.
Strong knowledge of financial closing, reporting, and consolidation.
Experience with financial analytics and reporting (e.g., Fiori apps, embedded analytics).

Integration Knowledge