Senior Finance Manager - SAP ERP Advisory

Senior Manager-Finance As a Senior Manager you'll assist in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate KPMG in the ERP advisory market. These are shared with all KPMG market facing organizations to provide consistency and common platforms with which to go to market. A willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated to be up to 20%. People Management: Effectively lead the team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. Project Management: Participate in large scale SAP client engagements. Consistently deliver quality client services, driving high-quality work products within the expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure KPMG stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business. Should be a self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable interfacing with a client on a daily basis. This role requires daily interaction with the client at many levels. As a Senior Manager you'll assist in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate KPMG in the ERP advisory market. These are shared with all KPMG market facing organizations to provide consistency and common platforms with which to go to market. A willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated to be up to 20%. People Management: Effectively lead the team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. Project Management: Participate in large scale SAP client engagements. Consistently deliver quality client services, driving high-quality work products within the expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure KPMG stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business. Should be a self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable interfacing with a client on a daily basis. This role requires daily interaction with the client at many levels. A bachelor's or Master’s degree and 12 -15 years of related work experience at minimum; A degree in computer science, accounting, finance or a related field (MBA or Business Undergraduate degree preferred). SAP certification/s highly preferred. At minimum 12-15 years of experience working with SAP Finance modules (FI, CO, CO-PC, COPA – S/4HANA experience preferred), as well as participation in multiple full life cycle SAP implementations required. Experience with implementing and advanced knowledge of SAP Finance and including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets Experience with implementing SAP Finance and integrations to SD, MM, PP, PM, etc. to support product cost controlling and margin analysis Experience with leading business blueprint, gathering and documenting business requirements and designing SAP enabled solutions Experience facilitating cross-functional team members with complex schedules against a published plan Team lead expertise – stream planning, status reporting, managing governance, managing the team against the plan, escalating risks/issues/decisions/changes, budget management, etc. Development of project documentation including business process flows, training materials, requirements gathering and project management methodology experience required. Experience with all aspects of cost controlling and management accounting within an ERP system. Ideally, you’ll also have Experience with Central Finance, with focus on central payments implementation Experience with cost accounting, product costing/inventory valuation, margin analysis Experience in finance strategy and finance operations, including A/R, A/P, capital management, asset management, financial accounting, and reporting systems a plus. As well as knowledge of budgeting, planning and forecasting operations and technology a plus. Experience Level Senior Level