SAP Project Lead

Responsibilities 

• Participate in the global template design, with a focus on local Finance and Controlling requirements.
• Represent the local organization in workshops and provide clear input on statutory, regulatory and operational needs as.
• Support the use of global standards and help limit local deviations to cases with a clear business or legal need.
• Coordinate local Finance, Controlling, IT, key users and other relevant stakeholders.
• Create and maintain the local rollout plan, including activities, responsibilities, milestones, risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate local preparation for data migration, testing, training, cutover and go-live.
• Follow up on open topics, decisions and actions with the global project team and local stakeholders.
• Provide concise status updates and escalate issues when decisions or support are required.
• Support communication, user readiness and the transition to the new standardized processes and system.
• Coordinate local hypercare activities and help hand over the solution to the operational support organization. 

Qualifications 

Education and Experience 

• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA or Other), preferred.
• Experience in SAP or ERP projects, preferably involving SAP S/4HANA.
• Good understanding of local Finance and Controlling processes and requirements
• Good understanding of interfaces which provide input to FI/CO, e.g. sales, supply-chain, operations/projects, procurement
• Experience coordinating projects, workstreams or cross-functional teams.
• Experience in steering external implementation partners
• Ability to work with both global project teams and local business stakeholders.
• Practical and structured working style, with good follow-up and problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication and facilitation skills.
• Professional fluency in English. 

Additional Experience 

• Participation in a template-based country SAP rollout.
• Knowledge of testing, data migration, training, cutover or hyper care activities.
• Project management training or certification.
• Experience working in a standardized finance environment. 

What Success Looks Like 

• Local requirements are understood and addressed through the global template governance.
• Local teams complete their preparation, testing and training activities on time.
• Risks, issues and decisions are visible and followed up consistently.
• The standardized Finance and Controlling solution deployed with limited local variation.
• The local organization is ready to use and support the new system after go-live. 

Key Working Relationships 

• Global program and template team, local management, Finance and Controlling leaders, local IT, key users, data and testing teams, change and training colleagues, external implementation partners and operational support teams.