Financial Accountant - S/4HANA Implementation

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup in Milton Keynes is seeking a Financial Accountant with proven SAP S/4HANA implementation experience to support finance transformation programmes. This project-focused role acts as the Finance SME within delivery teams, designing, testing and implementing finance requirements, controls and reporting within new systems.

The successful candidate will have hands-on SAP S/4HANA experience in a finance environment, collaborating with project teams, business analysts,

Qualifications

• Finance system implementation experience, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• Hands-on UAT testing experience within finance projects.
• Ability to engage stakeholders across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as Finance SME within SAP S/4HANA and finance transformation programmes.
• Define and document finance business requirements.
• Review proposed solutions for accounting and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers and project teams through the lifecycle.
• Assess impact on downstream processes, reports and controls.
• Support UAT and resolve issues to completion.
• Support data migration activities including validation and reconciliation.
• Develop future-state process maps and training materials.
• Deliver knowledge transfer to finance stakeholders.

Skills

Finance system implementation

UAT testing

Stakeholder management

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA (qualified or part-qualified)

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Financial Accountant - SAP S/4HANA Implementation
£550.00 - £600.00 per day Umbrella
Milton Keynes (2 Days per week)
Contract until end of year (likely extensions)

We are seeking an experienced Financial Accountant with proven SAP S/4HANA implementation experience to support a number of strategic finance transformation programmes.

This role will act as the Finance SME within project delivery teams, ensuring that finance requirements, accounting treatments, reporting needs and control frameworks are effectively designed, tested and implemented within new systems and processes.

The successful candidate will have previous hands‑on experience supporting or delivering SAP S/4HANA implementations within a finance environment and will be comfortable working alongside project teams, business analysts, developers, testers and key finance stakeholders.

This is a project-focused role and not a traditional operational accounting position. The successful candidate must be able to contribute immediately, bringing practical experience gained from previous finance system implementation programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Finance SME within SAP S/4HANA and wider finance transformation programmes.
• Support the definition and documentation of finance business requirements.
• Review and challenge proposed system solutions to ensure accounting and reporting requirements are met.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers and Project Teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assess the impact of system changes on downstream finance processes, reporting and controls.
• Perform and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring financial processes and controls operate as intended.
• Prepare test scenarios, execute testing and support issue resolution through to completion.
• Support finance data migration activities, including validation, reconciliation and sign-off processes.
• Develop future-state process maps, operating procedures and training materials.
• Deliver knowledge transfer and training to finance stakeholders where required.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to Finance leadership and project governance groups.

Essential Experience

• Qualified or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
• Previous experience working on at least one SAP S/4HANA implementation programme within a finance function.
• Strong understanding of General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Financial Controls.
• Proven experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experience of finance data migration, reconciliation and validation activities.