SAP Finance Manager

People Konnect; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,200,000; Full time

Job summary

People Konnect is seeking an SAP Finance expert in Hyderabad to provide advanced functional guidance, resolve complex SAP Finance issues, review solution designs, and drive standardization across product teams.

You will act as a SME for complex SAP Finance issues, advise on solution design and configuration, review proposals, and support discovery, testing, and deployment. Strong collaboration with cross-functional delivery teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Total Experience: 8+ years in SAP Finance, Finance Technology, Functional Consulting, or related areas.
• Relevant Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on SAP Finance experience.
• Education: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, Technology, or related discipline.
• Good to Have: SAP Finance certification, Finance transformation, standardization, multi-entity/core-model initiatives, data governance, Agile methodologies, or product-centric operating models.

Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for complex SAP Finance functional and integration issues.
• Advise Product Owners and teams on solution design, configuration, risks, controls, and downstream impacts.
• Review and challenge functional designs, configuration proposals, and external consultants’ recommendations.
• Support discovery, implementation, testing, deployment, stabilization, and complex issue resolution.
• Promote standard SAP functionality, reusable solutions, and alignment with Finance core-model principles.
• Assess the impact of changes on Finance processes, data, controls, and integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Maintain functional standards, documentation, design rationale, and lessons learned.
• Build a community of practice, coach team members, and facilitate knowledge transfer from external partners.
• Collaborate with Finance Architects, Product Owners, Chapter Leads, and cross-functional delivery teams.

Skills

SAP Finance expertise

End-to-end finance process

Functional analysis

Configuration & design

Issue diagnosis

Integration with SAP & non-SAP

Stakeholder management

Coaching & knowledge sharing

Influencing external consultants

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Job description

Seeking an SAP Finance expert to provide advanced functional guidance, resolve complex SAP Finance issues, review solution designs, and drive standardization and knowledge sharing across product teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the subject matter expert for complex SAP Finance functional and integration issues.
• Advise Product Owners and teams on solution design, configuration, risks, controls, and downstream impacts.
• Review and challenge functional designs, configuration proposals, and external consultants’ recommendations.
• Support discovery, implementation, testing, deployment, stabilization, and complex issue resolution.
• Promote standard SAP functionality, reusable solutions, and alignment with Finance core-model principles.
• Assess the impact of changes on Finance processes, data, controls, and integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Maintain functional standards, documentation, design rationale, and lessons learned.
• Build a community of practice, coach team members, and facilitate knowledge transfer from external partners.
• Collaborate with Finance Architects, Product Owners, Chapter Leads, and cross-functional delivery teams.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Deep expertise in end-to-end Finance processes, business rules, controls, and SAP Finance capabilities.
• Strong hands-on experience across multiple SAP Finance process or solution areas.
• Expertise in functional analysis, configuration, solution design, implementation, and integration.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues and recommend sustainable solutions while avoiding unnecessary customization.
• Experience reviewing functional specifications, configuration proposals, and integration designs.
• Strong understanding of SAP Finance integration with SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, coaching, and knowledge-sharing skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and challenge external consultants through functional expertise.

Experience & Qualification:

• Total Experience: 8+ years in SAP Finance, Finance Technology, Functional Consulting, or related areas.
• Relevant Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on SAP Finance experience.
• Education: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline.
• Good to Have: SAP Finance certification, Finance transformation, standardization, multi-entity/core-model initiatives, data governance, Agile methodologies, or product-centric operating models.