Business Advisory Associate Manager

Accenture in the Philippines; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 9,000,000 - 14,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the Philippines is seeking a seasoned Transformation lead with deep SAP FI/AP expertise to drive finance transformation across P2P, R2R, and intercompany processes. You will oversee complex SAP implementations, coordinate with AP and procurement teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

The role requires extensive experience in digital finance, data analytics, and scalable process improvements.

Qualifications

• 12+ years total experience with at least 5 years in Transformation
• Led at least two F&A transformation projects
• Experience shaping large-scale digital AP transformations with SAP and analytics
• Experience in Procure to Pay (P2P), Record to Report (R2R), budgeting, treasury and taxation processes
• Compliance with regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for SAP FI module with AP focus
• Ensure accurate invoice processing, vendor payments, and GR/IR reconciliation
• Handle high-priority incident tickets and deliver resolutions within SLAs
• Collaborate with Procurement, AP, and external vendors across finance operations
• Evaluate and implement enhancement requests for P2P processes in SAP
• Review Functional Design Documents (FDD) for completeness and accuracy
• Support PT, UAT, and regression testing with business and tech teams
• Maintain audit readiness with documentation for internal and external audits
• Monitor change requests for SAP core principle alignment
• Coordinate with third-party vendors to resolve data inconsistencies
• Support month-end/quarter-end/year-end close activities

Skills

SAP FI

Accounts Payable

Process automation

Data analytics

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Regulatory compliance

Finance transformation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/IS

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Overview:

This role is within Accenture Internal Procurement Team known as Center of Excellence responsible for driving Innovation and Transformation across our Source-to-Pay cycle. Our Mission is to ensure our systems are in line with Legal & Regulatory evolutions without any business disruptions

Center of Excellence (COE’s) are individuals who own an end-to-end process across functional silos, geographic and business unit boundaries.

The Position:

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for SAP FI module with a specialization in Accounts Payable processes aligned with Indirect Procurement workflows.
• Ensure accurate invoice processing, vendor payments, and GR/IR reconciliation, working closely with Procurement, AP teams, and external suppliers.
• Handle high-priority (P1/P2) incident tickets and deliver effective resolutions within SLAs, collaborating with both internal finance/procurement teams and external vendors.
• Work with business stakeholders across Procurement, R2R, OTC, and Intercompany Accounting teams to ensure seamless financial operations.
• Evaluate and implement enhancement requests related to procurement-to-pay (P2P) processes, ensuring alignment with SAP standards and business requirements.
• Review and sign off on Functional Design Documents (FDD), ensuring completeness and accuracy of requirements.
• Support and coordinate Product Testing (PT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and regression testing alongside business and technology teams.
• Maintain audit readiness by producing necessary documentation and evidences for local/global internal and external audits.
• Monitor and validate change requests for compliance with SAP core principles, ensuring no adverse impact on upstream/downstream finance functions.
• Work with third-party vendors and integration partners to resolve data inconsistencies, interface errors, and ensure accurate financial postings.
• Support finance teams during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, especially around procurement accruals, vendor reconciliation, and clearing.

Educational Requirement

Must have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.

Skills And Work Experience

Must Have

• 12+ years of total experience with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Transformation
• Experience in F&A Process transformation, business process automation, process improvement and data analytics, specifically you must have led at least two F&A transformation projects
• Experience shaping large scale digital AP transformations. You should be well versed with Industry digital F&A technologies and leading tools (SAP 4 HANA, SAP BTP, Power BI, Excel, Power Point), automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics and have a proven track record of implementing digital finance solutions
• Experience in process diagnostic, recommendation, documentation and implementation of leading process and procedures for finance and accounts functions, including Procure to Pay (P2P), Record to Report (R2R), planning and budgeting, credit and collection, treasury, and taxation
• Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements
• Willingness to “constructively dissent” and challenge senior management thinking