Coupa Administrator

SoftPathTechnologies; Oregon (WI); Remote; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftPathTechnologies seeks a Senior Coupa Administrator to serve as the technical owner of our Source-to-Pay platform. You will configure, govern, and operate Coupa in close partnership with Finance and Supply Chain Technology Managers and SAP leads.

You will own platform configuration, controls, data alignment, release governance, and continuous improvement, delivering scalable, auditable processes with strong SOX alignment within a triad operating model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Source-to-Pay, Procurement Systems, or Finance Technology.
• Hands-on Coupa administration or implementation experience.
• Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay processes, approvals, and supplier lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Own platform ownership and technical configuration.
• Ensure SOX alignment, controls, and audit readiness.
• Lead release testing coordination and lifecycle governance.
• Collaborate with Finance and Supply Chain Technology Managers.
• Coordinate data alignment with SAP leads and integration teams.

Skills

Coupa Admin

SOX controls

P2P processes

Data integration

SAP ERP

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Job Title: Senior Coupa Administrator

Location: Remote

Rate: $55-60/hour on w2

JC: Will be shared in some time

This is pretty Urgent and Critical Requirement

Position Summary

We are seeking a Coupa Administrator to serve as the technical owner and control steward of our Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform.

This role is accountable for how Coupa is configured, governed, and operated, while working in close partnership with our Finance and Supply Chain Technology Managers and SAP functional leads, who own business process design and outcomes.

Operating Model

This role sits within a triad model:

Coupa Administrator (this role)

Owns system configuration, controls, and platform integrity

Finance Technology Manager

Owns financial process design, policy, and outcomes

Supply Chain Technology Manager

Owns procurement and operational process design

Supported by:

SAP Functional Leads (RTR, PTP, etc.)

Integration / Data teams

Responsibilities

What You'll Own

1. Platform Ownership & Technical Configuration

Serve as the system owner for Coupa

Design and configure:

• Approval workflows and delegation logic
• Spend controls and policy enforcement
• Supplier structures and onboarding frameworks

Ensure configurations are:

• Scalable
• Auditable
• Aligned with enterprise architecture

2. Controls, Compliance & Audit Readiness

Own system alignment to:

• SOX controls
• Audit requirements
• Segregation of duties (SoD)

Partner with Finance Technology Manager on policy translate into system enforcement

Maintain:

• Role design and access governance
• Configuration documentation
• Audit support artifacts

3. Partnership with Technology Managers & SAP Leads

Work hand-in-hand with:

• Finance Technology Manager (GL, AP, payments, compliance)
• Supply Chain Technology Manager (procurement, sourcing, supplier ops)

Translate business process designs into clean, standard Coupa configurations

Provide technical guardrails and pushback to keep Coupa with best-in-practice processes.

4. Integration & Data Alignment

Coordinate with SAP and enterprise systems:

• Vendor master
• Purchase orders
• Invoices and payments

Ensure:

• Data integrity across systems
• Clean integration patterns (no point-to-point chaos)

Support integration monitoring and issue resolution

5. Operational Excellence & Support

Own platform operations:

• Incident triage and root cause resolution
• Vendor / AMS coordination

Establish transparency through KPIs:

• Cycle times
• Adoption rates
• Exception handling trends

Maintain and prioritize system backlog in partnership with Tech Managers

6. Implementation, Release & Lifecycle Ownership

Engage in implementation to shape core configuration (roles, workflows, controls)

Own platform lifecycle management, including:

• Coordination of Coupa monthly releases
• Review of release notes and impact assessment
• Recommendation of features to enable, defer, or reject

Establish a release cadence and governance model:

• Align releases to business cycles (month-end, year-end)
• Communicate changes and readiness to stakeholders
• Drive Go / No-Go decisions

Lead release testing coordination:

• Define regression scope with Tech Managers & SAP leads
• Validate critical end-to-end flows
• Manage defect resolution

Ensure alignment with enterprise change landscape:

• SAP upgrades (e.g., 2025)
• Integration impacts
• Change control

7. Continuous Improvement & Innovation

Identify opportunities to:

• Automate workflows
• Increase touchless processing
• Improve user experience

Leverage Coupa roadmap capabilities (AI, automation, insights)

Partner with Finance on working capital optimization

Requirements

Required Experience

5+ years in Source-to-Pay, Procurement Systems, or Finance Technology

Hands-on Coupa administration or implementation experience

Strong understanding of:

• Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes
• Approval workflows and controls
• Supplier lifecycle management

Experience working alongside:

• Finance and Procurement stakeholders
• ERP systems (SAP preferred)

Experience in SOX-controlled environments

Preferred Experience

Experience in a product-aligned or triad operating model

Exposure to:

• Coupa modules (Procurement, Invoicing, Payments)
• Data governance frameworks

Experience balancing:

• Project (build) work
• Run/support operations