Principal SAP Central Finance Product Leader

VF Corporation; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corporation seeks a Principal Product Manager, Central Finance to lead the SAP Central Finance platform strategy, roadmap, and delivery. You will coordinate Global Finance, Accounting, Shared Services, and Technology to standardize processes across AP, AR, GL, Intercompany, and Cash Management.

You’ll own the product vision, manage backlogs and release plans, and partner with Finance Data teams to enforce master data standards and SOX controls, ensuring successful enterprise transformation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Finance Technology, ERP Product Management, or SAP Finance transformations.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and Central Finance.
• Strong understanding of Record-to-Report, Close, Treasury, AP, AR, and Intercompany processes.
• Experience delivering SAP Finance capabilities as part of enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence senior business stakeholders and drive adoption of standardized finance processes and technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the Central Finance product vision, roadmap, and deployment strategy aligned to VF's global finance transformation program.
• Prioritize business capabilities that support process harmonization and finance back-office centralization.
• Develop and maintain product backlogs, release plans, and business value realization metrics.
• Partner with Corporate Finance, Controllers, Shared Services, Treasury, Tax, and accounting leaders to support future-state processes.
• Translate business requirements into scalable SAP Central Finance solutions.
• Partner with Finance Data teams to define and implement master data requirements supporting global finance harmonization.
• Lead implementation of Central Finance capabilities including: General Ledger, Intercompany Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Credit Management, Vendor Payments, Fixed Assets, Treasury and Cash Management, Advanced Financial Close.
• Coordinate system integrations with operational ERPs and supporting finance applications.
• Oversee testing, cutover planning, deployment, and adoption activities.
• Drive master data governance requirements supporting global finance harmonization.
• Partner with Finance Data and Analytics teams to establish common financial data standards.
• Ensure SOX-compliant controls are embedded into solution design.
• Lead cross-functional teams consisting of business stakeholders, system integrators, architects, and delivery managers.
• Lead cross-functional product teams without direct organizational authority

Skills

SAP Finance transformations

Finance technology leadership

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP S/4HANA Finance

SAP Central Finance

Job description

VF Corporation seeks a Principal Product Manager, Central Finance to lead the SAP Central Finance platform strategy, roadmap, and delivery. You will coordinate Global Finance, Accounting, Shared Services, and Technology to standardize processes across AP, AR, GL, Intercompany, and Cash Management.

You’ll own the product vision, manage backlogs and release plans, and partner with Finance Data teams to enforce master data standards and SOX controls, ensuring successful enterprise transformation.