SAP FI Lead: S/4HANA & AI Finance Transformation

John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiley is seeking an experienced SAP FI Functional Lead to drive the Finance workstream across ECC Consolidation and S/4HANA migration programs. This high-visibility role requires deep SAP Finance expertise and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, future-ready solutions.

You will partner with executives, SI partners, and SAP to modernize finance processes, lead AI-enabled initiatives such as SAP Business AI and Joule, and ensure governance, quality, and timely

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on SAP FI functional experience across multiple full-lifecycle implementations.
• Minimum 3 ECC or S/4HANA implementations (Greenfield, Brownfield, or SDT), with at least one as a Finance Functional Lead.
• Experience on large-scale ECC consolidation or systems rationalization programs in global, multi-entity environments.
• Experience collaborating with C-level executives and Shared Services leadership to drive technology-enabled Finance transformation.
• Experience managing and holding accountable System Integrator and Vendor partners in a program governance context.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP FI workstreams within ECC Consolidation and S/4HANA Migration programs, including scope definition, blueprint, realization, testing, cutover, and hyper care.
• Own the Finance functional design across core modules: General Ledger (New GL / Universal Journal), AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Bank Accounting, Cost Centre Accounting, Taxes, and Profit Centre Accounting.
• Drive the transition from ECC to S/4HANA, leveraging Universal Journal, simplified data model, and Fiori, AI, and Joule-based UX.
• Lead fit-to-standard and fit-gap workshops, document solution decisions, and drive issue resolution within timelines.
• Define and validate integration designs between SAP FI and adjacent workstreams (SD, MM, PS, HR/Payroll, Treasury) and non-SAP systems.
• Lead the evaluation and delivery of SAP AI capabilities (Business AI, Joule) within Finance, including automated period-end close and cash flow forecasting.
• Oversee testing strategy (unit, integration, regression, UAT, performance) and drive delivery quality.

Skills

SAP FI functional

S/4HANA Finance

Universal Journal

Executive communication

Leadership

Vendor management

IS Media knowledge

Finance transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, IT, CS or related field

Tools

SAP Fiori

SAP Migration Cockpit

SAP Integration Suite

BTP / CPI

GRC / SOD

Job description

Wiley is seeking an experienced SAP FI Functional Lead to drive the Finance workstream across ECC Consolidation and S/4HANA migration programs. This high-visibility role requires deep SAP Finance expertise and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, future-ready solutions.

You will partner with executives, SI partners, and SAP to modernize finance processes, lead AI-enabled initiatives such as SAP Business AI and Joule, and ensure governance, quality, and timely