SAP Finance Engineer

Janus Henderson Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Janus Henderson Group is seeking a Principal SAP Finance Engineer with deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA 2025 Finance, SAP VIM OpenText, and SAP Group Reporting. You will lead the design, implementation, and ongoing support of finance solutions, partnering with business stakeholders, IT, and vendor teams.

You will own the full lifecycle of SAP Finance offerings, drive data accuracy, manage integrations, and mentor junior staff while setting design standards for complex production environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on SAP Finance experience.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and VIM.
• Experience with SAP Group Reporting.
• Proven design, implementation, and support of finance solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and design sessions.
• Design and configure SAP S/4HANA Finance, VIM, and Group Reporting.
• Own end-to-end solution lifecycle for GL, AP, AR, FA, and consolidation.
• Coordinate SIT/UAT, releases, and user adoption.
• Mentor team members and set design standards.
• Collaborate with business, IT, and vendors.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Finance expertise

VIM OpenText

Group Reporting

SIT & UAT

Requirements gathering

Tools

SAP VIM

SAP Group Reporting

SAP CPI

Job description

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This position will be posted for a minimum of five calendar days internally. All internal applicants are required to inform your current supervisor/manager prior to applying. Internal applicants are required to be in "good standing" in your current role, which is defined as a performance rating of “met all objectives” or higher. You cannot be on a current performance improvement plan or written warning for any reason and must have been in your current role for a minimum of 6 months, unless otherwise approved for an early transfer by your current leader and the People Department.

Your opportunity

We are looking for a Principal SAP Finance Engineer with deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA 2025 Finance, SAP VIM (OpenText Vendor Invoice Management), and SAP Group Reporting. Combining strong functional and technical skills, you will lead the design, implementation, and ongoing support of our finance and accounting solutions. Partnering with business stakeholders, IT, and vendor teams, you will turn business needs into scalable, well-documented solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and design sessions, translating business needs into functional specifications and scalable solutions aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Design, configure, enhance, and support SAP S/4HANA 2025 Finance, SAP VIM, and SAP Group Reporting.
• Own the full lifecycle of solutions supporting General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Vendor Invoice Management, and financial consolidation.
• Maintain reliable integrations and data flows between SAP S/4HANA 2025 and connected upstream and downstream applications.
• Perform data analysis and reconciliation to ensure accuracy and consistency across systems.
• Lead system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT), coordinate releases, and drive successful deployment and user adoption.
• Produce and maintain functional specifications, business requirements, user stories, process flows, and user documentation.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and project risks, and assess the feasibility of proposed solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and serve as the primary liaison across business, IT, and vendor teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Act as the senior technical authority for SAP S/4 HANA 2025 Finance by setting design standards, mentoring team members, and serving as the escalation point for complex production issues.

Must have skills

SAP Technical Expertise

• 8+ years of hands-on SAP Finance experience, including configuration and architecture in SAP S/4HANA Finance: Universal Journal (ACDOCA), General Ledger (FI-GL), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Asset Accounting.
• Hands-on configuration of SAP VIM, including inbound processing, document types, process type determination, workflow, and SAP S/4HANA integration.
• Proven experience designing, configuring, and implementing SAP Group Reporting.
• Experience supporting integrations between SAP S/4HANA and connected applications (for example, interfaces, File Transfers, APIs, or middleware such as SAP CPI).
• Experience leading system integration and user acceptance testing for SAP Finance releases.

Business Analysis & Solution Delivery

• Proven ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications and solution designs.
• Experience producing business requirements, process flows, and functional specifications for interfaces, conversions, reports, workflows, and forms.
• Ability to set design standards and provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Experience serving as a liaison between business users, technical teams, and vendors on complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven success working both independently and within distributed, global teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior stakeholders.

Nice to have skills

• Investment or asset management industry experience, with a strong understanding of accounting and consolidation processes.
• Experience developing and supporting solutions in regulated industries and SOX-compliant environments.
• Proven problem-solving and analytic skills.
• In-depth understanding of Agile processes and principles.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community.
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more.
• All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
• Corporate membership to ClassPass and other health and well-being benefits
• Unique employee events and programs including a 14er challenge.
• Complimentary beverages, snacks, and all employee Happy Hours

Supervisory responsibilities

• No

Potential for growth

• Regular training
• Continuing education courses

Compensation information

The base salary range for this position is 120k to 140k USD. This range is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different. This position will be open through November 30, 2026.

Colorado law requires an estimated closing date for job postings. Please don't be discouraged from applying if you see this date has passed.

Annual Bonus Opportunity:

Position may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool. The profit pool is funded based on Company profits. Individual bonuses are determined based on Company, department, team and individual performance.

Benefits:

Janus Henderson is committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards package to eligible employees that includes; competitive compensation, pension/retirement plans, and various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. To learn more about our offerings please visit the Why Join Us section on the career page here .

Janus Henderson Investors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).

You should be willing to adhere to the provisions of our Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants’ past political contributions or activity may impact applicants’ eligibility for this position.

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.