SAP RTR Lead

Avacend Inc; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Avacend Inc. is seeking a seasoned SAP S/4HANA RTR Lead Consultant to oversee a complex ECC-to-S/4HANA migration.

You will configure the target system, guide data migration, and provide expert RTR and controlling insights to clients throughout build, test, and cutover activities. The role emphasizes strong leadership, end-to-end process experience across GL, AP, AR, asset accounting, and product costing, with a focus on delivering a seamless transition and value-driven results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of RTR experience across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cash Management, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis including Margin Analysis, implementation and support.
• Certification in SAP S/4HANA is required.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to lead large client engagements at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops AS IS / TO BE process mapping for requirements across finance and controlling.
• Provide expert guidance in RTR workstream covering GL, AP, AR, asset accounting, cash management, and cost/ profitability topics.
• Develop technical solutions to support data migration, integration, and reporting.
• Guide S/4HANA transformation activities including configuration, data migration, and training.
• Ensure optimized controlling processes to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Core Team to ensure best practices and client satisfaction.

Skills

RTR Workstream

SAP S/4HANA

General Ledger

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Asset Accounting

Product Costing

Profitability Analysis

Data Migration

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP Activate Roadmap

SAP BW/BI

Data Migration Cockpit

Job description

Job Description

Position Overview: We are seeking a seasoned
SAP S/4HANA RTR Lead Consultant with SAP S/4HANA RTR functional & technical experience executing and delivering a complex migration project from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. The candidate will be responsible for the configuration of SAP S/4HANA Target System to receive selected data migrated from a current SAP ECC system to ensure a seamless transition, while providing expert guidance and support to clients throughout the configuration build, testing and cutover activities of their journey to SAP S/4HANA.

Key Responsibilities: Functional and Technical Consulting

• Leading Workshops AS IS / TO BE Process to map requirements from business process understanding, cost management and reporting, integration with other modules and systems, overall business strategy.
• Provide expert guidance and support in RTR workstream including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cash Management, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis including Margin Analysis. Work with SAP S/4HANA Core Team to configure and customize SAP S/4HANA functionalities to meet client requirements, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards.
• Develop technical solutions and enhancements to support data migration, integration, and reporting requirements.
• Provide guidance and support with S/4 HANA transformation project including configuration, Data Migration, providing functional Expertise, trouble shooting, User training.
• Designs and optimizes controlling processes to meet the business needs.

Business Process Analysis and Optimization

• Work closely with finance and control departments to understand their processes and needs.
• Analyze existing financial processes and suggest improvements.
• Ensure the SAP system is aligned with business financial operations and reporting requirements.

Testing, Training, and Support

• Develop and execute test plans, scenarios, and scripts to validate SAP S/4HANA configurations and functionalities.
• Conduct system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and regression testing to ensure system reliability, accuracy, and performance.
• Collaborate with business users to resolve issues, address concerns, and implement solutions to meet project objectives.
• Train end-users on the functionality of SAP S/4HANA RTR Workstream
• Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting for SAP RTR Workstream issues

Integration and Data Migration

• Ensure seamless integration of the S/4 Finance Accounting with other SAP modules like Order to Cash, Sourcing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain.
• Oversee data migration from SAP ECC/legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Work with the Selective Data/Bluefield Migration Team on the migration of data from Customer's SAP ECC System target SAP S/4HANA System to ensure minimal business disruption and maximum efficiency.
• Collaborate with data migration and technical teams on activities regarding data extraction, transformation, and loading into SAP S/4HANA during build, test and cutover phases of the project.

Reporting and Analytics

• Develop and maintain financial accounting reports and dashboards using SAP tools.
• Assist in the utilization of SAP S/4HANA's embedded analytics capabilities to provide actionable insights into financial data.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Act as the primary point of contact for key business and IT stakeholders including business users, project sponsors, and IT teams, providing regular updates, progress reports, and presentations on project status and milestones.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to gather and validate requirements, address concerns, and obtain feedback throughout the migration and transformation process to SAP S/4HANA.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, fostering trust and confidence in the migration process and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in RTR workstream including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cash Management, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis including Margin Analysis, implementation and support.
• Strong analytical Skills to analyze complex business data, identify potential issues, business challenges, recommend and develop solutions implementing with SAP Best practices.
• Should be well versed with end-to-end Product costing processes including Material Ledger functionality with integration points with other modules like Product Planning, Materials Management, Order to Cash etc.
• Should have worked on reports and able to identify the requirement and integrate effectively with SAP BW/BI or other reporting tools.
• Certification in SAP S/4HANA is required.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead customer engagements at an executive level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
• Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to technical and non-technical audiences including the ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a manner that establishes rapport, persuades others, and establishes domain expertise.
• Working knowledge of SAP Activate Roadmap for Central Finance
  Primarily Remote with occasional onsite meetings

Nice to Have

• Experience, knowledge in other SAP modules and migration tools, such as Data Migration Cockpit, Materials Management, Sales & Distribution, Production Planning, Inventory Management and Warehouse Management is a plus.
• Prior experience with SAP RISE implementations.
• Understanding of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) applications and use cases.
• Understanding and working knowledge of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) and potential integration scenarios using MDG