SAP S/4 Record-to-Report (R2R) Consultant - Utilities

1000 Accenture LLP Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and LTD

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance professional to transform Record-to-Report processes for CFOs and finance teams. Lead workshops, define future-state designs, and drive end-to-end R2R across GL, AP, AR, asset accounting, and close.

You will coordinate across business, technology, data, testing, training, and offshore teams in a Global Delivery model, with travel as needed. Strong finance controls and reporting integrity are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of SAP Finance functional experience with strong SAP S/4HANA Finance and R2R focus.
• 2+ years hands-on experience across GL, Asset Accounting, Controlling, close, and related finance capabilities.
• 1+ year experience with AP/AR integration within R2R and at least 2 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or SAP Finance implementations.
• Experience leading or coordinating teams across large SAP transformation programs.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation programs, defining future-state processes and technology solutions.
• Lead workshops to assess challenges and translate requirements into SAP S/4HANA Finance designs.
• Design and configure end-to-end R2R across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, close.
• Drive standardization and optimization of journal processing, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Guide data conversion, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare activities.
• Provide leadership, coach junior staff, and contribute to SAP Finance assets and accelerators.
• Identify opportunities to apply GenAI to improve finance close, reconciliation, and controls.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA Finance

Record-to-Report

General Ledger

Asset Accounting

Controlling

Financial close

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience)

Tools

SAP Central Finance

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Datasphere

Job description

We Are: Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 814,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

You Are:

An experienced SAP S/4HANA Finance professional who helps CFOs, controllers, and finance organizations transform Record-to-Report (R2R) processes and build more efficient, controlled, and insight-driven finance operations. You blend deep functional expertise across General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Controlling, financial close, and core finance processes with the leadership and consulting skills required to drive complex SAP transformation programs. You are comfortable leading client workshops, shaping solution design, resolving complex finance and accounting challenges, and coordinating across business, technology, integration, data, testing, training, and offshore teams. You can translate finance priorities into scalable SAP S/4HANA solutions while maintaining strong financial controls, reporting integrity, and alignment with the broader CFO agenda.

The Work:

Lead client SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation programs through your combined SAP application, finance process, and delivery leadership expertise, which includes your ability to: Lead SAP S/4HANA Record-to-Report workstreams, partnering with controllers, accounting leaders, and finance process owners to define future-state finance processes and technology solutions. Lead workshops to assess current-state challenges and translate business and accounting requirements into SAP S/4HANA Finance designs. Design and configure end-to-end R2R solutions across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Controlling, financial close, and related finance processes. Drive process standardization and optimization across journal processing, account reconciliation, intercompany accounting, period-end close, financial reporting, and financial controls. Analyze finance data, including chart of accounts, master data, journals, asset registers, cost objects, sub-ledger mappings, and reconciliations, to support design, conversion, and cutover. Guide finance integration across SAP modules and business processes to ensure accurate accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting. Lead functional activities across system configuration, data conversion, unit testing, SIT, UAT, defect triage, cutover, go-live, and hypercare. Contribute to finance transformation business cases, roadmaps, solution strategies, and executive presentations aligned with CFO priorities. Identify opportunities to apply SAP Business AI and GenAI to improve financial close, reconciliation, reporting, controls, and finance productivity. Collaborate across business, technology, integration, data, testing, training, client, and offshore teams in a Global Delivery model. Provide functional leadership, coach junior team members, support delivery excellence, and contribute to SAP Finance assets, accelerators, and best practices. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need:

Minimum of 3 years of SAP Finance functional experience, with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and Record-to-Report processes. Minimum of 2 years of hands‑on experience across General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Controlling, financial close, and related finance capabilities. Minimum of 1 year of experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable integration into the overall R2R process. Minimum of 2 end‑to‑end SAP S/4HANA or SAP Finance implementations, including solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, cutover and post‑go‑live support (hypercare) Experience leading or coordinating teams across large‑scale SAP transformation programs Experience supporting the Utilities industry or clients Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Bonus Points If:

• You have an SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• You have a CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA, or similar accounting or finance credential.
• You have experience with SAP Central Finance, Group Reporting, SAP Analytics Cloud, or SAP Datasphere.
• You have experience delivering SAP Finance transformation programs for electric, gas, or water utilities.
• You understand utility‑specific finance considerations, including regulatory accounting, capital‑intensive asset environments, and integration with utility customer and operational processes.
• You have experience applying GenAI or agentic AI capabilities to finance processes including close, reconciliation, reporting, and controls.
• You have experience leading global functional teams and coordinating delivery across client, onshore, nearshore, and offshore resources.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/20/2026.

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture Role Location Annual Salary Range California $70,350 to $205,800 Colorado $63,800 to $177,800 Connecticut $63,800 to $177,800 District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300 Illinois $59,100 to $177,800 Maine $54,400 to $151,400 Maryland $63,800 to $177,800 Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300 Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800 New York $66,300 to $205,800 New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800 Ohio $59,100 to $164,600 Virginia $59,100 to $189,300 Washington $80,200 to $189,300

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