SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead, W2 ROLE

Location strategy: Start with Lakewood/Denver, CO local candidates who can work onsite 2–3 days/week. For remote candidates, require Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or regulated manufacturing experience.

Required Qualifications

Finance & Manufacturing Expertise

• 15+ years of progressive Finance experience within manufacturing environments.
• Deep expertise in:
• Product Costing
• Manufacturing Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Inventory Accounting
• Standard Cost Systems
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• General Accounting
• Controlling
• Fixed Assets
• Profitability Analysis
• Strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing financial processes and related reporting requirements.
• Extensive experience analyzing manufacturing performance, variances, inventory movements, margins, and operational financial metrics.

SAP & Transformation Experience

• Significant involvement in one or more SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of:
• SAP FICO
• Product Costing (CO-PC)
• COPA
• Asset Accounting
• Treasury
• Cost Center Accounting
• Profit Center Accounting
• Intercompany Processes
• Experience participating in global process design, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support activities.
• Understanding of SAP integration points with Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Sales, and Warehouse processes.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced transformation environment with competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience in a medical device, life sciences, healthcare, or regulated manufacturing environment.
• SAP FICO certification or related ERP certifications.
• Experience with:
• Central Finance
• FSCM
• Revenue Recognition
• Revenue Accounting
• Treasury Management
• Tax Integration
• Hyperion or other enterprise reporting tools
• Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, transfer pricing, and global manufacturing operations.
• Experience supporting multi-country SAP deployments.