CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our Vision: Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long-term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.
Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.
At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.
Job SummaryThe Director IT Workstream Finance SAP S/4 is accountable for end-to-end delivery of SAP S/4 Finance capabilities, including design validation, configuration oversight, integration, testing, data readiness, and stabilization. This role ensures finance systems enable compliant, accurate, and timely financial operations while aligning to enterprise data, reporting, and regulatory requirements.
Purpose of the Role:Ensure that:
- Finance systems are delivered in alignment with business, regulatory, and reporting requirements
- Enterprise finance data structures, code block, and reporting logic are consistently implemented
- Financial close, consolidation, and regulatory reporting processes are stable and auditable at go-live
- Integration across finance, asset, supply chain, and external reporting is complete and reconciled
Key Responsibilities:Solution Delivery and Governance
- Own end-to-end finance system delivery across SAP FI/CO and related components
- Enforce alignment to fit-to-standard principles and approved design decisions
- Oversee design realization, configuration, and RICEFW development
Integration and Cross-Workstream Alignment
- Drive integration across finance, asset accounting, procurement, and work management
- Partner with Data and Architecture leads to align finance data model and reporting structures
- Resolve cross-workstream design and data conflicts
Testing and Financial Readiness
- Lead testing of financial close, reporting, and audit scenarios
- Ensure readiness for period-end close, regulatory reporting, and reconciliations
- Validate financial integrity of migrated and transactional data
Cut-over and Stabilization
- Define finance cutover sequencing and data readiness checkpoints
- Lead issue triage for high-risk financial defects
- Ensure controlled stabilization and transition to steady-state finance operations
Education:- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Advanced degree or CPA preferred
We want you to knowBeing a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.
What we bring to you- Competitive pay
- Paid training
- Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
- Transit subsidies
- Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
- Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
- Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution
Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 07/16/2026
Posting End Date: 08/07/2026
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
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