Lead Financial Analyst – SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material AP Automation

Role Overview

Lead Financial Analyst – SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material AP Automation. MedTech Transcend is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material Accounts Payable Automation Lead to help drive successful deployments across a complex global organization.

What You Will Do

Lead release activities for SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, interfaces, and Direct Material AP automation, including scope and deployment planning, issue management, risk tracking, dependency management, and readiness coordination.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a high-impact role for a finance professional who brings strong SAP Finance knowledge, hands-on General Ledger and Accounts Payable experience, and the ability to lead integration and automation releases across Finance, Procurement, IT, shared services, and implementation partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, SAP delivery, systems integration, or transformation work, with strong exposure to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Hands-on SAP S/4HANA General Ledger and Accounts Payable experience, including journal postings, supplier invoices, purchase order and goods receipt integration, close activities, account determination, reconciliation, and financial reporting support.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA integration scenarios, including interfaces between two SAP S/4HANA environments and between SAP S/4HANA and non-SAP systems.
• Experience delivering Direct Material AP automation or purchase-to-pay capabilities, including PO-based invoice processing, three-way matching, approval workflows, exception management, GR/IR reconciliation, and associated financial controls.
• Strong understanding of finance data structures and integration concepts such as master data, transactional data, mapping, controls, monitoring, and error handling.
• Knowledge of Universal Journal, parallel ledgers, intercompany, and close processes is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting testing, cutover, and post-go-live stabilization for finance and interface deployments is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CMA, PMP, MBA, or SAP certification are a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across cross-functional, technical, and global teams.
• Able to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, cross-functional, global environment.

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