SAP S/4HANA Finance Consultant - Utilities

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We Are: Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Over 500,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at http://www.accenture.com/. You Are: A finance-minded SAP ERP Consultant who helps CFOs and controllers transform core accounting and finance operations on SAP S/4HANA ERP. You blend deep functional knowledge of Financial General Ledger and Sub-ledger processes with strong consulting, communication, and delivery skills. You are comfortable partnering across business, technology, testing, training, and offshore teams to align priorities, solve complex finance problems, and guide users through new ways of working. You bring hands-on experience configuring SAP ERP, working with finance process data, and translating CFO priorities into scalable solutions that drive enterprise value, controls, and decision-ready insight. The Work: Deliver client SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation programs through your combined SAP application and finance process expertise, which includes your ability to: Engage with client Finance stakeholders — controllers, accounting managers, and process owners — to understand current-state pain points and translate them into SAP S/4HANA Finance requirements. Contribute to business cases, roadmaps, and client presentations that articulate the value of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions for the CFO agenda. Design and configure end-to-end Finance solutions across GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, and Product Costing, leveraging SAP S/4HANA, Central Finance, and partner solutions. Analyze finance process data — chart of accounts, master data, sub-ledger mappings, journals, asset registers, and reconciliations — to inform design, cleanse legacy data, and validate cutover readiness. Execute and coordinate system testing (unit, SIT, UAT), defect triage, cutover activities, and hypercare for SAP Finance releases. Apply SAP’s Business AI capabilities and GenAI use cases in finance delivery to improve efficiency in close, controls, and reporting processes. Collaborate across cross-functional teams — business, technology, integration, testing, training, client, and offshore — in a Global Delivery model. Coach analysts and junior team members, contribute to internal assets and best practices, and continuously deepen your SAP S/4HANA Finance expertise. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements. Here's what you need: Minimum of 3 years of functional experience in SAP Finance, including hands-on exposure to GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, and/or Product Costing. Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with SAP Asset Accounting / Fixed Assets, including capitalization, depreciation, and parallel ledger requirements. Minimum of 2 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or SAP Finance implementations in a configuration, functional, or delivery role. Minimum of 3 years of finance transformation consulting experience — including process design, controllership, close optimization, or CFO advisory work. Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function. 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 a SAP S/4HANA Finance certification (e.g., SAP Certified Associate – SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting or Management Accounting). You have a CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA, or equivalent accounting/finance credential (or in progress). You have experience with SAP Central Finance, Group Reporting, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or SAP Datasphere. You have familiarity with embedding GenAI / agentic AI into close, controls, and reporting processes. You have experience supporting workshops and design decisions across system build, configuration, testing, cutover, and go-live in the SAP Finance area. You have experience collaborating across cross-functional business, technology, integration, testing, training, client, and offshore teams in a Global Delivery model. 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 08/20/2026. 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 Cleveland $59,100 to $164,600 Colorado $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 Virginia $59,100 to $189,300 Washington $80,200 to $189,300 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com What We Believe We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here Requesting An Accommodation Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired. If you would like to be considere