Senior Finance Manager SAP S 4 Specialist United States Washington Redmond

Job description

Serve as a finance and accounting subject matter expert for SAP S/4 Finance capabilities, including general ledger, Universal Journal, ledgers, financial code blocks, group reporting, foreign currency remeasurement, intercompany activity, master data, and downstream reporting impacts. Translate accounting requirements into clear business requirements, process designs, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria for Engineering and implementation partners. Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 3+ years accounting or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 4+ years accounting or finance experience OR equivalent experience. Experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4 Finance processes, configuration concepts, or transformation programs. Experience translating accounting, close, reporting, compliance, or statutory requirements into system, data, process, or control requirements. Experience partnering across Finance and Engineering or technical implementation teams to deliver system or process improvements. Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent, or advanced degree in accounting, finance, information systems, engineering, or business. Support readiness for close, consolidation, statutory reporting, and management reporting processes impacted by SAP S/4. Provide structured requirements, review technical proposals through a finance and controls lens, challenge assumptions, and ensure designs are practical for month-end close operations, statutory governance, auditability, and long-term sustainment. Ensure SAP S/4 process designs and system changes support GAAP, SOX, statutory, and audit requirements. Evaluate control impacts, evidence standards, role-based access considerations, segregation of duties, change management, and data traceability. Partner with internal and external audit stakeholders to support readiness, respond to questions, and close control or documentation gaps.