SAP FI-CO Product Leader Job Ref. (937W6Y9Y)

The role focuses on SAP S/4HANA product leadership, delivery governance and Agile enablement, working with business stakeholders, functional teams, technical teams and delivery partners in an international environment. The ideal candidate combines a strong understanding of SAP Finance and Controlling processes with the ability to coordinate end-to-end delivery, manage dependencies and drive topics forward.

Responsibilities

* Lead and coordinate the SAP FI-CO product area within an SAP S/4HANA environment.
* Act as a key point of contact between business stakeholders, functional teams, technical teams and delivery partners.
* Translate business needs into product priorities, requirements and actionable deliverables, challenging and clarifying requirements where necessary.
* Manage and prioritize the product backlog in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
* Coordinate delivery activities, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, dependencies and expected outcomes.
* Support delivery governance, including progress tracking, risk and dependency management, blocker follow-up and escalation.
* Facilitate Agile ways of working and support Scrum ceremonies and Agile delivery practices.
* Ensure effective collaboration between business, Finance, SAP functional, technical and integration teams.
* Support SAP FI-CO implementations, enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Contribute to the optimization and standardization of Finance and Accounting processes through SAP S/4HANA solutions.
* Support integration activities between SAP S/4HANA and surrounding systems, ensuring appropriate interface design, monitoring, validation and error resolution.
* Coordinate testing activities, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, retesting and business validation.
* Monitor deployment readiness and ensure that testing outcomes, business approvals and technical dependencies are properly addressed.
* Monitor delivery outcomes and ensure alignment with business expectations.
* Proactively identify and anticipate dependencies, risks and blockers, driving topics end-to-end and ensuring timely decisions and resolution.
* Communicate progress, priorities, risks and delivery expectations clearly across multiple teams involved in the product lifecycle.

Requirements

* Experience working with SAP FI-CO / SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions.
* Previous experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Project Management, Program Management or Delivery Management.
* Good understanding of SAP Finance and Controlling processes, including:

* Actual costing and standard costing.
* Month-end closing.
* Profitability analysis.
* Production costing, including Bills of Materials (BOMs) and routings.
* Fixed assets and capital projects.
* Inventory management and intercompany reconciliation.
* Understanding of SAP S/4HANA integrations, including interfaces, data mappings and dependencies between SAP and surrounding systems.
* Ability to understand and coordinate interface design, monitoring, validation and error resolution in collaboration with technical and integration teams.
* Strong functional and business understanding, with the ability to challenge, clarify and validate requirements related to Finance, Controlling and manufacturing processes.
* Experience with backlog prioritization, dependency management, delivery tracking and blocker resolution.
* Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working in Agile environments.
* Understanding of testing and deployment processes, including SIT, UAT, defect management, retesting, business validation and deployment dependencies.
* Experience in stakeholder management, delivery coordination and governance, with the ability to align business, functional, technical and integration teams.
* Strong ownership and leadership mindset, with a proactive, structured approach to decision-making, dependency anticipation and end-to-end delivery.
* Strong communication, organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to communicate progress, risks and priorities clearly.
* Ability to work effectively with business and technical teams in a complex, international environment.
* Fluent English.

Relevant Backgrounds

We are open to candidates coming from roles such as:

* SAP FI-CO Product Owner / Product Manager
* SAP FI-CO Project Manager
* SAP FI-CO Program Manager
* SAP FI-CO Delivery Manager
* SAP FI-CO Product / Project Lead
* SAP S/4HANA Finance Manager
* SAP FI-CO Manager
* Product Owner / Product Manager with SAP FI-CO experience
* Project Manager with SAP FI-CO implementation experience
* Scrum Master with SAP FI-CO implementation experience

This is a product leadership and delivery role, requiring a combination of SAP FI-CO process knowledge, integration awareness, delivery coordination and the ability to drive priorities and dependencies across business and technical teams.