SAP Central Finance Project Manager
We are looking for an experienced Central Finance (CFIN) Project Manager to lead and coordinate finance-related initiatives within complex SAP S/4HANA Retail and SAP CAR landscapes.
The role requires strong delivery ownership and the ability to independently manage client teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment across Order-to-Cash (OTC), Finance, and Retail processes running across SAP S/4HANA and ECC systems.
The Project Manager will drive execution of integration initiatives, coordinate distributed delivery teams, and ensure the successful delivery of finance and OTC-related capabilities across multiple systems and markets.
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of Central Finance initiatives within SAP S/4HANA Retail and SAP CAR environments
- Manage project lifecycle tasks including planning, execution, risk management and governance
- Coordinate client and vendor teams across multiple workstreams
- Serve as the primary coordination point for client stakeholders in Finance and OTC domains
- Facilitate collaboration between Finance, Retail, Commerce, Logistics and Integration teams
- Ensure alignment between business expectations and technical delivery teams
- Coordinate activities across SAP platforms (SAP S/4HANA, ECC and SAP CAR)
- Manage dependencies across OTC streams, Finance processes and integration layers
- Maintain delivery consistency across regions and deployment phases
- Develop and maintain governance artifacts such as RAID logs, delivery plans, status reports and resource coordination
- Ensure adherence to SAP Activate or structured delivery methodologies
- Monitor project scope, timeline and budget while implementing risk mitigation strategies
- Support change management and scope control
Requirements
- 8+ years of Project/Program Management experience with expertise in managing SAP Finance programs or large SAP transformations
- Familiarity with Central Finance (CFIN) concepts and Finance integrations
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Retail and SAP CAR with emphasis on OTC processes in retail
- Proven experience managing client teams, stakeholders and distributed global teams
- Strong facilitation, communication and risk management skills
- Expertise in SAP Activate, Agile or hybrid delivery models
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
Nice to have
- Experience with Central Finance implementations and finance data replication scenarios
- Understanding of Retail industry processes such as Merchandising, Omnichannel and Commerce
- Exposure to integration technologies such as CPI, IDocs and APIs
- Experience with multi-market rollout programs
