SAP Finance Systems Manager

Company: Systems Accountants
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Location: Northampton
Job Description:

SAP Finance Systems Manager

Northampton (hybrid)

£70,000 – £80,000 per annum

SystemsAccountants are supporting a leading professional services organisation in the search for an experienced SAP Manager to oversee and optimise their SAP S/4HANA environment.

This is a key leadership role responsible for the stability, performance, and continuous improvement of a complex SAP landscape, while also supporting future transformation initiatives including SAP RISE readiness.

The Role

The successful candidate will lead a team of SAP specialists across support, enhancement delivery, and operational management activities. The role combines technical oversight, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and people leadership within a business‑critical SAP environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team of SAP analysts and developers
  • Oversee day‑to‑day SAP S/4HANA operations and service delivery
  • Coordinate enhancements, incidents, releases, and change requests
  • Support month‑end, year‑end, and other critical business processes
  • Work closely with third‑party support and hosting partners
  • Ensure effective governance across transports, documentation, and system controls
  • Support roadmap planning, upgrades, optimisation, and future cloud transformation initiatives
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders across finance and HR functions

Required Experience

  • Proven experience managing SAP support or application teams
  • Strong SAP S/4HANA operational knowledge
  • Experience across SAP FICO and HCM modules
  • Understanding of SAP integrations, workflows, authorisations, and change management
  • Experience working within structured IT service environments (ITIL/CAB/release management)
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills

Desirable

  • Experience supporting professional services or regulated environments
  • Exposure to SAP RISE or cloud transformation programmes

For more information, please apply or contact SystemsAccountants directly at rosie@systemsaccountants.com

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Posted: May 18th, 2026