Senior Manager, SAP Financial Accounting (FI)

Company: ACCA Careers
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

We are recruiting exceptional individuals to provide leadership and expertise to sell and deliver groundbreaking, digital S/4HANA and SAP-enabled Finance Transformation programmes.

Senior Manager – SAP Financial Accounting (S/4HANA)

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of high‑performing functional consultants to design and build SAP finance‑enabled business solutions for the delivery of large‑scale S/4HANA transformation programmes.
  • Apply the latest SAP functionality to help clients realise their transformation goals.
  • Demonstrate your understanding and experience of business process design and enable this through SAP functionality.
  • Embrace standard SAP wherever possible and ensure that enhancements proposed consider the latest techniques.
  • Build and foster strong client stakeholder relationships.
  • Lead practice development activities to support sales initiatives and internal capability development.
  • Provide development and performance feedback to mentor team members and help develop junior talent.
  • Keep up to date with knowledge of recent SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting innovations and roadmap.
  • Work with the latest SAP technology including AI and automation innovations.
  • Access SAP and professional developmental training through internal (e.g. Deloitte University) and external provision (e.g. via SAP Learning Hub). Attain and maintain SAP certification.

Essential Requirements

  • Subject matter expertise in core SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting including General Ledger, Asset Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Accounting and integration with Controlling/other modules.
  • A strong understanding of financial accounting principles, concepts, and processes.
  • Experience designing the SAP Enterprise Structure aligned to the client’s organisation and business structures.
  • Leading fit‑to‑standard workshops and translating requirements into functional design.
  • Execution and management of configuration of multiple SAP S/4HANA modules.
  • Reviewing and creating design documentation, functional specifications and other planned deliverables.
  • Providing quality assurance of the work delivered by your team.
  • Programme delivery using agile and/or waterfall implementation methodologies.
  • Operating within project governance frameworks including planning activities, management of project risks, issues and change requests.
  • Strong communication skills (written and oral) with clients and colleagues both on and offshore.
  • Stakeholder management skills and ability to forge good professional relationships with leaders and peers.
  • Understanding and experience of getting the most from SAP Best Practices.

Desirable Requirements

  • Qualified/Part‑Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent.
  • Security cleared / ability to gain security clearance, to be able to support activities in the Public Sector.
  • Experience working across both private and public sector.

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Posted: July 13th, 2026