S/4 Hana Finance Transformation Manager/Senior Manager

S/4 Hana Finance Transformation Manager/Senior Manager Overview

This role sits within Capgemini Invent and focuses on leading finance transformation work built around SAP S/4HANA. The position is aimed at an experienced consultant who can combine deep technical finance knowledge with hands-on delivery, client engagement, and broader contribution to the consulting practice. The work is centred on helping clients implement and improve SAP S/4HANA Finance capabilities, with particular emphasis on consolidation, group reporting, treasury, tax, and seed accounting.

What the role involves

• Leading end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation programmes from initial design through to deployment, tailored to each client’s requirements.
• Owning the full implementation lifecycle for SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions, including fit-gap analysis, configuration, testing, and go-live support.
• Taking responsibility for SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting projects from blueprinting through to configuration, testing, and post-launch support.
• Configuring and adapting SAP S/4HANA finance modules so they align with the client’s business processes and operating model.
• Implementing and supporting Group Reporting functionality, including data integration, consolidation, and reporting processes.
• Resolving complex issues across SAP S/4HANA FICO and Group Reporting environments and providing expert troubleshooting when needed.
• Keeping up to date with changes, trends, and emerging capabilities in SAP S/4HANA and Group Reporting.
• Working on finance processes that include seed accounting, consolidation, tax, treasury, and reporting requirements.
• Creating and maintaining master data such as company codes, general ledger accounts, ownership percentages, trading partner structures, product or class master data, and fund hierarchies.
• Designing cash transfer processes between entities and funds or accounts to support approved seed investments and redemptions, including custody-account recording.
• Building and testing dividend and market-related processes for seed investments, including treatment of reinvested and cash-paid dividends, revaluation, translation, and valuation of seed accounts.
• Designing general ledger and period-end accounting processes, including posting seed investments to the correct book and tax accounts, monthly gain and loss analysis, hedge activity linked to Treasury, and fund-level trial balance preparation.
• Creating reporting processes for financial statements and related outputs, including deconsolidation, cash flow statements, ETF corporate investment reporting, compliance and legal reporting, year-to-date seed data, management dashboards, and SEC disclosures.
• Preparing detailed schedules and supporting documentation for risk, disclosure, and audit purposes, including hedge adjustments, investment schedules, footnotes, 10-Q and 10-K support, external audit support, and third-party capital schedules.
• Contributing to business development through proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitches, and client hosting at events.
• Supporting internal practice growth through campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development, recruitment, team events, and offering development.
• Taking part in learning and development activities, including training and certifications that support both your own growth and the firm’s capability needs.
• Working with leadership and experienced consulting managers on client engagements to build delivery capability and deepen industry knowledge.
• Being flexible about travel and assignment location, including periods away from home at short notice.

What the company is looking for

• Extensive practical experience with SAP S/4HANA FICO and SAP Group Reporting.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance processes, including New GL, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and asset accounting.
• Proven delivery experience implementing SAP Group Reporting solutions, especially in data integration, consolidation, and reporting.
• Strong command of SAP S/4HANA configuration tools and implementation techniques.
• Experience leading teams and managing several workstreams in complex delivery environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively on your own and as part of a team.
• Experience building propositions and helping deliver them successfully.
• Experience working in a matrixed organisation and influencing peers to support the sale and delivery of consulting solutions.
• Background in a major consulting firm and/or industry, with SAP consulting experience.
• Ability to contribute to consulting revenue generation, including helping support a target of £500k in consulting revenues through your own network and the organisation’s existing relationships.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Preferred: SAP Group Reporting certification or CFA qualification.
• Preferred: S/4HANA certifications.
• Must have experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
• Must have knowledge of relevant accounting and regulatory standards such as IFRS and US GAAP.
• Seed accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in finance transformation, consolidation, treasury, tax, and reporting environments would be highly valuable.

Rewards and working environment

• A flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit personal circumstances.
• A variable pay component linked to grade, company performance, and individual performance.
• Hybrid working is embedded into the way the organisation operates.
• All UK employees can request flexible working arrangements.
• Support for wellbeing through trained Mental Health Champions across the business.
• Access to wellbeing tools and apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• Opportunities to work on a broad range of projects, helping you build experience quickly.
• Exposure to leadership and experienced consulting managers, with opportunities to learn from them and accelerate your delivery skills and industry understanding.
• Regular opportunities to connect with colleagues, including monthly team social events and leadership connect sessions.
• Recognition as one of the UK’s best places to work by Glassdoor for four consecutive years.
• A culture that emphasises inclusion, ethical behaviour, and positive social impact.
• Office base options in London, Manchester, or Glasgow, with flexibility required for assignment travel and short-notice time away from home.

About the organisation

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner that helps organisations accelerate both digital and sustainable change while creating measurable impact for enterprises and society. The group operates across more than 50 countries and has a large global workforce. Its capabilities span strategy, design, engineering, AI, cloud, data, and deep industry expertise, supported by a broad partner ecosystem. The organisation also highlights its long heritage, responsible business approach, and commitment to diversity, inclusion, and ethical standards.

Additional context

The role is for an experienced professional and is offered on a permanent basis. It is part of Capgemini Invent within the Strategy & Transformation professional community. The posting indicates an experienced-professional level and lists London, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Manchester as location options, while also noting that the role may require travel and flexibility around assignment location.

Applicants are invited to apply through the company’s online application process, including the option to start an application via LinkedIn.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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