Highly experienced systems manager with extensive expertise in SAP and BW across the UK and Europe within the Oil & Gas industry, specializing in bridging the gap between finance functions, IT teams, and external delivery partners. A qualified FCCA accountant, possessing comprehensive experience in steady-state support, SAP FI configuration within ECC6 and HANA environments, master data management, financial reporting, transformation projects, and outsourcing. Proven ability to excel in fast-paced, global settings.
Additional strengths include exceptional problem-solving skills, system optimization, oversight of system testing, management of cross-country projects, and effective stakeholder management and training. Holds certification in SAP S/4 HANA (Cloud Private Edition, Financial Accounting).
Exposure includes:
- Ensured the smooth operation of SAP and BW systems
- Acted as the primary point of contact within the finance team for issue resolution, change management, training, and project execution
- Ensured seamless operation of finance systems (SAP and BW), resolving issues and implementing changes as needed
- Maintained governance for financial elements, including the Chart of Accounts, Cost Centres and Profit Centres
- Managed offshore teams to ensure timely and accurate Record-to-Report (R2R) activities
- Ensured SOX compliance across finance processes, focusing on system adherence and data visibility
- Led the master data stream for the global Central Finance (S/4 HANA) project. Completed data uploads using Winshuttle (robotic process automation platform) and spearheaded data cleansing, governance, and flow model optimization, resulting in on-time project completion
- Successfully implemented SAP BI (BW) in S/4 HANA, serving as the finance lead for the project
System exposure: SAP: ECC6 and S/4 HANA, SAP BW, Excel, Access, Hyperion, Power BI, IBM Planning Analytics (formerly TM1)
Qualifications: FCCA
Notice period: Immediately available
Candidate ref: 121919
To discuss this candidate or request a full CV, please contact:
Sam Morgan – 01932 901900
Sam.Morgan@howett-thorpe.co.uk