SAP Finance Systems Manager

  • Systems Accountants
  • Northampton, Northamptonshire
  • 18/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

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

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