Financial Systems Manager (f/m/x)

Your mission

As Financial Systems Manager, you will own the vision, roadmap, and continuous evolution of our ERP (SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud) and related finance tools, such as Treasury Management Systems (TMS) and planning & forecasting platforms.
You’ll go beyond project coordination - designing scalable system architecture, embedding best-practice finance processes, and guiding teams toward a self-service, data-driven ecosystem that empowers decision-making at all levels.

Set the course

• Co-develop with IT a multi-year systems roadmap, balancing short-term operational requirements with long-term scalability and flexibility.
• Translate business objectives into clear system design principles for Finance & Accounting tools.

Build for longevity

• Act as the Finance Business Partner for greenfield implementations, major ERP upgrades, and cross-system integrations.
• Define and enforce data governance standards, master data management policies, and system security protocols.
• Ensure seamless integration between SAP, TMS, planning software, and reporting tools (e.g., SAC, Power BI).

Orchestrate collaboration

• Act as the primary liaison between Finance (Controlling, Accounting, Treasury) and IT, ensuring business needs are understood and translated into technical solutions.
• Facilitate end-to-end process reviews and align system workflows to achieve operational efficiency.

Drive continuous improvement

• Conduct regular system audits to identify pain points, inefficiencies, and automation opportunities.
• Evaluate and implement process automation, AI-driven tooling, and workflow optimizations.

Elevate capability

• Deliver user training, create documentation, and champion system adoption across Finance teams.
• Build a culture of continuous optimization through knowledge-sharing and change management initiatives.

Your profile

Core Experience

• 3+ years working hands-on with ERP systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud in a Finance & Controlling context.
• Proven involvement in system implementations or major upgrades (ERP, TMS, or planning tools).
• Understanding of finance/accounting workflows (e.g., P2P, O2C, R2R, cash management).

Technical & Process Skills

• Familiarity with integration concepts (APIs, middleware, data mapping) and reporting tools (SAC, Power BI).
• Experience with process automation or AI-driven finance solutions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system configurations and functional specifications.

Finance Knowledge

• Exposure to German GAAP and IFRS reporting standards.
• Understanding of treasury, cash flow forecasting, and liquidity management is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication in English; German at C1 level for reading regulations is advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Structured problem solver with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

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