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Senior Principal – Business Consulting (SAP S/4HANA Finance Lead)

Infosys Consulting is seeking SAP S/4HANA Finance transformation consultants with extensive experience in large scale finance transformation programs and looking for long-term growth and career enhancing opportunities leveraging SAP to solve our customer’s most challenging issues. The ideal candidate will have at least 9+ years of SAP project experience from project prepare phase through deploy and run phases. The candidate should have strong business and SAP background and be experienced in interfacing with senior client executives, business and IT in consultative project engagements.

We are seeking SAP Finance professionals experienced in following:

Lead blueprinting and design sessions, development for new project initiatives in Finance area.

Interact and coordinate with client Senior Finance leads

Experienced in following finance process areas:

General Ledger, New General Ledger

Credit management

Account Receivables

Account Payables

Asset Accounting

Bank Accounting

Legal Consolidations

Closing process

Project Accounting

Finance Master Data

About the practice

We use an integrated, holistic approach that takes into account both business views and technology views, enabling our clients to lead the way into a new digital frontier, gain a competitive edge and become a market disruptor.

About the Role

As a Senior Principal, you will anchor proposal preparation and engagement delivery efforts. You will lead the functional and technical solution for SAP S/4HANA Transformation programs. You will be pivotal to problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on project processes and deliverables. You will continue to lead teams of consultants to define, design and execute transformation programs. You will collaborate and interface with senior clients on a daily basis to build confidence and lead/guide the team in conducting due diligence and issue resolution. You will contribute to branding, thought leadership, knowledge management and capability-building within Infosys Consulting, with the objective of providing high-quality and value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.

Responsibilities include:

Project Execution

Collaborate with client counterparts to define long-term vision, goals and strategies

Contribute to the design and development of client future processes and organizations with corresponding transformation roadmaps

Conduct requirements workshops with a team of global IT professional & subject matter experts, translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives w/associated metrics

Solution targeted processes, leveraging best practices

Configure/design SAP functionality and processes

Solution and document functional specifications

Define, execute and support testing of the solution

Perform knowledge transfer to client and supporting organizations throughout all phases of the project.

Support management of project execution from start-to-finish in order to deliver according to plan (scope, quality and time).

Coach and develop team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development.

People Development

Mentor and coach team members through formal, performance evaluation methods and informal, individual feedback opportunities

Collaborate and share knowledge

Practice Development

Create/contribute S/4HANA practice artifacts

Contribute to practice growth through recruitment, training and retention

Provide insight and thought leadership to develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies

Sales / Project Acquisition

Support Infosys Consulting leadership team members in driving proposal development and leading proposal discussions

Develop client relationships to identify and qualify sales opportunities with the assistance of senior leadership

Lead solution definition for client specific needs during opportunity to closure cycle

Articulate our unique point of view in various thought leadership media including papers, webinars and seminars

Basic Qualifications and experience:

9+ years of SAP Finance Experience in large transformation programs

At least 2 full lifecycle S/4 HANA implementation at large clients

Experience with SAP Activate Implementation Methodology and key deliverables

A proven track record of leading and managing both large and small, global and local teams

A leader and key contributor in project management of large ERP implementation projects and teams; significant team leadership experience over Process Streams / Functional Areas

Experience interacting with client executives; ability to influence at the leadership level

Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

SAP Experience in Oil & Gas, Mining, Life Sciences, Consumer goods and Manufacturing industries

Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Large global consulting work experience is highly desirable

Canadian citizens and those authorized to work in Canada are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time

Preferred Qualifications:

At least two (2) S/4 HANA customer engagement

SAP S/4HANA certification

A leader and key contributor in project management of large ERP implementation projects and teams; significant team leadership experience over Process Streams / Functional Areas

Experience working with software systems validation, SOX, Information Privacy

Ability to influence at the leadership level

Ability to simplify difficult situations, models and issues to create executable actions

A foundation in consulting, versus industry; at least 5 years’ consulting experience

Strong personal and professional values; entrepreneurial spirit.

Willingness to travel up to 100%, depending on client requirements

Ability and willingness to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary

MBA or other relevant post-graduate degree

About Infosys Consulting

Infosys Consulting is a global management consulting firm helping some of the world’s most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today’s digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage. To see our ideas in action, or to join a new type of consulting firm, visit us at

We deliver transformative solutions across Business Transformation, Enterprise Technology Strategy and Strategy & Design.

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.