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The Planet Group · 3 days ago

SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Professional Services Engagement Management Lead

New York, NY

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$193K/yr - $279K/yr

15+ years exp

The Planet Group is seeking a senior leader to design and deliver SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud capabilities for Professional Services Engagement Management. This role involves managing project setup, resource planning, billing, and finance processes while ensuring cross-functional collaboration and applying best practices in SAP Public Cloud.

ConsultingPharmaceuticalRecruitingStaffing Agency

No H1B

Responsibilities

Engagement Management Design & Delivery: Lead solution definition and implementation for project setup, resourcing, billing, and revenue recognition in S/4 Public Cloud

Finance Integration: Ensure seamless linkage to R2R and O2C—including project accounting, margin analysis, intercompany flows, and financial close

Cross?Functional Collaboration: Align integrated processes across Finance, Procurement, and Sales to support the full project lifecycle and financial transparency

Solution Architecture: Apply Public Cloud best practices for Professional Services; leverage SAP BTP and related technologies where appropriate

Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate executive and business workshops to validate requirements, define future?state processes, and align transformation objectives

Delivery Leadership: Own configuration, testing, cutover, and risk management for Engagement Management and Finance integration; meet program timelines

Data Governance & Migration: Partner with data teams to define models, mappings, and migration strategies for engagement/finance data; ensure accuracy and compliance

Qualification

SAP S/4HANAFinance IntegrationProfessional ServicesProgram DeliveryProcess LeadershipData GovernanceERP ConsultingStakeholder EngagementRisk ManagementMentoring

Required

15+ years in ERP and finance transformation consulting

3+ full lifecycle S/4 Public Cloud implementations in Professional Services/Engagement Management with Finance integration

At least six full lifecycle SAP implementations focused on Professional Services Engagement Management and Financials (GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, Financial Close)

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Demonstrated ability to lead workshops, define business-centric solutions, and integrate R2R with upstream/downstream modules (Procurement, Sales, Project Systems)

Exceptional execution across planning, design, build, test, cutover, hypercare; proven risk/issue/dependency management and stakeholder alignment in finance programs

Track record mentoring R2R talent, driving process innovation, and producing high-quality client deliverables and digital-finance thought leadership

Willingness to travel 50–70%

U.S. work authorization required; no visa sponsorship available (e.g., H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT)