SAP S/4HANA P2R Business Readiness Lead (FI/CO) /Consultsnt

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a SAP S/4HANA P2R Business Readiness Lead (FI/CO)/Consultant for their Dearborn, MI location.
 
Responsibilities:

• This role is responsible for driving business readiness activities across SAP module launches, ensuring successful adoption, testing, training, cutover execution, and go-live stabilization.
• Lead business readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA module launches and deployment milestones.
• Conduct readiness assessments and facilitate business process walkthroughs with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including test execution, issue management, and business signoff.
• Partner with business SMEs, product teams, integration teams, and program leadership to identify and mitigate launch risks.
• Support change management and organizational readiness initiatives to drive successful user adoption.
• Develop training materials, readiness documentation, launch checklists, and stakeholder communications.
• Drive cutover planning, execution readiness reviews, and launch governance activities.
• Track and manage defects, open issues, risks, dependencies, and action items throughout testing and deployment phases.
• Prepare and maintain readiness reports, test evidence, issue logs, cutover documentation, and launch approval artifacts.
• Support golive events and postlaunch stabilization activities to ensure a smooth transition to production operations.
• Collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders to validate business processes and ensure readiness for deployment.
• Provide leadership and guidance throughout system integration testing (SIT), UAT, dress rehearsals, cutover, and hypercare periods.

 
Requirements:

• 12+ years of SAP experience
• Multiple end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation and go-live cycles
• Experience leading enterprise ERP transformation initiatives

Preferred Background

• Candidates should come from:
• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Industrial Products
• Aerospace
• Large Enterprise SAP Programs
• SAP Consulting
• Extensive hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA FI/CO and financial business processes.
• Strong understanding of PlantoReport and RecordtoReport processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise ERP transformations and multiple SAP golive events.
• Proven ability to work directly with business stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Experience leading UAT, training, change management, and cutover activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problemsolving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a fastpaced, highly collaborative environment.
• Years of Experience: 12 Years of Experience
• We are seeking experienced SAP S/4HANA PlantoReport (P2R) Business Readiness Leads/Consultants to support a largescale ERP transformation program.
• The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), and RecordtoReport (R2R/P2R) processes, combined with strong businessfacing consulting skills.
• The successful candidate will partner closely with business stakeholders, product teams, testing teams, and program leadership to ensure operational readiness and successful deployment of new SAP capabilities.
• This is a highly visible role requiring exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• 12+ years of overall SAP experience
• Proven experience supporting largescale SAP S/4HANA implementations and deployments
• Demonstrated success leading business readiness and golive activities for ERP transformation programs

Required Skills:

• SAP Functional Expertise
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP Financial Accounting (FI)
• SAP Controlling (CO)
• PlantoReport (P2R)
• RecordtoReport (R2R)
• PeriodEnd Close
• Financial Reporting
• Reconciliations
• Internal Controls and Compliance

Business Readiness & Deployment:

• Business Readiness Assessments
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Change Management
• Training Readiness and Enablement
• Cutover Planning and Execution
• GoLive Readiness
• Hypercare Support
• Defect Management and Resolution Coordination

Professional Skills:

• Executive and stakeholder communication
• Business process transformation
• Crossfunctional collaboration
• Risk and dependency management
• Documentation and governance

 
Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities