Senior Manager IT Business Solutions and SAP Finance

Our Toronto based client is seeking an experienced Senior Manager IT Business Solutions and SAP Finance to join their team on a full time permanent basis. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of SAP business systems experience, paired with 5+ years of team leadership and management experience combined with deep Finance functional knowledge with hands-on configuration and S/4HANA expertise across modules such as FI/CO, Asset Accounting, Project Systems, Funds/Grants Management, SD, BI/Analytics, and Ariba Invoice Management. They also have a strong command of SAP integration and end-to-end business processes. This will be a hybrid role with the exact amount of on-site scheduled days to be confirmed.

Key Responsibilities:

SAP Finance & Solution Leadership

• Provide expertise across relevant SAP Finance and integrated business processes, including FI/CO, Asset Accounting (AA), Project Systems (PS), Funds/Grants Management (FM/GM), SD and BI.
• Oversee the solution and implementation and ongoing support of SAP Finance business systems.
• Provide senior-level SAP solution architecture, functional design and hands-on configuration expertise.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex SAP issues escalated beyond the help desk and third-party support teams.
• Support SAP S/4HANA and Ariba Invoice Management capabilities.
• Evaluate existing business processes and identify opportunities to improve systems, efficiency and business value.
• Ensure end-to-end business and systems knowledge is maintained and documented.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Act as a senior IT liaison between client, member hospitals, business leaders, IT teams and third-party vendors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with hospital stakeholders and business process owners.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements sessions and solution discussions involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business and executive-level language.
• Manage difficult or competing stakeholder requirements while maintaining alignment and trust.
• Present recommendations, project status and business cases to senior leadership.

Project & Program Delivery

• Lead and support initiatives from business case development through implementation and stabilization.
• Manage scope, requirements, schedules, resources, risks, testing, change management and budgets.
• Develop and maintain:
• • Business requirements
  • Functional designs
  • Project plans
  • Test plans
  • Test scenarios and cases
  • Knowledge-transfer materials
  • Project charters
  • Blueprints and related documentation
• Provide quality assurance over third-party configuration, development, documentation and testing.
• Track and communicate project status, milestones, quality and value measures.
• Work closely with the project management team and external SI partner to ensure successful delivery.

People Leadership

• Lead and develop one Senior Business Analyst.
• Provide direction, coaching and support to team members.
• Establish priorities and ensure deliverables are completed to a high standard.
• Collaborate closely with IT leadership and cross-functional teams.