Manager, SAP Analytics - Finance and Accounting

The position offers the opportunity to lead IT initiatives that deliver innovative, business-focused technology solutions, supporting growth, strengthening operations, and enhancing efficiency in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the SAP Analytics team, managing day-to-day support processes and serving as the single point of contact to drive process improvements, innovation, and operational maturity.
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with internal and external partners, providing guidance on analytics framework and reporting, support strategies, and integration with business operations.
• Ensure analytics are governed by documented protocols and procedures.
• Partner with teams to ensure systems are stable, properly interfaced, and changes are tested and released in line with business requirements.
• Provide regular updates on open requests and system performance issues, coordinating resources for design, testing, and implementation while keeping stakeholders informed of progress and business impacts.
• Drive process improvement through the use of metrics and reporting automation, leveraging tools such as PowerBI and other capabilities to deliver business value rapidly.
• Lead application support response during outages or performance issues, coordinating proactive resolution efforts and communicating impacts and resolutions with transparency.
• Apply project management discipline to prioritize workstreams, allocate resources, meet timelines, and provide consistent status reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop annual plans that align business goals with IT application support functions, ensuring sustainable integration of applications across portfolios.
• Drive a positive employee experience through leadership, employee development, and coaching.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, and 5+ years of relevant IT experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of IT software and systems delivery lifecycle from design and development through deployment and support.
• Experience in technical delivery in an SAP Finance and Accounting environment with a focus on Record to Report and BW/BPC for analytics and reporting experience.
• SAP Analytics expertise highly preferred.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership.
• Proven ability to lead teams in complex, matrixed environments, driving operational excellence while managing under conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Skilled at facilitating change, developing talent, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to assess system capabilities, troubleshoot effectively, and implement improvements that enhance performance, efficiency, and reliability.
• Knowledge of Financial Systems: General Ledger, Controlling, Profit Center Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset, Treasury, Tax, Blackline, Basware, High-Radius, Consolidations and Financial Reporting, and leading multiple cross-functional integrations with SD and Operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence peers, cross-functional teams, and executive leadership.
• Adept at building strong partnerships across organizational boundaries.
• Hands-on experience applying project management practices to prioritize initiatives, allocate resources, and deliver high-quality results on time and within scope.
• Respectful, approachable, and team-oriented leader who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments while building strong working relationships and promoting a positive workplace culture.

Skills

• Prior IT leadership experience with a focus on application support is preferred.

Pay

The expected pay range for this position is $115,000 - $150,000 annually. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions, and budget considerations.

Benefits

Base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about our benefits package here.

Relocation package available.