About this role
About the Role The Accounting Systems and Process Manager is an internal controls expert within the accounting function, with primary responsibilities focused on IT systems controls and processes. The position provides guidance to accounting teams, business process owners and IT teams on internal control requirements and process improvement opportunities for both existing systems and new system implementations or enhancements. The position also oversees segregation of duties governance, supports global SAP transformations, and partners with audit, IT, and business stakeholders to safeguard accounting data integrity. What You'll Do
- Ensure business processes, system configurations, and reporting align with approved financial policies, are audit-ready, and consistently applied.
- Identify opportunities and lead large-scale projects to enhance or automate processes, implement systems, and manage system enhancements.
- Provide leadership during system implementations, ensuring future-state processes and controls meet defined requirements; partner with stakeholders to design and embed effective controls in new business processes.
- Safeguard financial data integrity and compliance during cutovers, data migrations, and process transitions.
- Assess current and future business processes leveraging system functionality and automation; identify or define required controls.
- Lead the design and governance of SAP ECC and S/4HANA user profiles, ensuring role-based access and compliance with segregation of duties (SoD) principles.
- Conduct risk assessments and control evaluations across accounting processes, identifying gaps and recommending improvements.