Financial Analyst - SAP S/4 HANA Transformation Programme
Posted 1 day ago by Brookwood Recruitment Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Financial Analyst for the SAP S/4 HANA Transformation Programme is responsible for managing financials within large-scale EWM projects. This role involves financial planning, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring projects remain within budget while analyzing cost deviations. The position is fully remote and is initially an 11-month contract with potential extensions. The analyst will collaborate closely with project managers and logistics stakeholders to validate financial benefits and manage expenditures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee financial planning, monitoring, and reporting for EWM implementation projects.
- Develop and maintain detailed project budgets for EWM initiatives.
- Monitor project expenses against budget and analyze cost impacts of change requests.
- Work with supply chain teams to quantify and report on financial benefits of EWM enhancements.
- Produce monthly cash forecasts, accrual reports, and financial status updates.
- Manage capital and operating expenditures for the project.
- Ensure proper capitalization of assets in SAP during project closure.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in managing financials for large projects.
- Advanced MS Excel skills.
- Project budgeting and forecasting expertise.
- Cost control and analysis capabilities.
- Experience in ROI and benefit tracking.
- Financial reporting skills.
- CAPEX/OPEX management experience.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Financial Analyst - SAP S/4 HANA Transformation Programme
This is an initial 11-month contract, with a view to extending multiple times due to the transformation programme running for multiple years. The daily rate is negotiable based on experience The role is fully remote.
Job Summary
The Financial Analyst is 100% focused on managing financials within 2 large-scale EWM (extended Warehouse Management) Projects in this large-scale SAP S/4HAN transformation programme. The SAP EWM Financial Analyst is responsible for overseeing the financial planning, monitoring, and reporting of EWM implementation projects, including migrations from SAP WM to EWM or S/4HANA embedded EWM. You will act as the key financial partner to project managers and logistics stakeholders, ensuring the project remains within budget, analysing cost deviations, and validating the financial benefits of technical decisions.
Key Skills and Responsibilities:
- Strong experience in managing financials for large projects
- Must have advanced MS Excel skills
- Project Budgeting & Forecasting: Develop and maintain detailed project budgets for EWM initiatives, including license costs, consulting fees, infrastructure costs, and internal resource allocation.
- Cost Control & Analysis: Monitor project expenses against budget, flagging potential overspends and deviations. Analyse the cost impact of change requests (WRICEF) regarding EWM functional specifications.
- ROI & Benefit Tracking: Work with supply chain teams to quantify and report on the financial benefits of EWM enhancements (e.g., reduced inventory discrepancies, improved picking efficiency).
- Financial Reporting: Produce monthly cash forecasts, accrual reports, and financial status updates for stakeholders and Capital Accountants.
- CAPEX/OPEX Management: Manage the capital and operating expenditures for the project, ensuring compliance with corporate financial standards.
- Project Closure (Close Down PMO): Manage the financial close-down of EWM projects, ensuring proper capitalization of assets in SAP.