Enterprise Resource Planning Business Analyst Manager

Grant Thornton is seeking a ERP Global Finance Process Lead to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below. Responsible for documenting global accounting processes and procedures, supporting SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation activities, developing and executing finance testing and transactional data validation, and identifying gaps between legacy general ledger environments and SAP S/4HANA global processes. Acts as the liaison between Accounting, Finance, IT, and implementation partners to ensure accounting requirements are properly designed, tested, documented, and deployed. Key Responsibilities • Develop, document, and maintain accounting process narratives, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and control documentation for SAP S/4HANA and other integrated systems as applicable. • Analyze current-state accounting procedures across multiple international regions and legal entities, comparing legacy ERP to SAP S/4HANA standard functionality and identify process gaps. • Define future-state accounting processes aligned with global SAP templates and Grant Thornton global policies and local statutory reporting. • Create test scenarios, scripts, and expected accounting results for Record-to-Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Sales, Fixed Assets, Intercompany, and Close processes. • Execute finance-related User Acceptance Testing (UAT), integration testing, and business process validation activities. • Validate data conversion and reconciliation results between legacy systems and SAP S/4HANA. • Work with business stakeholders to resolve process, configuration, and reporting issues discovered during testing. • Evaluate compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and company accounting policies. • Identify risks, control gaps, and process improvement opportunities during implementation. • Support cutover, go-live, and post-implementation stabilization activities. • Coordinate with global process owners and regional finance teams to standardize accounting procedures. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred. • 5+ years of global accounting process management • 2+ years SAP financial systems hands-on experience. • Strong knowledge of General Ledger, Fixed Assets, AP, AR, Intercompany, and Financial Close processes. • Experience writing SOPs, business process documentation, and control narratives. • Multiple entity or global accounting environments • Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. • SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation experience. • Knowledge of ERP migrations and finance transformation programs. • Experience supporting UAT, SIT, and finance process testing. Preferred Experience • Ledger migrations and chart-of-accounts redesign. • Finance transformation or ERP modernization initiatives. • Working with implementation partners and global process templates. The base salary range for this position is between $120,000 and $207,000 Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.