ITConsultant-SAPFinance

**Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!** # Responsibilities: * **Analyze requirements and design target finance processes** in collaboration with global Process Owners, Finance Shared Services, and local Finance teams, defining the SAP FI/CO solution and automation roadmap. * **Lead Fit‑to‑Standard / Fit‑Gap workshops** , identifying automation opportunities across core end‑to‑end finance and controlling processes (Record‑to‑Report, Order‑to‑Cash, Purchase‑to‑Pay, Controlling). * **Own SAP Finance (FI) & Controlling (CO) solution design and configuration**, ensuring effective integration with adjacent SAP modules and external platforms. * **Drive automation and digital finance initiatives** , leveraging workflow tools, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), OCR/e‑invoicing, reconciliation automation, and AI/ML‑based use cases. * **Manage projects and workstreams end‑to‑end** , coordinating IT teams, external partners, and system integrators. * **Ensure testing excellence and deployment readiness** , leading SIT/UAT, cutover, go‑live, and hypercare with a strong focus on stability, controls, and audit compliance. * **Provide ongoing support and continuous improvement** , while mentoring team members and contributing to global templates, standards, and innovation topics. # Qualifications: * **Education:** Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field. SAP certifications and project management credentials are advantageous. * **Experience:** 10–15 years of professional experience in SAP Finance & Controlling with multiple end‑to‑end project lifecycles, ideally including S/4HANA transformations. * **Automation & Innovation Expertise:** Demonstrated experience in leading finance automation and digitalization initiatives, with hands‑on exposure to workflow orchestration, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), e‑invoicing, reconciliation automation, closing acceleration, and touchless processing. * **Artificial Intelligence / Machine L