SAP Finance Systems Manager

Role: SAP Finance Systems Manager
Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid – 1 Days A Week In-Office)
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000
Network IT are working with a highly respected organisation to recruit a SAP Finance Systems Manager. This is a key leadership role within a growing Finance Systems & Data function, offering the opportunity to shape the future of enterprise finance technology within a large, complex environment.
This role sits at the heart of a significant investment in finance systems, with a focus on delivering scalable, standardised, and high-performing SAP Finance solutions.
Role Overview
As a SAP Finance Systems Manager, you will take ownership of the end-to-end SAP Finance product lifecycle, driving system evolution, optimisation, and innovation.
Operating in a player-coach leadership role, you will lead a team responsible for finance systems while working closely with Digital Services and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned, robust, and future-ready.
You will play a central role in enabling modern, standardised financial processes, reducing reliance on bespoke solutions and promoting data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities

Own the full product lifecycle for SAP Finance systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, controlled, and aligned to business priorities
Lead and develop a team responsible for finance systems stability, optimisation, and continuous improvement
Drive prioritisation and delivery of system enhancements, upgrades, and transformation initiatives
Manage and refine the product backlog, developing user stories and acceptance criteria using Agile methodologies
Work collaboratively with stakeholders to translate business needs into structured system solutions
Lead UAT, release management, and training, ensuring successful adoption and ongoing support
Act as a change agent, promoting a test-and-learn approach and supporting business transformation
Collaborate with Digital Services on architecture, SAP S/4HANA, and cloud strategy decisions
Drive process standardisation, reducing manual workarounds and improving efficiency
Act as an escalation point for system priorities, integration challenges, and conflicting requirementsEssential Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Product Owner within SAP environments
Strong technical and functional expertise in:
SAP S/4HANA
SAP BW
SAP BPC (and/or SAC planning models)
Experience working across finance processes and SAP integration points
Strong track record delivering SAP system enhancements, upgrades, and transformation programmes
Experience supporting or contributing to BPC → SAC transitions
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across complex organisational structures
Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments, managing backlogs and delivering iteratively
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments
Strong leadership capability, with experience coaching and developing teamsDesirable Skills & Experience

Experience within Higher Education or Public Sector environments
Awareness of SAP cloud strategy (Public vs Private Cloud)
Understanding of finance process standardisation and system-driven controls