SAP FICO Lead

Do you love snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you’re looking for!

At PIM, We Make The Brands You Love®. Our portfolio of products, from Welch’s® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast paced office environment. At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise.

We are looking for a SAP COE FICO Lead (FICO, Ariba, SuccessFactors) interested in starting a career with a top ranked and growing snack company, as part of our Technology Department at PIM’s Headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey. This position will report to our Senior Director, SAP Center of Excellence.

Overview:

This experienced SAP COE Finance Lead will support and optimize our SAP S/4HANA environment. This role will be responsible for the stabilization, enhancement, and governance of finance-related SAP capabilities including Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay processes, and financial integrations with SAP SuccessFactors.

The Finance Lead will serve as the primary liaison between Finance, Procurement, HR, and IT, ensuring SAP solutions support financial reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Finance Application Stabilization

• Lead resolution of issues related to SAP Finance, Procure-to-Pay, and HR financial integrations.
• Ensure system stability, process adherence, and data accuracy across finance operations.
• Support finance teams during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing cycles.

• Finance Functional Leadership

• Serve as the primary functional lead for SAP Finance within the SAP COE.
• Oversee configuration, optimization, and enhancements across core finance modules including: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Margin Analysis / CO-PA, Product Costing
• Ensure strong integration between Finance and other SAP modules including Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement, and Manufacturing.

• Ariba Financial Process Ownership

• Provide functional leadership for SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay processes including:
  • Buying and Invoicing
  • Supplier Lifecycle Management
  • Supplier onboarding and compliance
  • Invoice reconciliation and integration with SAP AP
• Ensure seamless integration between Ariba and S/4HANA Finance for procurement transactions, supplier payments, and financial reporting.
• Support ongoing optimization of supplier management and procurement workflows.

• SuccessFactors Financial Integration

• Oversee financial integration between SAP SuccessFactors and S/4HANA Finance, including:
  • Payroll accounting postings
  • Workforce cost allocations
  • HR-to-Finance integration processes
• Collaborate with HR and Payroll teams to ensure accurate financial postings and reporting related to workforce costs.

• Continuous Improvement & Enhancements

• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes through S/4HANA capabilities including:
  • Universal Journal
  • Embedded analytics
  • Automation of financial workflows
  • Procurement and supplier management improvements
• Lead design and implementation of enhancements aligned with business priorities.

• Governance & Change Management

• Participate in SAP COE governance including: Change control board reviews, solution design approvals, and transport governance
• Maintain functional documentation including configuration workbooks, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Support financial audit readiness and compliance requirements.

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Finance leadership, Procurement teams, HR leadership, and IT to ensure SAP solutions meet business needs.
• Lead functional workshops and solution design sessions with business stakeholders.
• Translate complex financial and operational requirements into scalable SAP solutions.

• Team Leadership & Knowledge Transfer

• Mentor functional analysts within the SAP COE.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training to business users and internal support teams.
• Work closely with technical teams including ABAP, Integration, and Data teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.