Job Description

Position Title: SAP Functional Lead

Department: Information Technology

Reports To: Director of IT

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time, Benefited

Compensation Range: $140-$155k annually plus benefits

Position Summary

Sonic's SAP Functional Lead serves as our internal subject matter expert, combining deep finance and accounting functional expertise with IT administration capabilities. This role bridges finance, IT, and operations teams to optimize our SAP investment, build internal capability, and reduce dependency on external consultants. The position is critical to supporting our financial close processes, managing system security and workflows, and driving continuous improvement of our ERP platform.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct reports but will coordinate work with external SAP consulting partners and provide guidance to end users across the organization.

Travel

Minimal travel required. Occasional travel to company offices or SAP training events (less than 10% annually).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Finance & Accounting Focus (Primary)

Serve as functional expert for SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Finance modules, including Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) and Asset Accounting (AA)
Support month-end close processes, financial reporting requirements and audit activities
Support subscription billing and recurring revenue management business processes
Partner with CFO, Controller, and Accounting Team on system optimization, enhancements and process improvements

IT & System Administration

Manage user access, roles and permissions using SAP Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles
Design and maintain role-based security following segregation of duties best practices
Configure and maintain workflows, approval processes and business process automation
Troubleshoot system issues and coordinate resolution with external consultants as needed
Support quarterly system updates, testing cycles and deployment of new functionality
Maintain comprehensive system documentation, configuration guides and standard operating procedures
Monitor system performance, data integrity and compliance with internal controls

Cross-Functional Support

Provide technical support for Supply Chain processes and modules, including Materials Management (MM), material planning and project-based inventory activities
Provide technical support for Plant PMO activities, including contractor Service Entry Sheets, linking Plant PMO projects and schedules to procurement demand and improving project-based material planning and costing
Lead API and integration efforts connecting SAP with other internal systems
Bridge communication between business users, finance team and technical resources
Translate business requirements into system configurations and process designs
Lead business adoption efforts, including change management, stakeholder communication, user training and process standardization
Manage consulting engagements, project budgets, statements of work, deliverables, vendor performance, relationships and project scope with external SAP consulting partners

Strategic & Project Management

Lead SAP enhancement projects from requirements gathering through implementation and post-go-live support
Develop and maintain a roadmap for system improvements, new functionality, and process optimization
Facilitate quarterly release updates and drive adoption of new SAP features
Develop and support operational and financial reporting solutions, including SAP embedded analytics, CDS views, reporting tools and KPI dashboards
Conduct regular business process reviews and identify continuous improvement opportunities
Manage competing priorities effectively and communicate status to stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field required
Advanced degree (MBA, MAcc, MS in Information Systems) a plus
5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA (Public Cloud experience strongly preferred, including fit-to-standard principles, configuration through SSCUIs, quarterly release management and regression testing, clean-core extensibility)