Functional Lead

Job Summary

Serve as a functional lead specializing in S4 HANA Billing and Revenue and S4 HANA Advanced Order to Cash guiding end to end process design configuration and solution optimization for global clients in a hybrid work model while collaborating closely with cross functional teams to enhance financial outcomes and streamline order to cash operations.

Responsibilities

• Drive end to end design and configuration of S4 HANA Billing and Revenue processes to support accurate invoicing and compliant revenue recognition for global business operations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to analyze existing order to cash flows and translate requirements into optimized S4 HANA Advanced Order to Cash solutions that improve operational efficiency.
• Configure pricing billing contracts and revenue related settings in S4 HANA to ensure reliable financial outcomes and consistent alignment with organizational policies.
• Coordinate with integration and technical teams to ensure that S4 HANA billing and order to cash functionalities work seamlessly with upstream and downstream enterprise systems.
• Develop detailed functional specifications and user stories that clearly capture business needs for enhancements and extensions in S4 HANA Billing and Revenue and Advanced Order to Cash.
• Support system testing by preparing test scenarios executing functional tests validating results and documenting defects to secure stable deployments.
• Guide business users during user acceptance testing by providing clarifications addressing issues and ensuring that solutions meet agreed functional expectations.
• Create clear process documentation configuration guides and end user materials that enable smooth onboarding and consistent adoption of S4 HANA processes.
• Provide ongoing functional support for incidents and service requests related to billing revenue and order to cash ensuring timely resolution and minimal business disruption.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and simplify finance and order to cash processes in S4 HANA to reduce manual effort and strengthen data quality.
• Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to align S4 HANA billing and revenue flows with financial reporting reconciliation and period close activities.
• Advise stakeholders on best practices in S4 HANA Advanced Order to Cash and Billing and Revenue to help shape future roadmaps that support sustainable growth.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing performance metrics and feedback to recommend enhancements that benefit customers and communities served by the organization.

Qualifications

• Possess professional experience of seven to ten years in functional consulting with a primary focus on S4 HANA Billing and Revenue and Advanced Order to Cash capabilities.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of end to end order to cash cycles including order capture pricing billing revenue posting and related financial impacts in an enterprise context.
• Apply domain exposure in finance and accounting to interpret business requirements support revenue related controls and connect operational flows with financial outcomes in S4 HANA.
• Leverage knowledge of industry essentials to adapt S4 HANA configurations to sector specific practices while maintaining standardization and compliance where possible.
• Communicate complex functional concepts in clear language to business and technical partners in a hybrid work model while maintaining effective collaboration across locations.
• Utilize structured problem solving skills to diagnose issues in billing and revenue or order to cash processes and propose practical resolutions that are sustainable and auditable.
• Engage proactively in learning new S4 HANA features and industry trends to continuously enhance solution quality and contribute to the broader purpose of responsible and transparent business operations.

Acerca de Cognizant  
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.

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