Lead, Finance – Record-to-Report (R2R) Solutions

Mars

. Serve as functional owner and subject-matter authority for financial systems across Mars Snacking Accelerator .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesSenior💰 $119,040 - $163,680 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions, including configuration and implementation, while leading financial systems strategy and mentoring functional analysts. Proven ability to drive process harmonization and automate financial operations in a CPG or Food & Beverage environment.

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SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) SolutionsFinancial Systems StrategyProduct Costing SolutionsMentoring Functional AnalystsSAP Activate Project Delivery

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Hard Skills

SAP S/4HANA ConfigurationFinancial System DesignProduct CostingIntercompany BillingCost Object ControllingAIF Error HandlingFinancial ControlsMaster Data MappingInventory ValuationTrade Deduction Integration

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationStrategic ThinkingProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

SAP ActivateSAP Cloud ALM (CALM)JiraMonday.comSmartsheetJouleCopilotSAP Situation Handling

Industry Keywords

CPGFood & BeverageEnterprise ERPFinancial SystemsMars Financial ManualRole-Based SecuritySLA Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as functional owner and subject-matter authority for financial systems across Mars Snacking Accelerator
Lead financial systems strategy and establish multi-year capability roadmaps
Directly line-manage the Finance Functional Analyst
Own strategic and operational integration between Accelerator’s SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and Mars enterprise Central Finance (CFIN) platform
Configure, implement, and support SAP FI modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Banking, and Asset Accounting
Design and implement product costing solutions for material costing, cost object controlling, and product cost by period/order
Develop and optimize intercompany billing, reconciliation, and elimination processes
Drive process harmonization under a Clean Core SaaS architecture
Translate executive finance priorities into automated cloud capabilities
Ensure real-time financial document replication, AIF error resolution, cost object mapping, and group consolidation integrity
Lead, mentor, and oversee the Finance Functional Analyst and match analyst and partner resources to initiatives
Deliver financial initiatives via SAP Activate using CALM, Jira, and Monday.com
Drive adoption of Joule, Copilot, and SAP Situation Handling to automate reconciliations and anomaly detection
Govern AMS support against SLA/KPI metrics, including MTTR and close ticket SLAs
Enforce Mars Financial Manual standards and RBAC/SoD

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive enterprise ERP experience specializing in financial system design, implementation, and operations
Demonstrated experience mentoring and leading functional analysts
Extensive hands-on experience architecting, configuring, and leading SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) solutions
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud experience considered a strong plus
Proven experience with or deep functional understanding of SAP Central Finance (CFIN) replication mechanics, AIF error handling, and master data mapping
5+ years in CPG or Food & Beverage environments
Experience with product costing, standard costing variances, inventory valuation, co-manufacturing accounting, and trade deduction integration
Experience delivering projects via SAP Activate using SAP Cloud ALM (CALM), Jira, Monday.com, or Smartsheet
Experience with AI agent and Situation Handling exception automation
Strong working knowledge of enterprise financial controls, Mars internal control standards (MFM), role-based security catalogs, and AMS partner SLA management
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) plan
Company-sponsored medical insurance
Company-sponsored dental insurance
Company-sponsored vision insurance
Basic life insurance for the employee and eligible dependents
Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave
120 hours of vacation per year
Paid sick time with 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year
12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, including fixed and flexible holidays
Variable pay and general allowances may be available, depending on position and employee work schedule