SAP/S4 Hana IT Project Manager, Finance

Bel, makers of iconic brands including GOGO squeeZ, Babybel, The Laughing Cow, and Boursin is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. The company has headquarters in Chicago (Bel Brands USA) and New York City (GoGo Squeez).

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic IT Project Manager, with experience in SAP ECC/SAP S4 HANA and strong understanding of finance FICO modules to join our North America IT team. This multifaceted role is primarily focused on leveraging SAP and other IT solutions to streamline and optimize Finance processes, enhance systems functionalities, and support strategic decision-making. The IT Project Manager, Finance will collaborate closely with finance leaders in North America region and the global IT finance team based in France. Successful candidate must have project management experience, and demonstrated experience leading projects, as well as strong communication and collaboration skills, and solid business acumen.. Location based in Chicago, IL or New York, NY. This role is hybrid with periodic travel between Chicago and our NYC offices.
 

Job Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering
  • Collaborate closely with Finance stakeholders to understand their needs, challenges, and objectives.
  • Gain solid understanding of business processes and business dependencies on supported technologies.
  • Act as a trusted advisor, translating functional requirements into actionable IT solutions.
  • Provide strategic guidance on how technology can improve functional operations and decision-making.
  • Provide training and assistance to existing and new users to build up user experience and knowledge of SAP
  • Challenges user requests to ensure that best practices are followed and implemented
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest financial technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on the organization and recommending strategic initiatives.

• Support and enhance information management systems
  • Provide robust support to finance team and facilitate the usage of SAP functionality. Be the IT expert on AFS (trade promo tool) and own the application from technical perspective.
  • Manage the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of finance-related systems, including SAP.
  • Monitor and enhance the performance of financial systems, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure system stability and data accuracy.
  • Develop and maintain financial system documentation, including process workflows, technical specifications, and user manuals, to facilitate efficient operations and knowledge sharing.
  • Work with ticketing systems such as Service Now to track tasks, enha