S/4 Hana Product Owner - Treasury, Audit, Compliance, Tax

Our client, is seeking an experienced, high-impact S/4HANA Product Owner – Treasury, Audit, Compliance, & Tax to join their Global Technology Centre in Toronto, ON.

In this strategic leadership role, you will champion the product vision, roadmap, and feature execution across SAP S/4HANA and surrounding digital finance ecosystems. Serving as the primary functional bridge between Global Finance leadership and technical delivery teams, you will play a pivotal role in a flagship multi-year global digital transformation upgrading core enterprise systems from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. You will lead functional process design across treasury operations (cash forecasting, hedging, front/back-office transactions), audit compliance automation, and regional tax calculations, while leveraging AI and emerging SAP capabilities to optimize operations and drive sustainable value worldwide.

Duration: 6-Month Contract (Full-time, 40 hours/week; potential for extension)

Work Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid work model; standard office environment with travel as required)

Advantages
Flagship Global Transformation Scope: Lead high-visibility financial domains within a major multi-year global enterprise program transitioning from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.

Global Leadership & Team Ownership: Directly lead, mentor, and guide a distributed team of global SAP functional engineers and third-party systems integrators.

Innovation & Emerging Tech Integration: Drive the adoption of next-generation SAP solutions and explore AI-driven capabilities to streamline audit, tax, and compliance processes.

Executive & Multi-Region Exposure: Collaborate directly with Senior Leadership Teams (SLT), regional finance controllers, and global treasury heads across international markets.

Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership: Define, maintain, and prioritize the product roadmap for Treasury, Audit Compliance, and Taxation across the global S/4HANA and surround application estate.

Global S/4HANA Program Delivery: Act as the dedicated functional Product Owner on the global transformation initiative upgrading core business platforms from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.

Process Design & Optimization: Translate complex business requirements into scalable digital architectures covering cash forecasting, financial hedging, front/back-office treasury workflows, automated compliance controls, and multi-region tax rules.

AI & Innovation Enablement: Identify, evaluate, and implement emerging SAP advancements and AI-enabled tools to streamline auditing, risk detection, and tax processing.

Team Leadership & Mentorship: Direct and develop an international team of SAP functional engineers, overseeing work distribution, solution quality, and technical growth.

Vendor & Ecosystem Governance: Manage strategic vendor partnerships (including SAP and third-party systems integration partners) and participate in RFP evaluations and support reviews.

Executive Stakeholder Alignment: Deliver transparent status updates, dependency management, and risk mitigation strategies to executive steering committees and senior leadership.

Qualifications
SAP Implementation Track Record: Proven track record leading full-lifecycle SAP FICO implementations, with extensive hands-on experience in SAP ECC and S/4HANA migrations.

Treasury & Tax Specialization: In-depth functional and configuration knowledge of Treasury operations (cash flow, liquidity, hedging, financial instruments), global tax calculations, and corporate audit compliance frameworks.

Consumer Goods Industry Experience: Demonstrated industry experience within consumer goods (CPG), food manufacturing, or related large-scale manufacturing/distribution sectors.

Global Team Leadership: Proven success leading, mentoring, and coordinating functional teams and third-party partners across global, remote, and multi-timezone settings.

Education & Credentials: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. Professional designations such as CPA and/or official SAP Certifications (e.g., S/4HANA Financial Accounting, Treasury) are strongly preferred.

Executive Presence & Navigation: Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to bridge conversations seamlessly between technical engineers and senior business leaders.

Summary
If you are a visionary S/4HANA Product Owner who pairs comprehensive SAP FICO/Treasury implementation mastery with strong consumer goods industry acumen, team leadership capabilities, and a passion for driving global financial transformation, this 6-month hybrid opportunity in Toronto is an ideal next step. Bring your enterprise product ownership precision, treasury process expertise, and collaborative leadership to our client's global transformation team today!

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