Job Purpose

Sloan is seeking a IT Finance Business Systems Director at our Headquarters location in Franklin Park, IL. This person would lead the strategy, delivery, and support Sloan’s SAP S/4 HANA FI/CO landscape and broader enterprise application portfolio, while serving as the primary point of engagement between IT and business unit leadership. This role aligns IT investment and delivery priorities with business strategy, leads ongoing optimization of SAP and enterprise application processes, and manages complex, cross-functional business requirements into a prioritized SAP and enterprise systems roadmap. Responsible for implementing/migrating to S/4 HANA from ECC. The Director drives stakeholder engagement across business unit leaders, functional stakeholders, and IT leadership to build strong working relationships, manage demand, and drive adoption of SAP Finance and other enterprise solutions that enable Sloan's operational excellence and growth.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end Finance business processes rollout from SAP ECC to S/4HANA transformation initiatives, must have hands-on experience with minimum two project rollouts of SAP S/4 HANA implementations, testing, upgrades, and support activities.
• Serve as the primary IT relationship with financial group and trusted advisor to assigned business units/functions, driving stakeholder engagement to understand their strategic priorities and translating them into actionable SAP and enterprise application roadmaps of Financial Administration, Fiscal Management, Financial Oversight, Corporate Controlling, Financial Controller / Comptroller Treasurer and Financial Governance.
• Lead the strategy, architecture, delivery, and ongoing support of Sloan's SAP Finance landscape (e.g., SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA FI/CO and integration with associated modules such as MM, SD, and PP and other enterprise applications (CRM, HRIS, and other core business systems).
• Lead optimization efforts across SAP FI CO and enterprise application processes, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve system performance and data quality.
• Knowledge and working experience with SAP security setup/ teams.
• Strong experience in preparing functional specifications to work with development teams and Analytics teams etc.
• Gather, analyze, and manage complex business requirements from multiple stakeholders across the organization, resolving competing priorities and translating requirements into clear, actionable solution designs.
• Own the SAP FICO and enterprise application management process, partnering with business stakeholders to intake, prioritize, and sequence project requests against IT capacity and strategic priorities.
• Build and maintain governance structures (e.g., SAP steering committees, roadmap reviews) that keep business and IT leadership aligned on priorities, timelines, and investment decisions.
• Own project delivery for complex, cross-functional SAP FICO and enterprise application initiatives including upgrades, migrations (e.g., ECC to S/4HANA), and new module rollouts from requirements through deployment, ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes and strong adoption.
• Drive change management and user adoption strategies for SAP and other enterprise applications, including training, communication, and support models.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, integration, security, and data teams to ensure SAP and enterprise applications are well-integrated, secure, and support the enterprise data strategy.
• Develop and manage the SAP and enterprise applications budget and licensing etc., relevant to Finance applications.
• Need to have strong capability to develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) for new business processes and effectively demonstrate solutions to business stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Evaluate and manage relationships with SAP and other software vendors and implementation partners, including contract negotiations and performance management.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and service levels for SAP and enterprise applications to ensure business needs are met and continuously improved.
• Experience with Cost Accounting & Product Costing, Capital Budgeting & Capex, Financial Accounting & Compliance, Budgeting & Forecasting, Profitability & Margin Analysis, Internal Controls & Risk Mitigation.
• Working knowledge with AvaTax (taxation) and Vistex and experience in SAP FICO multi currency configuration, reporting and financial close.
• Ability to work independently and influence effectively with all levels within the organization, including senior executives.
• Proficiency in Asset Management, Tax Management, Treasury & Cash Management, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and Group Reporting.
• Demonstrated use of effective financial, analytical, organizational, and project management skills, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong decision-making ability, strategic thinking skills and the ability to turn strategy into action.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Stay current on the SAP product roadmap, industry trends, and emerging technologies relevant to enterprise applications, recommending innovations that create business value.
• Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 15+ Years of Finance and accounting experience in enterprise applications,
• Experience in enterprise applications, Strong functional FI/CO expertise including significant hands-on or leadership experience with SAP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) implementations.
• Demonstrated experience leading SAP FI/CO implementations, upgrades, or migrations (e.g., ECC to S/4HANA), integrating with cross-module delivery (MM, SD, PP, or similar).
• Proven track record building strong, trusted relationships with business unit leaders and translating business strategy into SAP and technology roadmaps.