Finance Process Lead - AR, Costa Rica

We are looking for a talented and proactive Finance Process Lead – Accounts Receivable (AR) who will play a key role in shaping, governing, and supporting global SAP S/4HANA Accounts Receivable processes within the broader Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) landscape.

This role operates as an experienced individual contributor with independent ownership of defined AR process domains, driving global standardization, ensuring process excellence, and supporting large‑scale SAP S/4HANA implementations and enhancements.

The Finance Process Lead – AR reports to the Senior Finance Process Lead and partners closely with them, as well as with Enterprise Process Owners and global Finance, Sales, and IT stakeholders, to contribute to global design decisions and independently lead assigned AR workstreams within enterprise ERP transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently lead assigned AR workstreams within large‑scale SAP S/4HANA implementations, migrations, and global rollouts.
• Act as primary day‑to‑day process authority for defined AR sub‑processes, within enterprise design and governance guardrails.
• Define, maintain, and enforce global AR process standards, templates, controls, and governance models.
• Lead end‑to‑end AR process design, including customer invoicing, incoming payments, clearing, credit coordination, and open‑item management.
• Ensure seamless integration between SAP SD and FI‑AR to support end‑to‑end Order‑to‑Cash processes.
• Provide functional leadership across SAP S/4HANA AR configuration and solution design aligned with SAP best practices.
• Partner with Finance Operations, Sales, and Billing teams to ensure consistent execution of global AR processes.
• Lead AR design workshops, process walkthroughs, and working sessions with business and IT stakeholders.
• Coordinate and lead unit testing, integration testing, and UAT for AR‑related changes and deployments.
• Support cutover and stabilization activities from a process leadership standpoint.
• Identify AR process gaps, control risks, and improvement opportunities; propose solutions aligned with SAP and audit requirements.
• Maintain and evolve AR process documentation and guide business teams in developing SOPs and work instructions.
• Contribute to global Finance and OTC roadmap discussions and continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Information Systems

Years and Type of Experience:

• 7+ years of SAP Accounts Receivable experience, including SAP S/4HANA implementations or migrations.
•  Strong understanding of AR integration within end‑to‑end Order‑to‑Cash processes.
• Proven ability to independently lead global AR process workstreams and engage senior stakeholders.

 Key Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities:

• English - Advanced (C1)
• Strong functional expertise in SAP S/4HANA Accounts Receivable.
• Solid understanding of financial controls, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Ability to translate business requirements into standardized SAP AR solutions.
• Confident communicator with technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Structured, proactive, and continuous‑improvement mindset.