Source to Pay (STP) Process Domain Lead

Custom Software Engineer

Project Role : Custom Software Engineer
Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills : SAP CO Management Accounting
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:

Role Summary
The Process Domain Lead – Source to Pay (STP) is responsible for leading the end to end STP process design, governance, and execution within a large scale SAP S/4HANA transformation program. This role owns the business process vision and execution across Procurement, Master Data, Accounts Payable, and VIM, ensuring integration, business value realization, and operational excellence.
The role requires strong business process expertise, team leadership under pressure, and the ability to navigate complex and high stakes client situations with confidence, structure, and a positive mindset.

Key Responsibilities
End to End Process Ownership
Own and govern the Source to Pay (STP) process across the full lifecycle, ensuring seamless end to end process flow from:
o Supplier & procurement master data
o Sourcing & purchasing
o Invoice management (including SAP VIM)
o Accounts Payable and financial posting
Ensure process designs align with SAP S/4HANA best practices while meeting client specific business needs.
Identify and resolve cross module and cross process dependencies, ensuring tight integration with Finance (OTC, RTR), Supply Chain, and Analytics.
Leadership & Team Management
Lead and mentor a multi location, cross functional STP team, including functional leads, analysts, and configuration resources.
Create structure and clarity in high pressure delivery situations, maintaining focus, morale, and momentum.
Foster a positive, collaborative, and accountable team culture, even during challenging phases of the program.
Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary STP process advisor to senior client stakeholders.
Confidently manage critical and escalated client situations, including scope discussions, design conflicts, and timeline pressures.
Translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable process and solution decisions.
Drive stakeholder alignment across business, IT, and system integrator teams.
Transformation & Delivery Excellence
Lead fit to standard and gap analysis workshops, driving adoption of standard processes where feasible.
Ensure high quality outputs across process documentation, functional design, testing, and deployment phases.
Support change management by clearly articulating process impacts and business value of the S/4 transformation.
Contribute to program governance, risk management, and delivery planning.

Key Skills & Capabilities
Business & Functional Expertise
Deep hands on understanding of Source to Pay (STP) processes.
Strong experience across:
o Procurement & purchasing
o Supplier & procurement master data
o Accounts Payable
o Invoice management (including SAP VIM)
Proven ability to understand and explain end to end business process flows, not just individual modules.
Leadership & Personal Attributes
Highly organized, structured, and proactive in managing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams under pressure and tight deadlines.
Positive, resilient, and solution oriented mindset, especially in challenging client environments.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility at senior levels.
Client & Program Skills
Experience working on large, complex SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
Strong facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast moving, and high visibility environments.

Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or related field.
10+ years of SAP experience with significant focus on STP.
Prior experience in SAP S/4HANA transformation programs (Greenfield, Brownfield, or Landscape Transformation).
Accenture Level 7 (or equivalent consulting leadership experience).