Subject Matter Expert - Senior Financial Systems Modernization SME

Title: Subject Matter Expert - Senior Financial Systems Modernization SME Location: Remote, US

Job Location: 

This role is 100% remote.

Clearance:

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and have the ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

Job Description:

Blake Willson Group (BWG) is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Systems Modernization SME to support a federal agency's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) during its SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformation. This individual will serve as a primary OCFO project management resource, ensuring financial management requirements, business processes, and operational priorities are effectively integrated throughout the modernization effort. The ideal candidate will bring extensive federal financial management experience, direct SAP S/4HANA implementation expertise, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and advise senior leadership. In this position, you will also:

• Lead OCFO project management activities for the SAP S/4HANA transformation, coordinating closely with the agency's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) implementation team.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder responsibilities.
• Coordinate financial management business requirements across agency leadership, operational divisions, and relevant financial organizations.
• Represent OCFO in implementation meetings, technical working groups, governance discussions, and deployment readiness assessments.
• Ensure system functionality and redesigned business processes align with federal accounting, budgeting, funds control, financial reporting, and internal control requirements.
• Oversee OCFO participation in requirements validation, process design, user acceptance testing (UAT), data conversion, and deployment readiness.
• Identify and resolve functional issues, business process gaps, and implementation risks requiring financial leadership decisions.
• Coordinate financial data migration, reconciliation planning, and validation with technical and functional teams.
• Assess operational impacts associated with the SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration, including changes to workflows, reporting, controls, and user responsibilities.
• Support executive leadership with go-live readiness assessments, change management, training coordination, and post-deployment stabilization.
• Prepare executive briefings, project status reports, decision documents, and recommendations for OCFO leadership.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in project management, federal financial management consulting, or financial systems modernization, including direct, hands-on experience supporting an SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration.
• 7+ years of experience managing cross-functional teams and translating federal financial management requirements, including general ledger accounting, budgetary accounting, funds control, financial reporting, and internal controls, into actionable implementation activities.
• 5+ years of experience in project planning, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and executive communication, collaborating with senior financial leadership, business stakeholders, and technical implementation teams.

Desired Skills:

• Direct experience implementing or migrating SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, preferably within a large federal agency.
• Knowledge of SAP Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), Funds Management, and federal SAP functionality.
• Familiarity with federal financial reporting requirements, USSGL, Treasury reporting, and OMB Circular A-123.
• Experience supporting UAT, data conversion, deployment readiness, change management, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Experience supporting SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA migrations within a large federal agency, including financial management process transformation and functional implementation activities.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification preferred.

At Blake Willson Group, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation practices. For this position, we offer a competitive salary range of $130,000 to $180,000 in the United States. Your individual salary within this range will be determined by various factors, including but not limited to your education, experience, skills, and geographic location. We also provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which includes major medical benefits such as dental and vision coverage, a 401(k)-contribution plan, holiday and personal time off, professional development training & certification benefits, health & wellness subsidies, paid time off for community service, and more. We value your contributions and are committed to recognizing and rewarding your performance and the value you bring to our business.