Location
London - Shell Centre

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Your role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a high performing team within the Finance & Tax Competency as Functional Consultant SME – ERP Finance & Tax. This challenging role involves delivering Next-Gen SAP S4 HANA functional solutions in a complex ERP environment. You will be accountable for the solution delivery of all S4 HANA Finance & Tax projects and use cases, working closely with S4 HANA Finance Product Managers, Solution Architects, Functional Analysts, and business process owners/users to ensure robust solutions are built and deployed optimally.

Key responsibilities include handling project estimations for finance scope, coaching the broader functional team, leading delivery of agreed Finance & Tax functional solutions for complex ERP transformation programs, and translating finance requirements covering legal, fiscal, and regulatory scope into system configurations aligned with project delivery.

You will take accountability for end-to-end solution delivery, from building solutions per design standards, testing, managing cut-over, to working closely with business until solution stabilization and handover to operations. Collaboration with Finance and Tax Design Authorities is essential to incorporate emerging functionality and implementation experiences into the overarching S/4 enterprise design.

As a key collector of product gaps and improvement opportunities, you will document and escalate these with a value case to appropriate SAP engagement bodies. You will implement and continuously improve the Functional Excellence agenda by applying Shell methods, standards, and quality assurance practices, ensuring alignment with Finance architecture standards and contributing to the evolution of Finance & Tax delivery standards.

Serving as the IT capability face for ERP Finance & Tax across a defined business or regional scope, you will engage regularly with senior Finance and Business leaders, building credibility and trust through strong delivery outcomes. You will translate technology-enabled vision into tangible business outcomes, influencing stakeholders through clear communication and delivery confidence.

Experience
Senior SAP Finance SME with extensive experience including deep ECC and S/4HANA Finance expertise. Proven track record delivering large, complex ECC-to-S/4HANA transformation programs. Strong integration and architecture capability across on-premise, cloud, and legacy systems with up-to-date knowledge of ERP, finance applications, and next-generation technologies.

Ability to lead business discussions, manage delivery scope and estimates, plan and guide functional teams, and influence wider finance stakeholders to ensure successful ERP outcomes and value delivery.

About you
Strong commercial mindset focused on business value realization. Ability to shape, articulate, and deliver technology-enabled visions into successful business outcomes. Gravitas and excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior Finance stakeholders. Strong collaboration and partnership skills, particularly with Finance process owners and Design Authorities.

Resilient, courageous, and able to constructively challenge and manage business expectations. Comfortable working independently under minimal supervision, applying established frameworks while managing ambiguity. Active contributor to high-performing, outcome-driven IT teams.

Qualifications
Relevant SAP Finance certifications and proven expertise in SAP ECC and S/4HANA Finance implementations are highly desirable. Shell values continuous learning and development and encourages candidates with a strong functional background and willingness to grow.