Responsibilities
18-Month Contract | 25% International Travel | Site-based Fareham UK
Overview
Parker Hannifin is seeking an experienced SAP Finance & Integration Specialist for an 18-month contract role supporting SAP Finance processes, systems integration, and operational stability across a multi-country environment.
This role will support Parker Hannifin’s MPD Division — Motion, Power and Sensing Division — helping the business improve SAP Finance control, reporting confidence, process standardisation, and operational performance across the division and other Parker sites.
This role is suited to a hands-on SAP professional with strong FI/CO expertise, proven experience in SAP integration, and the ability to connect business key users, functional teams, technical developers, and external support providers to deliver reliable, business-focused solutions.
The role requires 25% travel and site-based work, with a minimum of 4 days per week in the Fareham office when not travelling.
Role Overview
As the SAP Finance & Integration Specialist, you will support SAP Finance process alignment, integration with connected systems, and smooth transition from project delivery into production support. You will contribute to SAP deployments, integration monitoring, issue resolution, testing, training, and continuous improvement activities across multiple countries.
The role requires a strong understanding of SAP FI/CO, working knowledge of adjacent SAP areas such as PP, QM, and IM, and the ability to operate effectively in a global corporate environment.
A key focus of the role is to ensure SAP supports clear business value across the MPD Division, including preventing SAP-related P&L write-offs, supporting customer contract requirements, reducing intercompany complexity, managing commercial reserves such as rebates and liquidated damages, improving transactional and master data ownership, and strengthening data quality and reporting confidence.
Key Responsibilities
- Support SAP deployments and ensure effective transition from project phases into support operations.
- Manage SAP Finance integration with other systems, including setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
- Analyze business and system issues, identify root causes, and coordinate timely corrective actions.
- Help prevent SAP-related P&L write-offs by improving process controls, data accuracy, issue resolution, and ownership across finance and operational processes.
- Support SAP processes required to meet customer contract requirements, including commercial, financial, and reporting obligations.
- Reduce intercompany complexity by supporting standardised SAP processes, clear transactional flows, and improved reconciliation and reporting practices.
- Support the management and visibility of commercial reserves, including rebates, liquidated damages, and other contract-related financial provisions.
- Improve ownership and governance of transactional and master data, working with business teams to strengthen data quality, accountability, and process discipline.
- Improve reporting confidence by supporting accurate SAP data, consistent process execution, and reliable integration between SAP and connected systems.
- Support SAP standardisation and lean processes across the MPD Division and other Parker sites.
- Work with developers to support solution design, validation, and implementation.
- Act as a key link between:
- Business key users
- Functional support teams
- Technical development teams
- Level 3 support and external providers
- Support integration testing and non-regression testing across SAP Finance and related processes.
- Develop and maintain training materials, user guidance, and curricula for multi-country deployment and support.
- Establish and facilitate multi-country functional focus groups to align processes, functionality, and business priorities.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of benefit-driven improvement opportunities.
- Provide backup functional support for SAP PP, QM, and IM where required.
- Maintain strong stakeholder relationships across business, IT, finance, supply chain, and manufacturing functions.
Required Experience and Qualifications
- University degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business Systems, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in multi-country SAP implementations, SAP Finance, and systems integration.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP FI/CO processes and configuration support.
- Working understanding of SAP PP, QM, and IM.
- Experience operating in a global corporate environment.
- Knowledge of business processes across finance, supply chain, and digital manufacturing.
- Experience with SAP integrations using IDocs, XML interfaces, or similar integration technologies.
- Proven ability to support both SAP project delivery and production support.
- Strong understanding of business process integration across SAP modules and connected systems.
- Ability to support SAP process standardisation, data quality improvement, and lean operational practices across multiple sites.
- Ability to commit to 25% travel and site-based work, including a minimum of 4 days per week in the Fareham office when not travelling.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
- Knowledge of BRF+ and FIORI.
- Experience using ServiceNow or JIRA for incident, request, or project tracking.
- Exposure to Level 3 support models and collaboration with external service providers.
- Experience developing training content for international user communities.
- Experience supporting finance process improvement in manufacturing, intercompany, commercial contract, or divisional environments.
Soft Skills and Working Style
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- French and/or German language skills are an advantage.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Able to work independently while collaborating effectively in a matrix organization.
- Structured, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Confident engaging with stakeholders across business and technical functions.
- Practical, delivery-focused mindset with attention to operational stability and business value.
- Strong focus on process ownership, data quality, reporting confidence, and continuous improvement.
About Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a global leader in motion and control technologies, partnering with customers across industrial, aerospace, and mobile markets to solve complex engineering and operational challenges. Our teams work in a collaborative, performance-driven environment where technical expertise and continuous improvement contribute directly to business success.
This 18-month contract offers the opportunity to contribute to SAP Finance transformation, integration reliability, process improvement, and business value within a complex international environment. If you are an experienced SAP Finance and integration professional with strong FI/CO capability and a collaborative approach, we welcome your application.
