SAP ERP Principal Engineer - FP&A

Overview

Waters Corporation is seeking an experienced Principal – ERP Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to join the Global Capability Center (GCC) and provide functional leadership for enterprise planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting solutions supporting global Finance operations, ERP transformation, and mergers & acquisitions.

This offshore leadership role will serve as the primary SAP FP&A functional expert within the GCC, partnering closely with Global Finance, Corporate FP&A, Business Technology, Enterprise Architecture, and implementation partners to deliver scalable planning and reporting capabilities across the enterprise.

The Principal will support the BD integration program and future acquisitions by helping standardize planning processes, financial reporting, and performance management while leveraging SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), and related planning technologies.

Responsibilities

FP&A Solution Leadership

• Serve as the Global Capability Center functional lead for ERP Financial Planning & Analysis solutions.
• Partner with Global FP&A, Finance leadership, and Business Process Owners to define and implement future-state planning and performance management processes.
• Drive global standardization of budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, and financial performance analysis.
• Support ERP transformation initiatives and finance process improvements aligned with SAP best practices.
• Recommend scalable planning solutions that improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision support.

SAP Planning & Reporting

Lead functional design, configuration, and support for enterprise planning solutions including: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning, SAP S/4HANA Finance integration, Financial Planning and Forecasting, Annual Budgeting, Long-Range Planning, Driver-Based Planning, Profitability and Margin Analysis, Cost Center Planning, Profit Center Planning, Capital Planning, Workforce Planning, Management Reporting, Financial Dashboards and KPI Reporting, SAP Group Reporting integration

Financial Data & Analytics

• Design planning models and reporting structures supporting enterprise performance management.
• Ensure alignment between planning data and SAP S/4HANA Finance actuals.
• Collaborate with Finance teams to define KPIs, reporting hierarchies, planning dimensions, and business drivers.
• Support financial data governance, master data alignment, and planning data integrity.
• Develop standardized reporting and analytics to support executive decision-making.

M&A Integration

• Support FP&A integration activities for acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs, including the BD integration program.
• Harmonize planning models, organizational structures, cost center hierarchies, profit centers, and reporting dimensions.
• Support financial reporting integration across acquired businesses.
• Participate in data migration, validation, reconciliation, and planning model conversion activities.
• Support financial close and planning transition during integration projects.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Tax, Treasury, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales Operations, and Master Data teams.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data & Analytics teams to ensure reporting consistency across platforms.
• Support integration between SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Group Reporting, Data Warehouse, and reporting tools.
• Participate in solution reviews, design workshops, and governance activities.

Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Lead functional design, testing, deployment, and production support activities.
• Support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and Hypercare.
• Develop functional specifications and collaborate with technical teams on enhancements and integrations.
• Identify automation opportunities and continuously improve planning and reporting processes.
• Mentor analysts and consultants within the GCC while promoting SAP planning best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience implementing enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis solutions.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting SAP S/4HANA Finance and enterprise planning solutions.

• Strong expertise in: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Forecasting, Long-Range Planning, Management Reporting, Driver-Based Planning, Cost Center Planning, Profit Center Planning, Capital Planning, Workforce Planning, Financial Performance Management

• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning or comparable enterprise planning platforms.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance, Universal Journal, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Margin Analysis (COPA), and Group Reporting.
• Experience integrating planning solutions with ERP Finance.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or enterprise transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of financial master data, organizational structures, hierarchies, and planning dimensions.
• Experience with financial reporting, dashboards, KPI development, and executive reporting.
• Knowledge of SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse, or enterprise reporting platforms is desirable.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Experience working in a Global Capability Center (GCC) or offshore delivery organization supporting global stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.