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Role: Finance Systems Product Owner (SAP) Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid) Salary: £60,000 - £73,500 Network IT are working with a highly respected organisation to recruit a Finance Systems Product Owner (SAP) . This is a key leadership role within a growing Finance Systems & Data function, offering the opportunity to shape the future of enterprise finance technology within a large, complex environment. This role sits at the heart of a significant investment in finance systems, with a focus on delivering scalable, standardised, and high-performing SAP Finance solutions . Role Overview As a Finance Systems Product Owner , you will take ownership of the end-to-end SAP Finance product life cycle , driving system evolution, optimisation, and innovation. Operating in a player-coach leadership role , you will lead a team responsible for finance systems while working closely with Digital Services and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned, robust, and future-ready. You will play a central role in enabling modern, standardised financial processes , reducing reliance on bespoke solutions and promoting data-driven decision-making across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Own the full product life cycle for SAP Finance systems , ensuring solutions are scalable, controlled, and aligned to business priorities Lead and develop a team responsible for finance systems stability, optimisation, and continuous improvement Drive prioritisation and delivery of system enhancements, upgrades, and transformation initiatives Manage and refine the product backlog , developing user stories and acceptance criteria using Agile methodologies Work collaboratively with stakeholders to translate business needs into structured system solutions Lead UAT, release management, and training , ensuring successful adoption and ongoing support Act as a change agent , promoting a test-and-learn approach and supporting business transformation Collaborate with Digital Services on architecture, SAP S/4HANA, and cloud strategy decisions Drive process standardisation , reducing manual workarounds and improving efficiency Act as an escalation point for system priorities, integration challenges, and conflicting requirements Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Product Owner within SAP environments Strong technical and functional expertise in: SAP S/4HANA SAP BW SAP BPC (and/or SAC planning models) Experience working across finance processes and SAP integration points Strong track record delivering SAP system enhancements, upgrades, and transformation programmes Experience supporting or contributing to BPC SAC transitions Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across complex organisational structures Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments , managing backlogs and delivering iteratively Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments Strong leadership capability, with experience coaching and developing teams Desirable Skills & Experience Experience within Higher Education or Public Sector environments Awareness of SAP cloud strategy (Public vs Private Cloud) Understanding of finance process standardisation and system-driven controls