SAP EPPM SME (17688)

The Baer Group is looking for SAP EPPM SME for a 12+ month A&D Industry Remote Project

Title: SAP EPPM SME
Location: Remote (Must be based in US)
Duration: 12 months
Rate: All-Inclusive

Description:

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management (EPPM) Subject Matter Expert / Principal Architect to lead the design and architecture of enterprise portfolio and project management capabilities within an SAP S/4HANA transformation. This role will define how project and portfolio performance is planned, evaluated, and monitored using real-time financial, controlling, project, and workforce data. The EPPM SME will provide functional and architectural leadership across portfolio management, project planning, capacity management, financial performance, scenario modeling, internal controls, and data quality. The ideal candidate brings deep SAP EPPM expertise combined with strong integration knowledge across SAP Controlling (CO), Project Systems (PS), and Human Resources/HCM.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Principal SAP S/4HANA Architect and SME for Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management (EPPM).
• Define the overall EPPM solution architecture, processes, and integration approach within the broader S/4HANA landscape.
• Design processes for reviewing project and portfolio performance using real-time financial, controlling, project, and workforce data.
• Establish standardized project scoring methodologies, questionnaires, ranking criteria, and prioritization models to support portfolio decision-making.
• Design capabilities for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and capacity-demand planning throughout the complete project lifecycle.
• Define portfolio evaluation processes that provide leadership with visibility into project performance, resource requirements, financial impact, risk, and strategic alignment.
• Design and facilitate what-if scenario analysis to evaluate alternative investment, funding, resource, and portfolio decisions.
• Establish processes and controls for monitoring project financial performance and identifying exceptions requiring management attention.
• Support internal control monitoring, financial governance, and auditability across portfolio and project processes.
• Define systematic approaches for identifying, analyzing, and resolving data quality and financial integrity issues, including unliquidated obligations (ULOs) and other outstanding project financial commitments.
• Lead Fit-to-Standard workshops with business, functional, and technical stakeholders to evaluate requirements against standard SAP S/4HANA EPPM capabilities.
• Lead integration design across EPPM, CO, PS, HR/HCM, financial management, and related enterprise systems.
• Identify opportunities to maximize standard SAP functionality while minimizing unnecessary customization.
• Translate business and program requirements into scalable SAP solution designs, process flows, functional requirements, and architecture decisions.
• Provide the EPPM solution contribution to the overall solution blueprint, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, implementation roadmap, and Phase 1 mobilization activities.
• Partner with business leadership, SAP functional teams, technical architects, data teams, and program leadership to ensure an integrated enterprise solution.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience designing and implementing SAP Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management (EPPM) solutions.
• Deep functional and architectural knowledge of SAP S/4HANA portfolio and project management capabilities.
• Strong experience with SAP Project Systems (PS) and Controlling (CO) and their integration with EPPM.
• Understanding of SAP HR/HCM integration related to resource, workforce, and capacity planning.
• Experience designing portfolio prioritization, scoring, financial planning, resource/capacity planning, and project performance management processes.
• Experience leading SAP Fit-to-Standard workshops and translating business requirements into SAP solution designs.
• Strong understanding of project financial management, commitments, obligations, budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls.
• Experience designing solutions that support real-time reporting, portfolio analytics, scenario modeling, and executive decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and address complex data quality, reconciliation, and financial integrity issues.
• Experience contributing to SAP implementation blueprints, estimates/ROMs, roadmaps, and mobilization plans

Company Overview:

The Baer Group is an Enterprise Technology Consulting firm providing job opportunities with several 1st Tier Global Systems Integrators and a wide array of Fortune 1000 clients. Consultants and Employees of TBG enjoy access to the highest profile job opportunities across leading Enterprise Technology Solutions ranging from Digital Transformation programs utilizing the latest technologies from SAP and Oracle to a wide range of emerging Cloud based infrastructure, application and AI related solutions.

The Baer Group prides itself on our ability to work directly with key stakeholders to create the most optimized service experience possible for our consultants and our clients. TBG s job requirements are carefully vetted and are typically associated with mission critical programs offering tremendous opportunities to expand your skills leveraging the latest solutions. TBG focuses on representing jobs that provide streamlined response to our proposed candidates and a best in class engagement experience.

The Baer Group is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.