SAP Finance Integration & Reporting Lead

Location: Remote - Ohio 
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time 
Function: Information Technology 
Pay Grade and Range: AID100-P4-P5 ($125,000 - $150,000)
Bonus Plan: AIP  
Target Bonus: 15.0
Recruiter: Allison Schock

Internal Candidate Eligibility Criteria: 
1. Is a Lincoln Electric employee with at least 1 year of service 
2. Is NOT on an active Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

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Job Summary

We are seeking a full-time SAP Finance Integration & Reporting Lead to drive standardization, optimization, and continuous improvement of global financial reporting and integration processes.

This is a long-term strategic role, responsible not only for supporting the transition from Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) to OneStream, but also for continuously evolving and optimizing the company’s global finance integration and reporting landscape across SAP ECC and Kinetic ERP.

You will own the design, governance, and ongoing enhancement of financial data structures, reporting standards, and system integrations, ensuring scalable, high-quality, and future-ready solutions. This role serves as a key bridge between Finance and IT and plays a critical part in shaping the enterprise finance systems roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

Global Financial Reporting Ownership & Continuous Optimization

Own and govern global financial reporting standards across SAP ECC and Kinetic ERP

Lead the continuous optimization and improvement of financial reporting processes, structures, and data models

Drive harmonization across regions (North America, EU, APAC, LATAM) and eliminate ongoing deviations

Establish and maintain global standards for:

Financial dimensions

Statutory and management reporting structures

Master data governance

Continuously assess and enhance reporting frameworks to meet evolving business, regulatory, and analytics needs

Finance Systems Integration & Transformation

Act as a core internal leader for the HFM → OneStream transformation

Ensure SAP and Kinetic are structured as robust, governed source systems

Beyond initial implementation, own the continuous optimization and stability of integrations between:

SAP ECC

Kinetic ERP

OneStream and future platforms

Define and enforce integration standards, data quality controls, and reconciliation processes

Drive ongoing improvements, automation, and efficiency gains in finance integrations

Key Responsibilities (Continued)

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Serve as a trusted long-term partner to global Finance leadership (Accounting, Controlling, FP&A)

Lead global workshops and governance forums to drive alignment and continuous improvement

Translate evolving business and regulatory requirements into scalable system solutions

Establish and maintain governance frameworks for sustained global alignment

Sustainable Process & Solution Design

Design and maintain scalable, future-proof financial architectures

Promote standardization and minimize customization where possible

Support enterprise data strategy, ensuring finance integration with data platforms, BI, and analytics

Continuously identify opportunities to modernize, streamline, and optimize finance processes and systems

Required Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with SAP ECC FI/CO

Proven experience in global financial reporting standardization and optimization

Solid knowledge of US GAAP

Experience in multinational, multi-entity environments

Demonstrated ability to own and continuously improve enterprise solutions

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Technology or related

Minimum 5 years in technical and functional architecture and design of SAP ECC FI/CO

Technical conversion experience a plus

Strong hands-on experience with SAP ECC FI/CO

Proven experience in global financial reporting standardization and optimization

Solid knowledge of US GAAP

Experience in multinational, multi-entity environments

Demonstrated ability to own and continuously improve enterprise solutions

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

Soft Skills & Competencies

Strong ownership mindset with focus on long-term value creation

Ability to drive continuous improvement and optimization at scale

Strategic thinker with strong execution capability

Excellent communicator across business and technical stakeholders

Collaborative, proactive, and results-driven

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.