Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: SAP S/4HANA Finance, Functional Architecture, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: Strategic Category Procurement, Aircraft Line Maintenance, RFP Design, Contract Negotiation, Supplier Management
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Supplier Relationship Management, MRO Industry Knowledge, Cost Optimization
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
Looking for a challenge in one of the world’s largest airfreight logistics organisations? At IAG Cargo we are in the business of moving things. From antibiotics to groundbreaking tech, gold bullion to avocados and everyt…
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London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: MRO Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Category Management, Financial Analysis
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: MRO Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Category Management, Financial Acumen
Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Looking for a challenge in one of the world’s largest airfreight logistics organisations? At IAG Cargo we are in the business of moving things. From antibiotics to rhinoceros, gold bullion to avocados and everything in b…
Skills: Account Management, Air Freight Logistics, Strategic Planning, CRM, Market Intelligence
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: AMOS Governance, Compliance Oversight, Data Management, Risk Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain · On-site
About Us We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive …
Skills: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Supplier Relationship Management, Category Management, Cost Optimization
Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Looking for a challenge in one of the world’s largest airfreight logistics organisations? At IAG Cargo we are in the business of moving things. From antibiotics to rhinoceros, gold bullion to avocados and everything in b…
Skills: Financial Analysis, Management Accounting, Business Partnering, Budgeting, Forecasting
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • On-site
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The role is responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end SAP Finance functional architecture across OtC, RtR, and PtP processes. It involves acting as the primary design authority to ensure scalable, compliant, and standardized SAP S/4HANA solutions across the enterprise.
Requires deep SAP Finance functional expertise in S/4HANA and proven experience in senior functional design or architecture roles. Candidates should have a strong background in global transformation environments and excellent leadership skills.
About Us
We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky.
IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive sustainable transformation by delivering procurement and airline services, as well as group-wide systems across IAG. Each operating company benefits from the Transform centralised model, driving efficiencies, automation, and economies of scale.
Purpose of the role
Your responsibilities
Functional Architecture & Design Authority
Own the end-to-end SAP Finance functional architecture across OtC, RtR, and PtP.
Translate business strategy and process requirements into scalable SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions.
Maintain the Finance solution blueprint, standard definitions, and functional guardrails.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, SAP best practices, and programme principles.
Process Governance & Standards
Establish and enforce global design standards across Finance processes.
Govern changes to Finance processes and functional scope through structured design authority forums.
Drive process harmonisation across operating companies to maximise re-use and minimise customisation.
Provide expert guidance to Process Owners on best-practice SAP Finance capabilities.
Collaboration with SAP Product & CoE Teams
Partner closely with SAP Product Managers and SAP CoE to assure consistent design, backlog prioritisation, and release integrity.
Support Product Teams during refinement, solutioning, configuration, and functional testing.
Review and approve functional specifications, configuration decisions, and enhancement requests.
Programme Engagement & Transformation Support
Act as the functional lead across major transformation initiatives including S/4HANA, Central Finance, Group Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and BTP extensions.
Work with programme streams on solution design, data mapping, integrations, testing, and cutover.
Provide decision support and ensure functional dependencies are identified and resolved.
Data, Integration & Reporting Alignment
Ensure Finance master data, transactional structures, and reporting hierarchies align to global standards.
Oversee functional aspects of integrations across SAP and non-SAP systems (CPI, APIs, banking, tax engines).
Support design of analytics, KPIs, group reporting, and compliance-related reporting structures.
Stakeholder Leadership & Business Advisory
Act as the trusted functional advisor to Finance leadership, GPOs, and business SMEs.
Facilitate solution design workshops, capability assessments, and process maturity discussions.
Provide clarity on SAP Finance roadmap, dependencies, and functional implications of design choices.
Quality Assurance & Delivery Governance
Ensure functional designs meet quality, control, compliance, and audit requirements.
Support testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression) with functional scenarios and acceptance criteria.
Validate training materials, business readiness, and future-state process documentation.
Functional Architecture & Design Authority
Own the end-to-end SAP Finance functional architecture across OtC, RtR, and PtP.
Translate business strategy and process requirements into scalable SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions.
Maintain the Finance solution blueprint, standard definitions, and functional guardrails.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, SAP best practices, and programme principles.
Process Governance & Standards
Establish and enforce global design standards across Finance processes.
Govern changes to Finance processes and functional scope through structured design authority forums.
Drive process harmonisation across operating companies to maximise re-use and minimise customisation.
Provide expert guidance to Process Owners on best-practice SAP Finance capabilities.
Collaboration with SAP Product & CoE Teams
Partner closely with SAP Product Managers and SAP CoE to assure consistent design, backlog prioritisation, and release integrity.
Support Product Teams during refinement, solutioning, configuration, and functional testing.
Review and approve functional specifications, configuration decisions, and enhancement requests.
Programme Engagement & Transformation Support
Act as the functional lead across major transformation initiatives including S/4HANA, Central Finance, Group Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and BTP extensions.
Work with programme streams on solution design, data mapping, integrations, testing, and cutover.
Provide decision support and ensure functional dependencies are identified and resolved.
Data, Integration & Reporting Alignment
Ensure Finance master data, transactional structures, and reporting hierarchies align to global standards.
Oversee functional aspects of integrations across SAP and non-SAP systems (CPI, APIs, banking, tax engines).
Support design of analytics, KPIs, group reporting, and compliance-related reporting structures.
Stakeholder Leadership & Business Advisory
Act as the trusted functional advisor to Finance leadership, GPOs, and business SMEs.
Facilitate solution design workshops, capability assessments, and process maturity discussions.
Provide clarity on SAP Finance roadmap, dependencies, and functional implications of design choices.
Quality Assurance & Delivery Governance
Ensure functional designs meet quality, control, compliance, and audit requirements.
Support testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression) with functional scenarios and acceptance criteria.
Validate training materials, business readiness, and future-state process documentation.
Your skills, experience and qualifications
Essential
Deep SAP Finance functional expertise across OtC, RtR, PtP.
Strong knowledge of S/4HANA Finance, including Universal Journal, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Asset Accounting, and Group Reporting.
Proven experience in functional architecture or senior functional design roles.
Strong understanding of SAP best practice processes and end-to-end cross-functional integration.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience working in complex, multi-entity, global transformation environments.
Desirable
Experience with SAP RISE, Central Finance, BTP, BRF+, tax engines, and Treasury.
Exposure to regulatory, audit, and internal controls frameworks (SoX, IFRS, etc.).
SAP certification in Finance modules.
Experience in regulated or multi-market organisations.
The chance to enjoy a challenging career in an exciting, fast-moving environment in a dynamic industry.
The opportunity to work in a multi-cultural environment with great offices in many locations. We support our people in maintaining work/life balance, as well as providing the many benefits one would expect from a global organisation, including health insurance, pension and performance bonuses.
We are an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
International Airlines Group (IAG) is one of the world’s largest airline groups with 600+ aircraft carrying more than 122 million customers to 285 destinations across 93 countries each year. Formed in January 2011, IAG is the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL. It is a Spanish registered company with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange and Spanish Stock Exchanges. The corporate head office for IAG is in London, UK. IAG combines leading airlines in the UK, Ireland and Spain, enabling them to enhance their presence in the aviation market while retaining their individual brands and current operations. The airlines' customers benefit from a larger combined network for both passengers and cargo, and a greater ability to invest in new products and services through improved financial robustness.
Offices: Speedbird Way, London, England UB7 0, GB
International Airlines Group (IAG) is one of the world’s largest airline groups with 600+ aircraft carrying more than 122 million customers to 285 destinations across 93 countries each year. Formed in January 2011, IAG is the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL. It is a Spanish registered company with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange and Spanish Stock Exchanges. The corporate head office for IAG is in London, UK. IAG combines leading airlines in the UK, Ireland and Spain, enabling them to enhance their presence in the aviation market while retaining their individual brands and current operations. The airlines' customers benefit from a larger combined network for both passengers and cargo, and a greater ability to invest in new products and services through improved financial robustness.
Offices: Speedbird Way, London, England UB7 0, GB
