Job Title: Senior Coupa Administrator
Location: Remote
Mode: Contract
This is Urgent and Critical Requirement
Position Summary
We are seeking a
Coupa Administrator
to serve as the
technical owner and control steward
of our Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform.
This role is accountable for
how Coupa is configured, governed, and operated
, while working in close partnership with our
Finance and Supply Chain Technology Managers
and
SAP functional leads
, who own business process design and outcomes.
Operating Model:
This role sits within a
triad model
:
Coupa Administrator (this role)
→ Owns system configuration, controls, and platform integrity
Finance Technology Manager
→ Owns financial process design, policy, and outcomes
Supply Chain Technology Manager
→ Owns procurement and operational process design
Supported by:
SAP Functional Leads (RTR, PTP, etc.)
Integration / Data teams
Responsibilities
What You’ll Own
1. Platform Ownership & Technical Configuration
Serve as the
system owner for Coupa
Design and configure:
Approval workflows and delegation logic
Spend controls and policy enforcement
Supplier structures and onboarding frameworks
Ensure configurations are:
Scalable
Auditable
Aligned with enterprise architecture
2. Controls, Compliance & Audit Readiness
Own system alignment to:
SOX controls
Audit requirements
Segregation of duties (SoD)
Partner with Finance Technology Manager on policy → translate into system enforcement
Maintain:
Role design and access governance
Configuration documentation
Audit support artifacts
3. Partnership with Technology Managers & SAP Leads
Work hand-in-hand with:
Finance Technology Manager (GL, AP, payments, compliance)
Supply Chain Technology Manager (procurement, sourcing, supplier ops)
Translate business process designs into
clean, standard Coupa configurations
Provide
technical guardrails and pushback
to keep Coupa with best-in-practice processes.
4. Integration & Data Alignment
Coordinate with SAP and enterprise systems:
Vendor master
Purchase orders
Invoices and payments
Ensure:
Data integrity across systems
Clean integration patterns (no point-to-point chaos)
Support integration monitoring and issue resolution
5. Operational Excellence & Support
Own platform operations:
Incident triage and root cause resolution
Vendor / AMS coordination
Establish transparency through KPIs:
Cycle times
Adoption rates
Exception handling trends
Maintain and prioritize system backlog in partnership with Tech Managers
6. Implementation, Release & Lifecycle Ownership
Engage in
implementation
to shape core configuration (roles, workflows, controls)
Own
platform lifecycle management
, including:
Coordination of
Coupa monthly releases
Review of release notes and
impact assessment
Recommendation of features to enable, defer, or reject
Establish a
release cadence and governance model
:
Align releases to business cycles (month-end, year-end)
Communicate changes and readiness to stakeholders
Drive Go / No-Go decisions
Lead
release testing coordination
:
Define regression scope with Tech Managers & SAP leads
Validate critical end-to-end flows
Manage defect resolution
Ensure alignment with
enterprise change landscape
:
SAP upgrades (e.g., 2025)
Integration impacts
Change control
7. Continuous Improvement & Innovation
Identify opportunities to:
Automate workflows
Increase touchless processing
Improve user experience
Leverage Coupa roadmap capabilities (AI, automation, insights)
Partner with Finance on working capital optimization
Requirements
:
Required Experience
5+ years in Source-to-Pay, Procurement Systems, or Finance Technology
Hands-on Coupa administration or implementation experience
Strong understanding of:
Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes
Approval workflows and controls
Supplier lifecycle management
Experience working alongside:
Finance and Procurement stakeholders
ERP systems (SAP preferred)
Experience in SOX-controlled environments
Preferred Experience
Experience in a
product-aligned or triad operating model
Exposure to:
Coupa modules (Procurement, Invoicing, Payments)
Data governance frameworks
Experience balancing:
Project (build) work
Run/support operations