SAP Finance Architect

Rochester, MN

30+ days ago

Job Description

Role Overview: S/4HANA Finance Architect to play a key leadership role in a complex, multientity ERP Transformation Program involving a Brownfield Conversion (ECC → S/4HANA Private Cloud) and a Greenfield S/4HANA implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design
- Lead the endtoend S/4HANA Finance architecture, covering FI, CO, New GL/Universal Journal, AA, AP, AR, Banking, Treasury, and integration to logistics modules.
- Drive conversion readiness activities, including CVI (BP Conversion), Universal Journal migration, and simplification item remediation.
- Define the target financial data model, including:
  - Chart of Accounts (CoA) harmonization
  - Cost center, profit center, segment, fund, grant design
  - Tax, asset accounting, treasury and cash processes
  - IFRS/GAAP reporting alignment
- Architect SAP Best Practices adoption for the Greenfield implementation and guide design decisions aligned with Clean Core principles.
Client Engagement & Leadership
- Serve as the primary finance design authority in front of senior stakeholders.
- Conduct workshops: Client, Fit/Gap, Design, and Playback Sessions.
Implementation & Delivery Oversight
- Provide functional oversight during configuration, development, and testing cycles.
- Guide the creation of:
  - Functional specifications (WRICEF)
  - Integration designs (Ariba, SuccessFactors, WFS, banking, external portals)
  - Migration objects for Greenfield Implementation
- Ensure smooth execution of SIT, UAT, and Cutover readiness.
- Support cutover, reconciliations, mock conversions, and monthend validation.

Required Skills and Experience

Technical & Functional Expertise
12+ years of SAP Finance experience; 2+ fullcycle S/4HANA programs required.
Expert-level understanding of Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and S/4HANA financial data structures

Deep knowledge of Following S/4HANA Finance Modules
- - Financial Accounting(FI):
    - General Ledger (New GL)
    - Accounts Payable (AP)
    - Accounts Receivable (AR)
    - Bank Accounting
    - Cash Journal & Cash Operations
  - Asset Accounting (New AA)
    - Parallel valuations
    - Depreciation areas
    - Integration with Project Systems, PM, and Procurement
  - Controlling (CO) Expertise
    - Cost Center Accounting
    - Internal Orders
    - Profit Center & Segment reporting
    - Product Costing & Actual Costing
    - Event-based revenue/cost postings (EBRP)
  - Treasury/Banking
    - Bank Account Management (BAM)
    - Cash Position & Forecasting
    - Payment formats (ACH, wires), lockbox, and MBC
    - Treasury instruments (optional but highly valued)
Strong exposure to:
- S/4HANA Brownfield Conversion
- Finance Object Data Mapping and Transformation
- Business Partner (CVI) conversion
- Embedded Analytics & Fiori apps
Architecture & Integration
Expertise in designing integrations with:
- Ariba, Concur, SuccessFactors, Utility ISU (optional)
- Banking interfaces, MBC, EDI, 3rdparty procurement systems
Deep knowledge of integrations between:
- FI–MM (GR/IR, inventory valuation)
- FI–SD (billing, rev rec, credit management)
- FI–PM/EAM (asset postings, maintenance orders)
- FI–HR/SuccessFactors (payroll, cost allocations)
- FI–Ariba (Sourcing, Contracts, P2P)
Ability to evaluate customizations vs. SAP standard, ensuring "Clean Core.”
Leadership Skills
Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executivelevel presence.
Ability to facilitate workshops with senior finance stakeholders.
Leading functional teams across FI/CO/AA/Banking/Treasury
Representing Finance in program governance, RAID reviews, stage gates

Numbers & Facts

Location	Rochester, MN
Industry	Other/Not Classified
Company Size	100 to 499 employees

Skills

Acceptance Testingunmatched
Accountingunmatched
Accounts Payableunmatched
Accounts Receivableunmatched
Aribaunmatched
Bank Managementunmatched
Banking Servicesunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Billingunmatched
Brownfield Redevelopmentunmatched
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)unmatched
Cost Accountingunmatched
Cost Allocationunmatched
Data Mappingunmatched
Data Modelingunmatched
Data Structuresunmatched
Depreciationunmatched
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)unmatched
Embedded Systemsunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Accountingunmatched
Financial Modelingunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
General Ledger Accountingunmatched
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
IR (Infrared)unmatched
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Logisticsunmatched
Private Cloudunmatched
Product Costingunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
RAID Storageunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
SAPunmatched
Sales Managementunmatched
Tax Accountingunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Testingunmatched
Treasuryunmatched
User Documentationunmatched

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