SAP Finance Architect

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