SAP Financial Accounting Architect

SAP Financial Accounting Architect. Start date is ASAP and will last for 7+ MONTHS. This is a temp to perm role

local to Brea, CA preferred;  Onsite 4x a week

Pay Rate is 80-95/hr.

Skills (EXPERT/ADVANCED/NONE)
Financial Accounting
SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling Architect

Questions (must answer YES to #5-9)

1.  Preferred: MBA Finance or CA
2.  Preferred: SAP Certified in  S/4HANA Finance or Management Accounting
3. Preferred:  Does candidate have experience with Central Finance, Group Reporting, or Treasury modules.
4.  Preferred: Exposure to multinational rollouts
5.  Does candidate have 12–15 years of SAP Finance & Controlling experience, including S/4HANA Finance (Central Finance experience preferred)
6. Does candidate have deep funtional xpertise in General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, and COPA
7.  Does candidate have strong understanding of financial compliance frameworks – SOX, FDA, and IFRS
8.  Does candidate have experience in multi-entity, multi-country environments within manufacturing or healthcare industries
9.  Does candidate have strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Description:
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced ECC & SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling (FICO) Architect to solution, manage design, implementation, and governance of finance and controlling processes The FICO Architect will play a key role in harmonizing global financial processes, ensuring compliance with American statutory, audit, and regulatory standards including FDA, SOX, and other financial reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities
•    Lead ECC & SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling solution design, configuration, and process alignment.
•    Translate global and regional finance, accounting, and cost management requirements into optimized SAP solutions.
•    Ensure compliance with corporate governance, statutory accounting, and audit standards (FDA,, SOX, IFRS).
•    Drive standardization of financial processes across entities and geographies.
•    Collaborate with business, tax, and audit teams to define control frameworks and financial reporting structures.
•    Support integration with Procurement, Manufacturing, Sales, and Project Systems for end-to-end financial visibility.
•    Coordinate with Customer stakeholders and offshore teams for solution delivery and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience
•    12–15 years of SAP Finance & Controlling experience, including S/4HANA Finance (Central Finance experience preferred).
•    Deep functional expertise in General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, and COPA.
•    Strong understanding of financial compliance frameworks – SOX, FDA, and IFRS.
•    Experience in multi-entity, multi-country environments within manufacturing or healthcare industries.
•    Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications
•    Preferably MBA Finance or CA
•    SAP Certified in S/4HANA Finance or Management Accounting.
•    Experience with Central Finance, Group Reporting, or Treasury modules.
•    Exposure to multinational rollouts.