SAP Finance Architect

Rochester, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title: SAP Finance Architect
Location: Travel biweekly to Rochester MN

Role Overview: S/4HANA Finance Architect to play a key leadership role in a complex multi entity 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 end to end 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: Discover 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 month end validation.

Required Skills and Experience

Technical & Functional Expertise
12 years of SAP Finance experience; 2 full cycle 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 IS U (optional)
- Banking interfaces MBC EDI 3rd party 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 executive level 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

Title: SAP Finance Architect Location: Travel biweekly to Rochester MN Role Overview: S/4HANA Finance Architect to play a key leadership role in a complex multi entity ERP Transformation Program involving a Brownfield Conversion (ECC S/4HANA Private Cloud) and a Greenfield S/4HANA implementa...

Solution Architecture & Design
- Lead the end to end 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: Discover 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 month end validation.

Required Skills and Experience

Technical & Functional Expertise
12 years of SAP Finance experience; 2 full cycle 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 IS U (optional)
- Banking interfaces MBC EDI 3rd party 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 executive level 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