SAP Solution Architect – Global Finance and Accounting

Summary:

We are seeking a SAP Finance & Accounting Solution Architecture with deep pharmaceutical industry expertise to develop global architecture for SAP Finance solutions. This role serves as the enterprise-level solution architecture and leader for SAP S/4HANA Finance—setting standards, guiding principles, patterns, and decision frameworks that enable scalable, compliant, and value-driven outcomes in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.

You will shape SAP-centric solutions that align to strategic business vision, govern cross-module and cross-platform designs, lead M&A impact assessments, and ensure effective integration across Commercial, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing domains. You will also define integration and analytics patterns across SAP BTP and Azure + Databricks and drive pragmatic adoption of AI in SAP with clear, finance-relevant use cases and controls.

This is a global individual contributor role: success depends on influence, executive presence, and the ability to lead through governance, expertise, and cross-functional alignment—without direct people management.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Act as SME for Enterprise Finance eco system Architecture for SAP S/4HANA and related platforms such as Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM/Hyperion)

• Lead Global standards, patterns, and guardrails for cross-module and cross-platform design in partnership with Enterprise Architecture team

• Solution Design leadership across finance programs (template, rollout, modernization, integrations, analytics)

• Finance architecture leadership for M&A due diligence, carve-in/out, and integration strategy

• Lead BTP + API-led connectivity and finance data integration into Azure + Databricks

• Create & drive a roadmap and value realization approach rooted in ROI and measurable KPI improvements

Enterprise Architecture & Solution Architecture Leadership

• Define and govern target-state architecture for SAP S/4HANA Finance in a global Pharma context.

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to establish decision frameworks (trade-offs across cost, risk, time, compliance, and value).

• Architect and design solution adhering to patterns, integration and data standards laid out by Enterprise Architecture and developing reusable blueprints/artifacts

• Ensure solutions meet enterprise expectations for security, compliance, controls, auditability, and operational resilience.

SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional & Architectural Ownership

• Provide architectural oversight for global finance capabilities including:

• General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Intercompany, Period Close, and statutory/reporting enablement.

• Lead solution design for Revenue Management, Gross Profit calculation, and profitability reporting requirements.

• Govern master data and financial data integrity: COA strategy, ledgers, document principles, and reporting consistency.

Cross–SAP Module Solution Governance (End-to-End)

• Lead cross-module designs spanning:

• FI/CO, CO-PA, Product Costing, Material Ledger/Actual Costing (as applicable)

• Integration with Commercial and Supply Chain/Manufacturing processes (SD/MM/PP/QM/PM touchpoints)

• Ensure end-to-end process integrity across: O2C, P2P, R2R, and manufacturing-related financial flows.

Pharma Distribution Lifecycle Expertise (Finance + Operations Linkage)

• Apply strong understanding of distribution lifecycle and its financial implications

• Ensure architecture supports regulated/validated environments and finance controls aligned to Pharma operational realities.

SAP PaPM (Profitability & Performance Management)

• Lead architectural governance for SAP PaPM solutions covering:

• Allocations, cost-to-serve, driver-based models, multi-dimensional profitability

• Gross margin bridges and financial attribution models

• Ensure model governance: transparency, explainability, version control, auditability, and performance tuning.

Integration Architecture: BTP + API-led Connectivity

• Define and govern an API-led integration strategy leveraging SAP BTP capabilities (e.g., Integration Suite/API Management patterns).

• Promote scalable integration patterns (event-driven where appropriate), canonical models, security, lifecycle governance, and observability.

Azure + Databricks Analytics Integration

• Govern end-to-end patterns for finance data integration into Azure and Databricks, including:

• Data ingestion, harmonization, semantic layer considerations, lineage, access control, and data quality

• Ensure architecture supports Finance analytics and KPI reporting at scale (profitability, margin, working capital, close insights).

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Impact Assessment & Strategy

• Lead M&A SAP Finance impact assessments: COA harmonization, master data convergence, legal entity and intercompany design, reporting impacts.

• Recommend integration strategies (e.g., phased harmonization, template adoption, Central Finance approaches where applicable).

• Deliver decision-ready options with risks, controls impact, cost/timeline ranges, and a pragmatic execution roadmap.

ROI / Value Realization & Strategic Advisory

• Develop/validate ROI models and investment cases for finance initiatives; define measurable outcomes and benefits tracking.

• Advise Finance leadership on solution options that best meet strategic vision with SAP-centric architecture and measurable value.

AI in SAP: Use Cases, Architecture, and Controls

• Provide direction on AI capabilities in SAP ecosystems and their architectural implications.

• Identify high-impact Finance use cases and govern fit-to-purpose design (security, auditability, human-in-the-loop):

• Close acceleration (anomaly detection, reconciliation automation, variance explanation)

• AP automation (invoice matching, exception prediction, duplicate detection)

• AR optimization (cash application acceleration, dispute prediction, collections prioritization)

• Revenue leakage detection and gross margin risk alerts

• Executive narrative insights (automated KPI commentary)

KPI Tracking, Monitoring & Operational Excellence

• Define global KPI framework and monitoring mechanisms:

• Close cycle time, automation %, exception rates, DSO/DPO, gross margin accuracy, data quality, integration health, latency

• Ensure solutions include observability patterns and reliable operational support models.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 10 or more years in SAP Finance / enterprise solution architecture with significant Pharma experience (global/regulatory complexity).

• Strong track record as an architecture leader and design authority in complex transformations.

• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture and end-to-end finance processes (GL/AP/AR/Close/Intercompany).

• Proven experience designing/governing cross-module solutions integrating Finance with Commercial and Supply Chain.

• Strong capability in SAP BTP, API-led connectivity, and integration governance patterns.

• Hands-on architecture understanding of Azure + Databricks integration for finance analytics.

• Expertise in SAP PaPM solution design/governance.

• Demonstrated leadership in M&A SAP finance impact assessments and integration strategy.

• Strong ability to create and communicate ROI/business cases with measurable KPIs.

• Excellent consulting skills: executive communication, stakeholder facilitation, influence without authority.

• Experience with finance consolidation tools, Group Reporting, Treasury, or advanced intercompany solutions - highly desired

• Familiarity with process mining / continuous controls monitoring concepts.

• Experience with global template rollouts across multi-entity/multi-currency environments - highly desired

• Exposure to SAP data/analytics ecosystem extensions (e.g., Datasphere concepts) and enterprise data governance practices - preferred

• Strong Executive presence & influencer to help drive SAP change

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