SAP Finance Architect

Rochester, MN, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • EDI
  • S/4HANA
  • EAM
  • MBC
  • CVI

Summary

  • 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
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  • Dice Id: 91098872
  • Position Id: 5044-10115-
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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