SAP Finance and Controlling Solution Architect

Overview

Design and deliver SAP Finance solutions and customizations aligned with business requirements in the Record-to-Report process area while supporting the strategic transition to SAP S/4HANA. Lead finance solution architecture, global template development, governance, transformation programs, and business-critical SAP application support.

What you'll do

• Design and deliver SAP solutions and customizations aligned with business requirements in the Record-to-Report process area.
• Drive the design of streamlined, scalable, and future-ready finance processes using standardization, automation, and embedded controls.
• Lead the development of the global finance template to support target operating models, business agility, regulatory compliance, and long-term strategic objectives.
• Design end-to-end technical solutions that achieve business objectives and align with enterprise architecture standards.
• Ensure solutions meet established quality standards, technical constraints, security requirements, scalability expectations, and performance objectives.
• Provide leadership and governance to internal and HCL functional experts to ensure successful delivery of business outcomes.
• Provide governance and oversight across the delivery lifecycle, validating technical integrity, ensuring architectural compliance, and approving solution readiness for deployment.
• Lead the design, delivery, and governance of SAP solutions across global releases, projects, enhancements, and transformation programs.
• Provide expert L3 support for Live countries and ensure stability, reliability, and optimal performance of business-critical SAP applications.
• Govern solution changes through Design Authority processes in alignment with enterprise architecture, global standards, and long-term strategic objectives.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation by leveraging emerging SAP capabilities and industry best practices.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, IT or related subject preferred.
• At least 12 years of IT experience.
• 8+ years in SAP delivering full-cycle ERP implementations, including deployment of global template solutions across multiple countries, regions, and business units.
• Deep functional expertise across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Banking, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing (CO-PC), Profit Center Accounting, and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).
• Proven experience designing and governing end-to-end finance processes, including Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) integrations.
• Strong understanding of SAP Finance integration with Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), and Supply Chain processes.
• Experience in solution architecture, global template design, fit-gap analysis, business process harmonization, and deployment governance.
• Proven track record of participating in and leading complex, large-scale transformation programs, including multi-system, cross-module, and global template implementations.
• Extensive functional experience with SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7 or later releases, including Universal Journal (ACDOCA), Central Finance, and Financial Closing processes.
• Proven ability to design, govern, and support cross-functional solutions, with a strong understanding of end-to-end business processes, system dependencies, and integration touchpoints.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Solid functional and technical expertise in SAP business processes and operating models.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed, cross-cultural teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.

Nice to have

• SAP certifications in related module.
• ITIL Qualifications.
• Exposure to SAP HANA and S/4HANA environments.
• Broad knowledge of additional SAP functional areas.
• Experience working within regulated industries, particularly Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, or the broader Life Sciences sector.
• Minimum of seven years of SAP functional consulting and solution delivery experience in complex, multinational environments.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Hybrid work model with 2 days working from office.