SAP Solution Architect - Finance Applications (5-7 yrs)

Job Description :

This role will have a specific focus on Consolidation and Reporting activities, however, you will form part of a larger team, to support critical BAU (Business as Usual) and other Project activities. This role is based in India (Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune).

In this role, your key accountabilities will include :

- Deliver key consolidation program of work activity as functional subject matter expert (SME).

- Ensure the solution is aligned to technology strategy and functional roadmaps for Finance.

- Manage application lifecycle to keep the applications current and relevant for the business.

- Support for solution design and delivery of SAP GR applications for Consolidation projects including testing and data migration.

- Support identifying innovative solutions and optimization opportunities that will improve the relevance and performance of the (SAP) systems landscape for the Finance Function.

- Support the execution of Opportunity Assessment and Identification and Selection process for projects under the Finance technology portfolio.

- Work with the Product Owners for ongoing maintenance of all Blueprints.

- Engage with stakeholders in technology and business for scoping, gathering requirements, analysis, solution design and play-back, impact assessment, technology trend analysis, problem management, business impact scoping and other testing or training requirements.

About you :

- Senior experienced and specializing in the functional design and solution architecture of SAP Finance applications.

- Deep understanding of SAP SAP Group Reporting (GR), SAP Business Intelligence (BI) and knowledge of at least 2 more aspects of Finance including but not limited to: S/4 Hana Finance, S/4 Hana Group Reporting (GR), SAP SAC, SAP BPC.

- Design, configuration, and implementation experience in SAP Finance applications covering business consolidation in Group Reporting (GR), SAP BI, and S/4 Hana.

- Experience in integration between cloud products like Group Reporting (GR) and backend ERP systems.

- Demonstrated experience with industry best practices and implementing these to solve business problems.

- Proactive, excellent problem analysis skill and readiness to accept change.

- Techno-functional knowledge with ability to translate Business processes to Functional Design and Technical solution, and vice-versa.

Desirable Skills :

- Relevant SAP application Certification is desirable.

- Degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Finance is desirable.

- Verbal and written Spanish communication skills would be beneficial.

- Knowledge and practical experience in Agile, DevOps methodologies and practices is an advantage