SAP Core Banking Consultant / Lead

Accenture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking an experienced SAP Core Banking practitioner to lead SAP S/4HANA Transactional Banking transformations. You will provide consulting in Retail Banking and Payments, focusing on strategic architectures. Candidates must have deep experience in SAP TRBK, strong leadership, and collaborative abilities. This role involves engaging with clients and teams to deliver optimized banking solutions and contribute to expanding the firm's Banking Technology practice.

Qualifications

• Expected to be an SME on SAP Core Banking.
• Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of SAP Core Banking modules.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support SAP S/4HANA TRBK transformation programs.
• Provide technology consulting across Retail Banking and Payments.
• Engage with stakeholders to define target architectures.

Skills

SAP Core Banking

Proficiency in SAP Transactional Banking (TRBK)

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Job description

Location: London/Bristol/Manchester

Salary: Competitive Salary (Based on experience)

Career Level: CL7/8/9

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services, we are known for.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

"Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Our SAP Core Banking Technology Practitioners have:

• Deep experience in large-scale core banking transformations, including SAP S/4HANA Core Banking and Transactional Banking (TRBK) migrations, platform consolidation, and post-merger integration strategies.

• Expertise in both legacy core systems and modern composable architectures, with a focus on SAP's modular, service-oriented architecture.

• Proven ability to define and execute target-state architectures and migration roadmaps for banks transitioning to SAP S/4HANA TRBK, covering deposits, loans, payments, and account management.

• Hands‑on experience in designing and deploying SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) and SAP Fioneer solutions like Payments Central, Loans, TRBK on SAP.

• Capability to consolidate and modernize core banking components (e.g., transactional processing, product management, customer data) and non-core functions (e.g., collections, recoveries, risk, and compliance) using SAP's integrated suite.

• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA TRBK, SAP Fioneer, and other market‑leading platforms such as Temenos, Mambu, and Thought Machine, with a focus on interoperability and co‑existence strategies.

• Familiarity with SAP's ecosystem for payments, originations, servicing, fraud management, and finance & risk, including SAP FPSL, SAP TRM, and SAP Analytics Cloud.

• Understanding of enabling technologies in financial services, including SAP's digital core, cloud transformation, virtualization, RPA, and Generative AI within the SAP ecosystem.

• Experience in Agile delivery models, including SAP Activate and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) for large‑scale SAP programs.

• Ability to collaborate across Strategy & Consulting, SAP Business Groups, Global Delivery Centers, and Managed Services to deliver end‑to‑end transformation.

In this role you will:

• Lead and support SAP S/4HANA Transactional Banking (TRBK) transformation programs, including platform consolidation, data migration, and process harmonization.

• Provide technology consulting across Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Payments, with a focus on SAP TRBK-based solutions.

• Engage with business and IT stakeholders to define SAP TRBK target architectures, Payments Central, SAP FPSL migration strategies, and integration approaches.

• Build positive relationships with client and Accenture teams in a dynamic and exciting environment

• Work alongside clients and multi‑disciplinary Accenture teams using your experience, leading and managing as you grow

• Have an ambition for and support building out Accenture's Banking Technology practice and cross‑train into other modern composable platforms

• Support sales opportunities that are aligned with client agendas, crafting value‑driven sales propositions, with an ambition to shape solutions for delivery and success

We are looking for a range of experiences in the following skills:

• Expected to be an SME on SAP Core Banking
• Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of SAP Core Banking modules
• SAP Payments Central module
• Product Factory & Business Partner Integration
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions
• Expected to provide solutions to problems that apply across multiple teams
• Lead the application development process
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members
• Ensure timely project delivery
• Experience of Core Banking upgrades on SAP

Professional & Technical Skills:

• Must Have Skills: Proficiency in SAP for Banking, SAP Transactional Banking (TRBK), Core Banking.
• Good to have understanding of application development processes around SAP ABAP for HANA, Payments Central and FS BP
• Experience in leading application development projects
• Knowledge of banking industry regulations and compliance standards
• Excellent communication and leadership skills