Chief Architect SAP

HireOn Tech; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Solutions is seeking an experienced SAP Finance Presales Solution Architect to lead solutioning and business transformation initiatives for customers across industries.

The role focuses on designing end-to-end SAP Finance transformations, building demos and business cases, and guiding sales and delivery teams through architecture, feasibility and value-based solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting.
• 15+ years SAP Finance implementation and solutioning experience.
• Minimum 4 full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• Strong SAP Finance architecture and presales experience.
• Experience in solution estimation, proposal development and client presentations.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Ability to handle multiple opportunities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead presales activities for SAP Finance transformation opportunities.
• Design end-to-end finance transformation solutions and integrated enterprise architectures.
• Prepare solution documents, proposals, presentations and bid responses.
• Work closely with delivery, architecture and technology teams for feasibility assessment and solution validation.
• Support sales teams with industry insights, competitive positioning and solution differentiation.
• Engage with customer executives, finance leaders and business stakeholders throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Develop reusable assets, accelerators and best practices for future engagements.

Skills

SAP Finance

S/4HANA Finance

Solution architecture

Presales

RFP analysis

Value-based solutioning

Finance transformation

Executive workshops

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting

Job description

Enterprise Solutions is seeking an experienced SAP Finance Presales Solution Architect to lead solutioning and business transformation initiatives for customers across industries.

Core Expertise

• Deep expertise in SAP Finance modules including SAP FI, CO, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Treasury, Group Reporting, Central Finance, Revenue Recognition and SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Ability to design end-to-end finance transformation solutions and integrated enterprise architectures.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance innovations and digital finance transformation programs.
• Capability to construct solution architectures, demos, business cases and estimation models.
• Strong experience in RFP analysis, scope definition, effort estimation and value-based solutioning.
• Lead presales activities for SAP Finance transformation opportunities.
• Understand customer finance process challenges and propose optimized SAP-led solutions.
• Conduct executive workshops, discovery sessions and solution demonstrations.
• Prepare solution documents, proposals, presentations and bid responses.
• Work closely with delivery, architecture and technology teams for feasibility assessment and solution validation.
• Support sales teams with industry insights, competitive positioning and solution differentiation.

Business & Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with customer executives, finance leaders and business stakeholders throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Articulate the business value of SAP Finance transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable SAP solution designs.
• Provide strategic guidance on finance transformation roadmaps.

Collaboration & Delivery Support

• Collaborate with geographically distributed teams to deliver timely and high-quality responses.
• Support opportunity qualification, risk assessment and pursuit strategy.
• Develop reusable assets, accelerators and best practices for future engagements.
• Coordinate across multiple internal teams to build winning solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• 15+ years of SAP Finance implementation and solutioning experience.
• Minimum 4 full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• Strong SAP Finance architecture and presales experience.
• Experience in solution estimation, p roposal development and client presentations.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Ability to handle multiple opportunities simultaneously.

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