Finance Domain Architect

HUB International; Illinois; On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/disability insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

HUB International seeks a Finance Domain Architect to define and govern technology strategy for finance systems, bridging finance leadership and engineering teams. You will translate complex requirements into scalable, secure architecture and lead modernization across ERP, subledger, and reporting functions.

You will partner with Finance and Technology to drive capability gaps, standards, and multi-year roadmaps, while ensuring regulatory compliance and data integrity across SOX/IFRS/GAAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience as a Solution or Enterprise Architect, with at least 5 years focused on finance systems.
• Strong business acumen, including financial processes: record-to-report, procure-to-pay, treasury, and financial consolidation and reporting.
• Experience with the finance applications landscape: Oracle Financial ERP, BlackLine, treasury platforms, financial reporting systems.
• Familiarity with AI/ML architecture patterns for finance (anomaly detection, forecasting, close automation, etc.)
• Distributed architecture experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid integration patterns.
• Ability to operate at a conceptual level while remaining hands‑on where it matters.
• Willingness to challenge legacy patterns to drive durable, compliant, long‑term outcomes.
• Demonstrated success modernizing fragmented financial applications into integrated end‑to‑end financial solutions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance and integration patterns.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence IT development teams, business stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a cohesive target-state architecture across finance technology.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, and other stakeholders to identify capability gaps and deliver architecture solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership for modernization initiatives, ensuring scalable and regulatory-ready solutions.
• Drive application rationalization: define the canonical finance portfolio and lead consolidation decisions.
• Translate finance business needs into clear architectural roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts: maps, reference architectures, solution patterns, best practices.
• Establish data integration standards, data lineage, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARB) to present finance domain architecture.
• Review designs with delivery teams and guide implementation decisions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including cloud migration and AI/ML in finance.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Finance systems

Cloud platforms

AI/ML in finance

Data governance

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder communication

SOX/IFRS/GAAP

Education

Bachelors degree in CS/IS

Tools

Oracle Financial ERP

BlackLine

Treasury platforms

Financial reporting systems

Job description

At HUB International, we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in protecting and supporting the aspirations of individuals, families, and businesses. We help our clients evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees to learn, grow, and make a difference. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence.

HUB is one of the largest global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of business insurance, employee benefits, risk services, personal insurance, retirement, and private wealth management products and services. With over $5 billion in revenue and more than 19,000 employees in 600 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions.

Finance Domain Architect

The Finance Domain Architect defines and governs the technology strategy for all finance systems, including ERP, subledger, reconciliation and financial reporting. The role will serve as the bridge between financial leadership and engineering teams, translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and future-ready architecture.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the architectural lead for finance technology, defining and driving a cohesive target-state architecture across a complex landscape of legacy platforms, vendor solutions, and custom-built systems.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, and other key stakeholders to identify capability gaps and deliver targeted architecture solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership for modernization and transformation initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, regulatory-ready, and auditable.
• Drive application rationalization: define the canonical finance application portfolio, identify redundancy, and lead platform consolidation decisions.
• Translate finance business needs into clear, actionable architectural designs and multi-year technology roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts: capability maps, reference architectures, solution patterns, and IT best practices.
• Establish integration standards and data architecture patterns across finance systems, ensuring data integrity, lineage, and regulatory compliance (SOX, IFRS, GAAP, etc.).
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARB) to present finance domain architecture.
• Engage directly with delivery teams by reviewing designs, guiding implementation decisions, and resolving complex architecture trade-offs.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, including cloud migration, AI/ML in finance, and real-time reporting, and monitor industry best practices and regulatory trends, recommending innovations that enhance finance operations and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience as a Solution or Enterprise Architect, with at least 5 years focused on finance systems.
• Strong business acumen, including financial processes: record-to-report, procure-to-pay, treasury, and financial consolidation and reporting.
• Experience with the finance applications landscape: Oracle Financial ERP, BlackLine, treasury platforms, financial reporting systems.
• Familiarity with AI/ML architecture patterns for finance (anomaly detection, forecasting, close automation, etc.)
• Distributed architecture experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid integration patterns.
• Ability to operate at a conceptual level while remaining hands‑on where it matters.
• Willingness to challenge legacy patterns to drive durable, compliant, long‑term outcomes.
• Demonstrated success modernizing fragmented financial applications into integrated end‑to‑end financial solutions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance and integration patterns.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence IT development teams, business stakeholders and leadership.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Do you believe in the power of innovation, collaboration, and transformation? Do you thrive in a supportive and client focused work environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to help build and drive change in a rapidly growing and evolving organization? When you join HUB, you will be part of a community of learners and doers focused on helping our leaders maximize the potential of their employees.

The expected salary range for this position is $130,000- $160,000 and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages: health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.