Principal Finance Architect

SAP; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP Global Delivery Hub (GDH) within SAP Customer Services & Delivery seeks a senior Finance Consultant for SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition. You will lead advisory engagements, own workshops, and coordinate with internal SAP teams to drive cloud transformations for large customers.

The role emphasizes architecture guidance, reference architectures, and risk mitigation while advancing adoption of SAP best practices across AR, AP, GL and other FICO processes. Excellent English required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of SAP Finance consulting experience.
• Strong knowledge of FICO modules: AR, AP, GL, AA, IO, CCA, tax.
• Experience in FSCM, Treasury, Cash Management, FICA, Advanced Costing, and Financial Consolidation.
• Experience with SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition and end-to-end implementations.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior advisory engagements with customers and SAP teams.
• Own and deliver customer workshops; manage scope.
• Develop reference architecture and transformation plans.
• Provide architecture guidance using Grow with SAP and Clean Core principles.
• Identify innovation use cases and mitigate adoption risks.
• Collaborate with consultants on cloud transformation journeys.

Skills

FICO processes

Finance consulting

Cloud ERP

End-to-end implementation

Education

MBA Finance

CMA

Accountant qualification

Tools

SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition

IFRS 15/16 knowledge

Job description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What You’ll Build

• Work in a senior capacity as a Finance Consultant in SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition
• Lead senior advisory engagements with customers and internal SAP teams
• Collaborate with other consultants to support customers through their cloud transformation journey
• Own and deliver customer workshops; manage scope and customer expectations
• Develop reference architecture and transformation plans promoting SAP best practices and references
• Provide architecture guidance using GROW with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles to ensure customers benefit from SAP’s standard cloud qualities
• Identify innovation use cases (AI, BDC, CAIA, CIS) supporting strategic and operational objectives
• Advise customer management on architecture and transformation activities
• Identify and mitigate technical adoption risks

What You Bring

• Professionally qualified Accountant/CMA/MBA Finance with 5+ years of SAP Finance consulting experience
• Strong understanding of FICO processes (AR, AP, GL, AA, IO, CCA, integration, tax, etc.)
• Hands‑on experience in one of:
  • FSCM (Credit Management, Collections/Disputes)
  • Treasury
  • Cash Management (Cash Flows, Inhouse Cash)
  • FICA
  • Advanced Product Costing, Advanced Profitability
  • Financial Consolidation/Reporting
  • Central Finance
  • IFRS 15/16 knowledge (plus)
• Good understanding of functional integration with other SAP modules
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies and tools
• Strategic thinking mindset, continuous learning, and business acumen
• Must have experience in SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition
• 2+ end‑to‑end process implementation cycles
• Strong customer focus; ability to build and maintain relationships
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong teamwork and long‑term relationship building
• Flexibility and ability to adapt quickly in a fast‑growth environment
• Certification in the core area
• Excellent English language skills

Where you belong

The Global Delivery Hub (GDH) sits within the SAP Customer Services & Delivery board area, helping customers benefit from technology and digitalization to become market leaders. We ideate business innovations, develop solutions, and turn novel ideas into business results—enhancing technical implementations into business transformations with sustainable impact.

Join our dynamic EMEA SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition team within GDH, executing on our mission to simplify and modernize IT landscapes, reduce complexity and operational costs, and foster innovation to support evolving business needs for GROW customers.

If “innovation,” “agility,” and “personal responsibility” in a multi‑disciplinary and international environment appeal to you, this is the right place for you.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end‑to‑end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose‑driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well‑being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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