SAP FICO Architect

HCL Technologies Limited; United States; Remote; USD 155,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an SAP FICO Architect to lead end-to-end S/4HANA Finance transformations in a remote role based in the United States. This position demands deep expertise in GL, AP, AR, AA, and universal journal capabilities.

You will collaborate with Finance leadership and IT teams to define target-state architectures, drive standardization, manage data migration, and guide reviews across functional and technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SAP FICO and S/4HANA Finance architecture.
• Proven ability to lead architecture across end-to-end SAP FICO transformations.
• Strong communication with finance executives and technical SAP teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance solution architecture across GL, AP, AR, AA.
• Define target-state finance architecture aligned with transformation objectives.
• Lead design and integration across SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Provide governance and run architecture reviews with stakeholders.
• Drive standardization and minimize customizations.

Skills

SAP FICO

S/4HANA Finance

Architecture leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP Fiori

SAP BTP

Embedded analytics

Job description

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self-motivated SAP FICO Architect to join in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: SAP FICO Architect

Job ID: 179512

Position Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Role/Responsibilities:

Architect role for S4 HANA transformation project for SAP FICO.

• Own the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance solution architecture across Finance and Controlling.
• Define the target-state Finance architecture aligned with business transformation objectives and SAP leading practices.
• Lead solution design across key areas including:
• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Asset Accounting (AA)
• Bank Accounting
• Cost Center and Profit Center Accounting
• Internal Orders
• Product/Cost Accounting, where applicable
• Financial Closing and Period-End Processing
• Drive adoption of S/4HANA capabilities such as Universal Journal and New Asset Accounting, where applicable.
• Evaluate business requirements and determine appropriate standard SAP solutions while minimizing unnecessary customization.
• Define functional integration architecture between Finance and other SAP/non-SAP solutions.

S/4HANA Transformation:

• Provide architecture leadership across Fit-to-Standard, design, build, testing, deployment, and stabilization phases.
• Assess legacy Finance processes and define their future-state implementation in S/4HANA.
• Support decisions related to simplification, process standardization, and legacy solution retirement.
• Provide guidance for Finance master data, transactional data migration, reconciliation, and reporting requirements.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, design gaps, and integration impacts early in the transformation lifecycle.

Integration & Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Ensure effective integration of FICO with areas such as SD, MM, Procurement, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Treasury, Tax, HCM/Payroll, and external financial applications, as applicable.
• Collaborate closely with technical architecture, integration, data migration, security, reporting, and development teams.
• Review and provide architectural guidance for interfaces, enhancements, conversions, reports, workflows, and forms impacting Finance.
• Ensure Finance architecture is aligned with the overall enterprise and S/4HANA solution architecture.
• Establish and enforce Finance solution design principles and architectural standards.
• Lead design workshops and architecture review sessions with business and IT stakeholders.
• Review functional specifications and complex solution designs.
• Challenge unnecessary customizations and promote standard SAP / clean-core principles.
• Maintain key architecture and design documentation and support major design decisions.
• Provide architectural oversight to functional consultants and development teams throughout implementation.

Business & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Partner with Finance leadership, business process owners, product owners, and IT leadership to define the Finance transformation roadmap.
• Translate complex Finance requirements into practical SAP solutions.
• Facilitate workshops with senior business stakeholders and drive consensus on key solution decisions.
• Clearly articulate solution options, trade-offs, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to leadership.
• Act as the primary SAP Finance architecture SME for the transformation program.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in SAP FICO, with strong functional and solution architecture expertise.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Experience as an SAP FICO Architect / Finance Solution Architect on at least one significant S/4HANA transformation or implementation.
• Strong understanding of:
• GL, AP, AR and Asset Accounting
• Cost Center and Profit Center Accounting
• Universal Journal
• Organizational structures and Finance master data
• Intercompany and cross-company processes
• Integration between Finance and other SAP modules
• Strong understanding of S/4HANA Finance architecture, simplifications, and migration considerations.
• Experience conducting Fit-to-Standard and solution design workshops.
• Strong understanding of Finance data migration, reconciliation, integration, testing, and cutover considerations.
• Ability to evaluate complex business requirements and develop scalable enterprise-level SAP solutions.
• Strong design governance and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work with both business/Finance executives and highly technical SAP teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA greenfield, brownfield, or selective transformation programs.
• Experience supporting large, complex, global SAP transformation programs.
• Knowledge of SAP Fiori and S/4HANA embedded analytics.
• Exposure to SAP BTP and modern SAP integration architecture.
• Experience working with complex integrations between SAP and third-party Finance platforms.
• Understanding of RAR, Treasury, Group Reporting, Central Finance, or SAP Financial Closing solutions would be advantageous, depending on the landscape.
• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification is desirable

Pay and Benefits:

Pay Range Minimum: $155,000 per year

Pay Range Maximum: $240,000 per year

HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to [e-mail] for investigation.

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their work location, skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.