Senior SAP S/4HANA Solutions Architect – Finance & Costing

Lonza Group Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Global benefits program

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. in Houston, TX, seeks an IT Solution Architect to design, implement, and optimize SAP S/4HANA solutions supporting Management Accounting, Product Costing, and Financial Reporting.

You will bridge business requirements and technical capabilities while leading architecture discussions and guiding improvements across finance processes. With 10+ years of IT architecture experience and strong stakeholder management, you will collaborate with Finance, Digital, and Business teams,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in IT Architecture, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of IT architecture experience with ERP platforms and business process transformation.
• Proven experience leading or supporting at least one full-cycle SAP implementation.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA, particularly within Management Accounting, Product Costing, Controlling, and Financial Reporting processes.
• Experience with process mapping, data migration, and SAP system configuration.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
• Willingness to travel based on project requirements, with more frequent travel expected during the first year of implementation activities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize SAP S/4HANA solutions supporting Management Accounting processes, including Product Costing, Financial Reporting, Variance Analysis, and Cost Management.
• Partner with Finance, Controlling, Digital, and Business stakeholders to deliver scalable, standardized, and business-aligned technology solutions.
• Act as the bridge between business requirements and technical capabilities, ensuring solutions meet both operational and strategic objectives.
• Lead solution architecture discussions, provide technical guidance, and support continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes.
• Drive innovation and operational excellence through the adoption of best practices and standardized SAP S/4HANA solutions.
• Support process mapping, data migration, system configuration, and the successful delivery of transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with global teams and stakeholders to improve product costing transparency, reporting quality, and business decision-making.

Skills

IT architecture

ERP transformation

SAP S/4HANA

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Education

Master's degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Lonza Group Ltd. in Houston, TX, seeks an IT Solution Architect to design, implement, and optimize SAP S/4HANA solutions supporting Management Accounting, Product Costing, and Financial Reporting.

You will bridge business requirements and technical capabilities while leading architecture discussions and guiding improvements across finance processes. With 10+ years of IT architecture experience and strong stakeholder management, you will collaborate with Finance, Digital, and Business teams,