Sr. Finance Systems Architect

Thermo Fisher; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National medical and dental plans

Vision plan with health incentive

ESPP and 401(k) program

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Thermo Fisher is seeking a Senior SAP S/4HANA Finance Architect to lead and deliver enterprise-scale ECC to S/4HANA transformations. You will drive standardization, simplify processes, and provide hands-on architecture across GL, AP, AR, and related modules.

The role requires deep SAP FICO expertise, strong stakeholder communication, and proven delivery of large-scale SAP transformations in global environments. Office-based in Texas with leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field.
• 8–10 years of proven experience in SAP FICO/S/4HANA Finance with senior architect responsibilities.
• Delivery of multiple ECC to S/4HANA transformations in global environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP Finance architecture and solution design for ECC to S/4HANA transformations.
• Drive fit-to-standard, process simplification, harmonization, and adoption of S/4HANA capabilities.
• Provide deep functional leadership across GL, AR, AP, Banking, Cash Management, Asset Accounting, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Intercompany, period-end close, and financial reporting.
• Lead Finance integration across SD, MM, PP, manufacturing, procurement, sales, and other enterprise processes.
• Represent Finance in solution and architecture decisions and translate requirements into scalable S/4HANA solutions.
• Lead data migration, SIT/UAT, reconciliation, cutover, go-live, and stabilization for Finance.

Skills

Senior SAP FICO/S/4HANA

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Finance process expertise

Data migration & testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

ECC

SAP RAR

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO) Architect to lead and provide hands-on functional architecture for enterprise-scale ECC to S/4HANA transformation programs across commercial and manufacturing environments.

The ideal candidate combines deep SAP Finance expertise with strong business acumen, exceptional stakeholder communication, and a proven record of successfully architecting and delivering multiple complex S/4HANA transformations. This individual must be equally comfortable engaging senior Finance leadership, driving cross-functional design decisions, and working hands-on with detailed SAP processes and configuration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end SAP Finance architecture and solution design for ECC to S/4HANA transformations.
• Drive fit-to-standard, process simplification, harmonization, and adoption of S/4HANA capabilities rather than simply replicating legacy ECC processes.
• Provide deep functional leadership across GL, AR, AP, Banking, Cash Management, Asset Accounting, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Intercompany, period-end close, and financial reporting.
• Lead Finance integration across SD, MM, PP, manufacturing, procurement, sales, and other enterprise processes.
• Serve as a key Finance architect for SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR), including solution design, integration, accounting, testing, reconciliation, migration, and deployment.
• Represent Finance and business stakeholder interests in major solution and architecture decisions.
• Translate complex business, accounting, compliance, and control requirements into scalable S/4HANA solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes, automation, controls, compliance, data quality, and operational excellence.
• Lead Finance aspects of data migration, SIT/UAT, reconciliation, cutover, go-live, and stabilization.
• Facilitate executive and working-level design discussions and effectively manage cross-functional teams and implementation partners.

Leadership Profile:

We are looking for a business-focused architect, not simply a configuration specialist-someone who can move seamlessly between executive-level discussions and hands-on SAP solution design. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator and collaborative team player who can challenge legacy processes constructively, represent business stakeholder interests, drive difficult cross-functional decisions, and deliver solutions that improve process efficiency, financial controls, compliance, and overall business excellence.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field.

Required Experience:

• 8-10 years of proven experience within this related field.
• Extensive SAP FICO/S/4HANA Finance experience with demonstrated senior architect or solution-lead responsibilities.
• Proven delivery of multiple enterprise ECC to S/4HANA conversion/transformation programs, preferably in complex global environments.
• Strong hands-on experience across both commercial and manufacturing Finance processes.
• Expert knowledge of GL, AR, AP, Banking, Cash, Assets, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Intercompany, and Finance integration.
• Strong practical SAP RAR implementation experience is essential, including revenue contracts, performance obligations, allocation, fulfillment, revenue recognition, integration, and accounting.
• Strong understanding of S/4HANA Finance architecture, Universal Journal, Business Partner, and key ECC-to-S/4 process changes.
• Experience with financial controls, compliance, audit requirements, data migration, testing, reconciliation, and cutover.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence senior Finance, business, IT, and program leadership.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Texas is -.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short-and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards