Strategic FP&A Solutions Architect

McKesson

Irving (TX)

On-site

USD 156,000 - 261,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

McKesson seeks a Lead Architect for FP&A to shape enterprise finance technology solutions and drive planning, analytics, and transformation programs. You will oversee SAP Analytics Cloud, S/4HANA Finance, and related integrations, partnering with Finance, IT, and delivery teams to translate complex business needs into scalable designs.

You will mentor architects, lead driver-based planning, and guide data governance, security, and performance practices across SAP-based ecosystems.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, finance systems, technology consulting, or related technology delivery roles.
Experience with FP&A processes and finance technology platforms.
Demonstrated experience with Finance organizations on budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, profitability and financial planning processes.
Experience participating in large-scale finance transformation or ERP modernization initiatives.
Solution architecture experience supporting enterprise-scale systems or complex transformation programs.
Experience creating or evaluating business cases, including costs, benefits, risks, dependencies, and implementation options.
Experience leading large transformation initiatives across business and technology teams.
5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (Planning).
Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP BPC, SAP Datasphere, SAP PaPM and SAP FI/CO integrations.
Experience communicating architecture decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience with data architecture, APIs, integration patterns, cloud platforms, analytics, and modern delivery practices.
Strong collaboration, strategic decision-making, analytical thinking, and executive storytelling skills.
Ability to mentor architects and delivery teams while influencing roadmap alignment and adoption.
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise FP&A solutions utilizing SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP BPC, SAP PaPM, and related SAP technologies.
Partner with Finance, Accounting, and Business stakeholders to define future-state planning, forecasting, budgeting, profitability, and management reporting processes.
Develop and maintain solution architectures that integrate SAC, PaPM, SAP Datasphere, BW/4HANA, SAP and Non SAP ERPs including S/4HANA, and other Analytics environments to create a streamlined financial planning ecosystem.
Serve as the primary liaison between Finance business teams and Technology organizations to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Lead implementation and optimization of driver-based planning, rolling forecasts, workforce planning, profitability analysis, and scenario modeling capabilities.
Design and govern financial data models, hierarchies, dimensions, business rules, calculations, allocations, and workflow configurations.
Drive migration and modernization initiatives from legacy planning solutions toward SAP Analytics Cloud and next-generation finance platforms.
Collaborate with Data Engineering, Architecture, and ERP teams to ensure high-quality data integration, availability, accuracy, and governance.
Establish and maintain best practices for FP&A solution design, master data management, security, performance optimization, and change management.
Support financial close, forecast, planning, and management reporting processes by delivering scalable and automated solutions.
Evaluate emerging SAP technologies and industry best practices to continuously improve planning and analytics capabilities.
Lead testing, deployment, user adoption, training, and support activities associated with FP&A transformation initiatives.
Mentor junior analysts and developers while providing technical leadership across project teams.
Support strategic initiatives, special projects, and other responsibilities as assigned.