Finance Solution Architect - ERP, Data & Cloud

Centrax Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market related salary and benefits

Job summary

Centrax Group in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Solution Architect to own end-to-end solution design for finance and actuarial transformation, translating business needs into robust, scalable architectures across ERP, data platforms, and cloud.

You will define target-state architecture for the finance operating model, present designs to architecture review boards, and advise delivery teams through to implementation and stabilisation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in IT solution or technical architecture, with 4+ years in insurance or financial services.
• Proven delivery of finance ERP and reporting solutions at group/enterprise scale.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion, SAP S/4HANA or Workday, plus OneStream/Anaplan/MS Dynamics 365 F&O/Coupa/Blackline.
• Strong integration architecture across APIs, EDI, ESB, event streaming and batch patterns.
• Finance data architecture experience: Data Mesh, MDM, data lakes/warehouses, ETL (Informatica), SQL.
• Cloud architecture on Azure, AWS or GCP, including migration and hybrid patterns.
• Exposure to AI, RPA and ML in finance contexts.
• Security, IAM and data privacy by design.
• Experience leading cross-functional design workshops and architecture forums.
• Visio or modelling tools; Jira, MS Office; Agile/Waterfall

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution design for finance and actuarial transformation.
• Translate business requirements into robust architectures spanning ERP, data platforms, integration and cloud.
• Define target-state architecture for the finance operating model and present designs to review boards.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to delivery teams through implementation and stabilisation.
• Lead cross-functional design workshops and architecture forums.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Finance ERP

Data architecture

APIs & integration

Cloud architecture

AI/RPA/ML in finance

Security & IAM

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Tools

Visio

Jira

MS Office

Job description

Centrax Group in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Solution Architect to own end-to-end solution design for finance and actuarial transformation, translating business needs into robust, scalable architectures across ERP, data platforms, and cloud.

You will define target-state architecture for the finance operating model, present designs to architecture review boards, and advise delivery teams through to implementation and stabilisation.